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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1902
Page
2
A Chicago Daily Tribune piece recounts a disheartened man in Walton Ohio cast out from work by youth hunger in bustling marts and found dead in twilight. He walked away from the city seeking rest beyond the fever for gold, ending at a tranquil river crossing where labor and vice lose their lure.
A former detective recounts a dramatic criminal plot involving Grimes and Frankison. Grimes engineers a fake marriage scheme to extort 2000, disguises as the fiancé, and flees after the caper collapses. Thompson and a detective superintendent expose the ruse via letters, driving the scammers to flee.
Chicago Daily News describes a New York inventor's live wall concept using willow plantings to stabilize embankments. Trees planted in curves with terraced earth would trap sediment and form a self developing barrier that confines river water and reduces flood risk. A design envisions a canal atop the levee to power boats and trolley cars.
An entomologist says a single female fly lays about 120 eggs in a lifetime and 90 to 100 reach adulthood. In one summer 12 or 13 generations could arise, yielding billions and trillions of descendants, to the point that each person on earth would have over three billion flies from one ancestor.
A children’s linebook excerpt shows Freddy narrating a rumor that grandpa and Uncle Trenry are locked in the cupboard for an hour. He jokes about louder anger and planning to act out a scene in a lion’s cage.
Modern inexpensive suburban home with full cellar brick walls and cement floor. Steam boiler heats entire house. broad front porch. reception hall and parlor with fireplace. library. dining room. kitchen pantry and bedrooms finished in Cypress. various room dimensions and finishes noted. exterior Cypress siding and shingles. plans by Stanley A. Dennis of 270 Broadway New York. erection cost as low as 2508.
A Chicago doctor, after travel in Europe, promotes a new therapy: each organ possesses separate intelligence and can be reproached into proper action. He recounts an anecdote from Sydney where scolding the lungs led a patient to recover, and asserts heart and kidneys respond to remark.
The Chicago Housewives association proposes diplomas for maids to work in member homes. Graduates in cook, waiting maid, ladies maid, and laundress classes would earn parchments after a year of proven service. The move aims to reform domestic language from mistress and maid to matron and maid.
An eastern newspaper asks readers to share when they felt happiest in life. The prompt invites stories from adults, seniors, and families reflecting on childhood, youth, and later years as they ponder the memory that defines joy.
A 19th century letter from Maggie Welch of Chicago praises Peruna for curing a severe fall cold with lung and throat pain. She reports immediate relief after starting the remedy and urges others to request free literature from the Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus Ohio.
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