24 Sep 1885
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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1885
Page
1
A dense, fragmentary laundromat of names and addresses from Kane PA listings. Includes practitioners, lawyers, a physician, millinery and dressmaking ads, hardware, and hotel notes. The text weaves in street and block references, with scattered dates and faded lines.
Two exhausted prospectors Tom Blackburn and Dick Smith flee a mining camp and thread a canyon to reach Poker Camp. They stumble into Red Jim's gang near a moonlit glade, where Tom is seized after a tense confrontation. Dick plots a daring rescue as Maude and Neal Howard face a long awaited reunion.
A traveler on a native boat in December awoke to a cold cabin find a two foot square matting hole and missing bed sheet revealing a nocturnal visitor. The thief, a small rascal, used a feather to tickle the sleeper's ear and gradually stole the sheet in two stages while the passenger slept.
A quotation from Frith condemns a City of London councilman who enjoys lavish public dinners, costly pocketbooks, funded excursions, a personal Insh trip, homages from towns, lithographs of debates and rides, gloves and wands, medals, alms houses, pensions, schools for his children, and gifts of presentation rights. The passage portrays envy of such perks and positions.
A terse remark argues against arguing with a man who denies plain truths, labeling him as either stupid or without courage. The line frames stubborn skepticism as a flaw and upholds the value of accepting evident facts.
A concise moral reflection compares justice to glass that remains unbent yet shatters under pressure, illustrating fragility of fairness when subjected to manipulation or strain. The saying emphasizes caution in upholding equal treatment and integrity in institutions.
An assortment of curiosities and anecdotes: notes on global press counts, Persian ignorance, Isinglass uses, artificial honey fraud, a Dickens tomb anecdote, quiet insane asylums, a New Mexico tourist portrait, Saratoga kissing substitutes, naval pay scales, station name coinage, a Mediterranean captain’s death, Elmira Reformatory genetics, Delaware swamp shingles, a Portland coin dug from cow digestion, a novel canary clock, Mexico bankers’ offices, and Anglo-Saxon town planning quirks.
A visitor describes boiling mineral pools ranging from sixty by forty feet to tiny jets, with clear and sulfurous waters. Crusts and embankments emit steam as crystals of sulfur and other minerals form around vents. Nearby a tank of red snow adds color to the surreal landscape.
Art declines as it diffuses patrons rise from educated few to ignorant many. Artists lower to common people, vulgarizing art. The ideal and imaginative basis erodes, art becomes real and commercial, landscape and factual subjects replace mythic forms, and the arts fall behind science and poetry in vitality.
Scientific Witz notes ozone and cholera inverse relation in Paris last year. Hoffman reports on a relic in South California related to tattooing. Mexico plans a geological survey with 10000 dollars for preliminary work to explore mineral resources. Major Serpa Pinto finds coal fields south of Rovuma River in Africa. The estuary lies at 11 south latitude near an historic caravan route. Zanzibar’s claim on coal extends to Portugal. Carles reports a preserved food fraud case with tomatoes replaced by carrots and pumpkins dyed with aniline. Andreau discusses Guiana prairies from Rio Negro to Cayenne and climate for colonies. Paris public works praised for water quality and cleanliness. Feet swelling in barefoot workers linked to asphalt and petroleum exposure. Lead oxide chemistry noted for atmosphere checks in cities. Egyptian zodiac research reexamined with Arago and Petrie findings. Babylonian zodiac divisions traced to ancient periods. London Iron notes Swedish engineer Sjoberg’s explosive vomite tested at Waxholm with successful shells.
Swedish anglers warn a woman crossing the rod spoils the day for trout while Preatan Pans men shun paths if a pig appears. Orkney fishermen fear bad luck if sail turns toward the sun or shore. Good luck by stringing pins into hooks is ominous yet fishing gain from stolen tackle. Cornish gulls speak storms at white hares. sneezes signal fates of voyage.
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