27 Nov 1897
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Times
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1897
Page
1
The government inspects horses at purchase, sending three representatives on trips to avoid costly rejections. Cavalry horses must be four to five years old, geldings around 144 hands, 1000 pounds, gentle, with specific facial, eye, and foot traits. Every horse is thoroughly examined for defects that could shorten service.
A ship from Smith Africa brings two sets of horns described as ritual weapons. One pair, about four feet long, curves backward with circular ridges and is hard to remove. The other, similar in length, bears forward curving horns. The wearer could impale himself when in combat, and extraction would require severing and twisting the horn. The article notes all South African animals grow horns for display and ritual use.
Citizens protested the school bell ringing for colored pupils, asking if it was necessary. The principal explained the practice: ring the bell according to a pupil’s age, up to sixty, and ring twice if a student misbehaves, as part of school regulations.
A fashion note details a new velvet coat style featuring surplice jackets that cross over the bust and extend below the hips. Belting is optional, with designers noting the design gains quick adoption among fashion followers.
Description of coats conforming to waistlines featuring white satin yoke and sleeves with gilt thread bands. Collars and girdles also white satin with gilt threadwork. V shaped neck with crossed lapels. detachable underlayers include a julle jacket with brocaded gloves. Belen Grey Page.
Public interest grows as Pere Hyacinthe Layson discusses potential reconciliation with Rome. He confirms overtures were made but rejects them, citing broader Latin Church issues, papal authority debates, and fears for French clerical liberty amid Vatican influence.
A Paris correspondent reports a speaker denounces ecclesiastical policy as a humiliation for an American figure of the era. He refuses to yield to monks and prelates and warns that compromising with clerical power would empower radicals allied with Jules Meline, situating the argument in a historical frame.
Paris pedestrians confront increasing street clutter from benches trees and signs narrowing sidewalks. The piece notes terrace monopolies on pavements forcing walkers onto busy roadways guarded by policemen and lamps and cites M Lepine and a visit of Paris police to London to study traffic control.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt discusses a new differential ammeter for trolley cars. The device compares current draw of two motors to detect imbalance, sounding a bell when one motor exceeds the other. It aims to save motormen salaries and catch mechanical faults like tight bearings or misadjusted brakes. Used by street railway managers to enforce proper starting and stopping procedures.
Nicholas Van Vranken, believed dead since 1852 in Schenectady New York, was found by his grandson near Great Falls Montana and brought home. His history includes a 1849 California gold search, a vanished decade and a half, later work as a horse dealer and miner in Montana and Idaho, and now age eighty. The quest to confirm his status spanned years with several family members involved.
The Atlante Constitution recites a wartime reminiscence of an old Atlanta darkey recounting his master's side in the war. He avoids specifics about troop leadership, noting only that his master was a great soldier and that the speaker followed him loyally, with a gentle, humorous tone.
A Greensburg New Era item recounts Louise Rybolt a ten year old Hartsville Indiana pupil who fell sick from over study. After a fever and decline she recovered rapidly following treatment with Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People praised by her mother as life saving and essential to her return to school. The notice also notes John Watt Mor n of Baltimore a former Maryland warden and reform school superintendent.
A vintage Gimbel Brothers Milwaukee advertisement claims the best source for silks dress goods millinery carpets and more with mail samples and money back guarantee. It touts three and a half acres of merchandise and invites readers to use the Mail Order Department in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The Dominion government maintains about forty lighthouses and fog signals with bells at dangerous coastal points. The warning system, including buoys, costs roughly $45,000 annually to operate and keep in service.
Wisconsin inventors receive patents listed by Erwin Wheeler and Wheeler of Milwaukee. Names include J Bernhardt Worden bind chairs gripkook wagon bolster spring rain door for freight cars and a Russian leather trade mark. A claimant in Indiana federal court seeks $100000 damages for patent and trade mark infringements with a $30 cash promise.
An old advertisement touts Vans Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming to cure colds. It references medical claims and price details, noting use for relief during cold symptoms and providing product branding and dosage hints.
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