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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1895
Page
2
A profile of Annie Besant, leader of the theosophists after Madame Blavatsky's death, highlighting her long life, religious devotion, and influence. The piece notes beliefs about reincarnation and the secret brotherhood of great teachers, and hints at plans for a possible American visit.
German composer Humperdinck, aged forty one, introduces his fairy opera Hansel and Gretel to U.S. listeners this season. Regarded as Wagner’s heir, the Cologne Munich trained artist won top prizes in conservatories and later taught in Barcelona before settling in Frankfurt in 1890.
Cardinal Gibbons in his eighty sixth year is pale and emaciated with a pallor almost of death. He wears white ecclesiastical garments, his body is bent by age, but his eye remains bright and his mind clear, his endurance astonishing.
A proposed ship canal from Bordeaux to Narbonne would join the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. It would cover 320 miles in length and 144 to 215 feet in width with a shallow depth. An anthropometric study of 70 skeletons shows limb length inequalities, with only 7 showing balanced limbs.
An article urges bright young men to enter private dairy operations run by wealthy owners near cities. It outlines needed skills in modern dairying, butter making, and managing farm crews, noting wages exceed those of many professionals and opportunities abound as dairying grows in the South and West.
The text traces Besant from an early marriage to Rev Frank Besant, separation and divorce, later leadership in London’s socialist and theosophist circles alongside Bradlaugh and Blavatsky. It notes her social reforms for workers, notably match girls and parliamentary influence, plus a daring Trafalgar Square stand. It also mentions her scientific studies, travels, and upcoming canal project cost and construction details.
Bart Kennedy, a contributor to Leslie's Weekly, is now in London making his mark. The London American prints a two column sketch and interview, and the Sun has published several of his stories.
A Philadelphia paper described General James Longstreet as aging rapidly with signs such as white hair a stooped posture slowed steps and dull eyes. His deafness is worsening and he favors sober black attire making him appear more preacher like than a military figure.
A poultry journal outlines a compact rat trap using a foot square box fifteen inches long with end holes for a guided trap. A tin pan with meat and Rough on Rats is placed inside, covered, and kept loaded to safely trap rats without affecting chicks or fowls.
Harry Rudolph of Van Pelt Street in Philadelphia has raised over 100 quail in captivity and claims to yield 5 percent of young birds hatched using a wild food diet. He credits long study and patience after twenty years of trial and error and notes severe winters reduce natural quail supply increasing breeding interest.
The article details the modern kitchen concept with Mrs Myra Thompson endorsing tile or enameled brick walls to six seven feet, with painted brick or plaster as alternatives. It favors a floor of tiles or stone, minimal woodwork, and spotless, easy to clean surfaces to please cooks after an initial adjustment period.
Isabel Mallon remarks in December Ladies' Name Journal on suitable attire for elder and younger women. Silk gowns favor dark satin with black jet trims for matrons and patterned silks for younger women, while changeable brocade silks are deemed better for upholstery than gowns.
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