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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1892
Page
6
A collage of comments and notes on current events. Items include praise for London dentists, Italy sending a cruiser for a naval review, Chile's reluctance to sail to the United States, and warnings about misdiagnosed rabies in dogs linked to whisky delirium tremens. A lunatic crosses the Atlantic in a fourteen foot dory.
The piece notes rapid wins by Ockan steamships and warns that another deadly accident could halt their rush. It then shifts to a reflective view of recovery, with a man recounting his illness and dating events from his sickness as one would recount a European journey.
The piece warns apples will be scarce and expensive this winter and may be sour and wormy for those who cannot afford them. It also notes Mrs James Brown Potter has decided she was not meant for the stage and remarks on public opinion finally catching up.
Investigators reveal a scheme by passenger solicitors conductors and ticket brokers to carry passengers at reduced rates and split the profits, though charges cannot be filed against the Dalton gang.
A historical note asserts the ritual of the Knights of Pythias in the United States should be conducted in English as the national language to reduce confusion and unify practice nationwide.
The piece argues that sending reporters to the infected ship in New York harbor and manufacturing foreign interviews amount to sensational journalism posing a public health crime by potentially bringing cholera into a great city.
The piece argues the Louisiana lottery seeks a foothold in Hawaii to alarm enemies, gain ascendancy over the weak government, and render the islands a near likeness to hades or Monaco in the wider world.
An Alameda California mother was convicted of cruelty for forcing her son’s hands onto a hot stove. The child suffered severe burns. The mother argued she only intended to scorch, and the judge suspended the sentence citing maternal tenderness.
Observations via the Lick telescope in California challenge the long held belief that dark lines on Mars were canals. Reports also note new facts about two small satellites of the planet as Mars appears unusually near Earth and bright in the southern sky.
The excerpt argues the coal combines will force drastic measures to curb soaring costs of a household essential. It asserts there is a limit to human endurance and that the law will intervene to stop a vast monopoly from controlling the commodity.
The marriage at Chicago of the mother of a somewhat notorious actress is announced. The affair may not rate high socially, but it possesses scientific interest. The formal wedding documents are stated in terms so positive that gallantry forbids restatement.
A remark questions the bride's age at 38 and notes a daughter labeled as at least 39 on two continents, suggesting a rare case of cross continental identity. The passage hints at authenticity concerns about the ages involved.
The passage laments large ships mowing down smaller ones as they pursue profit. Small captains fear becoming collateral damage while big-ship commanders press onward. The only safe refuge for minor vessels is the dry dock to avoid destruction.
Tax hitherto glorified national game of baseball is falling into desuetude. The business is about busted as people turn to other pursuits. Clubs are disbanding with bankrupt treasuries as young men seek other means for daily bread.
James Kinkead of Virginia Nev. confronted a highway robber whose mercenary motive was clear. He fired, killed the attacker and dragged him to jail saving an estimated 10,000 dollars and promoting a shift away from non resistance that has aided the hold up trade.
The article jokes about dervishes visiting American anarchist meetings to convert attendees to Islam, noting that conversion would mean abandoning beer for Some. It speculates on potential proselytizing gains and losses and the humorous clash of beliefs amid a satirical tone.
The piece argues that modern humor often recycles ideas from past writers like Addison Pope Jerrold Hood and Mrs Partington and Artemus Ward. It considers whether humor increases with age or whether each era repeats the same themes under different conditions.
A conversation at a hotel veranda between a stranger and a newspaper editor centers on the toll of head work. The stranger agrees rest is needed while the editor admits long hours and nonstop effort. The chat touches on work hours and random quips about being a barber. A street parade with loud wagons interrupts the scene.
The article honors Robert Emery of Beatrice Nebraska for a 1864 St. Joe and Denver route stage drive during a Great Indian Raid. He saved nine passengers by retreating in a measured chase with forty to fifty Indians, guiding the team through two critical turns to shelter with George Constable’s ox train. Emery died within a year, remembered as a silent hero with a gold ring gift from saved passengers.
Deacon Sharp of Buckeye Valley proposed to Jenny Price the schoolteacher, but his constant prayerful performance overwhelmed her. She interrupted and told him to stop praying for her, ending the proposal in an awkward moment.
A Free Press fragment shows a woman rebuking a deacon over marriage and sin. She warns him to repent and leaves him to ponder matrimony and grace.
A neighbor recalls Sarah Japhet Saunders whose winding language muddles her ideas. She mocks a boarder at a picnic by disparaging oily fish, likely herrings, provoking the listener to label her as scatterbrained.
A historical note describes short alphabetic sentences from The Republic editor and others. It cites John Brady with a small black walnut box, J Gray Pack my box with five dozen quills, Z Badger Thy vixen jumps quick at fowl, and a last line about an educated hunter and a missing fourth letter.
A narrator extols a daughter as the steady light of her father's home. Her gentleness and liveliness brighten the fireside, guiding wisdom, songs, and kindness that ease weariness and ward off gloom with unpretending acts of love.
The German Emperor’s imperial train cost $750000 and took three years to construct. It features twelve connected carriages with corridors, rich upholstery, and a globelin tapestry library car led with white satin drawing room. Two carriages are reserved for the Emperor’s children and their nurses.
The Beekeeper states that true beekeepers require gentleness patience and fearlessness. They must overcome or conceal fear since confidence grows with experience and self control.
A New York Telegram interview with a physician outlines daily nutrient needs, estimating 360 grains of nitrogen and 4 600 grains of carbon for health. He recommends a mixed diet leaning toward vegetables plus meat, citing oatmeal and milk as efficient sources and suggesting a breakfast of oatmeal and milk with bread, beef, and potatoes for dinner.
The article reports Professor W N Pickering in Arequipa Peru observing the moon with high magnification and noting possible changes in small lunar craters. It discusses whether apparent changes are real or optical and notes giant craters remain unchanged while observers may refine charts.
The sage palm bears a single crop of nuts then dies back. after ripe nuts scatter, the trunk decays and falls as the tree rots. The Palmyra palm of Ceylon also flowers and fruits only once, about at eighty years of age, before its life cycle ends.
In a Brooklyn Farie style note the tree reaches full growth then bursts with loud reports as it sheds tan nuts. Over fifteen or twenty months it rains abundant fruit, hard and cherry sized, enough to plant a large district. the heavy crop proves fatal to the parent.
A weary passenger at a New England Housatonic rail station asks for a village with shops and lemonade. The stationmaster explains there is none, then guides her to milk cooling in a shed where she drinks a quart and calls him kind. He says a drink was available if she had asked for milk.
The clippings recount early 19th century cases where women were allegedly sold at public markets in England. Examples include a wife and child sold for 11 shillings at Chapel en la Firth, a wife sold for 20 guineas at Stull, and a purchase of a wife in Knaresborough with payment in pence and tobacco.
A black woman Dinah, once a servant, married Pompey described as educated and patient. A former young lady recalls Dinah’s explanation that Pompey’s education and manner won her over, contrasting appearances with his refined speech.
An essay notes how Japanese hosts begin with self-deprecating apologies about a small dirty house and meager food but offer a spotless, tasteful setting and gracious hosts. The dinner includes ten to fifteen courses, with the host’s humility serving as a way to honor guests and impress in upper-class circles.
A historical note claims that onion seed can produce up to 5,000 plants from a single ounce under optimal germination conditions.
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