07 Jan 1886
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Newspaper
Salem Press
Location
Salem, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1886
Page
1
The Mammoth one price clothing house pledges truth as its motto and fair dealing as its approach. It claims to offer a vast store with an immense selection of clothing, gents furnishings, boots, shoes, hats, and caps at low prices, inviting customers to compare with competitors.
Ralph S. Tarr recalls discovering that careful observation reveals essential facts. He details Agassiz guiding him to notice a fossil stem and room hints, teaching the method of compare and infer to gain true understanding. The anecdote underscores patient inquiry and hands on study.
If a druggist offers Hop Bitters or any similarly named product and refuses a refund for staff or money taken, indict him for fraud and sue for damages. The text urges vigorous action and promises rewards for the conviction.
An Indiana travel notice from Salem advertises through tickets and baggage checks for routes to Chicago. It emphasizes the agent can secure the best rates and issue through tickets, with officials listed as A W Beaw Baldwen and G P J Ent.
A 19th century correspondent reviews Persian artisans who lack rulers, compasses, or spirit levels. He notes improvised tools like prods on bow strings, adzes instead of benches, and ground-based planing and sawing. Pillars are formed from stripped poplars, shaped by eye with plaster fluted detailing, crowning a graceful cornice.
A spectator in a Boston precinct is described as an aristocrat with a rusted coat and worn derby declaring he will not vote for the popular candidate. The scene captures tattered dress and a defiant stance amid a heated polling place moment.
A Chicago Herald item quotes a West Side butcher praising pigs heads and beeves hearts as delicacies and cheap fare. He recounts a tale of the Prince of Wales dining on pig snout, notes markets rarely handle heads, and mentions head cheese in German shops after a great fire.
The article describes Tiny a black and tan terrier claimed as the smallest full grown dog. Belonging to Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Maclaine of England Tiny measured under four inches long and fit inside a glass tumbler. He barked at rats but lacked appetite and shivered often despite warm wraps.
The Orange California Tribune outlines the Condectia operation of a major California raisin packer. It covers grape purchase by weight and vine yield estimates, farm labor, sun drying on sixty acres, and rain protection measures. The process continues with sweating, grading, and packing in a large facility staffed by about 125 workers, mostly Chinese packers and white supervisors, as boxes are weighed and branded for shipment. The article notes the goal of uniform moisture, a daily output around 1,500 boxes, and a production stretch toward Christmas from favorable weather.
The West Tenth Street factory advertised for two men aged 50 to 60 to do boys' work. About twenty five roughhaired men gathered, but the two hires would earn boys' wages. An employee said the plan was to use older workers for tasks easy enough, aiming for steadier attention and over a dollar a day.
A man named O Ronke from Independence Avenue hitched his team at a Sixth and Delaware street business. He later learned a friend borrowed the horse to take his wife on a call, returning it to a stable. A mistaken thief alert followed, and authorities were to notify him that the stolen team was recovered.
The article discusses creating a specialized signal corps for the National Guard modeled on the U S signals service. It notes vulnerabilities of telegraph and telephone in crises and suggests buried cables and visual signaling as alternatives. It argues for electric personnel with each unit and even proposes using electric light flashes for night information exchange like a balloon method tried in England.
A colonel suspects his hired man John of poker debt and schemes to teach him the game. After a tense encounter, John returns with winnings of 120 dollars and a warning of more to come, while the colonel foresees consequences for loafing and deception.
A collage of brief jokes and anecdotes from newspapers including light quips about Hello Hello phrases, a judge and a learner in Jackson, a four year old dreaming of being American, and humorous socialite etiquette. Also features bits from Napa and Baltimore papers with wry observations on religion, editors, and soldiers.
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