27 Jan 1900
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Newspaper
Ironwood Times
Location
Ironwood, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1900
Page
1
Fragmented poem text from The Hronwood Times recalling a child's early faith and a mother’s guiding prayer. The verses trace a journey from infancy to womanhood, showing doubts and resolve as a life led by duty and faith unfolds through imagined scenes and symbolic imagery.
A famed dancer arrives quietly in a coastal Maine town, shares her life openly with locals, sparks envy and affection, and slowly transforms the community. She hosts gatherings, aids widows and working women, and inspires a gentle, joyous era ending with her mysterious disappearance and a dignified burial above the river towns.
A visitor, described as a colored nim, asks a watchmaker for two hands from a clock missing its timekeeping. The exchange turns sour as accusations fly about exploiting the clock, with the visitor demanding the hands be returned. The tale follows the seeks an honest watchmaker as a companion.
Report notes about Ruwinian timber rafts on European rivers estimate over 80 thousand rafts annually with a total of about 35 million lugs. Measures or trends not specified, with no clear date or source cited.
A New Orleans Democrat item recounts a strang ecd ck cork saf e scam tale. A con man named De Tages allegedly operated a one time famous confidence game across Denver Salt Lake and Wpigea, with a saf e that opened to reveal cork sheets, described by a miner witness.
A fragment discusses the symbolic value of numeral nine in ancient thought and notes a curious pattern: many major mining discoveries occurred in years ending with nine, mentioning California and British Columbia as regions of historical finds.
Fragmented text recounts tales of mining fever from Comstock era to Nome and Alaska. It notes 19th century booms and the lure of sudden wealth, citing Leslie's Weekly and historic districts as magnet points for hopeful prospectors seeking fortune.
A fragmentary report cites a 1595 English statistician noting 1520S 47H working days lost in the United Kingdom due to strikes. It also records about 250,007 workers involved with 45,400 supporting workers and 120,067 backing employers.
A clustered set of observations notes Washington forestry workers tallying red fir growth, plus wartime judgments on ammunition, tobacco rationing, and shell fragmentation. The piece contrasts Civil War era weapons data with modern ordnance yields and casualty ranges, reflecting broader anxieties and policy concerns.
Jacob Teichert of Lyon County Minnesota recounts his Manitoba homestead experience in Virden Manitoba. He details securing land through Manitoba offices, clearing and farming 73 acres, harvesting over 2700 bushels of grain with 13 bushel per acre wheat on sod issues, building a stone house, and buying adjacent land. He notes good land value at $2.50 per acre and similar cost of living to southern Minnesota. Teichert urges others to consider Manitoba farming given strong output and available homesteads with favorable terms. He mentions proximity to Virden and Hargrave and local elevators.
A collage of quotes and jokes from various newspapers. Dialect tales and family banter mix with quips about cigars, butter, and cold remedies. Witty observations on marriage, finance, law, and everyday life surface through brief, period voice exchanges.
A medical note praises stimulant tonics for exhausted nerves and stomach strength. An anecdote from Los Angeles about Ed Tufts driving a golf ball that lands in a cow’s mouth, the cow’s kicks, and a humorous recounting of the “hole in two” that was really 40 strokes. A catarrh cure advertisement claims Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a $100 guarantee, urging readers to buy through Cheney & Co. and mentioning Hall's Pills.
A Philadelphia Press item recounts a garden tour where a proud woman brags her home plants rival any in the conservatory. She claims a cactus at home she would plant and rear herself if larger, prompting the professor to note the plant is 63 years old before she slips away.
Grain-O advertised as a coffee substitute described as safe for children and adults with a rich mocha like taste. It claims grain based content, gentle on delicate stomachs, and priced at 14 or 15 cents per package with wide grocer availability.
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