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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1890
Page
6
A poem attributed to Elta Wheeler Wilcox from No World calls for a just redistribution of labor and wealth. It denounces greed and the exploitation of workers, urging broader vision and lawful action to end poverty and ensure everyone receives their fair share of earth’s resources.
John De Witt Warner addresses the Manhattan single tax club advocating ending personal property taxes. He argues direct taxation is fairest, warns of fraud and evasion, and favors taxing land values later. The talk notes banks and corporations flee to avoid levies, and cites Vanderbilt’s case, urging a shift toward land value taxation as public sentiment allows.
A reader's survey of real estate ads contrasts the laborer's burden to fund public utilities with speculative pitches praising location benefits in Long Island and other cities. The piece notes lavish promises of growth while workers seek steady jobs, highlighting wage and rent pressures and an editorial on single tax as a labor solution.
A San Francisco Examiner piece recounts Tom Stewart, nicknamed Mustang Tom, an aging prospect from Pennsylvania and hunter of gold, riding a buckboard with his dog Jenny and a rusty musket. He describes long westward journeys from Boone County in 1849 to Petaluma, Tombstone, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, and California, seeking mining luck and dodging ruin.
The London Times reports Japan cracks down on dueling as imperial edict imposes prison, hard labor, and fines for sending or accepting challenges, engaging in duels, or aiding duel preparations. Severe punishments range from six months to five years, plus monetary penalties, with murder or bodily harm governed by the general penal code.
A vivid vignette contrasts a playful boyhood marble game with a grave moral twist. The narrative follows Tommy’s windfall and loss, a casual brag turning to regret as the lesson of fair play and consequence unfolds within a domestic scene and a shifting mood.
Fifty five million dollars has been invested in the building of new Rome over six years. Mortgage banks supplied most of the capital secured by lands and houses. Between 1882 and 1887 rents rose sharply, now among the highest after Naples. The Rev. Dr. A A Miner marks forty two years as pastor at Columbus Avenue Universalist Church, Boston.
A Cincinnati Times Star reporter visits a large Ohio card factory where about 80,000 packs are produced daily. The process is largely secret but includes Bristol cardboard sheets, calico colored back printing, and multiple printing stages. Card fronts are printed then cut and punched with precision to ensure uniform size and appearance.
The International Congress of Experimental Psychology funds an inquiry into visions and warnings of death to assess the frequency of hallucinations. Prof William James of Harvard leads the U S census effort, with 60 000 expected responses before the next Congress session.
A narrative describes a woman who adores feminine adornment and delights in bells sewn to her garters. She enjoys the attention as observers study her movements to locate the bells and tires of the dainty novelty.
In childhood the ear should be cared for as for the eye. Loud noises should be avoided to prevent tender, permanent injury. Do not bend or disfigure the outer ear. Permanent deafness can come from ear injury or illness, even brain abscesses from missed cases.
The telegraphic postal is a real convenience in Paris. Open cards of this kind are delivered anywhere in Paris within an hour after they are mailed for 6 cents. Closed ones, given as much room as an ordinary letter, cost 10 cents.
A division of entomology note by Dr. C V W Riles urges persistent use of California mila or pyrethrum powder to puff into cracks and under furniture to kill cockroaches. It warns against ineffective remedies and cites damage to wallpaper maps and book bindings. It also mentions folk remedies and Mexican superstitions as dubious, recommending cleanliness and persistence to drive roaches from homes.
Fishermen face scarce Calcutta bamboo for rods as supply runs out until July. Dealers unprepared, prices to rise through the season. Calcutta timber valued for enamel strength and long life outshines Japanese and English makers in durability and quality.
The Hebrides rock off Stornoway hosts a conical beacon with a lantern that shines nightly without a lamp or keeper. Light is projected from Lewis via a steam of light and prism system high on Bruish Rock, creating the effect of a lighthouse without flame or attendants. Nearby, cattlemen in Colorado report fatal attacks by a tan dog with a brass collar, claiming it killed many cattle in Cuchare County.
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