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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1889
Page
4
A Pall Mall Gazette correspondent visits a small Birmingham workshop to witness the making of bone buttons from vegetable ivory. Workers carve, drill, and polish the shells, then dye and bake the buttons in heated ovens, revealing a curious Birmingham trade mystery.
A historical account traces quinine origins to Countess of Chinchon whose 1659 fever cure with Peruvian bark led to European distribution. It follows the bark’s naming, early explorers La Condamine and Jussieu, and the delayed practical cultivation in Europe despite Pelletier Caventon’s 19th century achievements.
Hartford Telegram quotes a Connecticut editorial condemning horse abuse as a continuation of slavery’s brutality. It decries breaking methods and tools used on horses, highlighting mistreatment like painful bits, tethered tails, and overwork, urging humane reform.
The article describes a rubber shoe design for horses that fits around the hoof and frogs with a protective rim and a steel band to secure it. A metal shoe can be used in conjunction with the rubber pad, which may include a front plate and side wings to hold the rubber in place. A swiveling mechanism or contracted bar allows width adjustment for proper fit.
The article outlines economical propagation of fruit shrubs vines and trees by cuttings. It covers plant selection timing soil moisture protection shade wind shelter and winter protection plus handling cuttings from six to twelve inches long with strong buds and care for roots and transplant timing. It cites willow poplar cottonwood alder and other species and advises soil moisture weed control and mulching for success.
An Irish witness in a London police court delivers a classic Irish bull during revolver shooting testimony. Asked if he acted wisely when the prisoner fired, he replies with a quip about preferring cowardice to death over a life lived. The exchange mirrors comedic Irish shtick cited by the Washington Post.
A report from Signor Zanardelli details abolition of capital punishment in Italy and Tuscany Romania Portugal Holland Switzerland and partial repeal in several states. It lists executions in Belgium Prussia Baden Württemberg Bavaria Saxony Sweden France Austria England with varying execution rates over 1850 to 1884.
A furniture maker argues that while new woods give decorative effects, mahogany remains the best for durability. He notes age improves mahogany, making it darker richer and easier to clean, unlike coarser woods that accumulate dust.
A Philadelphia Record item recounts a widower who re married and boasts of a $100 shopping spree that included socks, ties, collars, gloves, baby gifts, and a costly wrap. The child’s quip reveals the affectionate tension as she calls the stepmother “papa’s girl.”
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