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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1900
Page
7
A playful verse from Chicago dated July 9, 1500 narrates a scene of teasing and cautious affection. The speaker recalls a close moment as a companion teases with hints and misreads, ending with uncertain bluff or call and a marble fall left unspoken.
Marion, bored by receptions, attends Elizabeth Granter’s wedding breakfast in a city hotel. A playful encounter with a mysterious young man, later revealed as a Unitarian minister-in-training, turns to comic doubt as Marion questions his identity and motives.
A minister asks Miss Evans for permission to accompany her to her carriage and plans to visit tomorrow afternoon to discuss her sins. She agrees with a coy sign and offers a card as they part, both intrigued by the encounter.
In the eighteenth century slavers packed slaves by building shelves around holds and stacking multiple layers between decks. Galleries increased capacity by nearly 50 percent, with air space sometimes reduced to a foot. Slaves were often laid on their backs two and a half feet below the deck, with some on their sides to fit more.
A historical study of Russia's military system under the Czar. It describes personal allegiance as foundational, the peasant soldiers' gentleness and obedience, officer–troop camaraderie, and the battle temperament emphasizing endurance, patience, and disciplined resilience.
James Warke of Limavady accuses three men and his employer of tying his legs binding his hands and branding him with red hot tongs as an initiation into the Orangemen He also alleges a second ceremony where he was stripped bound suspended and whipped with nettles and pins until he fainted The defendants were fined ten dollars each plus costs.
Queen Victoria presents to Princess Maria of Hanover wife of Prince William of Baden include a silver tea service crown Derby china an Indian shawl and photographs in a case. The Prince of Wales sends a butterfly in diamonds and the Duke of York and sisters give a large silver basket and four small ones. Marie reportedly receives nearly 1000 gifts including jewels from Emperor Francis Joseph and from the Emperor and Empress of Russia.
The article traces beer’s origins from ancient barley fermentation in Egypt and Greece to its spread in England. It notes Osiris and Xenophon references, the term zythos, and Pliny’s cerevisia. It highlights Ina’s ale tax, the first London brewers guild, and the 1542 hop cultivation improving quality, with Burton’s 1610 brewery marking growth.
The New York Press notes that American women marry German diplomats including Maud Roosevelt Lavinsen wife of Baron Von Schwarzenstein and Miss Lee of New York wife of the Count Von Waldersee. Baroness Von Schwarzenstein a Roosevelt cousin once met in Washington and the marriages are described as affectionate and politically aware.
A German workman named Bohnengal, who studied explosives in this country, claims a noiseless smokeless powder. He demonstrated a shell at fifty yards with only the plunger sound audible, and remains in treaty with governments for sale of the secret.
The son of Sir Charles Tupper, Hugh John MacDonald, succeeds as Conservative leader in Canada. He is described as the “Man Who Keeps His Word,” a nickname once given by Indigenous partners in his business dealings, linking him to Sir John MacDonald as a notable political lineage.
The Allen line steamer Assyrian arrived from Glasgow and Liverpool to Halifax with Johan Hanna a Swede alleged to have murdered nine people. Detectives Power and immigration officials awaited him on the wharf and Ottawa issued an order to prevent landing on Canadian soil. Hanna had been convicted in Stockholm and earlier blocked from landing at Philadelphia.
The London Mail reports Queensland agencied agents ship thousands of English women to live in the colony. On a single day 215 domestic servants and 430 people total were sent, attracted by prospects of marriage to wealthy selectors cultivating coffee cotton tobacco or sugar. Agencies pay 10s 6d per person and 5s 3d per child.
The piece traces Neil Burgess rise from accidental cross dresser in Providence to fame in female roles. A pivotal moment came when he substituted for a sick actress, improvising a timid elderly spinster pose that delighted audiences. Mentor David R. Locke and Nasby himself helped shape Burgess the Widow Bedott star.
Mrs Helen Crittenden Adams holds more than 200 teapots amassed over eight years. Her collection spans the globe with each piece carrying a written history and dates of acquisition. A friend who traveled in the Orient inspired her to start collecting, making her trove highly historic.
At the Berks County Agricultural Society monthly meeting President James McGowan attributed the good crop condition in southern Berks to blasting at the Trappe rock quarries near Hampton. He noted heavy dynamite charges cause reverberations heard for miles and that frequent showers following these blasts have aided the crops.
A chaotic scene in Chicago ends when a shirt waist man is pursued through stock yards by a conservative, warm progressive figure with reactionary tendencies. The chase concludes with the man being canned by unseen authorities.
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