Quotable opinions on marriage and bachelorhood aired
The Claypool Reporter quotes a series of sharp remarks about marriage and men. A likely old bachelor urges men to ensure the marital net is properly stretched before taking the plunge.
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1900
Page
2
Swiss Genus Develops Water Surface Soldier Device
A Swiss inventor unveils the Gosik a device that carries a fully equipped soldier on the water surface with waterproof pockets blue lights and life support features. Recent trials occurred on Lake Zurich demonstrating its capability for sailors to survive at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake of
Zurich
Cotton mills cut to half time in Piedmont district
Twenty of the largest cotton mills in the Piedmont district of South Carolina reduce work hours due to high cotton prices. Managers say producing at 10 and 1/2 cent cloth yields no profit, and raising cloth prices to 11 cent levels requires consumer input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
South Carolina
Bible Translation Demanded by Southern Hungary Community
A Bulgarian-descended group in Southern Hungary numbering about 26 000 seeks a full New Testament translation after 10 000 copies of John were printed and sold. They requested the complete New Testament and share a language with the Paulicians near Philippopolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
Bulgaria
Philippopohis
Modern Woodmen Actions Over Sabbath Picnic Policy
The official organ notes the Modern Woodmen of America counsels camps to move Sunday picnics to other cities if planned. The head consul may receive charges against a local camp for not prosecuting members who hold Sunday picnics under society auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of America
Boston liquor dealer laments changing drinking habits
A Boston liquor dealer says rising saloon numbers are less troubling than the shift in drinking patterns. He notes younger people avoid long social drinking bouts and prefer at home or quick purchases, which hurts retailers who rely on sit‑down consumption. He fears the trend will further depress business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Felows
Brookyn Library Garden Plan Nears Realization
Aiming to bring a library in a garden to all, Brooklyn’s public library and park commission ran reading rooms in three parks this summer. One reading room drew over 6,000 visitors in a month, offering peaceful reading spaces and activities for children. The initiative underscores the library’s mission to reach the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Public Library
The
Park Commission
Exhumation Demand Over Feathery Cushion Belief
A Czech village faces a drought curse blamed on a schoolmaster buried with a feathered cushion. Villagers insist on exhuming him saying the pillow blocks rain. A Paris beggar found with 300000 francs in hospital belt notes underscores mixed fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Metschin
L’aris
How the East Lies in late nineteenth century ships
In the final quarter of the nineteenth century navvators and captains of Occidental ships pondered the eastern passage to China. The question echoed as a strategic refrain among seafaring rulers seeking known routes or new avenues to Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
One Man Dash for the North Pole Sails from Hamburg
A six man crew embarks aboard the Matador a forty four ton North Sea fishing boat. Captain-Lieutenant von Bauendahl owner and skipper plans to sail from Tromsoe to the Arctic some time soon seeking open water channels through the ice. The voyage aims to prove his claim of ownership while facing harsh northern conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Hamburg
Arctic
von Bauendahl
Tromsoe
Polar voyage hope as Hamburg craft seeks pole secrets
Captain von Bauendahl, 45, sails from Hamburg with a small crew in a sealed vessel designed to ice pack travel. He plans to switch routes by weather and ice, using water tight pack boxes as sleds or boats, aiming for Franz Josef Land or Greenland, and promises to return with Arctic knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Circle
Seven Islands
Franz Josef Land
Greenland
von Bauendahl
Hamburg
Stealing a Steam Whistle at Waldo Mill
A Waldo Massachusetts steam mill owner stayed in his mill all night after a group of local boys plotted to steal a large steam whistle for a lark. The plan unfolded around midnight as the youths climbed the roof and attempted to remove the whistle while sixty pounds of steam kept the mill hot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo
Mass
Sanborn
Lieut. Gov Woodruff Targeted in Albany Magician Trick
A New York lieutenant governor Timothy L Woodruff became part of a magician's act in Albany last winter. He pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket yet it arrived with holes as if poorly laundered. The trick triggered suspicions of substitution and linked a Philippine war letter theft through a dead soldiers pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodruff
Albany
Timothy L. Woodruff
New York
Timothy
Connors
Legation
Pekin
Chief Justice Russell and a Blundering Court Speech
A legal correspondent recalls Lord Russell in court before illness struck. In a bigamy trial a barrister asked the extreme penalty, and Russell quipped two mothers in law. He later aided the Liberals, starting a campaign speech with a badly pronounced Scotch remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Big
Amy
Lord Russell
Night Screech Ruptures Waldo Mill Silence
A startling roar broke the night in Waldo as a powerful scream or screech shattered quiet. Bars toppled from the mill roof and disappeared as frightened townsfolk fled, while Mr. Sanborn fired a pistol to drive them away. the mill whistle continued blowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo
Mr. Sanborn
State Pencils From Slate Ground to Fine Pulp
Slate is ground to a fine powder to remove grit and foreign substances. The powder is bolted through silk, formed into a dough, and pressed under hydraulic force to create three foot pencils. After drying, the pencils are steamed and baked to temper.
River Horse Race On the Spree in Berlin
Berliners call a river horse race a curious, crowd drawing event on the Spree. Carved horse head barrels serve as steeds as riders contend with capsizing and swimming, with no doping, no poolrooms, and no ringers in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Athens
Transvaal leadership shifts amid British control and war
The acting presidency in the Transvaal passes from Paul Kruger to Schalk Burger as Kruger flees to Portuguese territory. British authorities no longer recognize the Boers as belligerents and martial law is in force. Burger, an erstwhile Boer commander, faces uncertain decisions on continuing the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gakes
Schalk Burger
Mr. Burger
Gen. Roberts
Transvaal
Sleepy Groom Delays Alabama Wedding After Sudden Retirement
A Tuscumbia wedding was postponed when the groom retired on the eve of the ceremony and has slept deeply for over a week. Despite vigorous efforts, he remains unconscious, leaving the bride-to-be desolate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscumbia
Ala
Lipton Builds Pork Corner with Large October holdings
Chicago traders claim Sir Thomas Lipton has a 75 000 barrel long position in pork for October and 40000 barrels unseen, bolstering his cash flow ability as a global meat distributor to move holdings through any outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Thomas Lipton
Paris Boulevards Praise of Kruger Draws Boer Parody
French anti British sentiment surfaces in Paris as boulevardiers cultivate "heards a la Kruger" as a bizarre compliment to the Boers. The odd phrase signals satire amid political tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Paris
Costly Indian Dress of a Cheyenne Girl in Oklahoma
In western Oklahoma the timid Cheyenne girl Fannie Whirlwind owns a buckskin dress valued at 1500 dollars. The gown, covered with 840 elk teeth, is 209 years old and a tribal treasure linked to her late father Chief Whirlwind. Elk teeth once equaled cash among western Indians and reflected wealth despite past traders selling good teeth for 50 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costly Indian Press
Oklahoma
Fannie Whirlwind
Whirlwind
Buzzell Family Admitted to the Bar in Rockland
Justice of the Peace C. H. Buzzell aged 65 and his son H. C. Buzzell aged 22 were admitted to the bar together in Rockland Maine a few days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Buzzell
H. C. Buzzell
Rockland
New Golf Champion Vardon Wins U S Open at Chicago
Harry Vardon of Ganton England captured the United States Open title at Chicago finishing 313 for 72 holes while his rival J H Taylor of Richmond England totaled 315 in the same event. Taylor praised Vardon noting his consistency and acclimation to American conditions. Separately Kentucky University curators plan a new law school with ex Governor William C Bradley named president, aiming to revive the institution’s historic Transylvania ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Just
Frank F. Geyer
28Th Regiment
United States Infantry
Reading
Manila
Miss Kyle
Columbus
Geyer
Kyle
Harry Vardon
Ganton
Engtland
United States
Chicago
J. H. Taylor
Richmond
England
Vardon
Taylor
Willie Smith
Baltimore
Kentucky University
William C. Bradley
Transylvania
Unique Model Home of C C Roberts in Chicago
The home of C C Roberts on Forty-ninth Street and Bayles Avenue Chicago features automated breakfast service with electric controls at bedside and a marble hallway. Roberts, secretary of American Steel and Wire, designed the house with mahogany trim pink silk walls and a log cabin billiard room. The article notes recent New Jersey road work with 1 00 miles built in eight years by state and county funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie
C. 3
Roberts
Forty-ninth Street
Byais Avenue
Chicago
American Steel and Wire Company
C. C. Roberts
New Jersey
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Claypool
Indiana
Will
Belt
Chambersburg
Baltimore Sun
Sadie Mae Kyle
Justice of the Peace
George S. Kyle
Philippines
Charles Russell
Charles
London News
Gche Weekly Panorama
Quebec
Simon Napoleon Parent
Province of
Marchand
Parent
Charles Fitzpatrick
Canada
S. N. Parent
Callaway
Neb
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