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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1897
Page
7
A sentimental fragment from Pearson's Weekly recalls a tiny baby shoe held to the lips, a faded token of a lost child and happy years. The speaker links memory to a dreamlike scene of a child at play as a tear falls on the shoe and fate is lamented.
A Philadelphia Times report describes a violinist playing to animals in a zoo setting. Cubs danced wildly to lullabies and jig tunes, rolling over their mother and pleading for more, while hyenas cowered and fled the music, showing stark contrast in reactions.
A New York Ledger critique urges thorough conservative methods by hospital physicians. It condemns misdiagnoses such as confusing brain trouble with alcoholism and cites a fatal cold bath given to a consumptive patient with hysteria. The piece calls for public accountability, investigations, and removal of unfit staff to ensure humane care.
Edward W. Bok argues in The Ladies' Home Journal that large cities offer more promotion opportunities but also more competition. He notes higher salaries in centers align with higher living costs, and warns that overall satisfaction may favor moderate success in a small community over greater success in a big city.
A plan on the Columbia River uses multiple wheels in the stream to lift fish into troughs along the banks. Salmon are canned and distributed worldwide, with as much as five tons caught daily.
In a hotel smoking room a Curbstone club discussion frets over airships and progress. A skeptic recalls a Lake Erie storm voyage, arguing air travel is unnecessary while a believer cites science and comfort. The tale ends with a moral on conscience guiding argument.
Sir Edwin Arnold in the London Telegraph traces Marseilles origins to ancient Phocian Greeks 25 centuries ago. He notes the city’s grand site and thriving commerce with cereals oils coal sugar coffee hides wool and silk handled by six million tons of shipping. He recalls Greek colonies along the Riviera and asserts the city’s enduring Phoccean character among its working population.
Three youths sit at a Market Street restaurant. One bets he can push a silver dollar through a round hole in a visiting card. He pushes the pencil through the card and claims success, while Jonesey counters with a different interpretation and a new bet. The exchange ends with a wager over who can perform the feat.
A German Flrst regiment soldier answers a monarchs question about dealing with a crowd on duty. Emperor William, honorary captain, tests military knowledge and laughs as the man answers Dont worry me. The exchange illustrates royal humor and discipline observed by Youths Companion.
Professor Jowett visited his friend Professor Sellar and declared he never gave to beggars. Mrs Sellar, an adept at mystifications, disguised as a poor Highland woman and confronted them at a crossroad begging and recounting woe. Jowett finally offered half a crown before the secret was revealed.
A fragment lists items such as whips robes blankets fly nets dusters and more alongside wells windmills tanks towers pipe and hose indicating a catalog or procurement note for miscellaneous equipment and rural supplies. The brevity leaves uncertainty about the exact context or destination of the list.
In a broad test across journals, The Chicago Record is declared nearly the ideal daily paper. Prof J T Hatfield endorses it in The Evanston Index. Sold by newsdealers and subscriptions available through postmasters at 181 Madison St Chicago.
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