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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1888
Page
1
A fragmentary verse reflects on entering and leaving eternal silence, the endless caravan of life, and the unknowable truth beyond the dawn. It contrasts symbols of show with the divine mystery, suggesting a deathless message to the soul hidden in silence.
The Railroad Gazette cites many patents on car couplers and the difficulty in deciding the future standard Janney type. A facetious master mechanic suggests inventors pursue an automatic locomotive engineer who never looks, never leaks, never misreads, and would run 200 miles after a nickel is inserted, hoping to charm railroad monopolists.
The Globe-Democrat notes that friendship often links opposites over similarities with Goethe bonding with children and Walter Scott cherishing his dogs. It cites varying affections among strong and pliable natures, intellectuals seeking emotional company, and gendered color pairing theories.
William Eleroy Curtis reports in Chicago News that peasant taxes are always paid promptly. Each year a village collector taps at homes for money, which is tossed into his bag without counting. At night he stores the bag beneath the Image of the Saviour and rests, confident the czar’s image protects the treasure.
The Boston Transcript notes Swiss women dispute lucrative trades with men and also work in agriculture alongside animals, challenging the notion of widespread gallantry. It adds that the Swiss man is honest at home and possesses much honesty from soldiers abroad, yet has little sentiment toward women.
A column from Woman's Work asserts a drastic weight loss method. It says a corpulent person should not deny themselves foods but drink a cup of water after each meal to reduce flesh. It also advises hot water before meals and after rising to produce a light, relieved feeling and even suggests hot water before meals may increase weight.
The Arkan saw Traveler describes African sheep in Berlin zoological gardens as varied in size from large and clumsy to small and graceful with slender deer like limbs. They are black and white, lack wool, have coarse hair, and are valued only as food by locals.
A man reading Stepaninaks description of the czarist regime in a bridge car remarks that the Russian government is "somewhat too strict." The quip highlights a restrained, ironic reaction to human rights outrages, as noted by the New York Tribune.
During a Strakosch Opera engagement the supers entered in single file from the back to the front, crossing near the footlights. The line halted by the prompter's hood, leaving no room to pass. The captain crawled over the hood and the rest followed, as recounted by the Detroit Free Press.
A French military experiment features a four wheeled light velocipede with thirty inch rims made to run on rails. It moves at forty to fifty miles per hour and can stop in five yards with an effective brake. It can be lifted off rails for path clearance and swapped back after trains pass. Gutta percha rings enable road use, durability praised.
The article argues that waste is being erased from dictionaries in relation to industrial products as chemists unlock value from by products. It notes iron, gas, and chemical firms now treat by products as integral parts of business, with gas works and smelters showing progress from harmful emissions to valuable outputs.
In New York the press notes diverse mental healing schools sparring over the term mind cure. Christian science uses Infinite Mind as the source, plain mind cure relies on the healer’s will, and faith or prayer cure depend on faith to conquer disease. Observers describe crowded offices with patients arriving before nine and lingering through the day, many claiming healing.
A Science article argues that civilized men and women show different risks of pulmonary consumption due to costal respiration. It claims women’s dress restricts abdominal movement, promoting costal breathing and protection, while men’s attire allows diaphragmatic movement but confines the upper chest, increasing disease susceptibility.
A New York Sun item recalls a Broadway bird shop scene where a young woman weighs two parrots. She praises one for its likeness to her companion Herbert while joking about dialect, charm, and affection as the dealer notes the bird’s talkative skill.
Condensed breath from a roomful of people can burn to reveal organic matter on window panes. If left for days, a microscope may show animalcules thriving in the residue. Inhalation of air carrying such decaying matter causes complaints that could be avoided by circulating fresh air.
A first person account of a visit to M. de Marolles’s kennels near Montpoupon. The narrator details the hounds, their care, the hunting morning, the meet at the forest, the pace over terrain, and the death of the fox at the death, followed by a luncheon at Chateau Montjoie with Baron de Lastours. The piece ends with a note on Kriegspiel as a military training game gaining popularity among British troops.
A Western Union operator reports Wall Street brokers studying Morse code after hours. An absent broker’s replacement observed extra telegraph gear and a firm member practicing Morse. Several brokers, hoping to read messages over the wire, have worked to master the alphabet to possibly glean information from other brokers’ offices.
The Sioux baby Frances Victoria Alexandra is already famous as reports say the youngster made a first attempt at saying Ab Gioux. The New York World notes the growing attention surrounding the infant and royal circle.
A historical note describes Washington society nearly abandoning punch bowls for tea and coffee, signaling a shift in social rituals and temperance progress reflected in upper-crust gatherings.
The Detroit Free Press recounts Kate Field’s level headed stance on elocution. She criticizes pretenders who teach speaking as a science, praising genuine artists like Dickens Ristori and Leichter for natural delivery and a liberal education from listening to great performances.
A Florence visiting queen from Servia, Natalie, Countess of Takow, attracts Romans with her beauty during a temporary stay. She tours the Corso incog, resides at Villa Itzinga in Florence, travels daily, and recently a carriage mishap occurred without injuries. Her son accompanies her, described as bright and studious.
The Sunday Call published a remarkable local tale that impressed Wilkie Collins. He thanks the Newark article’s writer from London on Jan 19, says illness limits his letters, but he hopes to use the incident in an unwritten story and will acknowledge the source across the Atlantic.
Grace Hawthorne once known as Grace Cortland acted in Camille in Aurora Illinois. The property's man chatter with store hands caused him to miss his cue and loudly ask what the doctor said. The audience heard the line and the scene became a rain delay with Camille postponing her death to the following night.
A Globe-Democrat report describes bank clerks delaying redemption of large notes. Tellers examine each bill minutely, smelling and feeling it before passing it back to the holder, while customers with $1,000 in small bills form lines for a full business day.
The New York World reports Benjamin Franklin, a Second Minnesota volunteer, is the only man on government pension rolls who sacrificed both hands and feet in the Civil War. With no law covering such special cases, a bill will be presented to Congress to increase his pension to 150 dollars per month, replacing the pay for a soldier or sailor who has lost both hands or both feet.
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