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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1888
Page
1
A reflective verse recounts a couple bound by marriage yet craving freedom, describing growing fatigue with domestic life and mutual longing. Death ultimately interrupts their despair, briefly restoring warmth as their bond resurges with renewed clarity. Madeline 8 Bridges in Frank Leslio's.
The New York Mail and Express quotes costumer Joseph W. Horner on kids in private theatricals. He notes brighter costumes please children, boys favor sailor outfits, girls love train gowns, and most elegant minuet dresses cost up to 75 dollars with boys’ suits around 100. He cites children as young as two memorizing verses, 7–8 as ideal for girls and 10 for boys, and highlights that most kids excel in pathetic and singing roles while professional careers are rare.
A 19th century health note describes nervous headache among indoor workers like Mattie and Jeannie, contrasting with outdoorsy laborers. It cites symptoms such as dull sleepiness and restlessness, then lists causes from indoor overwork to stimulants, urging fresh air, standing work, outdoor activity, bathing, and balanced nutrition to mitigate the condition.
An afternoon gathering features two young girls entertaining elders. Louise displays new spelling of cat, while Alma Misser delivers a garbled boast misnaming Falmour Barnstable and Cleveland president Adam first man. The room laughs as attention centers on the younger child.
A French company plans to supply celluloid for ship sheathing at nine francs per square meter per millimeter of thickness. Experiments by M. Butaine in January showed celluloid plates applied to vessels remained intact after five to six months, with no marine growth unlike uncovered areas. The material’s color is robust, it can be thinned to 0.0008 meter, and its elasticity, solidity, impermeability, and chemical resistance favor its use.
A house of wire lathing by architect G F Armitage attracts attention at the Manchester exhibition. The invention claims fire resistance for wire lathing applied to wooden beams and partitions, with wire cloths forming part of the system. The cottage appears neat and offers a substantial fireproof property.
A photographer requests a less mournful look for a picture meant for Jacob, a jailed son charged with hoss stealing, as Deacon Hadden proposes the photograph while the judge urges letting the widow speak.
A Hungarian physician named Dr Hogges has simplified Pasteur s method by using spinal cord rubbed with water containing salt to form a solution. The dog is immersed in this bath five or six times to gain complete immunity from rabies as reported by the New York Commercial Advertiser.
A historical note states the United States spends about 2 million dollars each year to sustain the war effort in 1812, reflecting ongoing financial strain despite the elapsed years.
Two Esquimaux, Oom Kooh and Tommy, aboard the whaler Reindeer, discuss polygamy and homesickness while recounting Arctic life. Reporter J. C. Greene notes their reluctance to abandon kin ties and describes ice village living, dialect diversity, and a storm-driven journey to St Michael's guided by local Esquiman.
A Boston Cor. Chicago Tribune report on Harvard freshmen from poorer backgrounds. A student with $500 allowance rooms in a cold College house near the yard, eats at Memorial hall for $4.50 weekly, and endures four years of stringent study before earning an A B degree. The piece notes the social stigma of being a dig or grind and the question of the value of a college diploma for the man who must struggle for bread.
A Vienna report describes an Austrian engineer's truck designed to run a fixed distance ahead of a railway train. It uses mercury-filled glass tubes in the pilot to sense collisions. breaking the circuit automatically applies brakes to following cars. Proponents claim two such expresses could collide without danger, as the system would halt both trains before impact.
Richard Watson Gilder notes a field for beginners lies in short stories where practice leads to serials or novels. Brander Matthews cites advantages of fiction over drama, as writers test ideas with editors and public. Many authors start with short stories before expanding to books.
A young German officer trains recruits and broadcasts a command to lift the right leg. A misstep causes a soldier to raise his left leg, joining it to a neighbor. The officer signals disbelief and condemns the curious mishap with a sharp exclamation.
An engineering explanation of how lightning forms the return stroke and the role of ground charges. It notes lightning risk patterns, the relative safety of basements and iron beds, and advises against sheltering under trees or near chimneys. It discusses proper protection using lightning conductors and safe open-ground practices during storms.
A New York Sun piece describes Sing Sing prison two graveyards on a steep hillside, their rough wooden crosses and weathered markers, and how prisoners dying of consumption are cared for. It notes about 500 convicts rest in the graveyards with annual deaths near ten, and details the solemn prison funerals and the family-like farewell granted to dying inmates.
A rapid soldering method now to be generally adopted in Russia saves time and avoids scraping weakening the wire. Ends bound by binding wire are dipped in melted solder with sal ammoniac powder on top, then quickly joined regardless of dirt.
A vessel on the upper Thames uses petroleum as motive power, started by lighting a lamp and stopped by extinguishing it. The lamp fuel costs less than coal, and the boiler emits less space and labor, reducing fireman and engineer needs. The craft is of American origin.
The saying notes a common cognitive bias where people assume others will adjust their opinions while they themselves remain fixed. It highlights how social dynamics can entrench disagreements and hinder dialogue.
A New York Mail and Express interview with Professor Dwight argues criminal law has lost importance for practitioners. Few capable lawyers pursue it, except possibly to honor civil clients. Most criminal work in large cities is commonplace and unappealing, with unattractive pay and unsavory associations.
The New York Sun reports a major Russian strategic project the Perecop canal in Crimea. It aims to connect the Don with the Black Sea and Sea of Azof via three rail lines Knosnoff Verones Kursk Charkoff Azof Don Maripol and Losoff Sebastopol, with Charkoff Niolaieff joining. The canal would shorten transport of Don coal and coke to Black Sea ports.
A Philadelphia based cosmopolitan states that the sure sign of refinement is a gentlemanly laugh. He explains that while many tradespeople can be kind or polite, only true refinement shows in a laugh. The exact sound is indefinable, but unmistakable. listen for it at receptions and dinner parties.
The article notes African teakwood vessels last 100 years before loss due to poor design rather than decay. It highlights the wood's exceptional weight, hardness, and durability, ranging 42 to 52 pounds per cubic foot, its silex content dulling tools, and an oil that prevents iron spikes from rusting.
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