23 Apr 1891
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Newspaper
Iowa Le Mars Weekly Sun
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1891
Page
1
A fragment from the Demars Weekly Sun notes a Turin library dedicated to women. A quote on perception, defeat, wind, and a remark about the elephant brain appears, followed by a remark on tobacco heartburn being claimed as cured by swallowing cigar ashes.
Paris with 2,700,000 residents shows about 150,000 on charity, a tendency toward crime. London bears a benchmark ratio of one in thirty. Western Franklin County lists Mount Davis in Rowe at 2,170 feet as the second highest Massachusetts elevation.
Jor Bries of Panther Creek North Carolina pursues egg eating fame claiming a near seven foot height and a record of consuming 130 eggs at a single meal. Also notes on compressed paper car wheels used in France for power pulleys and a West Winerian’s tale of a cave filled with gold diamonds and rubies offered only for $5000 cash.
Census shows German urban growth rivals and often exceeds US city gains, while anecdotes sketch strict routines of prominent German figure Sznator and diverse oddities from Rhode Island romance to snowless winter talk, a Kansas water well whistle storm predictor, and a theft of varied coins from Concord California.
A newborn girl tipped the beam at seven and a half pounds and is hailed as the belle of Scotland County. A New York reporter who saw her in the metropolis on her way to Europe described her as exceedingly pretty, noting her feet measure eighteen inches.
Mr. Jax Gomp's Lind hurst Irvington-Hudson collection holds art travel history and natural history volumes but lacks fervent booklover depth. It lists twenty two Aldus prints fourteen Izevirs and only one Elzevir Decameron of 1665 bound in a prayer-book binding. Mr. Gould's library omits his own scare and a valuable History of Delaware County.
After a recent storm in Deerfield Maine, tiny black bugs appeared across the snow, measuring one sixteenth to one eighth inch with six legs and two feelers. They moved briefly, burrowed in the snow, and vanished by night. The article then shifts to compare China and Japan, noting Japan’s early postal savings bank adoption and contrasting it with American discussion on the topic.
Extensive floods in Lower Bengal destroy crops and drown livestock as homes are swept away. Relief efforts are organized by missionary and native pastor committees in Calcutta and nearby areas. Causes include broken embankments and railways constraining waterways.
A Lewiston Journal tale links early fork adoption in France and England to nobility customs, citing Catherine de Medici and Ben Jonson. It also relays a fisherman’s lore about lobsters shooting off claws to spite their noses, noting claws regrow only when self-amputated.
A Portland Sunday Telegram letter argues that taxes on personal property and buildings stifle industry and housing. It compares a proposed dog tax to broader property taxation, condemns general property tax as inherently vicious, and calls for single tax outreach to Illinois farmers and McLean county tenants to promote a shift toward land value taxation.
In Carcaco Illinois on February 26 a large migration plans departure of 125 to 150 families, totaling about 500 people, from McLean County to northwestern Iowa between February and April 15. Farmers long denied homes seek affordable land, with renters turning landowners unfairly taxed by powerful landlords.
The passage asserts that any taxation of personal property is inherently flawed and cannot achieve accuracy or equality. It contends that while taxes may be raised on personal property for large sins, they have never been levied with fairness or precision, a conclusion supported by reasoning and historical fact.
The text argues that how a tax is levied matters as much as the amount. A small, poorly planned burden can ruin a house that could endure a larger, properly accounted tax. It contends that betterly structured taxation preserves wealth and production, while oppressive methods impoverish.
A tranquil Japa village by the sea on a sunny day, with children on the shore and women picking cotton inland. Hills descend to the coast, terraces and patches show intensive cultivation, yet no man is seen at work during the entire trip, as the scene contrasts calm with hidden struggles.
A woman asks for a front door key at a locksmith. she cannot recall the lock or key type and describes her husband entering at midnight with a pocketknife, leaving the locksmith stumped by the vast variety of keys.
The piece praises good nature truth good sense and good reading as core traits while warning against exaggeration moral vanity and indulgence. It argues that moral integrity and restraint lift a person and, by example, influence cities and communities toward reform.
A traveling man claims hat style betrays origin. He says Chisago men wear silk hats in fashion, Cleveland men favor a broad crown derby, Philadelphia men choose a crown derby, San Francisco men wear a slouch or white hat, and Southern men lean to stylish hats. The offhand exchange highlights regional fashion notes from a roadside conversation.
A curious traveler reports finding a hairless horse in the Australian desert. The animal, cut from a wild herd and roped by a station hand, was sold for a drink and tobacco. The tame horse reportedly earned about 100000 dollars, with a smooth shin, high neck, crest, and a dark mottled brown coat.
A fragmentary archaic text references chained figures and mythical punishment, discussing belief in remedies and mediatation. It hints at medical claims for stomach, bowel, and kidney ailments with anti constipation and digestive relief themes, alongside critiques of various remedies.
A fragment reports a figure of 2,044 foreigners gate ow Pied In Mexico since 1828 and mentions medicine Piso 8 Cura for consumption priced at 5 cents, with vague sales note “Sold everywhere” on a damaged ad fragment.
Old-fashioned pills are harsh. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets promise a milder, thorough cure. Tiny sugar coated granules act as a laxative with three to four providing cathartic effect. They claim to ease sick headache constipation indigestion bilious attacks and liver and bowel disturbances promptly.
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