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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1895
Page
1
A mixture of social notes and pointed asides touches on O Donovans Rossa returning to the country, editor edits at the New York Morning Journal, and Minnie Palmer's divorce as publicity. It notes Mosquito reservations, Newfoundland debt, Japan and China comparisons, St Louis and Chicago ship hopes, a London nursery tricycle, and a Valley Forge death from dye in black stockings.
A Portland minister is reported to have robbed a bank after spending hours reading dime novels. The piece ponders why fiction seems to influence a good man, noting the odd link between reading and crime.
Midland County Texas launches a weekly paper named the Eye Opener promising steady investment. In railway crime history, Chicago’s Railway Age reports train robberies rising from twelve in 1890 to thirty four in 1894, with sixteen in 1891 and 1892, and thirty three in 1893.
A Milwaukee woman described as a religious fanatic has been traveling the country setting fire to church buildings of her own denomination. The incident prompts calls for measures to dampen her ardor and curb the fires.
Costa Rican business men reportedly prefer annexation by the United States to another revolution. Yet analysis of the sentiment questions the implied praise for the United States, suggesting the view may be less flattering than it appears.
The piece argues the nation has heard enough about harnessing Niagara falls for electricity and urges immediate action to generate power once it is feasible, calling for practical steps rather than further announcements.
The Chamber of Deputies rejected Abbe Lemire's proposal to waive parental consent for marriage when a man is 25 or a woman is 21. It approved a measure dispensing with grandparents' consent if the parents are deceased, keeping the obligation for parental approval in other cases.
The Schweinfurth indictment marks a tardy justice against his long running fraudulent scheme in Rockford Illinois. The article condemns the impostor for preying on credulous followers in a vigilant community and laments that state justice allowed his criminal career to continue undeterred for years.
A reader argues that the so called Star of Bethlehem observed in November 1887 over Grand Rapids Michigan was in fact Venus. The observer noted a near noon time sighting when Venus would be opposite the sun’s position, aligning with Venus’s greatest elongation earlier in the month.
Report states the party abandons all claims to the Tloo Sung Poulnenla including Port.
Arthur notes Japan receives 50 million dollars indemnity and undisputed Formosa, arguing strategic wisdom. He claims Japan avoids costly occupation conflicts with Germany France and Russia, avoids war, and gains trade access, naval strength, and worldwide respect as the dominant Orient power.
German firemen, among advanced apparatus, use the fire seaphander a suit of asbestos and rubber that resists heat and flame. The wearer can walk through smoke with immunity as a hermetically sealed helmet feeds air from the surface through twin tubes. This suit allows safe passage through intense heat and smoke during rescue work.
A Kansas City Star item notes a Webster named Lopez selling fish at a city market stall and claiming fish are fruits or vegetables. Market authorities dispute the claim, arguing fish are neither fruit nor vegetable, risking lease cancellation if Lopez continues such classification and sales.
A Confederate general’s tale portrays high war prices with a cavalryman offering 3000 for a horse. The horseman refuses saying he paid 1005 to stay behind and be further from danger, illustrating the era’s inflated wages and barter dynamics.
Visitors at the battlefield of W Sten note the moments on uneven ground amid the allied march. The article recalls memories of brave troops and the consequences of wartime actions, highlighting the era and its veterans.
Hugh Claverhouse discovers Maud Scott on the moor and carries her to a cottage where a kind Highlander guides her to safety. Maud is later welcomed by Mrs Gooch at Greenlands, where she meets her two young pupils and their invalid companion Alice, as Hugh worries over her mysterious past.
Mrs Gooch questions Hugh about Misa Scott as he recalls seeing her on the road. Children cluster around Maud and Alice, praising Miss Scott who appears like a sweet elder sister. Cunverhouse hides the meeting from Mrs Gooch while Misa, blush-on, senses a secret understanding with her mistress's brother Sam Cunverhouse.
Mrs. Gooch debates Miss Scott’s background while Hugh contemplates Annette Forrest’s aim to stage a private Christmas tableaux. Dr Blatherwick obsesses over Maud, as the lake skating lesson unfolds and the trio of children charms the frosty day.
A New York World report portrays a circus proprietor and a concessionaire negotiating over pickpocketing rights. They discuss higher fees, inflated expenses, forged tickets, and a plan to operate three vaults of theft while sharing profits, revealing corrupt schemes behind the show.
The Pittsburg Dispatch recounts Mr. Gladstone as a superb linguist famed for fluent French and a wide Italian vocabulary. An Italian ambassador lauds his perfect grasp, noting three hours of intricate dialogue with no misstep or misused word.
The Russian sunflower seed, the largest and best sulted as poultry food, is grown widely by large raisers and fed with other grains. It has oily properties that gently aid the bowels and keep them healthy. Sunflower has become a stable fodder in the past five years, with more grown for feed than before. Seed is available at garden stores, and a thorough trial should be made next spring after drying and seasoning.
The World's Oldest Doctor is Mr Salmon aged 105 with medical titles MTR MS and a history as a surgeon in George II's army. Though not at Waterloo, he remains in excellent health but is incapacitated from practice. His home is in Glamorgan shire.
A man named Jerry White, a about 40 year old Black resident, has emerged as a self proclaimed prophet in Athens Georgia. He recently arrived from Oglethorpe County where he previously preached his doctrines to followers. Local authorities report he claims to be a prophet of God.
A fragmented report notes tests on Hope to Strike Oi at Petco Island amid rising product prices. The text mentions soil saturation and uncertain prospects for Howing wolle, reflecting unclear details from the source.
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