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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1898
Page
7
Two plain farmers sparked a revival more than fifty years ago in a New Hampshire town. They prayed together at a schoolhouse, inviting neighbors to join. The third meeting filled the room and soon many converted, with four becoming preachers and the movement spreading district to district.
Col William Ludlow explains to a Detroit Free Press man that water preserves wood, but air rots it. Shipworms and barnacles are native to coastal waters, not lakes, yet they attack submerged timbers and ship hulls unless properly metal sheathing or dry docking is used. Barnacles cling without immediate damage to stationary works, while sailors suffer from hull contamination during voyages.
An 1890s note explains eucalyptus oil as an antiseptic for fresh wounds and various ailments, highlighting its origins in California and its uses. It also describes a decorative wall mounted cigar and match box holding unit with black varnish, bird gravel accents, and a scratch panel.
Major John Allen recalls a Georgia Civil War escape described by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. He details capture while reviving a telegraph line, and a Peoria, Illinois boy of 18 heroically killing guards, seizing a weapon, and threatening to take a gun home if he ever returns. The vivid episode ends with the teen's grim defiance.
Lila Downend sues the city of Kansas City for 5000 after injuring herself by tripping on a sidewalk step. Attorney George Jones argued the step was negligible yet he himself stumbled over it, drawing laughter from the jury during the trial in Judge Harry's court.
The will of the late George G. Sea ton of Rockford provides $100 to $200 to four nieces and six nephews with a penalty clause. If any legatee uses cigarettes or alcohol to excess, their share goes to a charity chosen by the executors. The Philadelphia Press notes the unusual condition attached to the inheritance.
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