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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1899
Page
6
The West Indian hurricane devastated Porto Rico with about 1500 dead and thousands injured. Homes wrecked and villages washed away as a city of 30000 was submerged. heroic rescue by the Eleventh Infantry saved at least 100 lives though many perished.
Daylight brought a fierce advance of wind and rain that toppled palm trees and damaged crops. The swollen Portuguese River burst its banks near Ponce, sweeping away houses and burying families, with some bodies recovered and an American physician narrowly escaping by clinging to life amid flood waters.
A loudly dressed man enters a large shop’s necktie section and demands neckties in a haughty tone. The assistant remains polite, showing the newest patterns described as excellent quality at a shilling. The customer scoffs at the price, insisting he would not wear a shilling necktie, and the assistant points him to the sixpenny counter elsewhere.
A Spectator correspondent notes an inscription on a marble slab in Tetbury Gloucestershire church. The text promises that further particulars about the Saunders family burial place will be disclosed on the last day, followed by Amen.
In a fable tone the Lion rebukes the Lynx for vanity claiming he alone has the remotest golfing connection. The Bear asks what basis supports such conceit, prompting the punchline that golf knowledge is theLynx's prideful claim.
A writer claims the average Englishman is a working man earning six dollars weekly with no collar, ignorant of toothbrushes and handkerchiefs, shaved only on Sundays. He buys no books and reads only sporting papers.
The King of Siam is one of the richest monarchs with an annual income around $20,000,000. His palace houses about 5,000 residents, forming a city within.
The world consumes about 1.08 billion dollars worth of beer each year. This figure reflects broad market size and indicates beer’s widespread demand across regions and economies.
A concise adage notes the ease of incurring expenses versus the challenge of paying them. It reflects budgeting wisdom and personal finance caution.
An extended historical recount of Alfred Dreyfus a French artillery captain and Alsatian Jew unjustly condemned for treason. It traces the affair from 1894 through Rennes court martial highlighting esteehazy evidence Picquart reforms and public pressure. The piece condemns the French government for miscarriages of justice and asserts eventual vindication for Dreyfus.
The narrative traces the Dreyfus case from the 1894 letter to the bordereau, court-martials, and waves of political resignations, detailing key figures like Esterhazy and Paty de Clam, the Zola trial, and ensuing turmoil as Parliament, ministers, and elites confront the controversy.
An elderly patient lies dying while his wife consoles him. He mishears the band outside as angels and panics, prompting a dramatic bootjack launch at the brass ensemble. The blow, oddly, revives him, and he recovers.
A Stratford on Avon report says Miss Marie Corelli, living opposite a ladies’ school, is disturbed by daily piano practice. She asked the principal to close windows during piano fortes, and the schoolmistress replied she would place more pianos if it would stop another work like the Sorrows of Satan.
Agents of the bureau of ethnology photographed a unique collection of stone idols owned by ex Governor L Bradford Prince of Santa Fe New Mexico The ex governor has over 1000 idols dug from ancient Pueblo village sites Some idols reach six feet in height and weigh light enough to float in water The idols were used by ancestors of today's Pueblo Indians before the Spanish conquest
A mosaic of old humor and anecdotes from varied papers. Jests about palmistry, a dog with his tongue out, piano playing, smoke nuisance protests, and quips about royals, sailors, and theatergoers appear, delivering a snapshot of light satire and city life.
An English traveler dubs Corea the least interesting country to visit. A woman makes a second card playing mistake and others question how a church member can be such a cheat.
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