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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1901
Page
2
The Western Australia budget estimates the current year's revenue will reach a record 3 417 000. The passage contrasts the need for compromise with a reflection on human nature and the fleeting nature of mirth and cheerfulness.
The passage presents a metaphor equating bodies to gardens where the will acts as gardener. It discusses planting nettles or lettuce and using herbs to influence vitality, suggesting self‑government and disciplined cultivation of one’s faculties. It emphasizes personal responsibility and the power of internal governance.
Mr Krieger, a noted manufacturer, set a new distance record by driving about 90 miles on a single charge from Paris toward Chatellerault in his own electric vehicle. The previous record stood at 162 miles.
Germany launches its first experiment with a state subsidized people theatre in Upper Silesia. A hall in Koenigshutte with capacity 1500 is hired while the company will travel across the province, a plan expected to yield most success from this regional effort.
A former employee confessed to robbing the Selby smelter vault in Vallejo of about 283000 dollars in gold bars and bullion. He revealed the hiding place in the bay and 141000 dollars was recovered from the mud. high tide halted further search. Winters allegedly promised immunity and a reward to confess, and led the gold search.
Miss Sadie Benjamin of Toma Vista Texas and her sweetheart Garland eloped on a large Asiatic elephant. They suborned the elephant trainer to urge the animal to top speed, outrunning pursuers and reaching a clergyman as they fled.
J Andrew Cullum of Ridge Spring South Carolina died after injuries from a July lightning strike. He was struck while his shoes torn off and a burn on his left side appeared. Though briefly revived, infections from the burn weakened him until death two months later.
The acclimatization of the Scotch hrouse in Silesia and East Prussian crown moors and the Eiffel has proved successful. In the Eiffel district a thousand birds are now seen, versus none thirteen months ago. The experiment will be repeated in other Prussian provinces. Moors near Schmedem in West Prussia have been stocked with fourteen brace from Scotland by imperial orders.
A Detroit era item notes the Islander steamship near Alaskan waters where a passenger briefly snoozed through a false alarm before a sudden explosion hurled him from a mattress. he was later rescued. It also reports Russia planning for Manchurian railway carriages with cork insulated sides amid fears of sniping along the route.
About one hundred human skeletons have been found in a four yard square space in a quarry in the Olivet quarter of Cannes France. They are believed to be silent witnesses to as many murders once carried out by brigands who haunted the town roads.
A reflective line compares life to a daily cycle, warning that wasting a day is reckless and misusing time is desperate. It emphasizes the value of each day as part of a larger life.
Miss Abbie Downing of Metcalfe Edgar county Illinois, blind since age two, stars as a skilled telephone operator at the Metcalfe central office. She learned the switchboard in four weeks and now handles sixty-line toll work with precision.
The Jessup North Pacific expedition reports on two isolated Eskimo villages in Arctic Alaska east of the Mackenzie Delta. The Koukpagmiut and Nanatagmiut show distinctive head measurements and facial features, wear large tusk ornaments in the chin, and live in primitive underground quarters heated by blubber lamps. They rely entirely on animal food, much of it eaten raw, with photographs and measurements documenting their unique traits.
The piece explains a Russian policy shift to tax relief for gold mining machinery to spur production. It outlines expedition teams with leaders and workers, field methods from discovery to hut building, and ore tests. It covers claim sizes, registration, financing options, and forfeiture rules if a mine is neglected.
Robbers drugged saloonkeeper Adolph Carlson Louis Arlinger the bartender and Tom Schwaber the porter in Carlson s Armourdale saloon. They took 200 in cash and 150 in checks then set fire to the building and escaped. The fire was put out before much damage occurred.
In consequence of the enormous production of coffee in Brazil, the quantity raised in India was in 1900 only about one half of what it had been in 1890.
An illustration shows the safest way for a passenger to alight a street car with backs turned to the motorman. It notes that motion can cause falls and humiliation, while a forward-facing departure reduces risk. The piece mentions Governor Pingree of Michigan keeping 45,000 newspaper columns in scrapbooks.
London Field reports from a four day hunting party in Rohikhand and Kumaon. Miss Pole niece of Lieut General Luck shoots a river alligator and three tigers at 130 yards as Sir George Luck and companions observe with excitement and praise the Lady's marksmanship.
Handwritten manuscripts give insight into history as printed books created codices separate from manuscripti. The piece notes the old and rare origins of MS and MSS and considers owning original works like Virgil or Dante as nearly impossible, with originals likely lost or unknown.
A 1900 census analysis reveals more men than women in the United States, with about 612 males per 435 females per thousand and a long trend of male excess since 1860, driven by war and immigration and most pronounced in the far west regions.
The German emperor, noted for punctuality, gave his barber a gold chronometer to improve timeliness. The barber remained late, so the emperor took back the chronometer and replaced it with a nickel plated watch worth a dollar, making a humorous point about usefulness versus appearance.
The article argues Japanese homes are highly prone to fire and fire brigades are underdeveloped. It notes hand engines and buckets as the only tools, with valuables kept in massive tower vaults with iron doors and shutters to protect belongings from fires.
A heated campaign moment features a candidate declaring clear principles while challenging voters to hear the opposition. The crowd erupts with calls to sit down as voices of dissent rise from the audience.
A playful Chicago Tribune item notes suitors avoiding Miss Bunn Combe due to her many younger brothers. The quip likens the brothers to a formidable, plural army, turning courtship into humorous social arithmetic.
Edith King Swain recounts a famous ascent incident in The Ladies' Home Journal. She tested Galileo's height method by dropping a toy torpedo from Pisa's Leaning Tower, narrowly missing a friar, who reacted with shock as she watched from above in a moment of humorous fright.
Sculptor Bartholdi, famed for the Statue of Liberty, unveils a 14 foot high 16 foot long 4 ton statue of Vercingetorix to be installed at Clermont Ferrand. Transport planned in one block by automobile wagon from Paris due to railroad limits.
Prof. Thomas Shaw of Minnesota State University writes to The Farmer (St Paul) Sept 1 1901 after touring Western Canada. He asserts vast untapped prairie areas can yield heavy wheat and stock, citing Manitoba Assiniboia Saskatchewan and Alberta, with high grain quality, favorable climates, and accessible lands.
A writer claims Theodore Roosevelt is the first White House occupant to lack the letter A in his name. The note compares him with sixty one presidential electors and most Americans who voted for presidents, stating only eight exceptions exist where the letter A does appear in names.
An advertisement for Defi anive Starch claims it restores washable garments to health and newness. The product, said to be sold in 16-02 packages for 10 cents by Magnetic Starch Co. of Omaha Nebraska, allegedly requires no other starch.
May still be had at an advance as the famous liqueur loses its traditional monastery location. A monk becomes a secular priest to oversee production. Prices are set to rise.
A short adage advises rubbing butter on fingers and knife to handle raisins without sticking. It contrasts wisdom and folly, noting a wise man savors small joys while a fool seeks more.
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