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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1900
Page
10
An illustrated piece on The National Defense surveys the English volunteer force through a veteran regimental commander. He argues volunteers are the nation’s core fighting material, noting many had never seen battle yet would rush to enlist if invasion loomed, and praises the Transvaal War performance of city volunteers.
A young woman from a southern town travels to Chicago and purchases a solitaire engagement ring with her own money. She pays cash, obtains a receipt, and leaves the big shop content, defying traditional expectations by funding the purchase herself.
Acurions mineral moldavite or moldavite-like glassy stones range from an inch to a hat length, with fingerlike markings and a radial network. Some call relics of prehistoric glassmaking, others suggest extraterrestrial origin or links to obsidian bombs. In Bohemia they occur in late tertiary deposits, while Italian tourism funds attract investment and promotion to grow foreign visitor spending.
Naval constructors say it is not possible to build a whip that cross the Atlantic in four days and doubt the practicability of that speed. They argue the cost will be high and that it will be more than it is worth. The text also notes a rise in female physicians and musicians in Asia over the past two decades.
A Lewiston Journal note explains how red codfish target lobsters during shedding time. Lobsters shed under rocks where seaweed shelters them, becoming vulnerable to swift cod strikes that disable and feed on the exposed crustaceans. As shedding ends, lobsters regain protection and strength.
Swiss report to Consul General Dubois notes opposition to a proposed compulsory sickness and accident insurance. The plan, with a 2 percent government share and 60 percent borne by employers, failed by 195,000 votes. Glarus supported it. across cantons farmers and house industry opposed. Strong silk industry pushback claimed higher taxation than current compulsory system.
A reader questions a fallacy in calculating generation counts since William the Conqueror and notes a priestly death in Hungary’s Rosenau diocese, six clergymen ordained together over 60 years. also reports artesian well ebb and flow and Queen Victoria’s wide dominion among various peoples.
A Youth's Companion piece notes the White House front door signals republican simplicity. It describes door etiquette, guards creating brief privacy, and President McKinley briefly conversing with a novice reporter before being warned to desist.
A New York Tribune observer notes bicycles in modern life aid the poor and arouse sailor thrift. He recalls finding a bicycle strapped to a ship’s gangway aboard the cruiser Baltimore, used across Europe and Asia by a petty officer. It kept him busy during shore leave and less inclined to visit saloons, saving money.
The deaf blind student Helen Keller, guided by Miss Sullivan and taught by Arthur Gilman, masters geometry algebra and languages using raised books and Braille. She enters Radcliffe with freshman English and advanced French, attends lectures with Sullivan, and excels in essays, chess, sewing, and crafts. Counterfeiters list follows.
A London correspondent reports a proposal that government pensions be provided for elderly tea tasters whose work ruins their health. Tea buyers, or tasters, are vital to quality but often become nervous wrecks. some firms provide pensions, yet most discharge tasters at retirement. A few merchants favor a workers’ benefit society but dues pose affordability issues.
A mysterious Cheapside founder, dropped at a city church and raised by a foster mother, built a renowned business. An aristocratic mystery woman funded his upbringing through a solicitor, but details of his birth remained unsolved. He grew to wealth and success before his death.
Finland exits the international postal union by imperial ukase. the Finnish stamp is withdrawn and the Russian stamp used instead. The Finns devise a cheeky plan to send letters with the Finnish stamp visible inside a transparent envelope for Russian postage to notice, a stunt that has drawn Finnish ire but shows their stubborn wit. A French remedy for vitriol burns promises instant relief using calcined magnesia paste, while the Tribune quotes a sharp Kaiser Wilhelm rebuking China. Also noted is tobacco twist rumor from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, dating thirty-two years.
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