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Newspaper
Le Mars Semi Weekly Globe
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1891
Page
2
A collage of eclectic items spans economics, travel, and culture. From Italy’s gilt titles and pin production to English landlords and American canal forecasts, the column sketches peculiarities, trades, and notable figures, including Queen Victoria’s gifts, Washington’s paper link, and public policy quirks, profiling diverse subjects with brisk, period voice.
A distorted verse cautions a young man against gossip and deceit. The unreadable OCR mixes warnings about listening to rumors with fragments suggesting moral action and looming consequences. It reads like a literary caution, preserving era voice while fragmentary.
Mary Mills, a New England schoolteacher in Virginia, endures a solitary Valentine while wandering the harbor. A chance encounter with John West, now married with a son, rekindles memories. West reveals longing and letters from the past, and a boy’s valentine prompts Mary to reunite with her former love as spring blooms.
The piece details Juggernaut city with its immense temple, the blue Krishna idol, and a yearly march of the massive chariot drawn by devotees rather than animals. It recounts legends of Krishna bones, the temple walls, and the sacred rite, noting possible exaggeration about self sacrifice. It also includes a separate anecdote about firefighter Pred Russell’s near-fatal fall from a moving locomotive during a hazardous train setup and a short sectarian moral verse.
Des Moines reports a Iowa inventor, George A. Lowrey, developed binding twine from marsh grass. The Walter A. Wood harvester company partners with Allanite Twine to market grass twine nationwide, promising cheaper, durable twine. Marsh grass could supply cordage, bagging, and matting, saving farmers millions on cotton bagging.
Iowa coal mining figures for 1889 and 1890 cited as major state industry. Legal action in Polk County district court about surplus distribution in Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company case. Obituaries note Simon Kaun, Joan Paul, and others. sugar beet seed sent to Ottumwa exchange. Christ statue arrives in Dubuque cathedral. Ankeny hall named at Parsons College. Chicago and Northwestern Railroad pays $2,500 to mother of murdered conductor James ONeill.
Friends of Gen Miles say he did not take a personal stand against Col Forsythe and his findings reflect military judgment not a personal slight. Higher authorities reject the ruling while Gen Schofield argues the Skeleton Army can dip below 4,000 and maybe 6,175 could be withdrawn without harming protection across the western territories.
The Twin City Athletic Club hosted a 76 round welterweight bout between Danny Needham of California and Tom Ryan of Chicago for a $1000 purse. After a long, closely fought match with no early fouls, Ryan gained the lead and Needham was knocked out in the seventy sixth round at around 2:30 am.
The Senate rejects the Stanford bill to fund a new circulating medium via land loans at 2 percent. Report warns prudent landowners will not mortgage homesteads and borrowers risk long debt. It likens the plan to failed Argentine and colonial schemes, predicting crises. English ministers dodge wartime scandal questions as officers curb gambling. Washington state moves to legalize gambling with licensed games paying monthly fees. Independents and Democrats cheer Kyle's election amid Republican disappointment over Melville.
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