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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1895
Page
3
In Des Moines Iowa a mail order house says many customers live outside the city and its staff answers every letter the day it arrives. It promises samples of stylish dress goods, emphasizes fair value, and urges readers to write for guidance before buying cloaks or capes.
A newly married pair share a playful public display on a Woodward Avenue car ride in Detroit. A dour observer complains it is a case of spoons, sparking a light quarrel as the couple reiterates affection and plans to kiss and hold hands while they can.
A scattered relic of 19th century notices reports New Delhi style pay rise of 64 cents for native Indian soldiers, medallions in Boston, bragging Saco Maine cow, dwarf oak trees in Japan, Jay Gould scholarship at the University of New York, and diverse quotations about railroads, cures, testimonials, and local life including the Burlington Route and a Denver journey.
A St. Louis editorial condemns dishonest druggists who influence prescriptions through favored dispensers and confidential labels. It explains physicians’ only partial trust, notes alleged kickbacks on medicines, and cites the practice of substitution and secret compound names to protect patients and reputations.
A young woman calling herself Mrs. Peterson rode a brake beam with her baby on a Burlington freight train into Huntley Montana. She said her husband deserted her and a baby months ago at Billings, leaving her to support her child, mother, and brother. Trainmen allowed them into the caboose after discovery.
The Danish king Christian IX disciplines his son after a street prank. The prince rang bells and ran, provoking a porter’s rebuke. The king then took the boy to the door to beg the porter's pardon, illustrating proper conduct and accountability.
A Brooklyn girl, playfully exhausted after a day of running, outwits grownups with a quip recalling Leigh Hunt. She tells her father she would like to take off her legs and carry them a while, a line of childish humor matching a famed essayist’s warm day joke.
The granite boundary monument at Tin Juan in San Diego county was toppled by a January flood soon after erection by the international boundary commission. It sank into quicksand after probing to twenty five feet. a new 100 by 100 foot site and shaft were prepared for replacement.
A Newark report recounts Mrs Anos Burns describing relief after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for women symptoms. She credits pills with easing pains and boosting mood after car track danger and stress, claiming weight gain and regained happiness. The ad claims the remedy cures nervous and female ailments caused by worry and overwork.
A historical note explains two tests to confirm death. One uses candlelight and capillary color in touched fingers, reportedly rewarded by France for a reliable method. The other cites muscle response to electrical current, asserting contractility lasts up to an hour and a half after death, with exceptions for paralysis.
Fragmentary verse laments, recalling lost loved ones and prayers for guidance. The lines describe longing for return to a past cottage life, watching for someone far away, and the expectation of divine reward for faithful labor. The poem touches on sorrow, faith, and memory across a rural setting.
Two tests of the Cooley air ship were held in Rochester. The first flight ended with the ship wrecked after a wind shift and rope entanglement. After repairs a second trial reached 200 feet, then descended gently, landing about 500 feet away without damage.
Drama recounts a stage fire during Lodoiska with Mrs Crouch as the Princess and Michael Kelly saving her from a burning tower. An unsafe bridge props collapse as Kelly rushes to her aid and Kemble faces an enraged reaction from Kelly, who vows loyalty.
In Deering Maine Superintendent Floyd recalls a Portland widow who bought a cemetery lot but paid nothing. She defies rules and buries her husband anyway, leaving the coffin atop an unpaid grave until he must inter it. The tale ends with no way out for Floyd.
The Salvation Army in Denver organized a mounted corps of young women in dark blue skirts red waists and bonnets. The unit is described as the world’s only mounted Salvation Army fighters and will begin a tour of mountain towns immediately.
Worth Knowing notes that California adopts a three fourths verdict rule for civil cases. It cites nationwide murder and execution figures, mentions eye protection for fast English torpedo boat crews, London tricycle cabs, and a proposed elevated track between Chicago and Milwaukee with a ten cent toll. It also mentions pulp telegraph poles in Copenhagen and Maynooth College Ireland benefitting from a £250000 endowment.
An illustrated hook touts 3,000 acres in Howell county attractive to fruit growers and homeseekers. It highlights the southern slope for value to farmers and investors, and offers free mailing of descriptive material from J. B. Woop in Kansas City Missouri.
An American juror tale from a remote western settlement describes a man chosen last on a scarce panel. The small lean juror looks over the prisoner and, after a brief scan, declares in plain terms that the defendant is guilty, amid others’ discomfort at his manner.
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