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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1896
Page
7
The piece discusses how smokeless powder and modern rifles have transformed warfare, diminishing cavalry charges. It envisions battles with artillery and infantry relying on concealed maneuvers, gradual advances, entrenched positions, and rapid cavalry exploitation to break through and rout retreating foes, emphasizing the high-stakes front near fortified towns.
A compact survey tracing kissing as a greeting across cultures, noting nose rubbing among Norse, smelling among Polynesians and Indo-Chinese groups, and ritualized French, African, and European practices. It cites Erasmus on English customs and Preyer on child development, while contrasting familiar and holy kisses and their reception.
The Century calls the Armenians a civilized people with great natural gifts and a long role in history. After ancient monarchy and vast wars, many Armenians migrated from their Euphrates headwaters toward the Inez Asiatic region, forming communities along Lake Van and Ararat, preserving national identity for sixteen centuries.
The notice reflects on public amusements and aging, noting that youth excuses many uncertainties and that popular appeal shifts with time. It wryly observes the nostalgia of schoolgirls home for holidays and the social shock surrounding a young man's death, ending with a reflection on everyday dissatisfaction.
The article surveys fashionable lace trends and neckwear including the Frou-Frow collar worn by Ellen Terry and the Trilby frill marking a new era. It notes evening fichus, beaded nets, and bright waist trimmings, listing laces such as Tambour Florentine and Valenciennes. It also mentions Mrs De Malto, sister of Robert Louis Stevenson, as a literary contributor to London magazines.
Rear Admiral Francis M. Bunce of the United States Navy, commander of the North Atlantic Squadron, recently attended a secret conference with the President in Washington. Bunce, a Connecticut native and Naval Academy graduate, has long served in the East India and North Atlantic stations and played a role in early Civil War skirmishes.
Justice Brewer, a renowned jurist born in St Louis, served on the United States Supreme Court after an 1862 appointment to the Arkansas bench and a 1889 elevation to the high court. At 87, he had a 31 year tenure, with Yale honors in 1886 and a career shaped by pivotal decisions on the Supreme Court.
The Ivania Railroad Company and the Pening togeth ¢¢ own a near full set of new emergency tools including sledge hammers and axes, stored for trainmen or passengers to act during disasters. A bucked bucket is provided for each car, and these tools were credited with aiding during last week’s wreck at Wampam, where they helped rescue baggage men pinioned under the river wreckage.
The item lists the Detroit coal burning steel cruiser with length 257 feet beam 87 feet draft 16 feet 8 inches displacement 2089 tons two propellers triple expansion engines 5 horsepower coal capacity 340 and a battery of rapid fire main guns plus 6 pound and 1 pound rapid fire guns Gatling gun three torpedo tubes. It notes officers and builders and places and an 1860s to 1890s service context including Buchanan and Morris Island actions and later commands and shore duties.
A magistrate questions a woman about her age occupation and residence. She deftly corrects the figures with quick wit causing the magistrate to settle on her stated statement and proceed with the examination.
Two men named McCarthy died near-simultaneously at Bellevue Hospital. Timothy, unhomed and alone, and John, a respected family man with many friends, were mourned differently by their communities. John’s wake drew large crowds while Timothy had no mourners.
Discussion of the cyanide process used in gold mining. A weak potassium cyanide solution dissolves gold and silver, forming soluble complexes. Metal deposition occurs on zinc plates, yielding refined gold. the method has recovered vast sums in California and beyond.
Two clergymen in New England dine together. One gourmand and one abstemious share a meal as the latter is urged with dish after dish by the hostess. The abstemious guest finally declares he cannot eat everything while the gourmand watches in wonder. The other clergyman remarks on the surprising capacity.
An Indianapolis Journal ad parrots dialect claiming Mandy Ann-Say and Rastus offer mahogany ladies rockers for 1.57 dollars. The copy mocks racial stereotypes and urges buyers to obtain a rocker, ending with a taunting line about ebony.
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