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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1890
Page
4
A collage of vintage witticisms from Puck Boston Globe and more. Jests on marriage memory and manners mix with sly digs at religion revival meetings and social climbers. Citizens swap quips about oaths hats and half remembered lines with sharp urban cadence.
Nellie Grant Sartoris, widow of General Grant, prefers England to the United States. In a sunlit, veil-darkened furnished, she moves in exclusive society, admired as a princess of the new world. Her life in Washington contrasts with her English maison, while a memoir project promises a fortune.
The piece blends medical counsel on bilious headaches from diet and rest with a discussion of contralto singer salaries in early 20th century circles. It notes emetics aid youths, rest and purgatives help the elderly, and references a California Supreme Court ruling reshaping murder trial burdens.
An ice mine above Howardsville Colp is a curiosity and profitable stop for a nearby saloon keeper. The Neigolds own the claim, once tunneling through frozen ground to a spring that now fills the tunnel with clear ice. It furnishes saloons year round and draws visitors seeking the unusual.
Ancient tale traces silk to a Chinese empress wife Huangi 2000 years before Christ and tracks silk to China Greece Rome and France. It notes Justinian monks disclosed silkworms in Constantinople and Octave Mai’s accidental satin invention with a loom and mucilaginous preparations. Tailors say the fast man is generally pretty slow about paying up.
Philadelphia Press correspondent recounts an aged Patagonian Indian named Joloquin Hyppale, described as tall and powerful with a sonorous voice and white hair. He claims Hyppale worked in copper and silver mines for decades, learned Spanish, and recalls legends of life in the glaciers. Included are local ads for Improved Standard and Dance Sewing Machines and Ravenna Livery and Feed Stable services on Main Street, with notes on facilities and prices.
A historical report describes a nitrate works facility with buildings, machinery, tanks and pipes. It notes a potential fire hazard during processing, the sequence of plant operations, and the high tower watch patrols. Fire prevention includes alarms, a fire patrol, and automatic extinguishing methods with sensors and suppressants.
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