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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1887
Page
1
A lyrical excerpt from Henry Tyrrell in Cosmopolitan describes a night spring dream where a frail zither holds a melody, the music lingering until a gentle touch awakens it. The piece evokes enchantment and a voice from slumber, ending with a bittersweet reflection on love and tears.
Shirley Dare notes that dozens of women writers vie for few openings and accept low pay. Leading editors and proprietors justify rates at three to five dollars per column, reflecting gendered labor issues and pressures from overwork in the press.
The Chicago Times reports a new Boston game called Progressive Observation. Hostesses set five tables for senses sight touch hearing smell and taste with teachers and objects. Players progress by accuracy. the most progressions win a prize, offering a refined, playful sense-based entertainment for adults.
Mexico Letter describes a wealthy sugar planter of Yantepec riding a majestic steed in lavish attire. The outfitted rider wears a gold whip, diamond-tipped accessories, pearl-inlaid revolvers, half dollar braid, oversized silver spurs, and a gold tasseled sombrero. The groom follows, admiring his master as the hacienda spans vast lands.
The Philadelphia Record argues cleanliness and tidy dress foster temperance and honesty. It recounts a man notorious for luxurious debauchery who, before each binge, wore shabby clothes and skipped baths, then cleaned up drastically mid-episode and resumed propriety. The piece questions if perpetual neatness might have prevented his fall from grace.
Maurice Thompson recalls spring turkey hunting using a Spanish crossbow and broad head quarrels. He describes patient waiting near a roost, stealthy approach, and the decisive shot within twenty five yards, arguing killing turkeys is no more cruel than slaughter by other means.
Three fortune tellers Maria Giuseppe Cecco and companion Carline operated at Fourth Avenue and Twentieth Street under an Italian keeper. The green parrots and a wilted canary appeared in a cage as fortunes were sold for five cents. A blue parchment foretold playful love, wealth, betrayal, and long life, with death looming for one bird trainer.
A young machine shop worker rises from less than a dollar a week to near twelve per week, then is lured by a higher offer to switch careers. The piece warns workers to resist leaving trusted employers, praising steady skill development and loyalty as the path to national industrial strength.
A New York widow, after funeral rites, is besieged by salesmen offering preserved flowers and plaster casts of the dead. An intruder shows a mahogany box of wreaths while another seller, posing as a mourner, presses for photos or casts. The widow blocks all strangers through a male intermediary.
Mrs. G. L. Cook, M. D., argues in Demorest's Monthly that physicians should carry the why and wherefores of health into families. Hygiene and sanitation must be understood through the family doctor even if doctors lack time. Words of wisdom can spark self study and thoughtful care, with future rewards for keeping the public well and offering health advice.
Florida Letter notes that fever characteristics shift yearly with epidemics. Treatments succeeding in one year may fail in another, as whisky harmed patients in a later outbreak. Some physicians in New Orleans 1878 labeled a pernicious fever as a form of yellow fever, yet it proved equally fatal and harder to treat.
The aqueduct tunnel joined two deepest shafts with near perfect alignment, a passage over a mile long carved through soil and rock with mathematical precision. Engineers demonstrated exceptional skill as the drill points met where the partition was penetrated, marking a notable triumph in engineering.
A narrative praising Burmese kindness and vigor includes notes on holidays, ball games, and kite flying. It describes language difficulties, a pictorial costume with loin cloths, jewelry, tattoos, turbans, and footwear, and contrasts Buddhist beliefs with Christian conversion. ends with house etiquette and cleanliness.
A Boston Tran script quotes a traveler tired and amused by a visit to Lute string's, noting a polite but outwardly deceitful attendant. The speaker asserts the attendant was mad inside and questions the store's choice of staff.
The Chicago Times notes albums of autumn foliage have been prepared and sent to European cities to show foreigners the beauty of U S autumn colors, aiding those unable to travel here.
Japan's manufacturing sector shows notable progress as limited liability is widely used. Foreign residents feared instability, but recent returns reveal substantial profits with dividends ranging from 4 to 26 percent in a mixed list of thirty four companies. Race antipathies in Austria have caused the Moravian fire brigade to split into two groups.
A compact meditation on evolution from darkness to light, asserting that speech arose from mute beginnings and humans rose from primitive slime. It questions why love, the gentlest force binding beings, cannot deepen to banish hate as humanity progresses toward a brighter future. George Edgar Montgomery reflects on spiritual growth and the social hope of harmony.
A Brattleboro Household note urges seizing the moment to visit a sister while time and health permit. The narrator counsels not to delay for perfect attire or domestic duties, emphasizing aging and the value of fresh air and companionship on a sunny day. John offers a ride, urging the mother to go, don a warm cloak, veil hat, and enjoy the outing now rather than later when plans may fail.
An amused Dutchman recounts Hans, employed in an insurance office, rising to director status in days. An acquaintance praises his rapid ascent, mishearing “director” as a sign of genius while the elder notes Hans actually directs adem cirgu ten hours daily.
Governor Taylor recalled a colored clergyman’s sermon on the text about Jesus healing many. He warned that in the world disease rages from smallpox to yellow fever, yet earthly doctors cannot reach all. only the Lord can heal the divers. This anecdote mirrors concerns from the New York Tribune.
A British lodging advertisement quoted by the New York Sun lists odd tenant preferences such as punctual service, moderate quiet, thrice daily dry tea, roasts and grilled chops, free latence use, and absence of a cat, reflecting era norms and domestic expectations.
A larger stove consumes the same amount of coal as a smaller model but yields more heat. The greater surface area when hot makes its effect on surrounding air stronger, though diligent management remains a factor.
A painful scene is described after a widow loses her husband with friends attempting consolation. The Paris Gaulois quote adds a grim, bittersweet note about wishing for better times. The Chicago Tribune fragment notes a humorous bet about a microscope and a hash with nineteen kinds of tails.
It is reported that the English church establishment receives yearly in tithes about $20,000,000. Of this sum $15,000,000 goes toward the salaries of clergymen and the remainder supports hospitals, schools, church buildings, and similar uses.
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