Local News Notes from Bon Homme County and Nearby
A week in the region brings various items: J W Sanford, long a saloon operator in Climberlain, sells a stake in his intercity Nebraska interests. Cuban diarrhoea remedies are praised to cure travel illness with a testimonial from Mrs Minnié-dacobsi of Houston. William Gif ford buys a new block making machine for concrete blocks and plans local manufacture. J L Barber heads to DeQuine Springs Florida with family. Electric Bitters credited by C F Collier of Cherokee for curing severe kidney disease.
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C. F Collier
Cherokee
B. Diehl
Giants of the past bones and towers of ancient giants
A New York Herald report recounts tales of enormous giants claimed across Europe and the Mediterranean. It cites 1830 Rome giants ten feet high, Galabra from Arabia, Fannum of Eug ene II, a 15 foot Tenerife cavern head with sixty teeth, Saint Paragus at 28 feet, a 1814 tomb near St Gernad of a 30 foot giant, and a 1590 Rouen skeleton with a bushel head. Also mentions a 1623 Dauphine tomb 25 feet long, Sentolochos Rex, and other giants near Palermo and Magrino with heights up to 44 feet, plus a 1816 30 foot giant.
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Rotion
Arabia
Claudius Caesar
Fannum
Eugene II
Chevalier Leroy
Tenerife
Paragus
Orlando
Charlemagne
St. Gernad
Tsolent
Rouen
Bach
Dauphine
France
Electric Waves Measured in Historic Attributed Figures
Scientists discussed electric waves named after Hertz and Marconi, noting measurements of about 150 feet between wave tops, with claims of waves 600 feet or more. They discussed speeds of around 84,000 miles per second, while instrument accuracy remained uncertain and limited to fractions of an inch.
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Hertz
Marcon
Atlantic
Modern Surgery Time Saving in Operations
The article argues that time saving is crucial in surgery, noting that operations lasting over an hour and a half have higher risk from shock blood loss and exposure. It describes preoperative preparation, synchronized staff roles, anesthesia oversight, and skilled nursing to minimize time and mortality as shown by a New York hospital comparison of two visiting surgeons.
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New York
Wisdom of Children Bright Comments From Juvenile Lips
A London Spectator piece collects candid remarks from young minds. Clever questions about eyes new to a girl and humorous definitions reveal the charm and honesty of juvenile observations about adults, animals, and antipodes.
Kongo Tattooing Customs in Belgian Colonies
In Kongo colonies Belgium both men and women are tattooed by status. High caste women bear back designs resembling jackets, while natives accept tattooing as clothing. Scar scarring is enhanced by plant juices to appear bas relief. Acacia thorns are used as needles and other materials as pigment.
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Belgium
Buck City
The Sober Officer and the Midnight Sentry Exchange
On the British troopship Lawrence in 1865 during a voyage to India a junior officer wanders from a convivial saloon to the sentries at midnight. A guard sergeant escorts him and the exchange reveals a humorous miscommunication about being asleep, ending with the sentry admitting sleep.
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Lawrence
Cape
India
Double Consciousness From an Attack of Nnesa Case
A 22 year old girl suffered an illness suspected meningitis followed by acute mania. She displayed multiple personalities including split deafness paralysis and a striking ability to draw a nurse during blindness. The drawing persisted under tests and touch sensitivity while she could not draw normally before or after the episode.
Differences in Friendship Between Men and Women
A period voice essay argues men keep friends despite flaws while women are valued for tact and charm. It claims women lack patience for faults, leading to swift condemnation and abandonment, and asserts women lack a genius for friendship. The piece contrasts social expectations shaping male and female ties.
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Amin
Pation
Lugubrious Hedda Burlesque at Toole’s Theatre
London Pall Mall Gazette notes Barrie’s burlesque of Hedda Gabler presented at Toole’s theatre. Irene Vanbrugh, George Shelton, and Mr Toole deliver playful misreadings of Ibsen with Tesman as reviewer and Hedda entering to a quip about Christianity.
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Hedda
Ibsen
Mr. Barrie
Hedda Gabler
Toovle's
Mr. Toole
George Shelton
Tesman
Irene Vanbrugh
Thea
Tom Hedda
London Pall Mall Gazette
Literary tame a wild beast in fame’s house
A famous author warned that a writer with reputation must constantly feed the wild beast of fame or it will devour him. Writing in a modern tongue is a self-impeding act that erases time’s next wave and grants only a brief respite from oblivion.
Sign of an Egotist in Louisville Journal Theft Tale
In the late days of George D. Prentice's editorship at the Louisville Journal a thief infiltrated the editorial room one night and stole the big dictionary. Prentice ordered his amanuensis to buy another unabridged copy, quipping that a person who would edit a newspaper without such a dictionary is an egotist, and he does not belong in that category.
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George D. Prentice
Louisville
Prentice
Vindictive insults spark editor and poet clash
A terse exchange between a young poet and a crusty editor at Philadelphia Ledger hints at rivalries in the literary world. The poet laments trials faced by writers while the editor quips about wanting a spot on a jury for one trial.
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Cr Sty
Philadelphia
Modern Torture Arising From Merciless Cross Examinations
A courtroom exchange shows a lawyer noting cross examinations resemble medieval tortures with the judge referencing modern customs in New York Times style. The quotation frames trial tactics as severe and satirical, reflecting legal drama of the era.
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New- York! Times
Could Count Them Mr Rinkpate Part My Hair
A comic exchange about counting hair and odd numbers at a barbershop scene. A character asks for a count while the barber notes there are four in an odd number, presenting a playful paradox.
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