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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1895
Page
3
A newspaper blurb describes Wilin Frazer, a prominent electric motorman on the Cumminsville line, facing harsh winter exposure and summer heat while safeguarding passengers. It notes his age about twenty six, his wife at home, and mentions various unrelated ads and remedies interspersed in the page.
A British Association report by Captain Hinde describes Congo cannibal districts, methods of preparation, and beliefs about flesh. Elworthy defends cannibalism as food and discusses the heart and brain as delicacies. The piece also notes assorted short items on islands, electric railways, Georgia pears, Jamaica trees, and weather-related school closings.
KEWS MORSELS notes a large sweet scented violet, the peach blossom chosen as Delaware’s floral emblem by schoolchildren, and a Riverside complexion of farm and feast. It cites Hebrews creation dates BC 376 and 5508, England’s stairless design trend, Honduras meaning deep water, and a two mile bicycle spin by Mrs Martin White of Unadilla New York.
A dialogue fragment discusses a painting titled Venus Rising from the Sea and jokes about modern bathing suits and beauty books. The exchange mentions a Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph image and an Indianapolis Journal joke about beauty trends and copyright for jokes.
Winds batter Kansas on wash days as trust in clothes pins is tested. The gusts, sweeping across towns, threaten delicate lines and dry lines as households brace for outdoor laundry disruptions.
A fragment from the Picayune extols the mouth in satire and poetry, comparing it to peach and brickwork, praising its role in patriotism and speech. It also reports a Sherman era ride of a woman and child on a brake beam near Huntly Montana, later aided by train crew in Sheridan, Wyoming, with a note about the Marquis of Salisbury in Australian mining days.
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