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Newspaper
Knowlton Sentinel
Location
Knowlton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1900
Page
4
Fragment from a Knowlton Sentinel piece features P B Wilson as narrator speaking on dignity and labor. It presents a vow that the builder and the plan will outlive death, championing the average man through work, sacrifice, and social progress.
A clerk and his wife receive a legacy of one hundred dollars and, after heated but affectionate debate, decide to save and invest it. They turn the sum into a country home by buying real estate with funds from an uncle’s will, guided by a cautious attorney and the insistence on prudent living.
In a dramatic Baltimore American excerpt, Count de Flattebroke proclaims love for Miss Ayleigh not for money but for her beauty. She retorts that wealth is useless if not valued, and urges him to leave as a mirror reflects her vanity and worth.
A Dub Mu magistrate Michael Joseph Barry faces a Irish American charged with suspicious conduct. The prisoner cites a Republican hat as a sign, asking if it means a hat without wear. The exchange reveals a blend of humor and inference during a local courtroom moment.
A miscellany recalls playful shadows forming animals and Santa Claus, explains seed dispersal by plants like witch hazel, and shares short vignettes about children, dogs, and rural lessons. It includes a moral on youth considering a city move and reminiscences of adventures in Dawson and kitchen chores.
A miscellany notes Oklahoma bridge ages, steel price impacts on wooden bridge building, D L and W railroad ban on poker aboard trains, a Newark cat troop for wartime meat, and various legal and health tidbits. Also cites tuberculosis deaths and glass swallowing experiments with historical references.
An article notes a woman charged with murdering her husband by feeding him ground glass in porridge. It discusses glass as a historical poisoning method, its appearance in medical literature, and references to early 19th century surgical journals. The report mentions Spanish Town Jamaica.
The article argues that athletic programs at women's colleges promote stronger physiques and healthier minds. It credits regular exercise like swimming skating tennis and basketball with improving health and reducing overtraining. It suggests this influences other schools and social life and contrasts with concerns about excessive athletics and overwork.
A 1100 year old dwelling, possibly the oldest inhabited house in England, built in the era of a king of Mercia. Stone lower walls and oak upper, once fortified and known near St German’s Gate. It stands close to St. Alba’s Abbey and backs onto Mose to the river.
A fragmentary report recounts the Qua Vadis legend linking Saint Peter to Rome where Christ supposedly instructed him to return to the city. It notes a Thracian triumphal car unearthed on Mount Rodopus now in Philippopolis with bronze figures and graves. A philosopher is quoted about certainty in life and value.
The article describes Navajo blanket making using a simple loom and hand looms with warps and shuttles. It highlights bright color blending, unique personal designs, and the use of both native and Germantown wool, with blankets ranging from decorative bed coverings to saddle and worn-for-utility pieces.
A long notable piece details the Netherlands reclaiming land from the Zuider Zee, outlining a plan to build a massive dike and pump the water dry over a quarter century. Estimates cite 800 square miles reclaimed, with costs around 48 million dollars and the dike at 17 million, financed by public effort and windmill pumping.
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