04 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
The Ketchum Keystone
Location
Ketchum, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1899
Page
1
The text describes large swarms of sharks attracted to a whale carcass at sea near New Zealand. It notes how quickly sharks flood the area, the birds that gather, and the technique of harpooners and crew using blubber spades to dispatch the hungry predators. The vivid scene emphasizes the ravenous efficiency of the shark swarm around a recently butchered whale.
Brave Philadelphia Belle Miss Minnie Fell, a noted debutante and cousin of the Drexel brothers, gained fame last week when she chased a burglar on Broad Street. She and Miss Pauline Biddle pursued the thief to Twelfth and Walnut, halting him until police arrived. The incident, kept private at her request, sparked town talk as she balances society life with athletic prowess.
A New York jeweler creates a miniature Stars and Stripes flag 7 by 4 inches crafted entirely from gems. Worth at least 17500 dollars the white stripes use 800 diamonds the red stripes diamonds the blue field 300 sapphires and 42 large diamonds for stars. Displayed in a Broadway window it attracts crowds.
Bath robes made of paper are being manufactured and gaining popularity as a cheap, warm, quick drying garment. The material resembles blotting paper, dries the body quickly, and conducts heat away, helping prevent chill after bathing. Entire outfits including head coverings are made from this material, making them affordable for the poor.
Bradford England has used a motor hire scheme for small users to ease capital costs and guide purchases. Since November 1896 the city has supplied 98 motors with a 10 percent rental yield, including lamps, and the drive in electricity sales for motive power rose markedly from 1895 to 1898, with new demand from a spinning and weaving firm, foundries, a sawmill, and an engineering shop, signaling growing confidence in electric power.
Sportsmen's finds describe two hunting tales where virtue yields reward. A hunter who chased a rabbit into a wall hole pulls out a long missing marriage certificate, sparking family drama. In another, a squirrel wound and released prompts discovery of a hollow tree containing a box of ancient gold coins.
A Christian witness in Austria swears before a crucifix with lighted candles and proclaims truthful testimony. In Norway, the witness raises three fingers to signify the Trinity while the tallest finger symbolizes the soul, the others the body.
A correspondent reports growing use of English on the continent. In Europe the governing classes understand English and converse in it with state leaders. The Russian royal family uses English at home, with the czar often speaking it to the czarina and daughters.
In a conversation, characters note Southard's country place sold for ten thousand after enhancements by a New York landscape gardener. Vance recalls an offer of twenty thousand before improvements were made.
In a brief exchange, a bailiff stops a sportsman from firing near private land, arguing action is not allowed on private property while the sportsman asserts it is open season for game. The Philadelphia North American reports the exchange with terse dialogue.
A vivid account describes ticket of leave convicts at Andaman and Nicobar Islands arranging marriages. Women guards, harsh punishments, and a Saturday reception lead to matches then life on Nicobar with huts and land. Couples sometimes fight. most live briefly, with health dangers and solitary officials. Captain Royce signs off.
Miss Blanche D Cole of Denver recounted Moqui and Pueblo life from a summer expedition with the Field Museum party. She details snake dance prayers for rain, women’s high status, shared land and food, and a dramatic clash when a priest slapped her during an underground kiva rite.
Emily Crawford, famed foreign correspondent for the London Daily News and London Truth, rose from Dublin origins to Paris journalism after an early spotting by the Morning Star editor. Married to Geo Morland Crawford of Chelsfield Court lodge, she became a prominent literary and journalistic presence in Paris during the empire.
A fragment notes Nebuchadnessar keeping an early diary, described as a brick engraved with cuneiform characters. The odd item mentions a 'heri' book and a possible transcription error in the OCR. The text hints at ancient writing artifacts in a historical catalog.
Tas Kurrrows serves as the sole representative publication for the Great Upper Wood River Sawtooth and Smoky mining areas. Based in Ketchum, it aims to inform readers on mining developments and local matters, encouraging subscriptions and readership among settlers and capital planners.
Baron Corvo recounts being pronounced dead after a collapse near San Giorgio and laid in a coffin. He describes conscious sensations as priests performed rites, the coffin sealed, and a tomb prepared while doctors and revivers failed to revive him. He notes ammonia smell and a heart failure cause.
John Clark inmate at Dodge City Soldiers Home apparently died then woke in a coffin. Night watchmen found him sitting up gasping as stimulants revived him. He recalled hunger and cold feet, doubting heaven or hell while alive. He alive to tell the tale.
In a terrible gale eight weeks ago a frame cottage in Elmer New Jersey was swept from its moorings. The dwelling twisted and rose in the wind for minutes then was carried about thirty feet before crashing down. Inmates were badly frightened as the house appeared to be slipping from its moorings.
A Berlin cable reports German statistics from 1887 to 189% showing 331 boys and 76 girls under 15 in state schools died by self harm. The piece notes this as a stark, saddening modern social phenomenon, echoed as one of the era’s startling issues. It cites Gen. Eitehener and mentions a registrar in Londes recording the birth of a child named Sirdar Kitchener.
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