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Newspaper
Mora Tribune
Location
Mora, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1896
Page
7
A grocery store owner fires a worker for shirking duties and urges the value of loyalty and teamwork. An attached clipping from The Standard stresses that faithful, cheerful employees who say we identify with their firm and aim for advancement through grit and good habits.
The piece reports on the Andree air expedition, with Nils Ekholm as signal and meteorologist at Upsala University. It notes arrival of weather-backed start, and hopes to capture photographs of Arctic regions, aiming to glimpse distant horizons such as the Greenland glacier tops once seen by Peary.
An illustrated piece explains native sound writing through a letter by an Indian girl inviting Mr. Mullet to meet her Christian friends at a wigwam. The diagram uses bear family as writer, mullet family as addressee, and three crosses for Christians.
The article details July or August departure from Norskvarna Spitsbergen for Andree three crew and Strindberg scientific gear and 2000 plates aboard The Northern Pole balloon with 130000 cubic feet capacity and 10000 pound lift, awaiting favorable winds for a 600 mile pole reach.
The passage notes that common house ants can lift about 3000 times their own weight. Sir John Lubbock estimated this extraordinary strength, comparing it to a man holding 210 tons by his teeth.
The passage lists early achievements of historical figures. It notes Young Charles James Fox in Parliament at nineteen, Cromwell leaving Cambridge at eighteen, John Bright leaving school at fifteen, Gladstone entering Parliament at twenty two and becoming Lord of the Treasury by twenty four, Bacon graduating Cambridge at sixteen and called to the bar at twenty one, Peel in Parliament at twenty one, Palmerston as Lord of the Admiralty at twenty three, Henry Clay in the U S Senate at twenty nine, Maurice of Saxony dying at thirty two, Luther distinguished at twenty four and world fame by fifty six, and Webster in college at fifteen with a noted rise by age thirty.
In a family exchange Madge admits losing her temper after school teasing by Sara and Pete. Aunt Rebec ca counsels avoidance of the taunting girls to prevent anger, likening temper to wax that melts in the sun and urging prudent choices.
The largest lobster on North American shores was captured by John D. Barnes off Cape Cod. It measured about two feet long with a sixteen inch girth and eighteen inch claws, tipping the scales at thirty pounds two ounces, far surpassing a 21.5 pound Massachusetts Bay specimen from 1892.
Fragmentary text lists names and places including S Miller Minneapolis Seattle St Paul and a patent lawyer Merwin. No cohesive event or clear context to summarize into a full news item.
The New York World notes Wool-Ficds has spent a year or two abroad for his family's health while Van and Pelt remark that he is a Jersey commuter.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant and effective liquid laxative. It claims to cleanse the system, break up colds, headaches, and fevers without unpleasant after effects and identifies California Fig Syrup Company as the manufacturer.
In a Detroit Tribune item, residents flee a flat blaze prompted by a rising thermometer to 70. They abandon belongings as flames force quick exit.
Catarrh is described as a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is claimed as the only constitutional remedy taken internally. A $100 reward is offered for failing cures, with testimonials available. Sold by druggists for 75c. Ball's Family Pills 25c.
A vivid promoter pitch touts Salter's Golden Pumpkin Watermelon as a Tremendous novelty with bold claims and a high price. Advertisement mentions 5 kernels for 10 cents and 25 kernels for 40 cents along with seed packages and other farm product notes.
Old Dr. Squills sits alone in his office imagining the size of a practice if all his patients had lived.
An advertisement promises a $100 investment will yield $2 daily income through a system described by Osborn Crosby Co. It claims legitimacy with ample references and urges readers to send for their book on how to trade, listing Kasota Building in Minneapolis as the contact.
A humorous exchange from the Detroit Tribune recalls a hired girl breaking a Sevres vase, followed by a witty reply about breaking a resolution, capturing a light moment in a newspaper snippet.
The John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin notes high prices for produces and new grains promising strong potato prices next fall. It promotes Salzer Earliest for quick eating in 28 days Chamion of the World as a high yielding variety and offers a free catalog for 14 cents in stamps plus 10 free seed packages with the order.
A Chicago Tribune item records a cryptic family exchange about missing bed clothing. A five year old Bridget and her mother discuss rumors of the father and “three sheets in the wind” as neighbors note seeing the papa with sheets in public.
The article notes some foresee storms by weather cues while others fear neuralgia from fretful nerves. It urges using St Jacob's Oil promptly to ward off an attack or cure it quickly, arguing prevention is worthwhile.
With every yearly subscription customers receive 80 cents worth of flower or vegetable seeds for a 50 cent coat. Agents offered cash and prize premiums. Request free samples and premium lists from Green Home and Garden at St. Paul, MN.
Over fourteen years observations at Greenwich show an average sunshine duration of three hours per day.
An effort seeks to open an English market for Australian horses with Phila Pa based backers and a plan to bring high quality stock to Britain. The move reflects growing trade ties and a push to expand horse export channels amid wartime strain on supply.
In London the Winter season ball showcases four leading women in elegant black gowns crafted from various materials. Their outfits highlight black as the season’s fashionable color and the attire reflects refined social style.
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