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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1895
Page
2
The Leader notes renewed resistance in labor after an unsuccessful strike and questions whether Parkhurst will retain ties with Lexow. The column humorously remarks on fashion and regional attire as it contrasts Florida oranges with Michigan peaches.
A German scientist claims thinking causes wrinkles, while a male lion in the Ionian Zoological Gardens recently swallowed his mate. Scientists now investigate the inside facts of the case.
A Brooklyn newspaper column lays out directions and explanations for preparing and cooking terrain noting a need for a food method to make snowballs palatable and nutritious for public consumption.
The text condemns a Connecticut legislative effort to bar women with able-bodied husbands from shop work, arguing it would doom those men to toil and widen gender-based oppression in labor.
A new approach to eradicating tuberculosis has been discovered and may prove effective, but it remains essential to remember that past methods, introduced with confidence, still exist and consumption continues to claim lives with no clear decline in its appetite.
The Chicago Herald is praised for its marine reporting noting the ship La Gascogne was sighted and the Herald’s ship carpenter quickly overhauled the overdue Atlantic liner. He rebuilt the hull added portholes tore away part of the deck removed funnels and added two masts in one night.
Despite five years of political and economic crises France reports prosperity. Official data show births exceed deaths for the first time in a decade and 2 680 750 people are listed as part of the leisure class able to dispense with work. The piece lauds France as Europe’s great republic and honors allies in the United States.
The text recalls eight grandees who built vast fortunes in San Francisco’s railroads and mines. It notes Huntington remains in original hands while others such as Stanford Crocker Flood OBrien Mackey Pair and Hopkins saw wealth dwindle or be diverted to heirs, charities, or legal costs.
Hamiin Garland, a novelist, told an assembled Chicago crowd that he is a scientific anarchist, a theoretical anarchist not a revolutionary one, seeking to be left alone while leaving others alone. Critics doubt his sincerity and accuse him of using theory to attract attention for public impact.
The passage argues that true anarchy would dull life in Chicago and erase excitement, asserting it would not be tolerated. It contends that the city would resist such a state, implying a belief in order and vibrant life under shared cultural or literary stars.
A historical critique laments the growing list of trusted men exposed as thieves. It contrasts petty theft with elite misdeeds, arguing that public officials and moral leaders deserve harsher punishment for defrauding banks, corporations, or communities.
Survivors in the United States report brutal treatment by North German Lloyd agents after the Wilde wreck. Hoffman, who lost wife and son, is described as sensational by promoters in London and allegedly kept under surveillance in New York. Observers condemn crew discipline and insist only one woman survived, underscoring the catastrophe’s horror and the company’s conduct.
A Syrian traveler in Buffalo compares American and Turkish press practices, noting Beirut censorship where a Turkish government censor must approve the entire newspaper before printing. He explains editors prepay with reserve columns to replace any line deemed unfavorable, ensuring approval before circulation.
The Interior Department faces a combat case involving sixteen Osage Indians in Indian Territory. They staged a brutal mock killing during a so called war dance aiming for realism. A man, suspected of horse theft, was shaved and painted for a gory display and then tied up. Damages were sought by the victim and a compromise was proposed. The Indian bureau recommended tribal compensation, but the Interior Secretary ruled the payment should come from the sixteen Indians per capita allowances.
At Bellenden Castle, Bellenden confronts serious news as his father Sir John suffers a dramatic illness. With the family awaiting the worst, Bellenden weighs duty, inheritance, and the weight of leadership while maintaining care for his guests and a budding romance with Jerry. The night gathers for fishing plans amid emotional tension.
Bellenden envisions life back at the ancestral halls while drifting on a Highland loch with Geraldine and Cecil. He contemplates distant prospects, returning to town for gifts, and guiding his future, as a Newfoundland dog epitomizes devotion by plunging in to help a drowning man.
A remarkable artifact weighs twenty pounds and is oval with two handles. The piece, inlaid with gold, depicts Apollo and Marsyas in a design on its inner surface. Attributed to a Greek artist of the first century after Christ, it is housed in the Bardo Museum.
A New York Advertiser excerpt extols Finnish honesty and safety, noting that life and property are highly secure in Finland. It describes everyday scenes of trusting behavior, such as leaving belongings in streets, unbolted buses, and a farmer's fair return of extra fare, illustrating a culture of scrupulous truthfulness in trades and communities.
The article reports brutal working hours of 12 to 18 per day for cloakmakers in New York and dense sweatshop districts in Philadelphia. It describes abuse, illness, and child labor, with ministers urging legal reform to curb aggressive competition and protect public health. It questions whether U.S. labor law can curb such exploitation and prevent a drift toward slave-like sweatshop labor.
The sketch shows Alfred Lord Tennyson’s table stacked with letters from America Australia and other regions. It highlights anonymous insults requests for explanations subscriptions autographs poems and other pleas that overwhelmed the poet and his editor as they waded through a vast influx of unsolicitated correspondence.
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