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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1892
Page
6
A column mixing humorous and critical quips on current events and public figures. It references executions reprieves, New York crime coverage, royal intrigues, world fairs, sparrow culls in Chicago, Frances Willard’s musings on corsetry, labor unrest in London, charity investigations, and a lewd leap-year joke from Burns Michigan with a church fundraising stunt.
A dense critique discusses sensational London Times misgivings, Chicago disaster costs, fire safety failures, and Warren Springer’s costly boiler fire blame. It contrasts pulpit views on Col Ingersoll with Rev Dixon’s defense of free speech and reason against religious dogma.
A street railroad superintendent recalls a complaint from a woman about a conductor being insolent. He notes Wiehan offered a seat while saying he hated to see an old lady standing in the aisle and suggests omitting the word old before lady. The dry goods clerk often sells under false colors.
A U S Navy lieutenant recalls traveling by land through Siberia to New York with sealed documents from the Russian Baron to meet the Czar. The special courier role and the fear of punishment illustrate the Czar’s autocratic reach and the high respect shown to the travelers who carried the seal.
An American singer famed worldwide recalls a winter Western city incident where a swallowed seed stuck in his throat. A doctor using a curious instrument removed it and advised study, selling a “first-class teacher” card. Later at a Grand Concert the physician glared from the front row.
A Sunday school lesson on The Healing of blind Bartimaeus prompts discussion on asylums for the blind. Henry P Haven leads teachers to consider Christian humanity and the motive for seeking aid. An unexpected student reply suggests Bartimaeus preferred not to be in an asylum, highlighting personal choice in care.
Agent Schultes of the Gerry Society caught year old Joseph Smith on Ninth avenue playing craps. He pleaded for release and Justice Hogan granted a one week parole after a handshake with Justice Megan.
A barge office official tells a humorous tale about a young trishmain who passed through, asking the boy where his trunk is and whether he would go naked. The exchange highlights a playful misunderstanding of worldly bonds and clothing storage.
A Broadway jeweler notes rubies are rising in demand while diamonds remain inactive since New Year. He cites a Chicago ruby sale and South African sources controlling diamond supply. Moonstones and colored stones gain favor, opals bring superstition-based risks, and diamond salesmen carry large inventories on leather vests and in hotels.
The article explains that workers in this business are trusted with their lives and that a man starting with a large stash of diamonds risks his life on the road. It argues diamond losses are rare and that a full loss would not be held against the worker.
The article discusses how weak wills and strong passions lead to addiction and brain degeneration. It cites opium, chloral, and cocaine as drugs harming brain cells and destroying self control, with Cocaine described as the most absolute destroyer of the moral sense and cravings lasting beyond immediate effects.
The article surveys naming customs from Hindoo and Egyptian families to Mohammedan, Alhos, Chinese and German practices. It notes differing methods for choosing or changing baby names, including lamps burning for choice, wax candies, slips of paper, and age based naming, with emphasis on gender differences in China.
A guide urges proper coat and trouser care. Do not hang coats by loops. use coat hangers. Fold trousers full length to preserve creases and avoid creasing. Avoid hanging by straps as it causes wear. The piece contrasts good and bad habits among people in weather talk.
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