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Newspaper
Mora Tribune
Location
Mora, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1896
Page
2
Mora Cribune notes European nations misreadings and the push toward arbitration in the Venezuelan case. It mocks Gomez the Cuban insurgent and jokes about Lord Salisbury studying arbitration while citing fleet confrontations as a concert. It also notes Armenian towns lost, Siberian railroad progress, and Boston and state funding against caterpillars and gypsy moths.
A report notes Dr. Talmage is offered $50,000 to personally distribute an Armenian relief fund. The text hints at a grim suggestion of concealed ties and secrecy surrounding the request and its assurances.
The article notes President Dole of Hawaii arranges advance copies for review at cabinet meetings, suggesting he cannot easily deny them if impressions turn sour. It also praises Gen. Barlow of New York for rising from lieutenant to major general despite Harvard class honors and critiques the idea that top honors exhaust their holders.
Russia expresses willingness to govern Armenia with permission from other powers, arguing geography and race favor Russia. England blocks a solution though offers no clear alternative. The piece notes an electric photography method could expose hidden contents of a cabinet, predicting further unexpected scientific discoveries.
The annual population growth is about 2 12 percent while postal business climbs 5 percent. The last quarter of 1895 sees postage stamps postal cards and stamped envelopes sales totaling $20,517,014, the largest quarter on record and a year that also sets the record.
Japan’s new role as a military power raises 70 percent tax, with revenue this year at 120 million dollars for a 45 million population. Funds will back new ships and an army of 200000 men, reflecting the nation’s expanding defense needs.
Max Nordau dismisses Paul Verlaine as a typical degenerate calling him a vagabond and dipsomaniac. He notes Verlaine lived to fifty one despite absinthe feverish poetry and rabid eccentricities.
The Indianapolis Sentinel recounts a fortress guarded by many sentinels on a river island where a famed knight lives. A sorceress plots revenge, steals his heart replacing it with a hare heart, causing fear and flight though his soldiers win battles. The piece ends with a stray fishing anecdote about a water snake and eel.
A fragment describes a water snake and an eel confronting each other in a river setting. The dialogue asks about a hidden deadly antipathy between the two aquatic creatures, hinting at a tale or anecdote inside the piece.
A knight, once bold in campaigns, watches enemies surround his fortress from the highest chamber. He recalls past deeds, prays for renewed courage, and sees his troops advance while he remains unable to lead. The scene ends with a tragic implication as a daughter is killed.
A Florida inventor suggests using elephants in milling as a practical labor solution. The idea, though startling and likely to draw union criticism, is described as economical and valuable, with references to Indian elephants and their efficiency in lumber tasks.
A Massachusetts man, Colwell Smith, is followed by a stealthy owl while walking at night. The bird strikes his hat thrice, prompting Smith to defend himself with a stick. The owl meets an eventual obstruction and is killed, ending its nocturnal harassment.
A prison giant named Big Tom, serving a lengthy sentence for a manslaughter tied to a drunken beating, experiences a crisis when a husband, wife, and young daughter visit. He seizes the child but is calmed by the child’s plea and his own sense of mercy. The moment shifts his heart, reignites his humanity, and leads to a later pardon a year afterward.
The New York Journal notes the shift to elevated kitchens in city homes. It praises ample light and cleanliness, with practical layouts in private houses and apartments. Kitchens gain sun, save gas, and improve efficiency as service areas move upward.
A Fatuore Convenience and Diggles labor long at a refractory heater. He emerges with blue fingers and a red nose, claiming relief in a plan to keep something cold by placing it in the heating device, warning against leaving it too long or it will freeze.
A small girl asks what a millionaire is at the table. Dorothy Smith says to me that my father is a millionaire. The child’s father inquires what was said, and the reply notes the playful exchange as both families acknowledge wealth.
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