23 Dec 1899
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Newspaper
Ironwood Times
Location
Ironwood, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1899
Page
1
A confusing fragment from The Ironwood Times recounts Wilbert Marmaduke and Vrayappa Bald in a fanciful tale. The jagged prose follows Wilbert as he interacts with Bald, recounting warnings, feelings, and odd events sparked by a mysterious pipe, with scattered names and ill‑fitting dialogue.
Matthew Deane, a hardnosed man with property interests, confronts Olive Mellen at Widow Clarkson's house demanding rent money. Olive resists with bold, plain speech, locks him in, and declares he is bound by conscience, forcing him to reconsider his threats. He leaves chastened, later returns with softened resolve, and the pair negotiate a future alliance.
A New York Sun report recalls a preacher who left Chisago with bells he planned to deliver to Mich igan. The townsfolk never heard of the bells until his visit sparked curiosity, a crowd gathered, and a sermon hour became a memorable moment as the minister spoke.
An OCR fragment discusses odd features in printed accounts of public actions and testimonials. It notes a well educated writer’s tendency to state the opposite of intent and cites a misprint example involving Admiral Dewey. The snippet hints at language elasticities and errors in journalism.
A bellman recalls a town sermon where bells rang with every minute and the minister joked about Jonah. The crowd’s jangled attention led to misprints and phrases like Admiral Dewey Getting a House, prompting reflections on misplaced emphasis in headlines and the clumsy art of labeling.
A fragmentary youth tale and social quips appear in a disjointed text noting Christmas tree gathering in the Catskills, a New England woman’s egg sales earnings, and observations on fashion color choices by Saxon makers and others influencing European markets.
A fragmentary note hints at a person who clipped coupons from bonds linked to a matriarch and an heiress. The garbled text suggests a historical crime or financial intrigue centered on lost or diverted bonds and a potential female heir.
A curious account notes Valeanic South Africa where volcanic soil makes land inhospitable even to ants near Kimberley. It contrasts with Spain where hats are rarely worn, men bind heads for cover and women use flowers, illustrating regional headwear customs.
The article surveys Methodist, Buddhist and Presbyterian activities in Japan and New York, noting 3023 members across 30 church groups, a Buddhist conversion, and a seven weekly Sunday School meetings. It also mentions Scotland Temperance Society’s jubilee, a university incident at Eastern Indiana, Chicago’s foreign student concessions, and Cornell University’s free scholarship duty tied to state districts.
The article details how rough diamonds arrive via mail to New York importers, with over 100000 worth on a steamer day and monthly totals surpassing 500000. Since 1892 diamonds have increasingly entered through the mails, now a key, economical channel used by major firms to import rough stones.
A German invention for paving stones uses coal tar, sulphur and lime chlorate. Tar is heated with sulphur, lime added to a semi liquid mass, vented, then broken and mixed with ground glass or blast furnace slag. Blocks are pressed at 5000 psi.
A winter health note advises maintaining ventilation, sleeping cool but warmly covered, removing outdoor wraps indoors, and wearing rubbers in snow. It warns two of three colds stem from wet feet and urges practical home habits to stay healthy all season.
An advertisement offers a free trial of Dr J W Wisser & Ben's catarrh cure, a vegetable inhalant claimed to purify the blood and treat catarrh bronchitis and asthma. A one month course costs $1.00 after the free sample, address at 1191 St. Atlanta Ga. Also cites cracked goods sales and a Columbus State Journal anecdote.
Winter in the South appeals to travelers seeking escape from harsher northern weather. The Gulf Coast between Mobile and New Orleans offers mild climate, hunting and fishing, comfortable visitors’ accommodations, and through service from the Louisville and Nashville Railroad with through car connections from northern cities. Contact Ridgely, N. W. DT. A, Chicago for folders and details.
The Southern Pacific Company and its connections offer premier first and second class service to California, Arizona, Texas and Mexico with Pullman Palace Sleepers and Tourist Sleepers from major eastern cities. Tours include Personally Conducted Tourist Excursions from Cincinnati, Louisville, St Louis, Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis, Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas City and more. For literature and details contact W. G. Neimyer in Chicago, W. H. Connor in Cincinnati, or Will Nerg in Buffalo.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway runs solid trains of palace sleeping cars, dining cars with meals a la carte, and first class day coaches from Chicago to Calupet Houghton and other Copse r Country points without changing cars with direct connections to Marquette Negaunee Ishpeming. All coupon ticket agents sell tickets via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway.
An old ad promises a one day cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets offered at 25 cents. It states all druggists refund money if it fails. The message closes with a witty flourish about gratitude and excess from the Atchison Globe.
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