18 May 1893
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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1893
Page
1
The piece recalls a mild winter when a man waits for freezing weather to skate. He recounts buying skates, hoping for honest use, but the season stays thawed. Eventually the ice forms briefly and breaks, ending his chance to skate.
In a London boarding house, George Blair and Kitty Carroll hide a tense web of suspicion as a forger’s accused partner, Robert Weston, battles stigma. Driscoll, seeking justice, tracks a shadowy man while tensions rise between Blair and Kitty over truth, love, and逃.
In a Boston Globe excerpt, an offhand visitor from Scotland Yard and Sam inform Ms Robert Weston that the prosecution against her is withdrawn. Lord Branscombe dies from hunting injuries after confessing writer of a forged note, while the Earl asks her to return to the abbey to resume stewardship.
Condensed excerpt on breathing as a vital art. It urges nasal breathing, forceful but controlled chest expansion, and morning outdoor exercise. Five minutes daily in fresh air is recommended, with cautions for improper attire and preexisting illness.
The tomato divides opinion among readers with some finding its acid flavor unpleasant while others praise it as a valued diet. A celebrity physician praises its medicinal properties calling it a powerful desobstruent and effective laxative, claiming it can replace calomel in treating liver and digestion disorders.
On the opening day of the Surrey assizes the late Lord Chief Justice Cockburn ordered windows shut. The next morning the High Sheriff Evelyn admitted negligence. Cockburn fined him £500 for disobedience, and the money was paid.
A German paper notes how a man repeats stories to the point of exaggeration likening it to a rolling snowball. The tale grows each time he recounts it, moving from the foot of Mont Blanc to claiming he reached the summit.
The article extols Rutherford B Hayes as a gallant Civil War soldier. It details his refusing a colonel's commission, rising to lieutenant colonel and then brigadier general, his famous Opequon maneuver, and the Cedar Creek and Fisher's Hill actions. It notes bravery, injuries, and Sheridan's praise, along with an anecdote about Hayes and an Irish speaking lieutenant among Indians.
A London Graphic correspondent watches two male giraffes engage in a ferocious combat. The younger giraffe pins the veteran, who retreats amid the shrieks of the defeated. The victor then leads a mob of females and departs, leaving no interest from former mates.
The piece argues farmers stick to wheat due to tradition, not demand. It notes 1880–90 US wheat yielded 12 bushels per acre at $9.95 value, and in 1892 wheat totaled 400 million bushels at 63 cents per bushel, while potato crops were short, forcing wheat exports to Europe and high potato prices from imports.
The Chicago Mail describes two darkey street vendors on opposite corners who loudly peddle lunches. No. 1 shouts hot roasted ears while No. 2 imitates with a thunderous roar. Curious onlookers cross over, leaving No. 1 mostly empty as No. 2 outsells him with his echoing cry.
Elisabeth Robinson Scovil in Ladies' Home Journal stresses nursing as vital. She urges keeping the patient in a warm well ventilated room at about 70 degrees, with top window open for pure air and a flaxseed poultice paste applied on the chest under protective coverings.
A bacteriologist notes germs producing phosphorescence in decaying matter can multiply at freezing point. Meat and other foods stored in ice chambers last only days before developing a bad taste and odor. For long term preservation, dryness must accompany low temperature.
An editorial argues marriage should be a civil contract overseen by public officials, not a religious rite. It cites reforms like state oversight, registration with photographs, and a unified marriage code, urging California to lead with a public, standardized system to curb scandals and ease legal questions.
A Marseilles merchant’s daughter loses her fiancé who was believed dead in a shipwreck. She enters a convent, dreams of him alive, returns home to find him alive, but dies from the shock as she is reunited with her lover. The tale warns of peril in meddling with the human heart.
A Glasgow lady mourns a parrot that died and was buried in a carved rosewood coffin. The 16 by 7 by 5 inch box features Persian motifs, pink satin lining, a glass shield over the bird, and an embroidered pillow for the head. The coffin edge was adorned with a wetter-like decoration.
A damaged line notes a car auction item where the lid is secured by seventeen golden screws, part of an elaborate construction that cost $250. The fragment suggests a maker or seller detailed the metalwork and price, highlighting the craftsmanship and material value.
The article traces the saw’s antiquity from early accounts to Hellenistic times. It notes Diodalus or Pérdix as inventors, describes a jawbone used for drafting teeth, and cites Vitruvius and Winckelmann. It discusses circular saws for veneers, center-bits, and thieves’ use in Cicero, and explains stone-cutting with emery or sand when teeth were absent.
A reflective piece argues the old maid, cultured and financially independent, deserves social standing as a friend of the family. It notes her wealth, leisure, and refined tastes, while acknowledging the challenge she faces in recognizing her own status as an old maid amid transitions from girlhood to womanhood.
A historian dispute over Cromwell contrasts with praise and blame for Charles II. The piece then covers the New Obelisk planned for Jackson Park. A 113 foot brownstone monolith, quarried near Ashland, will be shipped to Chicago from Lake Superior, with Joe M. Chapple noting it outshines ancient rivals. After the fair it will be donated to Chicago.
A two year study at Gizeh led Flinders Petrie to conclude Egyptian stone-workers 4000 years ago used modern appearing tools. They employed solid and tubular drills and both straight and circular saws with diamond-like jeweled edges. Tool wear was not evident and holes bored through hard and soft rocks remained smooth and uniform.
A special commission of the French Government rejected using petroleum as fuel for torpedo boats. In trials under shipboard conditions, eight of ten cans ignited from concussion after twelve shots were fired at the armor plate protecting them.
A collection of short, often paradoxical sayings on piety and virtue. Themes include walking with God step by step, strength in weakness, honesty fostering generosity, correcting self conceit by silence, and the danger of hyped religion. Highlights touch on humility, reform attempts, and the idea that true prayer and virtue hinge on sincerity.
Mamie Dickens recalls her father in law Thackeray on Christmas Eve 1363, noting the shock at his death and his bright health days before. The Cornhill Magazine recollection confirms his early proposal to illustrate a book, his lively charm, and final works as he neared death.
A New York City resident, Muldoon of the Twenty Fourth Ward, blocks water for a chicken cellar and bribes with forty votes. He warns he will swing votes against the party if demands are not met, then appeals to the fire department and mayor, before being teased by a board member about selling chickens for ducks and marching in the procession.
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