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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1893
Page
2
A reader’s verse describes a disastrous day with rain, spoiled meals, quarrels, and a shy child hiding in a closet. Family chaos unfolds from morning sun to night as Cook burns meat and misfortune dampens every moment. Names and places are hinted but details stay fragmentary and mood driven.
A former bell ringer recalls the terror of being alone in a cathedral bell tower when the clapper bell began ringing for service. He describes near death from the swinging bell, a collapsing floor, and spiraling, terrifying visions as power and time seemed to distort around him until he escaped, bleeding and exhausted, to rejoin his fellow ringers.
In Williamsbridge, widow Barbara Sellers mourns an ancient goose aged about twenty, eldest of her geese that sustain her and two grandchildren. The bird died beneath frozen waters after years of neglect and cold, amid a snubbed pecking flock, leaving doubt whether death was suicide or murder by the others.
In the Lumber of Temple Bar Mrs. Andrew Crosse shares a humorous Browning tale. Browning’s son rented a room to display his art, guests mingled, an unannounced cook visitor arrived seeking Mr Barrett’s pictures, and Browning immediately offered courtesy and guidance, taking her by the arm.
A weary city editor keeps late hours as a timid girl appeals for mercy for her brother Jule who has been accused of theft. He chooses to protect the family by delaying print coverage, while a reporter snaps police court news for a future edition, reshaping the story with restraint.
The Pittsburg Despatch advises readers on lightning safety. Outdoors avoid tall trees and water, seek shelter under sheds or low buildings or bridges. Indoors stay away from chimneys, moldings, wires, or carpets. beds offer some protection, but basements risk earth-to-cloud discharges.
The London christening of Lady Granby’s daughter drew notable sponsors Duchess of Portman and an actress, with Mr Arthur Balfour as godfather. The baby wore the Dukes of Rutland’s gown and her mother’s bridal veil in a ceremony highlighting dramatic talent recognition.
In a tale of mercy amid uprisings, Don Marcos Duarte feeds starving Indian captives and secures their freedom, later sparing one brave deser, as debts of past enemies are repaid. The narrative blends historical cruelty with humane acts and moral symbolism across generations.
A colorful hostile critique of a young woman's piano performance mocks her stage presence and technique. The observer likens her to a whirl of soapsuds and a traveling turtle while noting the audience’s mixed reactions among applause and fascination.
George W. Childs recalls aiding 300 to 400 girls through practical training, praising Drexel Institute founder Anthony J. Drexel for supporting women’s higher education. He notes daughters of journalists and clergymen benefited, with many becoming teachers, lawyers, doctors, or artists, earning solid wages and becoming self supporting. He advocates broader female education and prudent personal finance.
A Boston Globe report recounts Dr Arnott’s tale of shipboard bells audible up to 100 miles away. Sound traveled over calm sea as a breeze carried and refracted echoes to listeners at a distant deck spot, the bells of San Salvador Cathedral in Brazil celebrating a feast.
Professor Virchow argues against grammar as the main path in schools. He champions mathematics philosophy and natural sciences to build firm intellectual preparation. He praises training of the senses through simple drawing and painting to develop accuracy in color and form.
Dr. P. Werner at the German hospital in St. Petersburg reports success treating 130 typhoid cases with a 1 percent chloroform solution. Inspired by Iiehring and noting Steno’s 1870 work, patients received hourly doses then tapered as fever lessened, with some continued briefly after fever resolution.
Mary Anggela Dickens portrays a beautiful young actress who loves her art, faces a rival cousin, and fails to settle into domestic life. Guided by an older actor friend she rises to public acclaim, becoming a society belle and fashionable beauty. Flattery fuels success until a awakening remark prompts her continued dedication to perfecting her genius.
The passage describes boiling one pound of white glue and four ounces of isinglass, straining clear, then heating with half a pound of white sugar in a water bath until thick. The mixture is poured into molds, dried, and cut into usable pieces for binding papers.
In 1876 Senator Perazzi of the Italian parliament dropped his coat into a crevasse while descending an Alpine glacier at 14000 feet. Guides estimated a coat might emerge from glacial movement in about seventeen years. Last August tourists found a coat in the moraine identified as the Senator’s.
A fragment shows a dialogue where Mamua-Sallie asks about spanks and Sallie replies that spank is the past participle of spanking. The tone is moody and reflective as they discuss discipline and vocabulary.
A traveler notes Indian workers in native quarters of Calcutta and other cities. He observes textile, pottery, shoe making, joinery, armor, jewelry, and confectionery crafts all done with hands and feet. The writer highlights how the lower limb provides major support and dexterity, with examples of joins, holding tools, and moving objects using the great toe.
The text argues the moon is held in orbit by Earth's gravity, comparing the celestial pull to that sustaining objects on Earth. It explains that if Earth's attraction ceased, the moon would travel in a straight line, while Newton showed the force weakens with distance, yet remains sufficient to keep the moon in orbit.
A column recalls the final words and scenes of notable men as they died, noting tenderness toward wives and public figures like Randolph Logan Han cock Black Wilson and Henry Clay. Then Baltimore papers report a crab drowning a rat in a railroad car water system, followed by a note that some women editors earn 33000 annually.
A fragmentary devotional piece reflecting on sin honesty prayer and faith. It urges living before preaching showing truth in actions and following Christ rather than mere words, noting that troubles grow when shared only among people and that devotion affects heaven and others.
A San Francisco Chronicle note describes Willman Stevens, a Yaquina Bay sailor, who wooed a young woman there ten months earlier. After joining Capt Worth on the whaler La Nin, the green hand proved essential, killing two whales yielding 3,400 pounds bone, enabling him to marry upon return. He departs tomorrow aboard the steamer Willamette Valley to Yaquina Bay for the nuptials.
An old lore survey describes past wedding practices where grooms gave a substantial purse or dowry to brides on or after the wedding night. It notes regional variants such as Cumberland’s gold and crown pieces and the clergyman’s fee, and the later bride’s request for gifts, all now abandoned by frugal grooms.
A Danville Times reprint notes Caucasus tribes teach children to wield daggers as playthings and weapons from walking age. Mothers coach boys to stab targets, sparing time from games and schooling. The piece contrasts this with civilized boys who learn many skills beyond weapon use.
A high seat called Kursi sits in the courtyard of well to do homes in Cairo and large eastern towns. The master uses it to decide domestic affairs. It is common in households of Sheikhs and tribal leaders where judgment is delivered from the shaded seat.
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