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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1896
Page
10
In 1963 a two-man crew on the Swiftsure survive a typhoon and drift ashore on a Chagos island. A massive tidal wave later reveals the Star of India wreck, mud encrusted and long buried. They prune the ship for weeks, recover few valuables, and report British authorities later exhibit relics in the British Museum.
In 1819 the Star of India sailed from Madras to London with over 200 passengers including notable figures and a treasure valued at or above 100000. A government vessel failed to meet, and the ship vanished two days out of Madras. An 1853 Malay sailor claimed pirates attacked and sank the Star near Ceylon, with heavy losses and plunder later scattered on a China Sea island, though investigators questioned the tale.
A catalog of Irish bulls from Household Words marks a playful critique of politics and society. The Prize Post illustrates a dreamlike poster scene with a green cat, a lavender maiden, and a garish landscape, provoking curiosity about meaning beyond the artists.
A North Carolina farmer near Lenoir discovered a gold nugget on his land and has refused high offers, keeping the land instead of selling for large sums. The surprising find draws attention to the family’s long-time farming claim and local excitement.
A Highlands physician distributes carrier pigeons to patients and supporters with instructions to release a bird when medical aid is required, signaling the doctor’s summons.
The Little Jennie dredge off Long Point dragged pleuronectus and a flounder with an odd white and black pattern. Insley Ellis brought the fish to shore on Saturday and found a legible inscription matching a name, raising curiosity about the strange finds and potential connections to a ship or person named in the inscription.
A four carat flawless diamond passes through multiple owners from a Paris jeweler to an Indian seller to a series of European buyers. The gem ties to murders, arrests, and misfortune, moving from London Amsterdam and Paris via a French court sale. A notorious chain of owners ends with a woman killed near the Seine and the gem resurfacing in a Jeweler’s showcase.
An English traveler recounts a Paris taxi row where a driver overcharged his companion and sped away with luggage. The passenger protested with cries of “Rankety blank” and a rattled rider fled, while the French man shouted insults and rode off in fright.
A Burlington Hawkeye correspondent profiles Edward Tracey of 1312 Central Ave Burlinton Ia describing years in Rome Florence and Kansas City Kan. He details exposure to wrecking work in cold water and fatigue, home trial of Dr Williams Pink Pills restoring health, and endorsement of the remedy for both nerves and blood. The ad mentions prices 60 cents a box or six for 2.50 with mail order from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
The text extols Texas agriculture with cotton corn cereals rice and diverse fruits and vegetables. It promotes land seeking and settlement in Texas via a Missouri Kansas and Texas railway pamphlet, offering low rate terms and earlier markets, with references to travel and an out of town assignment.
A bold invitation urges readers to mail 25 cents in silver stamps to the busy Broadway jewelry store Meremod & Jaccated's at Locust Street in St Louis. The note promises a solid silver thimble and their new Holiday Catalogue featuring diamonds, silverware, jewelry, and watches.
The article traces glass making from Persia in 1610 and Boston in 1785 to later European and American innovations. It notes flexible glass in Persia and France, plate and window glass in Pittsburg, London, Sandwich, and Essex Street Boston, with key figures like Strass and Thomas Darling and multiple dates from 1620 to 1838.
The notice describes a Chicago to California service with 72 hour Los Angeles reach and 785 hour San Diego reach, operating Wednesdays and Saturdays, plus returns from California on Mondays and Thursdays. It notes vestibuled Pullman palace sleepers buffet smoking and dining cars as the line’s luxury offering. An additional express train departs Chicago nightly at 10 25 p m for Los Angeles San Diego and San Francisco with palace and tourist sleepers. Inquiries directed to G T Nicholson, General Passenger Agent, Great Northern Building, Chicago.
An unusual incident concerns John Chinn's queue baratom, a Chinese queue burned off in a Kansas City laundry fire. The remainder of the Mongolian person was rescued.
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