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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
6
Wright A. Patterson chronicles the Boer War from its October 1899 start through the protracted campaigns, sieges, and shifting command. He notes key battles at Glencoe and Ladysmith, the rise of Roberts, the fall of Bloemfontein, Mafeking’s relief, and the long guerrilla phase, concluding with ongoing peace efforts.
An overview of Dom Paul Kruger born 1825 in Colesburg son of German settlers. Military leader from age 15, Boer commander during wars with Zulus and British, led trekkers to Transvaal, vice president during Majuba era, elected president in 1883 and repeatedly re elected, now elderly and abroad. Noted hunter who reportedly killed many lions on trekking days.
A survey outlines Transvaal area at about 120000 square miles with a population near one million. It details white groups including 70000 to 75000 Boers, 100000 British, and smaller German and American minorities, plus large native and other black populations. It traces Dutch settlement from 1652, British control shifts, the trek movement, Sand River treaty of 1852, and later British-Boer tensions leading to wars and the 1881 self-government compact under suzerainty, ending with a British victory and flag at Pretoria and Bloemfontein.
The poem from Montrose J. Moses describes a small boy by a wall testing guesses about what he holds behind his back. The boy enjoys the game and laughs as he reveals nothing yet claims his hands are the only things he has.
The article explains how common lighting gas can be made to perform tricks such as dancing, talking, singing, and playing music using a simple pinhole burner. It notes you can construct the burner yourself with basic materials and provides guidance for making Maude perform these feats.
A Texan outdoor scene from St Nicholas shows two boys Harry and Ralph watching a dramatic fight between a huge rattlesnake and a chaparral cock. The bird’s swift, precise strikes killed the snake after evading its seeks, ending the deadly contest with the brain-stabbing final blow.
Article describes the catbird in Birdland with its song and behavior. It notes nine to eleven words about its appearance and nesting, giving painting directions for the bird, nest, eggs, and surroundings. It mentions the eggs as dark greenish blue and the catbird’s colors including dark gray, black crown and tail, reddish brown under tail, and orange-ringed eye.
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