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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1889
Page
2
A collage of antiquated notes on horse names and racing whimsy, looming social shifts, and debates on science morality and decay. It mentions Lady Pulsifer, Birreling for ladies, and women on bicycles, alongside musings by Dr. Hammond and Brown-Sequard elixirs. The piece notes Northwest whaling stations, Texas oil and gas finds, New York City misery, and rising urban poverty amid a broader era of reform.
The article surveys varied divorce grounds in states like Utah and South Carolina and notes a rare comparative work titled Four Treatise on the Law of Divorce. It then shifts to a report on Professor Romanes describing a chimpanzee in his garden that could count, pick straws, and showed language comprehension and near articulation, indicating higher intelligence among animals than previously seen.
A fragmentary discussion compares animal behavior and human control in primates. It muses on grunts, affection from apes toward keepers, and hypothetical training of gorillas and chimpanzees as slaves, implicating historical racial stereotypes and speculative abilities of nonhuman species.
The Philadelphia press columns critique Maryland Republicans and Civil Service law while warning about West Philadelphia typhoid risks. It argues Civil Service reform will expand, not repeal, and urges public scrutiny of water wells in Hestonville, stressing clean, tested supplies and regular well maintenance.
A reader reflects on dialect use and education noting how quickly local speech shifts when exposed to foreign language. The piece questions whether schooling equips people to express themselves plainly and effectively in everyday life.
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