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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1888
Page
3
Cureaco March 27. Little change in the Q strike today aside from new switchmen from Reading Pa joining yard crews at Western avenue. A gang of twenty began work. lumber trade suffers in busy season. no major trouble reported. There is talk of a possible brakemen strike, though officials deny knowledge.
Gen H J Campbell famed champion of the division returns from Washington satisfied with the situation. He says the one quiet men have given up the fight and acknowledge they cannot get their bill through. Spenger may block action but plans to operate to an incumbent. North Dakota hopes hinge on a substitute in place of New will and if so a compromise may be needed. The Third Minnesota congressmen meet at Merchants hotel to arrange conventions for Litchfield and Redwing in mid April.
A rhythmic verse by Mary Riddell Corley in Boston evokes a sleepy child named Boy Blue. Soft woolly sheep, a cow in the corn, and lambs await the boy’s steps as leaves dance and a woodpecker taps. The roses and lilies wait as the world awaits him.
A Civil War era note explains methods to wreck rail lines, detailing how to deploy 1,000 men per day to destroy about five miles of track. It covers marching orders, breakfast provisions, forager needs, and organizing an 8,000 man detail into three equal sections for reversing ties and rails.
Telegraph routes across China confront popular beliefs among peasants about ancestral tombs and dangerous spots on every hilltop. Officials plan a 900 mile line to connect with Russian networks, seeking a link that will span the region and extend to the broader telegraph grid.
An account from the Detroit Free Press details a spider shedding its skin in stages. The narrative describes the molt beginning around the thorax, the abdomen becoming exposed, and the creature struggling to free its legs, taking about fifteen minutes before the old skin is discarded. The spider then lies limp briefly, regaining vitality as the new form appears more striking.
The American Farmer laments Western neglect of home grown produce and beauty on farms. It notes farmers face few lands and scarce labor, hindering small fruit plantings and vegetable gardens while praising farmers’ taste for good living. It compares Western practices to France, Belgium, and Holland garden reliance and highlights space and labor constraints on prairie farms.
The piece describes Turkish coffee and a small brass device between a dipper and kettle used to brew. It notes strangers may dislike it at first but soon come to savor its strong flavor and ritual. A two to four cup capacity device holds water sugar and coffee, with emphasis on the divine spark of flame in preparation.
A Washington Letter argues that handshakes in treaties with Native Americans mislead chiefs who rely on such gestures for binding promises. It notes that word of mouth and seal-like symbolism elsewhere differ from U S practice, warning the president against shaking hands with Indians to avoid broken assurances and disputes.
The narrator accompanies the captain into the engine room where steel gears grind and pistons churn. Dynamos glow in a side room while stokers toil in heat, coal dust, and sweat as the ship’s vast machinery drives the vessel forward.
An excerpt from the New York and Express describes swordfish chasing as a dramatic, dangerous sport. Professor Goode contrasts it with ordinary fishing noting its pursuit-like nature and unpredictable rewards. The text cites injuries from strikes and harpoons and mentions crews facing personal danger during long hunts at sea.
The Shakespeare house mirrors Mount Vernon in ownership by a group of ladies who manage the property. The note mentions a visitor average of about 250 daily and questions entrance land and nearby Gray Cor in New York World.
A visiting observer describes Nantes coast culture with vivid costumes and local life. He notes peasant attire near Noirmoutier, jaunty male hats, and quiet hotel dining rooms in Anjou, praising simple rural foods and home-made butter while contrasting Paris artificiality.
A fragmentary poem reflects on love as summer, vivid with tender kisses and sorrowful eyes. It mourns beauty's decay as the season ends, and the heart recalls and relives a wandering, lightsome affection lost to time.
A profile discusses Bill Nye the writer and humorist, detailing his habit of keeping a notebook, working without a fixed plan, and avoiding rewrites. It notes his spontaneity, the way he guards his process, and contrasts his craft with a meditation on public figures and literary output.
The Therapeutique outlines advantages of pilocarpine for toothache by M. Korgehol. A solution of ten centigrams pilocarpine in fifteen grams dial is injected at the tooth site. In two cases minor injections relieved pain. in another, injection caused salivation and mild weakness but pain and symptoms subsided after a short time.
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