22 Jan 1886
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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1886
Page
1
A long historical excerpt explains glaciers as rivers of ice with tales of movement, sizes, and dangers. It describes moraines, cracks, ladders, and avalanches in the Alps, and recounts a dramatic flood event in the Drante valley and Lake Geneva, highlighting human engineering responses and the destructive force of glacial meltwater.
An eastern man returns from a trip to Colorado and shares tales of purchasing two silver mines for 3000 dollars and forming a company that sold half the stock to a Connecticut man for 7000. The old man concedes, realizing the youth likely bought him. The scene ends with the youth fleeing home in agitation.
A story recalls a servant applicant with marked brogue who denies being Irish. The interviewer hints she was likely born in Ireland after a witty reply about being Irish, and the girl is hired without further parley.
A Birmingham sermon on forgiveness by Rev. Samson contrasts with a dialogue about affection and names at a party. The preacher cites reconciliation, while a misread flirtation hints at social intimacy, ending with a moral about love and restraint.
The article describes a massive rope tramway spanning the river at Sewall near Gauley Bridge in western Virginia. It details towers of 68 feet, a 1004 foot long span, and a rope strong enough for up to thirty tons, with plans by Done Alden & Son and partners to move large timber via the new line.
Greenwich correspondent reports on a vaccine factory scene near Cos Cob where calves are strapped to benches, quills protruding from flesh as needles are drawn for vaccine production. Witnesses claim the process harms calves, though workers defend it as safe, noting occasional cured animals and public vaccination takes place at the facility. The piece hints at conditions during a five year span and public fear over the methods.
A shipwrecked crew from the whaling schooner Mary B. Siemons, sailing from New Bedford to the South Atlantic, were picked up by the steamship Advance near Pernambuco after drifting for four days. They reported a whale sighting on November 28 and described the perilous survival under extreme conditions.
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