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Newspaper
The Sidney Republican
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1902
Page
2
In a London theater tale two blind sisters named Barbara and Dorothy recall their youth and a failed stage dream. The aging dancer Mademoiselle Elise reveals a concealed past and the sisters face moral consequences while clinging to family love and quiet country life.
At a Washington meeting of the Anthropological Society evidence was presented that Eskimo women's tattoo marks served to indicate family relationships.
The Reform Advocate highlights Damascus as the world’s oldest trading center with ongoing caravan commerce. It notes Damascus damask, damask rose, damascus blade, and damasceening arts, plus historic ties to Saul and Mohammed, framing the city as a perpetual hub of commerce and culture.
The editor notes varied writer quirks from smoking habits to desk layouts. Brown must chew an unlit cigar, Jones needs a Turkish cigarette, Robinson uses a briar pipe, and others rely on drinks or candy to fuel prose. The piece ends with a comment on habits binding writers.
A youthful man wearing a dress suit and opera hat draws attention on an Arch street trolley car. He blushes as two factory girls taunt him, then exits at Seventeenth street amid loud remarks and laughter. He hurries away before reaching his stop.
A new underwater camera system uses two steel bulb cameras aimed at a common point. A central glass fronted chamber houses a powerful electric light that floods the water, enabling exposure of plates via surface wires.
Ancient city ruins reveal a grand street leading to a Nebuchadnezzar palace chamber 120 by 60 feet, with paled stucco decorations. The site hints at royal revels and possibly Alexander the Great’s illness after banquet scenes, as Belshazzar’s memory echoes in the ruins.
Charles Gruel d Indreville of Nesle in Normandy, reputedly the tallest man in France at seven feet six inches, died in the latter half of 1860 near Rouen aged 71. He founded extensive glass works, served in the imperial army, reached sub lieutenant, fought at Wagram and Moscow, endured a Russian prison ordeal, and was later honored by Louis Philippe and the Legion of Honor while leading local offices.
The piece reflects on the once unparalleled British workman across trades from navvy to mechanic to farmer, noting a recent shift in public opinion and a reaction against former praise. It contrasts perceived domestic prowess with emerging doubt about national labor identity.
In Jefferson County West Virginia a circuit court decree orders sale of a five acre tract housing the original John Brown fort. Alexander Murphy vs administrator of Miss Kate Field resolves debt of 1116 for land purchase and loans. The fort linked to Harper's Ferry, the engine house where Brown was captured, later moved to Chicago then returned.
A historical sketch traces the House of Prussia from its Brandenburg origins to Frederick William II, William I and Ludwig II era, touching on Napoleon, Queen Louise, and the mausoleum at Charlottenburg. It notes Emperor William I’s rise, Frederick the Great’s power, and the present ruler’s linguistic gifts and Prince Henry’s marriage.
A Philadelphia Record account quotes a proud father who says his infant calms by pairing walks with a silk hat. He notes the habit links objects to moments and fears losing the routine that lulls the child to sleep.
An elderly Philadelphia woman narrowly escapes a bicyclist while her niece hails the rider as Richard Harding Davis. The aunt brushes off the encounter prompting a sharp rebuke about making a fuss.
A Swiss banker sought aid for his son to enter shipping. The head of a leading shipping firm replied that the son is employed at $5 weekly beside peers, noting others in the office own a $60,000 yacht and an $8,000 car, and that the surroundings should suit him.
A well traveled writer notes strong Japanese commercial morality but cites a humorous misfire. In England he asked a contact in Japan for chrysanthemum seeds, received them in an artistic cover, sowed them, and grew a crop of carrots instead.
Col. Nicholas Smith once hailed as "the handsomest man in the world" and son-in-law of Horace Greeley has been evicted from a New York flat with his daughters over unpaid rent, highlighting a dramatic fall from former celebrity status.
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