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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1892
Page
6
A humorous condensed column cites varied notes and opinions on current events and society. It comments on merchant success, Boston monuments, Jack and the Beanstalk, progress versus bullets, African animals, New York cartmen, lawyers and dentists in politics, seals on guard, and political squareness.
The passage hints at Tarnow as the only man to dare the German Emperor, noting a controversy over his reputation. It also mentions Pisaanck stepping down from office and reflecting on his political career versus others who tried to fill his role.
The article notes a Tiffany dinner set priced at 95000 for Mr Mackay and claims Europeans would envy a man with a ham sandwich. It adds a quip on the word gerrymander from Governor Elbridge Gerry and the difficulty of pronunciation.
Kate Fielp states she is eased with the nominations of both the Democrats and Republicans. She expects reduced belligerence in the presidential campaign and a calmer political environment than usual.
Two Omaha men were fined for kissing women without consent. The first offender paid $40 while the second faced a $350 penalty. The article notes that such men must now obtain written permits from their chosen partners.
A New England editor was expelled from the National Trotting Association after charging a judge had money in the pool box. Critics say an investigation would have better served justice rather than this summary action.
The text contrasts housekeepers worrying about unfinished work with the value of daily plans. It notes that prudent workers should prepare each day and follow a plan. It also comments on lawyers advising clients to make wills while healthy, while noting that some lawyers neglect their own planning.
A late judge attempted to draft his will on his deathbed and died before completing it. He left three letters of his name unwritten, causing the will to be invalid. No will exists tied to his death.
A strong press safeguards liberty and shines the calcium light of truth on politics. Scandals are unearthed by journalists sworn to justice and true polity, while intrigants fear the power of an informed public.
Dr. Robert Fanguhanson, a Scottish author, argues that moderate drinking can aid health and longevity. He concedes a sliding scale is needed to define moderation, a point he cannot clearly resolve.
Lorp Woo LIELEy mocks military advancement through the simple tactic of seeking death. He argues the method would work if a soldier can ensure killing himself, but notes the flaw that many attempt to die yet still risk living and failing to advance.
The item notes M Zola reportedly spent fifteen months on a new novel using 1 033 sheets. It adds quirky figures from Figaro such as 500 quills with 225 white and the rest yellow beaks and a steel nib for the last chapter. It claims 5 pints black ink and a half pint red and two blotting pad renewals.
A Chicago father recalls his 15 year old son running away to enlist as a marine on the Michigan. An adult guardian claimed the boy as an orphan and secured enlistment. The piece weighs arguments for allowing youth freedom versus parental control and the value of adventure in growing to manhood.
The author argues that land titles ultimately originate from the community rather than the Creator or state, asserting private ownership is limited to usufruct and use. He contends the unearned increment belongs to the community and can be taxed, proposing the single tax shift rental value to government while keeping existing titles and uses intact.
The essay cites Harriet Martineau predicting a long European war and a subsequent shift to a new political idea. She asserts major changes will center on property, especially land, arguing landholding as absolute property is a feudal relic and that modern nations view land as held in trust. The piece emphasizes a peaceful end to feudal abuses and a broad societal transformation.
A Kansas excerpt cites a New York capitalist newspaper predicting land transfers from owners to tenant farmers. It notes rising tenancy from 183g to 33 percent in Kansas and argues that economic dependence undermines political freedom, framing it as a shift toward disinheritance.
The Morbid Monopolies warns that European landowners drive the poor to cross the sea for land in America. The aristocrat also arrives on American soil, amassing millions of acres and ready to push foreign or domestic landlordism out when needed, per the Springfield Missouri People's Voice.
A Philadelphia Times essay discusses a theory that Earth and other planets formed from spiral nebulae around the sun. It explains nebular contraction, ring formation, and the progression from loose spirals to solid planets and moons, suggesting Earth was once part of a spiral nebula with other planets following outward.
The essay contrasts royal excess with practical charity, noting lavish Siamese underwater palace luxuries and Persia's $100,000 tobacco pipe. It argues vast wealth could relieve poverty, suggesting 5 percent on $100,000 could fund two weeks’ country lodging for many children each summer, highlighting misallocation of riches.
A Harper's Young People passage asks readers to imagine using a large pipe worth 400000 to improve citizens. It prompts children to consider practical civic actions and decisions that would yield positive social outcomes.
An 1849 Shanghai Mission Press translation presents Ong Rue Hae’s portrait of Europeans and Dutch in the Malay Archipelago. He mocks virtues, notes appearances, and describes feasts, dancing, and courtship customs as observed by Chinese travelers.
A Peterson's Magazine writer highlights glycerine benefits from skin softening to treating chaps and thirst in fever, easing baby stomach ache, soothing irritated cough, preventing bed sores, aiding constipation with enemas, and keeping fruit jars mold free. Also promotes glycerine and bay rum as a household hint and leather care for shoes.
Ledyard notes universal civility and benevolence among women across nations. He praises their hospitality, cheerfulness, modesty, industriousness, and reliability, contrasting with men in generosity and good deeds.
Leopold de Meyer, famed pianist, once performed for the Sultan of Constantinople by placing a borrowed grand piano flat on the floor after the instrument caused alarm. He sat cross legged on a mat to play, while the Sultan, amused, awarded him over 35,000 as bucksheesh for the performance.
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