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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1896
Page
6
In a lively Post Street scene at the Japanese Club near Powell, two fencers spar with bamboo swords under iron barred helmets and padded suits. The non deadly bouts feature rapid thrusts, parries, and wrist strikes as onlookers compare styles and discuss technique and endurance.
A Boston Cultivator letter reports abundant squirrels damaging fruit by eating seeds inside pears and other fruits, causing decay and waste. The pests also raid eggs of insect-eating birds, reducing natural helpers of fruit growers.
J C Hestwood, a well known Seattle figure, returns from Alaska aboard the Alaska Commercial Company's steamer to San Francisco, detailing mining activity near Forty Mile City. He explains winter mining uses fire to thaw earth and claims new prospecting gear will speed pay-streak discovery, noting a twenty five foot hole daily via machinery and promising further equipment next spring.
The feared Naples headsman under Ferdinand II, Gaetano Impellizzeri, who orchestrated secret executions and faced denunciations by Gladstone, died recently on Ustica Island near Palermo. He lived ill, served as a fort officer, and died at eighty one.
A veteran farmer recalls eerie tales of witches in southeastern New Hampshire. One story centers on a young man courting a neighbor and a suspected witch who vanishes after a stone blocks a storehouse door. A hired man witnesses a bearlike paw through a floor hole and the witch later vanishes while another tale shows her entering a chest to hide.
A young man walking to a distant farm encounters a swarm of owls and bats circling him as he passes a cottage. He pursues the birds with a silver bullet and ends the harassment, while a later tale recalls an old woman with a mysterious, bandaged arm and a bizarre heirloom spoon. The piece includes legends of a witch banquet, a silver spoon, and archaic terms tied to Spanish roots and folklore about fish that never sleep.
Last winter's stoles return strong with Andrea, Caxiva, Sarah, and Mireille styles leading the trend. Stoles feature mongolia and various furs, with high collars and trailing tails, praised for complementing gowns and creating a regal silhouette. Named furs include castor loutre, Corsica fox, Hungaria fox, and Burma fox, with gathers suggesting renewed popularity this season.
In Galveston a life insurance beneficiary dispute follows the death of Allen Taylor, an International & Great Northern employee who died March 1, 1895 in a wreck. His fiancée Miss Josie O Shea Veston is named as beneficiary for 10 000 in Travelers Mutual Insurance, but plaintiffs including Mary G C Paylor allege he intended his widow and heirs to receive the policy. The suit seeks payment to Mary L Paylor and others, citing a lack of kinship between beneficiary and deceased and referencing a Missouri case cited by courts as precedent.
A traveler from Alsace recounts Kirhberg village life where no clock exists in the church tower and villagers follow a loose timetable. Meals drift with a whistle from Massinu and daylight marks bedtimes while the parson keeps a relaxed schedule.
The Abstaining Commune of Achlyka in Siberia, the world's oldest temperance society, gathers every September 1 to vow not to drink for a year. The rule adds a twist: starting the next day, members may celebrate with a single full day of carnival drunkenness as reward for their virtue.
A quirky exchange from a marketplace tale features a boastful Sapsmith claiming a large debt, a blunt reply, and an auction sale where the speaker buys the owed amount for just 17 cents. The dialogue highlights bravado, financial misadventure, and a humorous bargain at Harger’s Bazaar.
Blandina loves a boy and her nurse and doll. In a joyous tone the speaker praises life as a prize while laughing at mischief and doubt, emphasizing busy hands and dancing eyes as a child finds delight in simple joys and shared jokes.
A collage of brief quips and social jests from various papers presents jokes about marriage money insurance sleep insomnia and dating. The snippets showcase republican era humor amid light social observations and witty exchanges among ordinary folk.
The Boston Herald notes population growth stalled by a depression era. Low farm yields and fewer lands to cultivate push workers westward only for limited opportunity. Iowa and Michigan show small gains over five years, while Massachusetts and New Jersey rise more strongly. Cities and manufacturing towns drive most growth.
A sighting of Mecca described as a large city in the East, dominated by The Temple of Mecca a vast square with a quarter mile sides and a quadruple row of cusmu. Steps descend to Mohammed's house where the black stone is said to be brought by the angel Gabriel for its foundation.
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