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Newspaper
Traverse Bay Eagle
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1898
Page
7
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes bisulphide of carbon as a vital, though deadly, tool for eradicating weevils in mills elevators and granaries. It warns of rapid gas action and risks to workers and animals, recommending staged application from lower floors and immediate ventilation for any exposed person.
Edward Page Gaston reports in Woman's Home Companion how Cuban housewives obtain fresh milk by airymen milking cows directly at doorsteps. A driver and cattle stop for a house, while a portero offers a cup, with milking and a concealed water trick used to mix milk and water. Milk sellers in Italy and India are noted for similar methods.
A historical note argues a 10 000 horsepower engine would take about 70 000 0000000 years to lift Earth a foot while consuming vast water and coal. Estimates claim 10 quintillion gallons of water would discharge, enough to cover Earth to 800 feet, and 4 quintillion tons of coal would fill trains billions of cars.
The letter laments the contradictory social judgments people face in public life. It notes that praising, criticizing, or even commenting on attire and behavior invites criticism or praise, creating a cycle of endless social pressures and accusations.
A Philadelphia policeman received a cryptic letter linking an unmarked saloon at Franklin and Spring streets to a local church for the deaf. His investigation revealed it was a practical joke by a caller seeking mischief rather than a real crime.
Fragmented text mentions Ney and a battle scene with a calm demeanor and a beard, then shifts to distant lands between seas and civilizatio n, referencing holidays and extras in a likely garbled travel or military piece.
A nineteenth century snippet recalls how Irish leader Parnell advised learning House rules by experience yet notes many etiquette rules are unwritten. Quaint 17th and 18th century orders survive in old journals and clerk minutes, such as 1620 hat rules and 1640 decorum fines.
A San Francisco Chronicle note describes Siwash dogs as essential for Alaska prospecting, differing from domesticated dogs by harness suitability and loyalty. They rarely bark at strangers and fight to defend their trail, creating chaotic rushes when teams converge. The dogs respond to gee haw and whoa, with mush meaning go ahead, a white term derived from hush.
A Chicago veteran politician was accused by a former henchman of offering a $500 bribe to have a job done. The alleged conspirator later kept the money and used it as evidence against the chief. The accused dismissed the talk as defamatory but worried about his reputation amid the town’s gossip.
Hicks and Wheeler met Brassey and quickly bonded over bicycles and golf. They discussed cycling and golf as each clung to their favorite topic, while the others knew little about the others’ hobbies. The conversation lasted late into the evening.
A hurried pedestrian in London snatches an umbrella from a swell who held it at a dangerous angle. The passerby then steps past and says in a suave tone I found it in my eye. The brief anecdote from Pick Me Up highlights a playful misunderstanding on a city street.
A brief Chicago Tribune gag about a butter sculptress. Miss Ollabrod praises her craft while Miss Ritchley Greest compares it to oleomargarine, highlighting witty regional humor.
Quote from Rev. J. Daeiunn urging a man to allow only good impulses to stir his heart and keep it free from evil that may beat it down.
A poem told as a dialog from the New York Ledger describes two lovers scattered by distance. One pledges patience and faithfulness while awaiting a reunion that fate delays eternally. the other voice vows eternity before death, ending with a quiet good night.
A nameless observer at a New York firm recalls a secretary adored across a canyon of love and office life. Quiet jealousy and longing grow as a June departure hints at tragedy, culminating in a distant wedding revelation years later.
A sick Turkish Air Admiral of the fleet is disturbed by a loud grinding noise in a storm. He asks for the rudder to be removed at once after being informed it is the source.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a personal note from Frances Willard to a friend, mentioning gratitude and sorrow. The line references being without a child and a mother to an angel, implying a bereavement or comfort during grief. No clear date or full context is provided.
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