05 Jul 1893
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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1893
Page
1
D M Clewell invites teachers and customers to visit the store enjoying pleasant weather and seasonal goods. The ad highlights fabrics like Black Satin Striped Organdie Muslins 25c per yard, TRISH LAWNS 15c, Hop Sacking dresses, French Corset, bathing trunks, hosiery, summer underwear, and a prompt, low price promise.
The Washington Post recalls Major Hammond famed for his war record, and his act of aiding a nervous lieutenant during the Mexican campaign. It notes Hammond’s later influence on Joseph H Wise’s nomination as San Francisco customs collector. The piece discusses railroad purchasing agents and large bulk buys, illustrating a stock purchasing role with examples of requisitions and discounts.
An account describes orang nests as improvised couches to escape biting insects, with detailed notes on their fighting grips and jaw strength. It contrasts orangs with gibbons, highlighting gibbons as agile tree acrobats and their social behavior. The piece also touches on hunters and cultural beliefs about gorillas and a humorous tangent about an proposed wedding ceremony.
A Globe-Democrat writer recalls brutal Turk execution methods with vivid detail. The piece contrasts a careful, beheaded sheep ritual with a public executioner’s method using a weighted sword. It then shifts to immigration statistics for Canada, noting 1882 to 1891 shifts, Quebec and Ontario flows, and the role of return migration. Henry Loomis Nelson cited in Harper's Magazine.
A Detroit Free Press item describes a husband who, tired of his wife’s jokes, instigates a mid confrontation séance with a wandering fortune teller. The con man insults the household, predicting misfortune for a supposed servant, before fleeing as the couple ends the harassment.
The guidance advises a two day, all round exploration of the Chicago Fair from the lake to the domes then a rest day. Afterward one should focus on study in areas of interest such as steam boilers or roses, and conclude with broader observations before moving to new topics.
A writer in the St. Louis Republic questions the existence of a true full moon, explaining the moon’s orbital tilt prevents a perfect circle except at specific ecliptic crossings. The piece then shifts to how coal transformed salt and metal smelting in Britain, ending with an ad for Ravenna Business College promising vast gains from study.
A snake charmer can halt a snake with a single motion. Snakes are timid and responsive to rapid movement, stopping only when they perceive life or a threat. In India and Africa dancers use drums. cobras posture to strike, not dance, reacting to the charmer’s presence and motion.
The notice outlines low round trip fares and return validity from Pennsylvania Lines to Shore Lines and various destinations including Cleveland and Chicago World's Fair excursions. It promotes comfort and scenic routes to Bedford Springs Altoona Ebensburg and Atlantic City with extended return windows and detailed agent contact in Pittsburgh.
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