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Newspaper
Ironwood Times
Location
Ironwood, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1900
Page
1
A fragmentary column from the Chicago Times-Herald recalls Fronwood Gimes in Ironwood Michigan with a cautious, nostalgic voice. The writer blends personal woes, weathering illness, lost money, and family trials with a glimmer of resilience as better days might return. The piece captures a small town mood through dated, vivid vignettes.
In a lively scene described by Mr and Mrs Grigsby and Mr Gatesby, Mrs Drake's hosting and vivacious manner draw mixed admiration and reproach. Whist play criticism follows, accusing signals and signaling at the card table, while tempers flare over etiquette and popularity.
A long excerpt shows a tense exchange about Mrs Drake, jealousy, and perceived slights, with remarks on manners and flirtation. The dialogue moves to dinner plans and a trip to Portland, ending with reference to English and colonial history and a vast tropical tree in Nassau.
Collier's Weekly describes the Basutes as a large warlike nation in South Africa with an estimated 240,000 members. The piece notes many are Christianized through missionary work, that they have not been disarmed, and would be a formidable foe in crisis. The current chief is Berthodea, successor to Moshesh.
The public square in Wassan holds the hurricane tree, a vast ceiba with a buttressed trunk that dominates the area. Locals call it the silk calton tree and Hurricane Tree, noting its massive shade and resilience to strong winds in last spring’s hurricane.
The text describes clashes between Hasutas and Ifagatas over cattle theft accusations, British intervention via the high commissioner, and social customs among Moorish women and teachers. It notes that many Moorish women receive marriage proposals during or after teaching terms, often from wealthy bachelors.
The Cleveland Ledger notes fears such as thunder, fights, reptiles, robbers, and machinery increase with age in children. In boys fear peaks between ages seven and fifteen before declining, while girls’ fears rise more steadily from age four to eighteen before diminishing. New Orleans exceeds the combined valuation of the rest of Louisiana.
Swallows migrate to Central America and the southern part of Mexico. They prefer warm climates. In March they begin to appear in southern states, but rarely reach far north until late April. The robins do not prefer such warmth, and few of them do.
A collage of cartoon captions and humorous exchanges across early 20th century papers. Jests about wine habits, butlers, biscuits, trousers, old clothes, and bonnet woes illustrate social foibles. Notes on vanity, wealth, and posterity provide light social satire.
MODEL TOWN IS IN KANSAS From Lost Springs in Marion county comes a portrait of a village of 250 souls practicing strict temperance. No saloon, no gambling, few tobacco users, and churches guiding daily life with a ban on dancing and cards for years. A tobacco crusade leads some merchants to halt sales. one vendor plans to return stock. The report contrasts steadfast piety with a quirky community-wide ethic.
A fragment from a Detroit Free Press item sketches a dialogue about marriage versus gold digging and notes Abyssinia where wild coffee plants grow in great profusion. The quip references a girl’s advice to marry and mentions another girl.
Qar Nation’s wealth lies in iron, not gold or silver. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters advertised as relief for overworked, disabled stomachs, constipation, dyspepsia, and liver and kidney issues. A Salt Lake Herald tale notes sympathetic charity to a poor woman and a skater boy seeking footwear.
An old ad touts Grain-O as a nightly coffee substitute that nourishes and calms. It claims no stimulant effect, tastes like coffee, and suits nervous, young, and adult drinkers. The piece notes a grocer's package and prices, plus a clergyman anecdote about invitation cards in London.
Low rate excursions to the West and South offered by Missouri Pacific Railway and Irott Mountain Route with sale dates March 6 20 April 3 and 17. Pamphlets and time cards mailed free from H C Townsend G P T A St Louis. Also includes assorted quips and notices from various sources.
Purporting to boost appetite and purify the body, the ad urges readers to ask for Hood's and to buy the remedy today. It claims to provide mental and digestive strength and steady nerves, common in early tonics sold by druggists.
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