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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
3
A Washington letter argues that tensions over China risk a large conflict. It cites secrecy under public men and praises discreet diplomacy. It warns against partition of China and foresees Chinese resistance aided by disease and vast mobilization, while noting U S marines in China and the need for united national purpose.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports a strange new pest dubbed ichneumon Schneuman that lives in punctured bicycle tires. It bores through rubber to siphon wind, swells with pumped air, and alarms neighbors with its dangerous three-pronged harpoons. Local repairers confirm the menace and warn that one insect can disrupt many shops per season.
A playful note contrasting lawyers and doctors claims that lawyers only begin work after doctors pave the way, reflecting a dated journalistic quip from the Chicago Inter Ocean about professional roles. The item hints at gendered views of lawyers as male professionals.
In a Chicago Chronicle zinger exchange Thurley Tyrd defends a quip about a woman too weak to work. Shren Doze-Did repeats the gag and the woman objects, calling it the same trouble.
A vivid note describes the Empress theater in London with a stage so vast that it can accommodate 6 000 people. A cheeky exchange from a Chicago Test hints at a reversed situation in a dating scenario.
A Panoramic note on Galen writing in the second century AD and edited in Greek, showing dieting as fat reduction. The treatise argues against drugs and favors leeks onions mustard parsley fish and mountain birds, with brined vegetables as fat food. It links ancient dieting to 19th century Banting trends and ends with light quips on fashion and footwear.
G W Weippiert argues Chinese worship of ancestors unites Buddhists Taoists Confucians and myriad sects and criticizes Christian missionaries for trying to eradicate it He warns against missionary arrogance and urges respect for local beliefs and family rites.
Two English scientists Dr Louis Sambon and Dr G C Low shelter in a mosquito proof house in the Roman Campagna to test if immunity to malaria can be achieved in a mosquito rich swamp. They will stay until October to prove summer living without bites may prevent infection and to support drainage as a cure. The world watches as they aim to show mosquitoes spread malaria and that dragonflies could help control them.
In a brief Philadelphia Press note, a mother and child plan a downtown shopping trip for new shoes. Ethel pleads for oxford ties and a fashionable low necked garment as part of the outing.
Caruso notes Mullins perfumes money with scent and questions whether it purifies. Cawker counters that the act adds another scent to every dollar bill, per Town Topics.
A satirical quip from a New York Weekly sketch mocks urbanites as effete for wearing garters and maintaining neat socks, insinuating laziness about washing legs in a humorous vignette.
A humorous dialogue sketches a bachelor as a man to envy though warned not to tell his mother. A father labeled Henpeck offers guidance to his son on bachelor life and parental advice in a comic tone.
A Chicago Record correspondent recounts taming several hummingbirds. One named Bob perches on a twig for years, nests in an orange tree, and eagerly accepts sugar water. The birds learn to fly, roam the room, and sleep in a closet before seeking their freedom.
The tale recalls Owen S Watkins recounting forced marches with Gen Kitchener era troops. A transport master, exhausted after a week of little sleep, lost his helmet and belt and fell asleep atop a camel. He awoke lost, backtracked, and was found by a camel driver who had been sent to recover a lost article.
A husband bets he can bake a cake but bungles the kitchen task with a slapstick attempt. Mrs. Smith guides him as he mismeasures ingredients and seeks a baker's help before presenting a plain pound cake as his triumph. The tale ends with a humorous note about pastries and family pride.
The New York Journal notes Bangkok as a city of waters with many residents living in floating homes on the Menam River, calling it an Indo Chinese Venice and highlighting the contrast with permanent buildings nearby.
A string of humorous lines and captions from various journals. It jokes about horse betting singers and shoppers with witty exchanges. The montage includes taunts about money lost on fast horses and a pun laden exchange about jammed fingers.
Experiments in France show chimney soot as a valuable manure and insecticide. Its fertilizing effect is noted in gardens and meadows, with Dusserre claiming soot kills phylloxera swiftly while boosting vine growth. Other testers found it ineffective against phylloxera but it kills various larvae.
In a fragment from old papers a customer argues the morning steak is from the neck and defective while the butcher defends neck back beef. A domestic scene follows with a servant exchange and stubborn speech reflecting era dialect and domestic life.
A fragment from the Chicurro Evening News notes women differing in stance on a bargain. The item hints at social friction over group buying behavior and collective action.
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