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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
2
A dated collection of witticisms on gender roles, love, wealth, and social behavior. It links ideas about courage, honesty, and reputation with anecdotes about men paying for virtue, seasickness, aging women, and multiple romances. The tone mirrors early 20th century moral quips.
A public policy proposal seeks mandatory revenue stamps on all weather forecasts. Proponents argue it could fund meteorological services, while critics warn it would curb timely warnings.
The report describes a Kentucky congressman who reportedly refused to bathe except in distilled water, presenting a quirky personal habit as part of local color in the era.
A quip notes that a wife responds to her husband's illness by preparing a hearty meal, illustrating domestic remedy culture and marital dynamics of care through food. The light observation highlights gendered expectations in traditional households.
A physician’s reply to a question about a sudden rush of blood to the head quotes the phrase nature abhors a vacuum. The exchange presents a concise view on bodily sensations and their causation.
The United States moves on key islands with a warlike stance while promoting civilization. The American Tract Society publishes over four hundred Spanish language works and plans to distribute a primer and a New Testament to every Filipino, Cuban, or Puerto Rican family after the war.
The nation should guide terms of peace by magnanimity toward the vanquished and by securing the war’s high objectives so that our dead heroes did not die in vain. Peace with honor depends on both ideals guiding the settlement.
A reflective note arguing that Saint Paul’s rules on women belong to his era and should not govern today’s church. It contemplates church, war, politics, and international complexities, invoking Noah’s ark as a model for individual course against prevailing judgment.
A correspondent lauds the fighting qualities of soldiers, white and black, noting the rapid mobilization and fervor of colored troops in the Santiago campaign. He cites Southern officers doubting arming and training negro troops yet praising their efficiency.
A Boise dispatch reports three men confronted Miss Birdie Sanders about leaving the White Cross school. Two men were shot and likely to die, the third fled and is thought uninjured. The incident underscores tensions over a woman teacher amid a period of chivalry and self-reliance.
No sound, well regulated American should permit himself to be disturbed by the wave of hero worship surging over the land. The American people will be none the worse for this baptism of patriotic fire as it is stirred by high ideals and heroic examples.
A collection of short war stories drawn from varied campaigns and naval service. The narratives recount remarkable experiences, frontline challenges, and moments of camaraderie as soldiers and sailors endure danger, endure hardship, and reflect on the cost of conflict.
A poem contrasts a last night in a prison with a doomed lover and a faithful woman, as vows of love unite with cries for mercy. It laments cruelty and asks for divine justice, foreseeing a future when oppression ends and bloodshed ceases. The piece questions whether crime can be cured by more punishment and appeals for a world of forgiveness.
The piece recalls early American naval bravery during the War with Tripoli. It notes Washington and Adams era payments to Barbary states, the Philadelphia incident, Decatur and the Intrepid fire-ship raid, and Somers and his crew's sacrifice. It honors those who died and contrasts past losses with present successes.
A veteran recalls early civil war hardships then notes no sleep failures in later years. He recounts Major Frizell meeting at Gauley Bridge California while Hawk's Nest and General Cox figures appear in the guard duty tale.
A German sentinel sleeps on duty at a crossing as a colonel arrives to collect the firearm. The sentinel wakes, seizes the weapon, and shouts to “Sergeant mit the guard.” After a tense exchange, the colonel relents, withdrawing the charge and returning to headquarters.
A description recalls early century Canadian militia drills where uniformed men appeared in varied dress. Lancers rode with fishing poles bearing butcher knives while infantry wore shirt sleeves and carried umbrellas or walking sticks as makeshift guns. Commanders struggle through a chaotic manual of arms, ramrods, bayonets, and revolutions, ending in bedlam and dismissal.
The article explains that Mauser rifle bullets used by Spanish soldiers are often deadly when a bullet lodges in flesh. It notes that bullets are encased in brass shells and that most nations nickel plate the brass to prevent corrosion and blood poisoning, but Spain omits this, inviting criticism.
A Kansas musician announces forthcoming publication of The Chigger Waltz. The note suggests the work will be lively and true to its name, promising a spirited addition to local music publishing.
A satirical comment questions the credibility of a married woman preaching female suffrage, implying such advocacy should wait until her own marriage proves unstable. The remark reflects a dated view of gender roles and public leadership in political reform contexts.
The Kansas State Board of Agriculture interviews cattle fattening experts across counties to profile beef operations. Findings cover cow calf practices, feeding regimens with wheat bran and corn, dehorning preferences, cost and value of hornless cattle, grain grinding economics, grazing costs, salt use, and forage comparisons, highlighting Kansas as a prime maturing ground for cattle and a robust livestock market.
The American Cultivator notes a theory that pure bred fowls may be overfed, with owners tempting birds with excess variety. This could explain why well cared for hens sometimes lay fewer eggs than flocks receiving less attention. Excess feeding might reduce laying performance despite good care.
A Ladies' Home Companion writer observes door to door milking in Cuba to ensure fresh pure milk and blunt dealers who may dilute milk or color it with sweet potato juice. Similar tricks reportedly used by milk vendors in Italy and India.
The piece argues that crossbreeding pure poultry types often fails to improve hardiness or egg and meat quality. It cites Dorkings crossed with Minorcas producing poorer layers and warns against mixing breeds. It advocates keeping separate yards for two breeds to avoid gradual dilution of quality.
A discussion on livestock as the key to preserving soil fertility and farmers’ prosperity. Advocates say Illinois must build a home market for corn on the farm to avoid transportation costs, arguing meat production sustains fertility and capital more than grain sales. The piece cites A P Grout and Henry Wallace on farm theory and the primacy of meat production.
A collection of maxims urging constructive living and social harmony. It stresses kindness as a source of joy, initiative as essential to progress, and the need to love others while acting to know oneself. It frames duty as the pressing demand of the moment and warns against brooding over trouble.
In 1888 Commander Wilde of the Dolphin, then in the North Atlantic Squadron, proposed painting warships white to cool them. Naval Construction Wilson confirmed the plan, regulations allowed black ships, yet the white hull lowered heat by seven teen degrees, earning approval from Secretary William C. Whitney and changing future naval painting standards.
In a Massachusetts port town a retired sea captain dubs his wife the "smartest woman along shore" as new feats of enterprise appear. He recounts a stair collision where she declares no injury, sends him for a doctor, and then, after the physician notes a displaced bone near her hip, she rises and claims she set it herself, preserving her pride and saving a bill.
A historical survey lists years of war and peace for European powers from the century’s start to 1896. Turkey 37 years war and 59 peace, Spain 31 and 65, France 27 and 69, Russia 24 and 72, Italy 23 and 73, England 21 and 75, Austria-Hungary 17 and 79, Germany 13 and 83, Sweden 10 and 86, Portugal 12 and 81, Denmark 9 and 87.
A machine completed can count and bind 500000 postal cards in ten hours. It will speed mail distribution and reduce manual handling, representing a notable advance in printing and packaging technology for large scale mailings.
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