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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1900
Page
6
The article describes the construction and use of traditional canoe and wigwam craft. It notes poles tied into a watertight bark-covered frame, with a center smoke opening and a separate door, and details on bark seams and joint strengthening. It explains portability for travel, portage practice, and cooperative paddling by two rowers.
The article notes Kruger’s celebrated speed and stamina, recounting a time when, beyond age forty, he raced three natives over nine to ten miles and completed twenty four miles in twenty four hours, as cited by the New York Commercial Advertiser.
Report notes a shift toward easier attire for men and women on sea sailings and in trans Atlantic events. Call for comfortable yet proper dress as passengers favor casual yet respectful outfits during formal meals and gatherings.
Fragmentary text discusses dragon fly and hog feeding habits with archaic spellings and garbled phrases. It mentions appetite across creation and notes hogs as dyspeptic, slow, and prone to obesity as a contrast to dragon flies.
Reports from Shanghai indicate Li Hung Chang seeks peaceful mediation with Prince Ching and Yang Tse vicereys as joint peacemakers. Dispatches note Japanese advances, Boxer resistance, and mass executions in Kowloon, with refugees flooding Pekin and chaos surrounding foreign cemeteries.
A brief item notes a political figure related to Dewey and mentions Washington D.C. as context with a quoted line about prioritizing public good over personal pleasures. The fragment hints at a near-term political development without full specifics.
The market shows steady to strong prices for top hogs and lighter weights while heavy hogs slow down. Sheep and lambs remain fairly active with steady to modest pricing, though quality is variable. Feeder and western breeds mixed as buyers favor lighter, better grades over heavy firm stock.
Washington reports a prolonged cabinet meeting on the Chinese situation. Acting Secretary Adee attended unusually, with diplomats and the French chargé discussing credentials and canal plans amid high interest in policy.
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