21 Jan 1886
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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1886
Page
1
A verse vignette contrasts two marriages at different stations. A wife laments endless toil while a shoemaker and merchant echo the line We ne’er see well what we’re standing on. A rich woman's disdain for wealth ends with the same refrain from a gentleman John.
Richard Allerdyce, a sheltered heir, falls for Agatha Travers, a hospital nurse. After a dramatic rescue during a bike crash and a tense social divide, Captain Hardwicke reveals he loves her too, yet she rejects him for affection with Richard. He pleads, finds courage, and learns she is an orphan with a chemist uncle in Rochester.
A cannon once used in Indian warfare sits before Montgomery police HQ. A 200‑ft long natural bridge is found in Tonto Basin Arizona. Ink owl stands guard over ink. Consumption is often inherited via decedent’s old furnishings. Russian stations host grievance books. Quotes on England’s legal history. Glazier, Minnesota, reveals the Mississippi source. Ordeal bean from Madagascar described as deadly yet fashionable. A silver dollar trapped in a trout’s gut near Virginian City. A cigar smoking doctor explains why he lends matches, not cigars. A Connecticut deacon’s soda water misreadings raise clerk’s wages. Bees’ tools include basket, brush, and pincers. Coffee, from Arabia, influences London’s first coffee house in 1657.
California’s mustard output has become an industry, totaling about 300 tons yearly. The Salinas valley and Alameda County host most cultivation, with two varieties brown and yellow. Brown seed commands higher prices as it grows scarce, while yellow comes mainly from England and Holland. Mustard ships mainly from San Francisco interior points to the East by rail, with steamship and Horn routes also used. Mustard is on the free list, and merchants seek duties restored to protect Pacific Canal trade.
The article surveys Verbeek’s view that part of the globe remains molten after Krakatoa and questions heat from local chemical action. It covers Graber’s insect odor studies, Fouvielle’s simple insulating stem lamp, a new chemical fibre process, and dynamo machinery research. It also notes historical claims about the horse, battery tests, tadpole saltwater tolerance, New Zealand fern dressings, and oil industry progress in Scotland.
Professor A Landmark of the Norwegian Fisheries reports on salmon jumping ability. He cites sixteen foot jumps under deep pools and across three across masts at Hangsend, with twelve foot jumps at Carratunk waterfall. He notes stability in falls and that straight-on hits trigger upper falls. Baron De Worms advocates color vision testing for pilots in mercantile service.
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