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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
2
A jumble of notes discusses the harem skirt trend in Rome and fashion’s impact on virtue, plus a Boston clergyman’s claim women would uplift the race. French astronomer Perrier disputes life on Venus or Mars while an aviator Mars rises in public imagination. The mix also notes a New Yorker row over foreigners and a Philadelphia figure on dress and public morals.
A health lecturer claims sauerkraut aids longevity though a Paris crowd debates its diet value. The chatter includes a fanciful note that a man fearing duel caused him to joke himself to death, mixing humor with health fad rumors.
The Copper River district in Alaska ships 2,000 tons of ore to Tacoma as the Cordova to Kennicutt railroad opens a path from the Bonanza claim. Prospectors Jack Smith and Clarence Warner, aided by Col. Abercrombie, endure a harsh supply trail while Guggenheim interests later eye the site, which yields copper assays from 32 to 72 percent.
Amos J. Cummings recalls Henry W. Grady at the end of 1886 warning of danger before his Forefathers Day Boston address. Grady, in low mood, spoke of the negro question and later died from a cold contracted in Boston. The anecdote links omen to Grady's mortality.
In London a pair of sparrows selected the granite crown of the Royal coat of arms on the central tower arch as their nesting site this year. They are seen actively shaping the architecture of their home, squeezing in and out of the base of the crown.
In 1893 Grover Cleveland sought to distance the Supreme Court nomination from New York politics. He picked Edward D White of Louisiana after rejected Hornblower and Peckham, arguing he would be confirmed quickly. White’s nomination was unanimously confirmed, with cordial reception.
Biographer George F. Parker recalls Grover Cleveland speaking warmly of Chester A. Arthur. Cleveland praised Arthur’s moral courage notably when vetoing a pork laden river and harbor bill, and foresaw future historical appreciation of Arthur’s presidency amid party strife and national challenges.
Berlin Lancet correspondent reports 405 people bitten by rabid animals in Prussia in 1969. Animals involved include 190 dogs 5 cats 3 horses and 4 other domesticated animals. Pasteur treatment reached 374 cases with 8 deaths among them.
A dramatic exchange in which a woman urges a man to return to work as the true test of heroism, rejecting his preference to avoid action. The pair debate personal sacrifice versus practical duty with tension about motivation and responsibility.
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