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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
3
A lament for a quiet benefactor whom fame never sought while alive. He aided fellow workers in misfortune, earning both praise and forgetful neglect. In death, poets praised him, but the world had already moved on, leaving his true worth uncelebrated.
A young wife Marion and Richard, a druggist, create a warm home in a bare shop. They transform the storefront with care, endure disapproval from Marion’s father, and welcome a child. A long sorrow and forgiveness follow as old ties and new vows shape a lasting, modest happiness.
Chicago Daily News reflects on widowhood and mourning rituals, noting that grief cannot be weighed by outward signs like veils. It explores how communities perceive loss and the inner burden carried by those left behind.
The article notes drum horses in British cavalry bands hold the highest honor, chosen for striking appearance and trained to be dignified and graceful bearers of kettledrums. It highlights color variation, from piebald to white, and emphasizes the horse’s role beyond mere beauty.
A long piece recounts the famed St Michael s bells from England cast before the revolution. They crossed the sea five times and faced two wars, being sent back and forth for safety before finally returning to Charleston to hang in the church.
A description of a drum horse with handsome trappings and severe training. The rider uses reins attached to the stirrup strap to control the horse during parades. Fame for drum horses often comes from battle field achievements, sometimes earning promotion to a regimental band.
The heirs of Indian narrators and two descendants of Chief Bugwwajjine recall how the St Michael’s steeple bells were removed, shipped to Columbia, smashed during Sherman’s siege, then recovered. The bells’ metal composition matched the original from St Michael’s records, enabling a local bell founder family to recast them in Liverpool.
Ojibway Indians visited Mrs Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and her two daughters at the poet's Cambridge home. The aged chief had planned a visit from Lake Superior but sent his grandson and nephew instead. They learned of Longfellow's death in Boston and paid respects, later inviting the Longfellos to visit the tribe.
The Bank of France last year discounted in Paris over two million small denomination notes, totaling 2,101,830 bills valued under 100 francs each. The move affected monetary circulation and included numerous minor denominations in the capital.
Representative Foss acting chair of the naval affairs committee has received from Admiral Dewey a memorandum by Lieut Caldwell on Holland submarine tests. The admiral reportedly endorses Caldwell’s view that a determined enemy with Holland boats could have blocked Manila Bay, a point raised in response to a senate inquiry and committee deliberations.
An unnamed footpad exits with grip and umbrella declaring Washington poor for his trade while plotting retirement on Mount Pleasant. He launches into a theatrical apostrophe about Chicago as the Mecca of crime, quoting vivid caricatures of the city and its residents before heading to the B and P depot.
A former Pacific Mail captain recalls the Hepuh wreck in the China seas and describes how 44 crew were devoured by sharks. He contrasts tropical man eaters with New Jersey coast sightings and recounts a harrowing whirlpool death of two engineers off Acapulco.
Assiout's great dam and navigation canal employ 11,000 men, built on the river bed with a concrete floor and iron sheet piles. The barrage features 111 openings with sluices and a 50 foot wide navigation lock, near completion as Nile rises. Wages peak at £1,500 daily. 11,500 workers at Assiout and 8,000 at Assouni suffered little injury from intense heat and sun, with few sunstroke cases.
A Washington Star column presents a footpad’s paradoxical critique of gun culture. It argues law-abiding citizens suffer while the fearless few profit, condemns public gun ownership as a poor remedy, and notes the speaker would avoid arming people though he carries a pistol for his business.
A Western Electrician estimate for the year shows lamp business at 2,740,000 dollars with an assumed average price of 1.79 dollars per lamp, implying around 15 million lamps produced and about 12 million lamps in total output, while imports are negligible.
A brief aphorism from the Chicago Daily News cautions against judging a man by the umbrella he carries until his ownership is known, reflecting a wry editorial voice on appearances and provenance.
A collage of humorous quips and captions from various papers, including quips on motherhood, ignorance, wisdom, and romantic banter. Brief exchanges feature playful lines about appearances and manners, with a mix of punchlines and playful misunderstandings.
The text argues that early railway carriages mimicked stage coaches, with three compartments and a coachman’s seat replicated on a four wheeled iron frame. It notes half a century to shift patterns, and that even modern motor cars resemble horse drawn carriages, lacking original design. It calls for truly new designs to break the enduring carriage influence.
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