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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1899
Page
6
Tall Dakson and Dots. Here this week repainting depots inside and out. W Knapp shipped a carload of de froit here last Tuesday. Ridnour and family of Angus friends here Sunday. Lee and Childress of Perry Davidson visiting Ewing last Wednesday.
Fragmented town items report Robinson returning from the west, a Republican nominee for Polk County treasurer, and residents welcoming Annie Spence home. A death for Mrs Benshoot is noted, with burial at Newton Town. Property moves include Robert Spence’s residence bought by Mr Brown of Rippey who will rebuild it as a model home. The Dalby Coal Co plans public sale of mining property near Angus in July. Maggie Tierney’s noon visit and baskets are mentioned in passing.
An engine run on the ground exploded producing a terrific report heard two miles away. The boiler head shattered, the ozive wheel weighing 200 to 300 pounds blasted several rods away. Two men Stanfer and William McCune stood nearby. McCune escaped with coal dust and ashes. Stanfer was severely scalded from chin to knees. The incident caused intense suffering and a grim scene of destruction.
Explanation notes an old boiler and excessive pressure. G W Walker escaped injury when scaffolding fell about eighteen feet during shingling at a building occupied by J C Scoles and Miss B Wilson. He dislocated a ankle and badly injured his back but is improving under Dr A J Zook. In Dexter Berry Ables’s infant of eighteen months had grain in the trachea removed by surgery performed with Dr Te Zook. the child recovered.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a man at a station and a Washington Post reference. The readable parts are insufficient to identify persons, places, or events with certainty.
The article notes the president’s public presence as a private citizen, walking undisturbed in Washington’s streets and theaters. It cites Sir Julian Pauncefote, who says foreign impressions may misread the public’s quiet respect as democracy’s indifference, but it is a high tribute to the office.
A former collector agency worker describes impersonating a proprietress at a northern office. She recalls a routine of handling harassing mail and blunt threats until a wiry boss arrives. After an incident she moves to a perfumery in New Orleans seeking steadier, less stressful work.
The article describes sea lions using diving tactics to surprise gulls. A sea lion pursues underwater then surfaces near a gull, rotates its snout to attract the bird, which lands to strike, while the sea lion hides beneath waves and seizes the prey with extended jaws. A humorous printer anecdote follows. Nearby Holylake notes mention older golf links in England.
An old acquaintance of the late ex Governor Oglesby recounts a traveling tale. On a train through the state they admired a peculiar valise that opens from the top with a button, storing a hidden bottle. The governor joked of its usefulness while recalling the loss of private papers and war trophies after his presidency.
A sultan weighs an experiment where eight enslaved men have teeth drawn to judge suffering, preferring pain over an ordeal. A Maine inventor touts an easy chimney cleaning method by starting at the bottom and firing upward with a blank cartridge.
A Washington Star quote captures a girl consoling a youth named Bammes about ambitions in comedy. She notes the rarity of opportunities to pursue passions and compliments his ability to make people laugh, offering encouragement for his future.
A preacher, accused of tanning time, asked if his sermon was long this morning. The parishioner replied it wasn’t long, only seemed so. The remark is cited from the Boston Watchman as a humorous exchange about sermon duration.
A fragment from a Chicago News item shows a couple, Mrs Smithers and Mr Smithury, lamenting finances and debts. They discuss appearances, selling belongings to pay creditors, and the risk of being pursued by those they owe. The dialogue reveals stress over arranging funds for artists, poets, and a quirky domestic plan.
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