18 Feb 1886
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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1886
Page
1
A folk ballad from Kane Pennsylvania extols the snowy season. The verses praise white immaculate snow and invite listeners to drink and toast the weather beside the glowing Yule log. It remembers those deep in snow and crust, with festive merriment throughout.
In a rural scene, Bessie wrestles with attention from Robert Gordon and Dr. Martin as both woo her. She confesses lasting love for Robert, accepts his proposal at the garden gate, and the pair walk on united, with no further reproach in their future.
A vivid portrait describes the modern woman as fiercely independent yet morally pure. She pursues pleasure, fashion, and money, flirts in winter, travels alone or with a gentleman, and shares boundless emotional intimacy while withholding any kiss. After marriage she becomes a mother, but remains restless, seeking amusement before settling into family life.
Glaciers shrinking in the Swiss Alps threaten peasant pastures. A Guatemalan dinner ends with a bottled coffee extract. A Cincinnati man retrieves a forgotten fiance name, Antonis Bauolz er, for a marriage license. London second hand books dealers suffer from dwindling profits and US demand drop. Mrs Della Benner is named Postmaster at Rodger's Park Evanston Illinois. Also mentioned is a Routledge and Sons volume on Queen Victoria era primes ministers.
In a railroad office tale Colonel Bob Leach recalls a scouting engine run during the Civil War. A gun barrage and piled crossties blocked the track and bullets rained as he throttled the locomotive, leaped forward, and outran the enemy, the crew noting the flying bullets viewed as flies.
A brief note describes a young postmaster who crafts and sends kisses by mail, highlighting a curious postal practice and a small-town curiosity surrounding the unusual service.
In a tense scene Bessie rebuffs Dr. Martin while Robert Jordan risks life to protect her from a bull. Robert retrieves water, guides Bessie to safety, and earns her gratitude as she weighs romance against pride and fear. Dr. Martin retreats, and Bessie’s scornful note lingers.
A miscellany notes Swiss and Swedish eye color studies classifying blue and brown eyes and their marriage prospects, plus heredity trends. It extols popcorn as sociable, healthy fare and a medicine, urging farmers to invest in its development while recounting pension curios and a street vignette about a child’s remark on nerves and whiskey.
Fragmentary text hints at a school or race themed event involving a mother and character assessment. No clear names, places, dates, or organizations are readable. The snippet lacks verifiable facts to form a coherent card.
A subscription agent explains flattery as the key to sales, detailing a door to door ruse to address a woman as if she were her daughter. A novice tries the tactic, misreads a directory, and is met with a slammed door after a humiliating exchange about Mrs Tam Mra.
A humorous exchange reveals a husband claiming independence by fixing a line from the back stoop to the henhouse. The wife’s comment about last night’s repair leads to a witty remark on domestic duties. The snippet ends with a chuckle about yesterday’s washing.
Coast Survey confirms tidal fluxes in the Gulf Stream. Dr A B Griffiths reports a gold ore from Constantinople area yielding three ounces fourteen pennyweights per ton, with iron copper and small silver content. The ore matrix is quartz and earthy material including calcium carbonate ferric oxide and alumina. An ink recipe for durable writing is described using white wax lamp-black and soap.
The article discusses how lard melting points affect crust rise in puff pastry and notes pure lard shows a crinkled surface while common lard is smooth. It also covers Bertholot's work on atmospheric nitrogen fixation by argillaceous clays and microscopic organisms, plus a British test of balloon signaling using electric lamps to spell Morse code, reported as successful in Chatham.
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