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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1901
Page
7
A Times-Democrat report quotes a young New Orleans resident describing a shag or shags as the laziest and most stupid water fowl seen. The bird, perched on logs in shallow lakes, catches fish but never eats them until a water hen behind him steals the catch, sometimes after multiple meals humored by the shag.
The Chicago Chronicle recalls Dame of the stage Mrs Black as a remarkable woman who joined D Oyley Carte's company, rose to head his theater business, and stood by him as partner and nurse through years of ill health before his death.
A survey of Puritan Sabbath laws and their enforcement notes readers on how fidelity to the Lord's Day led to charges and penalties. Vivid anecdotes recount Captain Kimble being set in stocks for kissing his wife on the doorstep after a voyage, and Robert Pike fined for delaying his journey until Sunday ended. The piece also includes Gen. French’s mockery of unsolicited military advice and curious letters from readers.
A compact reference lists global standard times relative to Greenwich. It notes Spain Portugal and Russia use nonstandard meridians while England Belgium Holland Luxembourg follow Greenwich. It covers Western Central and Eastern European times plus zones for Asia Africa Oceania and the Americas with specific offsets.
A Philadelphia waiter told Record reporters that tips can reach up to fifty dollars a week. He described minimum tips of fifty cents from couples at luncheon and explained dinner and supper tips dominate. He cited examples of patrons spending eighty dollars for ten dollars in tips and noted the role of the head waiter and the cloakroom attendant in tipping and service.
A Louisville Courier-Journal tale describes a cemetery scene at Cave Hill where a widow who married twice wanted space between her and her two late husbands. She planned to be buried in a separate lot to avoid favoring either spouse, and her wish was honored after death.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat excerpt argues that business need not define a person. It cites historical figures from Solon to Newton who pursued varied trades and hobbies, asserting that practical, curious minds require hobbies to prevent narrowing one’s life to a single occupation.
A London correspondent notes that tailoring remains a British monopoly. Poole's may be the best. American visitors generate vast trade, yet high art hand-made garments remain chiefly English sailors' secret. The piece suggests Englishmen can still clothe their patrons with quality.
A usury official explains worn-out and mutilated dimes flood into telephone slot machines, being redeemed weekly. Public telephones and druggists accept damaged coins to supply lines. the coins are sent to the subtreasury and ultimately to Washington for redemption. The practice boosts cash in better-conditioned dimes and affects larger coin redemptions.
A party of Americans touring in Mexico ascended to the crater edge of Mount Popocatépetl. They describe a huge gloomy pit with sulphurous fumes and a 1500 foot drop to a lake of emerald green at the bottom. Some members pant and struggle to speak while others felt warmth from the crater.
The orchard fruit season in Arizona begins around May 15 with apricot picking, then peaches, plums, nectarines and figs ripen in May. A large seasonal influx of workers from nearby states includes Mexicans, Indians and Chinese, while Navajo girls balance woven baskets on their heads as they pick and pack fruit for carload shipments to northern and eastern markets.
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