10 Sep 1885
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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1885
Page
1
An OCR fragment lists ads for lawyers and auctioneers in Kane and nearby towns, with scattered notes on millinery and dress goods, followed by inserted poetry about aging and a dramatic domestic scene. A travel note describes Kurile salmon fishing abundance and a French peasant family with many children living in Rozoy-Reval.
A light sensitive glue solution dries insoluble in hot water making washable items possible. England introduces a direct marble engraving method using acid traces. A damp copying paper from magnesium chloride keeps sheets moist and non adherent. A new voltaic battery with lead peroxide and carbon plates yields 0.6 volt. Wood porosity varies with position and saturation. Diamond bort tools offer new turning methods for hardened steel and planing.
A Bennington correspondent relays Capt. H. L Shields of Troy New York praising Ulysses S Grant. Shields recalls Grant’s bold actions during the Mexican War including leading a squad to breach walls and silence enemy batteries, aiding the advance into Mexico City, and earning a reputation for fearless leadership and cool judgment. He also recounts anecdotes from Grant’s early West Point days and a later incident in Chicago showing his courtesy and humor.
A collage of brief notes: bounty on condor scalps, a Missouri editor decries neglect of current news, Bismarck quits tobacco, Afghans and onions, Russians in Afghanistan, two Philadelphia youths taunted by a tame bear, home remedies and diet tips, a St Louis rattlesnake death, Talking Rock Georgia, Devil's Lake Dakota bank vignette, blackberry brandy recipe, French poultry killing, old book grease-stain fix, lineage of the Stuart line, and Irish garden board prank about flowers.
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