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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1897
Page
3
The Philadelphia Times notes wax and papier mache figures dominate retail windows for clothing and dry goods. Wax models, often based on living Italian models, are prized for lifelike heads and busts, while papier mache figures remain common for storefront displays.
The Stuttgart exhibition featured Falconnier blown glass bricks used for walls and roofs with hollow joints reinforced by wire. The article details wax head modeling, hair implantation with natural hair, exact likeness, and high prices for first class wax heads ranging from 75 to 150 dollars depending on wax quality and workmanship.
Blackwood's Magazine notes that secret societies in China such as the White Lily Yellow Cap Society and Hung League often began as benevolent groups but frequently shifted to political zeal. It argues these bodies influenced major dynastic changes including the fall of the Mongol-led regime and the Taiping rebellion era.
In St Ives Cornwall every fifth year ten girls under ten dance for a quarter hour near John Kaill’s mausoleum as dictated by his will. They wear white outfits and receive £5 shared among them, with a fiddler paid £1 and two elderly witnesses each £1. Afterward Psalm ten is sung to an old tune. The latest event occurred on the 25th.
Ridott Grange plans a year ahead program while Manhattan Union report fifteen new members. Greene county co operative buying expands. Dunlap forms Chip Basket to mix light quips with serious topics. E R Simmons urges farmer political action amid postal rate debates. Dunlap Ill March 1897.
The article advises trimming grape vines in mild winter days. Strong ram pant varieties like Rogers seedlings need long pruning between buds. If too many buds remain after fruit set weaker shoots may be removed or bunches pinched to promote leaf growth and grape ripening.
Thrifty New England farmers are reclaiming old farms to meet strong world markets for farm dairy and poultry products. Grain hay and many products fetch 25 to 50 percent higher prices than western towns and cities, sustaining revenue through product variety.
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