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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1896
Page
2
The item discusses Saez Protrittos and Catriornis with output shifts in gold across North Carolina counties, noting new mines and near term doubling prospects while contrasting California silver production and agricultural mushroom potential. It references literacy among Tahitian immigrants and Farm data in a fragmented, period newspaper style.
OCR text is garbled with unreadable phrases and lacks identifiable persons places dates or actions to summarize into a coherent news item.
The Beta dredge boat, designed by Linden W. Bates, combines knives, suction pumps and hydraulic gear to “eat” dirt. At 172 feet by 40, and 2,500 horsepower, it could revolutionize Mississippi river work and aid western farmers and shippers.
The text draws a parallel between Cart General Werrer tactics in Cuba and General Braddock old Indian war methods that led to Braddock’s defeat and the massacre of his troops near the future Pittsburgh area.
The report notes General Washington earned early distinction after a fight where tactics were sound but Cuban and indigenous forces refused to fight by fixed rules. General Weyler built a trocha across Cuba to trap Maceo, who broke through the line with his brigades and recaptured territory as needed. Since the trocha’s completion Maceo’s force has seized twenty towns, three hundred rifles and three hundred thousand rounds of ammunition.
Ortenco continues to corral the bulk of Iowa's livestock exports, angering St. Louis packers who favor the river town advantage over Chicago markets. St. Louis papers claim the lake side outlet should lead Iowa shipments, but shippers still prefer the old route. Observers note price incentives could lure western shippers to switch markets if St. Louis proves superior.
A report details a British consul in Tansy Morapa describing no fishery method for small winkles, netting techniques, and river work to feed thousands of aducks. It notes a revolt of crude boats, shipping nets, and a complex dredging setup influencing local industry.
The poem laments fallen comrades and mourners, recalling graves under sod and dew. It honors Confederate dead with solemn imagery of roses, rain, and the judgment day, invoking sorrow and respect for soldiers and friends.
Jack Boles and his cousin Bessie visit a cemetery on Memorial Day to discover a weathered gravestone. They find a torn flag and faded flowers beside it as they read an inscription from the Civil War era and imagine the soldiers who suffered.
A weathered veteran recounts at a grave how a young Union soldier spared a Confederate’s life at Antietam. The dying boy’s mother never knew his name, but the tale honors the noble act and memory of the Yankee Giant.
A frail tramp stands near a Civil War grave as villagers lay flowers on two markers. The man whispers Forgotten as he gawks at the mound before slipping away, leaving the quiet churchyard to birds and breeze.
The page prints Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address with full text, then resumes with varied vignettes. It notes Armond and Raymond Forest as foster children of Baron and Baroness De Hirsch and hints at inheritance. A graveyard scene follows, then a Noiseless Switch Engine development at Schenectady for the New York Central. It ends with Kruger’s reading habits, Mark Twain’s book purchase, and Russell Sage’s daily carriages in Central Park.
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