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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1899
Page
3
Denver News quotes a reflective verse on history and fate. The poem contemplates memories as phantoms, the futility of longing for what might have been, and the converging fates of prince and pauper in death. It contrasts Christian and pagan beliefs as humanity moves toward an uncertain future.
Sir Gilbert Mordaunt, proud of ancestry and wealth, plans a marriage to a beautiful woman despite questions about her parentage. His justice minded image clashes with court gossip as Mrs. Macey schemes to block the match. The wedding nears then years later the bride remains shyly loyal while rumors linger about her family history.
Sir Gilbert Mordaunt confronts Mrs. Macey after a bazaar incident at the county hospital. Rumor links Mrs. Macey’s father to navy fraud, triggering a confrontation over inheritance and honor. Mrs. Mordaunt refuses to be introduced, and Sir Gilbert banishes his wife, ending their marriage.
A Swedish explorer describes Siamese baby care with elephant nurses. Elephants tend and protect toddlers in parks and streets, carrying them on their backs when danger signals appear, forming a gentle, affectionate bond that contrasts with harsher human-raised methods.
Dr A B Marsh of Mount Vernon New York, a veterinary surgeon, reports a valuable bull terrier living without a tongue. The dog suffered gangrene in its tongue and was etherized and operated on. nearly the entire tongue had to be removed to save the animal. The terrier now appears well.
Obituary recalls Baroness Hirsch a devoted charity figure who spent millions on European hospitals Paris ghetto reform and Turkish rail endowments. Her husband Baron Hirsch died in 1896 and the couple fostered two adopted sons leaving several million pounds to charity in her will.
The article profiles Baroness Hirsch widow of Baron de Hirsch guiding major philanthropy. Her funds support Baron Hirsch schools, Claire Hirsch Home for Working Girls, and a $1,000,000 Baroness Hirsch fund to move the needy from New York ghettos to suburbs. The home on 63rd Street offers work and affordable board for unemployed girls.
Boston native William Henry Pickering 41 recently earned fame for locating a Saturn satellite or bringing to light an older unknown one. An MIT graduate 1879 he taught physics six years preceded by observing a 1878 total eclipse in Denver. He joined Harvard in 1887 and led the observatory expanding stellar photography and high altitude stations including Arequipa Peru.
Mrs. Sarah Lari mer of Nebraska, visiting Washington, recalls her 1864 captivity with infant child after Sioux attack while crossing the plains with Lieutenant husband. She escaped after days in hostile camp, guiding Army pursuit with precise knowledge of Indians’ plans, aiding later recovery and claims.
Dr. R L Watkins outlines a revolution in medical treatment noting blood tests can detect premonitory disease months before symptoms. Visual cues such as gray granules signal consumptive processes, webbed blood cells relate to heart and brain paralysis risk, and extraneous matter ties to rheumatism and vessel rupture.
The Philadelphia Post recalls Frere recalling his first days at Scribner's Magazine. Writers cold writes and editors test letters from Kipling and others. The encounter with William Dean Howells and the thrill of the literary world reveal a shop of authors as their business.
Miss Asch of Aiken South Carolina earns a good living by raising beagles. She started by selling a pet dog to a rabbit hunter for 35 dollars. She built kennels and invested capital, creating a thriving outdoor dog business that suits her love of dogs and the outdoors.
Professor Bethe challenges the idea that ants are highly intelligent. He treated ants from one hill with an alcohol solution and dipped them in a second decoction before returning them to a different hill, noting that ants from the strange hill attacked those of different color and form.
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