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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1893
Page
2
Fragmentary poem from the Sumner Gazette and New Orleans Times-Democrat evokes memory and childhood lullabies. It speaks of dreamlike isles beyond seas and skies where life returns, with imagery of grave silence, flowers, grasses, and gentle tunes from a cradle song.
Frederick Putnam tells how a near suicide and theft panic followed a borrowed coat mix up. A missing overcoat with eleven thousand seven hundred fifty dollars is recovered after a fatherly misstep by Carries's father, revealing the funds were mislaid in the coat pocket. The tale ends with a change of heart and a return to duty.
The passage warns that gas fumes damage book bindings, especially in closed rooms. Librarians switch to electric light to save volumes, noting that some foreign libraries such as the British Museum ban artificial lighting to protect books, and ends with a moral remark.
A New York dispatch details defense gaps of transatlantic steamers carrying four to five million dollars in gold. Company officials insist precautions shield the bullion from theft, while Captains warn pirates could seize ships lacking armed defense, and suggest the era of piracy remains a remote threat.
Theodora Hooks and Tom Hood are remembered for a duel of quick wit on London’s outskirts with Charles Mathews as umpire. The three joke about jokes while an incident with a misprinted signboard prompts a playful exchange. They end with a plan to dine together, each paying his own share.
A columnist asserts that strikes were invented by the Chinese and that the rest of the world has copied the idea. He claims 10,000 Chinese would strike over a bad dinner. Italians are said to be the least prone to strike, reacting chiefly when wages are withheld. The piece warns that employers who delay payrolls lose leverage, as workers fear lost earnings.
M Renard of France proposes a light impermeable balloon to rise to twelve miles while holding eleven twelfths of the earth atmosphere. It would carry a self registering barometer and thermometer in an interior skeleton, with a total weight around twenty units, nearly half for meteorological instruments.
A Russian nobleman in St Petersburg faced a midnight arrest by officers who blindfolded him and whirled him through a seven day journey in a closed carriage. On arrival at his home the bandage came off and he was told the ruse aimed to curb his support for government enemies. The method reportedly succeeded. Also notes a pest control tip for pet birds: a white cloth over cages at night yields tiny red spots by morning indicating vermin.
A fragment describes making liquid glue by dissolving glue in hot vinegar and adding alcohol and alum. The method supposedly preserves the glue in a tightly stopped bottle and can mend horn, wood, and mother of pearl. The text blends practical tips with moral reflections about living a Christian life and personal parole.
A World’s Fair dispatch details the Ferris wheel, its construction by George W. G. Ferris, and its colossal scale. It explains the dual 36-car wheel design, supporting towers, 1000 horsepower engine, passenger capacity, safety features, and the process of boarding and loading passengers while noting the landmark status and engineering novelty.
Details from the Cape Colony exhibit note 40,000 rough diamonds while the crown faces of Italy hold 1,800 year old specimens. Horticultural Building hosts two orange tree groves. Woman’s Building contains a large model kindergarten. Canadas supply logs and lumber. French collection features a bronze ebony cabinet with secret drawers. Admission to Midway Plaisance costs 12.75. Australia shows a 3040 ounce gold nugget and a 45 foot astronomical clock. Mexico displays $1,000,000 in products. Dresden’s Millionaire Zschille amassed armor and weapons for a collection valued at $1,000. A vase presented to the King of Würtemberg is insured for $25,000. two inscribed iron vases in Spanish hands valued at $30,000. Venice lace works involve thousands of workers. Venice lace items total $10,000 in the fair display.
A historical Montana tale recalls the 1866 Sun River stampede driven by rumors of rich diggings. Dozens pursued a promised find across Beaverhead and adjacent districts, many suffering in a brutal spring blizzard before learning no gold was found.
A compiled, though imperfect, roster of alleged heirs to thrones in Europe and Asia excluding China, detailing individuals, birth years, and lineages from Austria-Hungary to Turkey, followed by a humorous note on bird names and a short anecdote from the Washington Star about a grandfather and his grandmother.
An English lady, Lady Emmeline Stuart Wortley, recounts a roadside encounter in Gottambury. A country lad opens a gate, she rewards him with a coin and a smile, noting his politeness and his confident claim that he is a Harfordshire boy.
A collection of aphorisms urging faith in Christ, daily devotion, and moral conduct. The excerpts warn against hypocrisy and pride while stressing readiness, obedience, and reverence for God. They critique materialism and liquor as dangers to the soul.
The article lists emetics and antidotes for various poisons. Arsenic uses iron oxide chalk or magnesia and castor oil. lead or copper use milk white of eggs and oils. lye or caustics use vinegar oil white of egg with mustard and ipecac. nux vomica or strychnine use tauric acid or creosote and oil. caustic acids use soda chalk lime with oil and emulsions. narcotics require cold applications and coffee. some cases pair poisons like phosphorus with blue vitrol and French oil of turpentine. iodine remedies include starch.
A judge, famed for long hair and a heavy beard, encounters a dirty boot-black who asks for a shine. The judge offers a dime if the boy washes, then pays after the wash. The boy refuses the money and tells the judge to keep it, adding a sharp quip and scampering away.
General Knyphausen who led Hessian mercenaries in America in 1776 admits limited knowledge of sea routes. On Lord Howe’s ship he endured weeks abroad. He approached the admiral to ask if they might have sailed past America during the dark nights.
An Atlanta reporter recalls a humorous incident where a merchant fled the city, only to read of his departure in the newspaper and decide a damage suit was more profitable. He returned by the next train, hired a lawyer, and filed suit days later. Some women are so thin that they appear to be enough of them to vacate.
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