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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1896
Page
7
A fragment from a 1894 era page mixes a war field tale with notes on a child run newspaper. It mentions Bombshell the dog, gun drills, and a boy named Judy. It also describes junior editors Earl and Jad and their work at The Star News and local printing routines.
The article profiles a celebrated actor born in Liege Belgium and son of an army colonel. It follows his early Jesuit schooling then stage training in London Cambridge and Australia. He rose at the Gaiety Theater and St James Opera Comique and later starred in San Francisco and New York companies, with notable roles in The Legion of Honor Pavlov and Diplomacy among others.
The New York Truth notes crowding theaters prove the lean fare. Anthony Hope’s tale of Zenda remains strong on stage with an artisanal set and a meritorious, hardworking cast. A young Englishman shines in three roles as Elphberg, the King, and the impostor.
A Georgia company from Screven produced odd weapons at the start of the rebellion. A blacksmith crafted bowie knife style blades about a foot long mounted in a handle, with an elastic cord eight to ten feet long to throw and rebound. The origin traces to Governor Brown ordering pikes for state troops.
A Kingston Free man letter compares animal and human imagination and restraint. It cites cattle resisting hay types and a straw fence as appetite of the soul. It mentions a spider decorating its web and an antelope hunter using flags to lure prey, illustrating curiosity and risk.
More than 1,000 sparrows gathered at Boston Common’s frog pond between five and six PM to confront a Kingbird intruder. Sentinels sounded alarms, a hundreds-strong swarm attacked from all directions, and the kingbird fled as onlookers watched.
Horace Howard Furness renowned Shakespearean scholar builds a fireproof private library at his Wallingford home. The structure will hold about 16 000 volumes and move from Philadelphia once ready for occupancy.
A harsh exchange features The Indignant One denying requests from a blind man. He retorts that if he were blind he would not ask a miserable, mean-looking cave for anything, reflecting tensions in Oakland Times coverage.
A brief Detroit Free Press quip shows an old man advising readiness when fortune knocks, while a witty reply from a younger man notes he has no door to answer. The exchange captures light social humor in a classic newspaper joke.
A collection of aphorisms on virtue, caution, love, and wisdom. Short adages warn that fools court trouble, revenge wounds the maker, and belief in right can empower duty. It notes the value of self denial, prudent fear, and choosing happiness over mere material gain. The South-West.
The British Medical Journal notes Hindoo fakirs in Munich who claim to enter trance after a training routine. Observations recount two cases of burial for six weeks and ten days, with methods including semi starvation and controlled positions. Hypnosis like substances and breath control are cited as aiding the trance state.
A mill manager in Lancashire kept geese behind the engine house. One goose entered the flywheel as the engine started, rode at 77 rpm for 90 minutes, emerged black with oil but apparently unhurt, having potentially traveled miles in the process. J H Clegg of Milnrow confirms the tale.
A stage on the Ager Klamath Falls line near Keno Oregon was robbed last week by a man who held a stick of wood up as a rifle. The District Attorney and a Deputy Sheriff were passengers. A voice from bushes demanded surrender and the driver dumped mail sacks before the Deputy Sheriff shot the robber, who had no real weapon.
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