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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1890
Page
7
The Steeple Jack Career and Its Daring Trade
A detailed look at steeple-jacks their daring climbs to repair chimneys spires and towers. They use giant canvas kites ladders joined by dogs and blocks to reach work sites with careful handling of winds and rope systems. The piece notes dangers accidents nerves and the steady discipline required to avoid mishaps and how ladders and scaffolding are built for high climbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downall
Chambers’ Journal
Lord Brougham and His Amusing Self Importance
The account recalls Lord Brougham as an imposing yet humorous figure who prized concentrated thought. He joked about guillotine timing, slept through his Queen’s trial speech, and showed a playful vanity, even in a Trafalgar dinner where his signature was valued over money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Brougham
Ultimi Romanorum
Trafalgar
Greenwich
Origin of Gold Dust Deposits Theory
The origin of alluvial gold dust is debated. George Sutherland argues drift gold arose from salts like gold chloride in solution and deposited when fields were underwater, with later reduction unclear. He proposes thermo electric earth currents from solar heating causing deposition, supported by various facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sutherland
Adelaide
South Australia
Nature
Sutherland
Australia the greatest country for athletic sports says Ned Hanlan
Ned Hanlan notes in Sydney that Australia excels in many sports from sculling to horse racing and wrestling. He cites a Melbourne Cup crowd of 170000 and a 20000 turnout at a local sprint, praising large, passionate attendances and the nation’s sports enthusiasm as reported by the Louisville Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Ned Hanlan
Sydney
England
Louisville Post
Foreign Gossip On World Events Flickers Across Continents
A New York Sun correspondent surveys global tidbits from Europe and the Middle East. Spain’s population rise links to urban hygiene gains. Italy’s Villa Sirio sold. Emperor William awards thousands of honors. a Paris Geneva tunnel plan stirs French opposition. Egypt could reclaim irrigation reservoirs adding millions of acres. Bonn coins treasure found by workers. Rome census shows vacancy and dwindling visitors. French sub Gymnote impresses Carnot. Royal Academy dispute over a misaligned painting. New York porgy catch logistics shape coastal fishing markets with dockside earnings up to 1000 dollars in brief seasonal runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Knights of the Black Eagle
Louise
Paris
Geneva
Joseph
Pharoah
Egypt
Catching the Porgy A Rhode Island coastal fish saga
The article recounts the curious history of porgies along Narragansett Bay starting with a spring 1800 sighting near Seaconnet, named Jefferson fish by a local deacon, and tracked through centuries of seasonal runs. It details fishing lore, the long vanished mid 19th century gaps, and later massive annual migrations despite commercial nets and pond farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Seconnet
Manny
Jefferson
Seconnet Beach
Jefferson Fish
Narragansett Bay
Seconnet River
Sandy Hook
Cape Malabar
Ibsen’s Munich Home and Work Routine Revealed
The article describes Henrik Ibsen’s residence at Hemmeter House No 32 Maximilian Street Munich and his daily regimen. He works from nine to one, then walks, reads, and dines before bed, with summer favored for composing and the captive routine guiding his dramatic final shapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ibsen
Munich
Hemmeter
Maximilian Street
Canal Street
Gronvold
Butter milk as a Reliable Domestic Remedy
An article extols butter milk as a restorative remedy in reconstructive medicine. It recounts cases where hot butter milk eased a severe cough, aided recovery from congestive fever, and cured long-standing indigestion, with anecdotes of personal use by a physician and a farm wife on a lingering stomach ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Landry
Popular Science News
Not What She Wanted A Woman Seeks Clothes Horse
A woman pauses before a hardware store on Michigan Avenue to inspect a gasoline stove. A clerk explains its use, price, and lack of refrigerator or electricity, while the shopper asks about a clothes horse and departs without purchase. The item mocks consumer gullibility and ends with the shopper leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Avenue
Detroit Free Press
Agricultural Hints on Quick Relief for Haven in Cattle
The article explains haven caused by rapid fermentation of juicy grasses and air swallowing, urging prompt domestic surgical relief. It describes signs in a cow and instructs where to puncture the rumen to relieve distension, warning that delay can be fatal and that a roadworthy operation by a farm hand may save the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haven
Trocar and Canula Use in Emergency Animal Care
A detailed guide from American Agriculturist explains inserting a trocar and canula to relieve intestinal gas. It describes placement three to four inches deep, keeping the canula in place to allow gas escape, and administering aromatic spirits of ammonia with warm water, then linseed oil by mouth for recovery. It emphasizes owner or farmer action without waiting for a veterinarian in emergencies.
Care and feeding of nursing sows and stock stand
The article advises intensive care for nursing sows with easily digested feed and frequent milk feeds, including fresh milk and small amounts of turpentine and catnip tea. It stresses avoiding overfeeding, bathing the udder with an oil-based liniment, and four to five daily meals. It also mentions keeping sows from wet grass, and notes pig health depends on sow digestion. A simple plant stand construction is described, and the need for steady, attentive management of pasture stock to maximize profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Breeders’ Gazette
Travel Advice on Thrift and Safe Packing for Journeys
Practical guidance on preparing for travel advises taking one quarter more money than estimated expenses and learning the route geography. It recommends a single bag if possible, keeping purse and watch in a vest pocket under the pillow, and carrying only small change with no bills over ten dollars to avoid counterfeit notes.
Health and Pleasure guide from the Hudson Valley railroad
The Passenger Department of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad issues a free guide titled Health and Pleasure, with maps and hotel listings from Hudson to the Adirondacks, Saratoga, Lake George, and Niagara Falls. Contacts for copies are W B Jerome in Chicago and George H Daniels in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
7Ork Central & Hudson River Railroad
Hudson
Catskills
Adirondack Mountains
Saratoga
Lake George
Niagara Falls
W. B. Jerome
Clark St
Chicago
George H. Daniels
Grand Central Station
New York
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Berlin
Gier- Strasse
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Rome
Gymnote
Carnot
Toulon
Darriens
Royal Academy
Fulton Market
Cor. N. Y. Sun
Henrik Ibsen's
Don
Washington Post
Samerville Journal
Maner & Grosu
Chicago Inter Ocean
Messrs. Maher & Grosh
Toledo
Maher & Grosh
Shenandoah
Bronson Howard
McVicker’s Theater
Engay
New York City
Louisville Courier Journal
Dimes
North Carolina
Messrs
A. T. Shallenberger & Co
Rochester
HH. Conran
Philadelphia Ledger
Cragin & Co
Philada
U. S
Canada
Gunes
Oil City
Carter
Covrn Aman
Glenn
Hill
Texas
J.C. Simpson
Marquess
W. Va
Hall
Atchison Globe
Boston
Washington Star
Western Steam
Western Creamery
Beeves
Psu
Northwestern
ST. Louis
Omaha
Beecham
L. L. May & CO
ST. Paul
Minnesota
Ridge
Woolrich & OV
Palmer
Mass
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
N.Y
Smith’ Ee
J. F. Smith & CO
St. Loula
Tutt
Bradfield Rev Live
Atlanta
Amateu
BR. P. Harley & CO
Eet
Wabash Avenue
Hartman
Hartman Mpg. CO
Beaver F. A
TNAME
Lake Shore
Chautauqua
Toronto
ST. Lawrence River
Thousand Islands
Montreal
White Mountains
Portland
Bar Harbor
C. K. Wilber
W. Pass
Owen
Oran Rai
Ymax
Owen Electre Belt & Appliance CO
North Broadway
Broadway
Aultmam 2 Taylor Company
Smb
Loomis & Nyman
Planet Mills
Zoos
Addr
Russell & CO
Massillon
Ohio
Ensioner
Washington, D.C
U.S. Pension Bureau
W.T. Misces
Washington
Alaries
Etter
Solictorexperience
Cancer
Drs. Gratiguy & Bush
Elm Street
Cincinnati
Lola Cancer Infirmary
Lola, Wis
D.M.D
Ce Kane Co
Brewster Safety Rein Holder CO
Holly
Mick
Ieee Business College
ANE
Best
Cirenler Ad
H. Russell
Joliet
Chicago Musical College
Central Music
Rene
A. N.k—A
Piso
Razor Steel
TRE Maher& Grosh
Ceuta
S Street
A. N. Kellog
Dea
Walnut Street
Louis
Ontario Street
Cleveland
Ewaspaper CO
Ill
Wyandotte Street
Kansas City
Jefferson ST
Memphis
Tenn
ST Paul
Minn
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