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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1890
Page
5
The page lists price offers and ads from Howland & Goodrich and Roberts & Co, including groceries, cider vinegar, insurance, cough syrup, coffee, and stove pricing. A note for $25 and a request to settle debts with Roberts & Co appear, along with Chamberlain's Colic remedy promoted for abdominal issues. A 25 or 50 cent bottle of the remedy is available from A. P. Slocum.
A list of commodities for sale or cash sale by W. P. Ballard Co includes butter eggs cheese apples pears peaches grapes beans poultry corn oats wool beeswax maple sugar lamb veal mutton venison dried fruits potatoes hay cider vinegar furs skins onions tobacco broom corn ginseng roots feathers and more with daily market prices and live poultry payment terms while a testimonial by Dr. Wattlett endorses Ayers Sar saparilla and Chevy Pectoral for whooping cough flavoring the claim of blood purification and youth restoration.
The writer extols change and variety urging readers to travel for new scenes. Citing Shakespeare and human curiosity, the piece highlights the United States’ diverse climates and recommends winter-to-spring trips south. The Burlington route is promoted for excursion tickets and information via agents including Araddyone Wd and C. B. NRK.
A playful quatrain laments a gloved kiss and a maiden’s mind while a narrator recalls a fanciful scene of a bird mother feeding her five chicks in neat order. A cheeky rogue among the brood tries to edge ahead, only to be cuffed by the vigilant parent as the Boston Transcript notes.
In a San Francisco Argonaut excerpt, Franz Liszt sits in his dressing gown in his chair preparing to work while a noisy koineo and polonaises fill a banker’s apartment. Liszt enters with quiet surprise, plays briefly, then leaves to resume work in his room.
A Maing clergyman comments on a funeral described as on the outskirts of civilization. After viewing the remains, relatives wept aloud, then the officiant allowed a few minutes for control of feelings before resuming. The writer views this as an innovation in funeral customs.
A London built immense hydraulic riveting plant for a Dutch engineering company will rivet marine boilers. The riveter closes jaws 14 feet deep with 200 ton pressure and rivets up to 34 inches. A 50 foot high traveling crane lifts boilers up to 50 tons, powered by two steam engines and two steel boilers delivering hydraulic power.
A collage of quips and anecdotes from West Shore and Exchange about time, manners, child mischief, and short sermons. Notable lines include patience with tardiness, a boy demanding grown man behavior, a father’s rebuke, and Joseph Parker’s brief daily sermons aimed at a specific audience.
In 1837 Francis P Knowlton of Hopkinton built the first cornpopper from wire netting. He sold samples to judges and sent them as curiosities, facing ridicule at first. In Hopkinton he kept producing, one early piece ending in the Antiquarian Society. Over time the popper gained favor, becoming common in New England homes. No patent was filed.
A historical account notes a fort called Fort Orleans near the Osage mouth erected during Kansas Territory days to deter Spanish incursions from Santa Fe. It cites the destruction of a Santa Fe settlement by Kansas Indians and chronicles the origin of the name Kansas from Kunzna Ine Mans, with a reader’s note on a typographical error shaping modern usage. It also briefly mentions the cabbage tree of Florida, its saltwater resistance, and its use for posts and piles in bridge and wharf construction.
Two young electricians ride an Albany Motor car and argue about electric fields. One claims no current passes through the car while the other proves otherwise by dropping keys on the floor and observing resistance. He then tests another floor area and confirms a strong current exists.
D. Le Suuef, assistant director at Melbourne Zoo gardens, records a bizarre rivalry event where two tiger snakes attached to one mouse. The larger snake swallowed the mouse and the smaller snake, leaving only about two inches of tail which vanished the next day.
A man and his wife entered Pier Son's hardware store and requested pliers. He affixed a pair to a tooth, pulled the molar, and laid it on the counter with the nippers while asking for the bill. Springfield Republican reports the bizarre incident involving Pittsfield.
A brief quote captures a moment of farewell between two characters, Miss Janet and an unnamed speaker. The dialogue reflects themes of parting, friendship, and emotional restraint as they address the inevitability of separation.
From the Bloomingdale Asylum report, Chicago millionaire BoJ Lehman, owner of a large dry goods store, resides in a private suite on the lower floor with three apartments and three attendants at 12 dollars weekly. Despite periods of calm, he is among the wildest inmates, requiring constant supervision after destroying furniture. He keeps horses and a carriage, enjoys daily rides, and his wife visits rarely, glimpsing him during rounds. He is noted for a strong build, past outbursts, and a talent for playing the organ to soothe himself and other inmates.
Oliver Hitchcock runs a long established New York beef and bean stall at Beekman Street. He started forty years ago and now earns a large fortune from selling beef and beans and various diet articles. The storefront attracts famous patrons including Horace Greeley, with steady daily work and a reputation for quality fare.
An enterprising youth arrives at the barge office asking for Gold Street. When asked why he inquired, the man declined to respond, and an officer noted the scene as telling of the expectations. The officer remarked the youth perhaps believes he can fill a trunk with gold cobblestones from Gold Street.
An electrician praised the Lyric theatre in London for its complete electrical installation used in productions. He notes variable intensity and color from battens, no limelights, and reliance on portable arc lamps, with no gas jets on stage and the system functioning for twenty one months without failure. A separate passage mentions a writer observing bronze age saws in Germany and Denmark cast from thin shafts with edge breaks.
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