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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1892
Page
6
A compilation of curiosities and criticisms from daily events. Notes on wire-wound ordnance and Congress recruits, William and the whale, the Queen of England's late bedtimes, Wales and heredity, a missing immigrant with $3500, a Illinois girl dismissing a suitor, and mockery of wage laws. Countess Russell’s stage debut amid peerage morals.
The passage asserts that proper balance of exertion and rest strengthens both the body and brain. It compares practicing muscle work followed by thorough rest to the brain, claiming intelligent people know the fact but many fail to apply it. Regular, well-regulated exercise and rest produce growth and increased capacity.
Promoters celebrate science transforming waste into edible goods as chemists explore turning useless forest byproducts into nutritious meals. Visionaries foresee sugar from sawdust and dishes from wood-derived materials, predicting odd future foods for civilians and armed forces alike.
The street cars in New York City kill or maim over eight hundred annually, mostly children under 12. Deaths rise with cable and trolley systems, with similar carnage in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, and San Francisco. Prosecutions are rare as street railroad firms wield power, paying victims minimal sums when poor.
Yale College faculty buy the New England and Yale Review and will publish it as a quarterly history and political science journal. The surge of high quality faculty edited periodicals shows universities shaping political science thought and research beyond the campus.
A consular report notes Russia holds over 706000 acres in sunflower cultivation, dating back fifty years as a commercial venture. Seed yields average 1350 pounds per acre selling at about 14 cents per pound, with producers earning roughly $20 per acre. Sunflower stalks supply firewood and fertilizer, while oil rivals French table oil in color and taste. The consul urges U S farmers to consider this deep fertile crop, highlighting soil needs and potential profitability.
Prof Warrington chief of the Weather Bureau notes that many weather proverbs derive from foreign origins including English Scotch German and classical sources. Local value varies by region and climate, with some proverbs useful only near their origin. Experiment Station Bulletin No 10 outlines local forecasting value from stations and data for farming.
A reflection on extravagant fashion in history cites Marie de Medici wearing a gown studded with 32 000 pearls and 3 000 diamonds and Mme de Montespan at Louis XIV's court wearing a gold on gold gown with a gold stitched frieze, as praised by Mme de Sevigne.
A cement mix of litharge plaster of Paris dry white sand and powdered resin forms a stiff paste with boiled linseed oil that bonds to wood stone metal or glass and hardens underwater. It resists salt water making it ideal for marine aquaria though the aquarium should not be used for two or three days after cementing.
A 19th century financial survey estimates 150 men hold an average over $20,000,000 each, totaling about $4 billion, with 1,000 firms owning $15 to $20 billion. It notes heavy concentrations in coal, whisky, dry goods, mining regions, and major cities, naming Russell Sage as wealthier than Gould and Hetty Green at around $40 to $50 million, amid broader capital figures.
An extensive appears list of individuals with fortunes of twenty million dollars or more, led by John D. Rockefeller and W. Astor, with many names and estates across New York, California, and other states. The piece catalogs sums, estates, and notable households, ending with a comic exchange where Miss Thinly accuses Mr Peddicord of brutality after a misinterpretedSuggestion.
Two Los Angeles women traveled eighteen miles through snow to file homestead claims on land along the eastern Zuni Mountains in Santa Fe New Mexico. While men waited at the railroad settlement for thaw, the women pressed ahead, sensing a boom as a Michigan syndicate bought 200000 acres and planned mills and improvements for a potential colony. Similar cases of women miners ranchers and homesteaders have been reported in the West.
Toward Elizabeth I’s reign coal grew popular as a fuel but faced prejudice. The Queen banned coal burning in London during Parliament due to fears for the health of knights of the shires, reflecting early concerns over air quality and public welfare.
The Washington Star notes global gold production falling yearly with current mining under 100 million dollars annually. It traces ancient and modern sources, from Asia and Arabia to Africa, Brazil, the United States, and Australia, estimating totals since Columbus and predicting near exhaustion of supply.
The eccentric poet Shelley preferred bread for sustenance and mocked others for their food choices. He once regaled a solicitor with bread and plums then clashed with Mrs Southey over tea-cakes, praising their taste while vowing to have them nightly forever.
William T. Shaffer of Evanston Wyoming introduces a novel rail style he says could move passengers across the country, detailing a transportation vision. The report notes Shaffer’s assertion of speed and practicality for nationwide travel.
A plan proposes cars traveling at 200 mph on a single elevated rail set on posts and steadied by side rails. The concept aims to advance transportation by using a streamlined elevated track system.
A famed naturalist recounts a Nagpur district case of a man eating tigress. To trap her four watchers hid in square pits with matchlocks, dawn revealed one missing hunter and tiger tracks. The tigress evaded capture for a year amid widespread effort before finally being killed.
In 1802 style dialogue a petite woman visits Warry Seartley’s father to seek his blessing for their marriage. The old man fears trouble but, after a tense moment, recovers and ultimately kisses the determined suitor, who flatly declares their engagement.
The Rochester Democrat recounts a humorous dinner party moment involving a young woman. Nervous at first she looks over desserts as waiters present pink frosted cakes with iced creams. Mistaking a thumbs up for an eclair she quips about chocolate, only to learn the plate bearer is the waiter.
Nonarly Everybody Likes Sait discusses contrasting views on salt in different cultures. It notes North Alaska Esquiman diets rely on fish without salt and natives’ belief that white salt ruins meat, while many African tribes prize salt as a key blessing. It mentions coastal evaporation and salt mines like Albert Nyanza.
I Stock Eye reports that aluminium cannot withstand boiling water, ruling it out for vessels to hold preserved foods needing sterilization. Experiments by Herren Lubbert and Roscher show mildly corrosive liquids such as claret, tea, coffee, and herring brine affect it, and phenol, salicylic and boric acids also attack it, limiting its practical utility for surgical uses and many applications.
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