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Newspaper
Ireton Clipper
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1891
Page
12
A fragmentary, surreal piece sketches a roaming pirate figure moving from mountains to sea, observing lovers and their presence with a ghoulish, gleeful laugh. The prose mixes fantasy imagery with wandering behavior and mysterious charisma.
An observer describes five year old Chinese girls bound feet, noting toes bent under the sole and a six week process that hardens pain insensibility. He questions afterlife effects, remarks on beauty standards, and depicts a servant's privacy as bandages are unwound.
J G Thompson of Homer California says he has found a Howing spring of vinegar on his ranch and plans to open a pickle factory. He claims the fluid is as strong as buster cider vinegar.
An anecdotal Iran of India narrates a cobra inside a Bengal home near a cook-house, a guest's shotgun kill, and warnings about cobra venom. It recalls military doctors bitten by cobras, a broken bottle scare, and the cobra’s haunting charm and hooded display as Indian serpents roam Bengal and Madras.
Mrs. Henpeck scolds a New Jersey woman convicted of being a common scold. Augustus is teased by her remark as Mr. Henpeck concedes she is no common scold, while she wonders what he meant.
A recent study of anthropoid bones finds gorillas and chimpanzees closest to humans, with orangutans in third place. It notes great differences remain between the human frame and all apes in proportion.
A German lieutenant practicing with a balloon entangled his foot in the valve line and was carried two miles with his head downward. The balloon landed without breaking his neck, but he remained insensible. Also noted, woolen mills at Bennington, valued at $800 000, were sold for $65 000.
A collection of brief notes and anecdotes covers figures from the United States and Europe. Topics include government spending, Yale students, London graduates, Paris fashions, Mrs. Grant’s aging, a hairless wild boy in Australia, a Chinese banknote in the British Museum, Princess Stephanie’s waning beauty, Edwin Forrest’s widow, a Belfast poultry entrepreneur, ex King Milan and ex Queen Natalie letters, Bayard family ivy burials, German stutter rates, Octave Thanet as Alice French, and early rejections of Kipling and Jerome works.
Rural Youth chats with a dealer about bicycles and learning to ride. The dealer explains simple operation, warns of falls, and asks about dangers, noting there are no knives on the bike. The exchange ends with a mention of drawing a hayrake.
The favorable impression from the first appearance of Syrup of Figs has grown, with many users reporting good results. The California Fig Syrup Company notes strong success for its fruit remedy and its proprietors. Emperor William, bearing gifts for England, carried a large iron safe of snuff boxes pins and rings and still had to buy more in London.
A word search puzzle advertises a weekly three inch display with a single unique word hidden in the Dr Harter and Crescent trade mark ad. It notes free lithographs and residences, plus text about Mme Blavatsky ashes to be divided among Madras London and New York.
Von Donner, a Hamburg merchant, donates 500000 to establish a hospital honoring the saving of his wife by renowned physician Dr Michelsen Best. Easiest to use and cheapest Piso's Remedy for Catarrh advertised by druggists. London notes on new American soprano Miss Snyder described in detail.
Various users in Canada Australia and the United States report relief and cures from August Flower for dyspepsia. Notes include A Bellanger pro stove foundry Montagny Quebec Ed Bergeron Lauzon Levis Quebec C A Barrington Sydney Geo Gates Corinth Miss G G Green sole manufacturer Woodbury New Jersey U S A.
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