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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1892
Page
3
A playful verse from Harper's Young People celebrates a baby’s influence on household life. The speaker notes missing grooming items and oddities as signs of the baby’s antics while embracing the joy and mischief of parenthood. The tone is affectionate and humorous.
A long feature recounts the man nicknamed Whiskers who joins a newspaper office, seizes a desk, pens low quality copy, woos a woman, and sparks office speculation about a double life. An office fund for a quiet wedding unravels when a death notice reveals the groom’s true name and the bride is a widow.
An old North Shore sea captain recalls the Dart, a Gloucester schooner, drifting in heavy fog toward Boston Harbor. The Dart’s pilot questions a passing East Indiaman, learns it is the Reindeer from Calcutta after 114 days at sea, and the Reindeer’s reply reveals the Dart’s ignorance.
The Nile mud rich in nutrients blankets the land, irrigating and manuring soils. It rests on sea sand and formed a prehistoric estuary, creating chemically distinct soil with high water content and key mineral components.
The article recounts a multi day Columbus celebration in New York City with parades of 20 000 schoolchildren naval displays and spectacular fireworks. Tens of thousands watched from across the harbor and streets while dignitaries attended the reviews and a grand night pageant concluded the event.
Officials report Great Britain and Italy with lower yields, while France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Balkans, Roumania, and Russia show improvements. Italy's wheat down 12 percent, England down 17 percent. other nations project export surpluses and import needs with varying bushel totals across wheat and rye crops.
An 1893 column estimates total costs for visiting the World’s Fair in Chicago including rail fare, Chicago lodging, meals, ground admission, Midway access, catalogues, and park transport. It totals about 120, with itemized figures for rooms, meals, and concessions. Also lists several historical invention dates in a miscellaneous section.
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