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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
7
A young speaker vows to master sewing and embroidery, bread making, coffee brewing, and housework to become a skilled grown woman like her mother. Her mother dispels fear with a lesson that women grow through daily work and practice starting in youth.
A Worrell report describes a cocoanut trap used to capture monkeys. A hollowed shell holds sugar. a greedily trapped monkey cannot withdraw and drops the sugar, allowing easy capture. Also noted is Margie the Mare, aged 33, who will not work past nine hours daily, resisting afternoon labor after five.
There are about 16 000 islands in the Indian Ocean region between Madagascar and the Indian coast, of which around 600 are inhabited.
Monroe Hess of 300 Indian Queen Lane Philadelphia owns a collie named Lady who helps his two boys cart dirt with a wagon and harness. Last week a cattle train on the Reading road passed slowly while the children played with Lady nearby.
A Lady and two cars laden with sheep lure a train by surprise. Lady alerts the children and darts onto the tracks as an express passes at 4 20. The train hits the cart tail and wrecks, but no children are harmed though Mrs Hess questions leaving youngsters with the dog.
The passage ranks animals by intelligence from monkey highest to low forms like nautilus and octopus. It notes spider and bee behaviors, ant tunnel work, and honeycomb construction, describing problem solving and planning across species with emphasis on spider, ant, and bee skills.
A juvenile pupil in the school’s juvenile department astonished the teacher by defining a circle as a straight line that is crooked all the way round. The remark sparked amusement and discussion about basic geometry ideas among students.
A vintage game description explains swinging a weight on a string to topple three two-inch bits within a taped 3 by 6 inch area. Players have three swings per turn, aim to knock all bits for higher scores, with a high possible 400 after months of practice. Louis-Grobe-Democratic
Yonkers Statesman reports Misa Fussanfeather has two diamond-set front teeth. Mr. Crimsonbeak quips she will be less inclined to keep her mouth shut. This satirical item lampoons social tensions in Yonkers.
A clipped quip from an Indianapolis Press item questions whether a romantic drama is preferable to tragedy and ponders sentiment versus action with a colloquial twist. The exchange hints at contemporary tastes in theater and culture without naming specific productions.
A quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes how a name shapes perception with a line about Olive. The remark contrasts initial dislike with the idea that a name can influence judgment.
The Detroit Journal quotes a heated exchange with a line about hate and strength, highlighting a mock battle of words between a woman and a man as an indictment proceeds. The excerpt signals social friction and gendered attitudes reflected in the page’s reportage.
The article describes how the common asparagus beetle infests young shoots, outlines trap plants and spraying methods using parts green and kerosene, and suggests collecting beetles by hand. It stresses immediate action to protect this year and next year’s crop and details wintering as adults and brood destruction to prevent maturity.
Rain and sunshine determine fruit flavor, with dry seasons creating sweeter fruits. Professor Troop notes wet seasons reduce sugar content in strawberries and muskmelons, while good drainage and fertilizer help preserve quality. variety selection also boosts flavor even in wet years.
A New York bulletin discusses the fruit bark beetle’s impact in western New York peach orchards with sap oozing from trunk punctures and berry damage on plums and cherries. It recommends removing dead wood, burning infested material, and caustic trunk washes as prevention while stressing proper plant selection for fruit plantations.
An Old Reader extols Western Canada highlighting abundant game including mallards, deer, wapiti, moose and snipe, vast prairie scenery, and farm produce like butter and eggs. The piece notes settlement details available from Canadian Government agents and ends by directing readers to ads elsewhere in the paper.
Missouri Pacific Railway announces double daily service from St. Louis and Kansas City to Colorado Utah and the Pacific Coast. Trains depart St. Louis at 9 a m 10 10 p m 6 p m and 10 4 p m with through sleeping cars to San Francisco. Excursion tickets now on sale. H C Townsend Gen Passenger and Ticket Agent St Louis Mo.
Government bonds hold steady as grain and livestock prices move. Wheat No 2 red at 1 ¼ to 1 ½ dollars, corn around 46 to 50 cents, oats about 33 to 34 cents. Cattle and sheep show mixed gains with steers near 5.25 to 5.35, lambs up to 5.25, hogs around 5.85. Additional reports from Buffalo and Cleveland note similar price ranges across butter cheese eggs and potatoes.
A London paper reports eerie cases of feigned or resumed life. A Russian cemetery wedding after death, a bicycle race where a rider died near the finish, and a derelict ship with a dead captain clinging to the wheel, steering for miles.
At an August dance in Glendale Joseph Lennon fell from a platform and injured his back. He underwent a four hour operation by Dr. Herbert K. Noble at Jamaica Hospital to remove broken bone fragments from three fractured vertebrae. Lennon gradually regained movement and strength, starting with bed reading, then toe movement in February, full limb use, standing in mid March, and by last week walking the ward length unaided.
A historical piece extols mothers guiding daughters through puberty and advocates Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as aid. It cites Miss Good letters as evidence of Mrs. Pinkham's advice's effectiveness.
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