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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1897
Page
4
The fragment references Vienna progress and European pork, mentions San Francisco Ghironics and Klondike claims. It muses on value of funds, butterfly ages, and the idea that sight depends on mind and analysis rather than just the eye.
An official Treasury Department estimate puts the United States population just over 77 million, indicating a net increase of more than 2 million since the last census. The total nationwide figure tops 62 million, with a federal census expected within three years to push the national total toward 60 million faster.
The Government of Peru plans a government backed permanent exhibition in Lima to foster trade. Exhibits will be exempt from customs and consular fees with special lease terms, offering exemptions for up to six months or longer. The display will include machinery and labor saving devices, tools, and related implements.
Divers recovered part of the Skyro treasure seven years after it sank off Cape Finisterre in foggy weather in 1891. The ship bound for London from Cartagène carried baralyar valued at 15 000 pounds. Efforts used dynamite to clear decks at depths of 28 fathoms or more. Work paused in October then resumed with better equipment and satisfactory results.
The piece discusses rising murder totals in 1886 to 1895 based on The Chicago Tribune reports and World Almanac figures. It notes lynching counts, executions to homicide ratios, and compares European murder rates in Italy Spain Austria France and England, while urging caution over counting methods and definitions.
The excerpt echoes a war laden prophecy about victory and defeat, linking past imperial conquests to modern conflict. It laments endless bloodshed and warns that nations will reap the same measure they mete, foretelling doom for the invaders and a grim fate for their homeland.
In a Dupont Circle parlor in March, Jack Stuart, on a tight government salary, laments his prospects and a Virginia plantation income dispute. Dolly Radnor proposes a 9000 mortgage to fund his Alaska mining dream, insisting he accept her loan as a gift to him and their future.
In a Washington tale, Dolly Radnor flees a life of temptation with the count and embarks on a costly romance. Letters reveal a lavish yet strained affair, as Dolly sacrifices her income and fashion to secure a future with a fortune-seeking suitor in Alaska. Mrs. Radnor tensions rise over money, obedience, and social expectations.
An explorer and Harold Goodrich describe Alaska's Klondike region and Yukon valley. Glaciers are absent in the gold field area but rivers carry vast sediment creating a frying-fat sound under boats. The Lewes River feeds a twenty mile lake system and builds a massive delta at Norton Sound.
An explanation notes that abrupt waste steam release from a railway engine creates a cough or puff sound. At slow speed puffs are distinct, while at higher speeds they blur into rapid successive noises, with eighteen puffs in nine seconds becoming indistinguishable by the ear.
Mrs Kaye, who died near Leeds England, invented the metal fare boxes used by passengers on omnibuses and horse cars in Great Britain and its provinces. Turnstiles existed before her box, and she devised the device after being hindered by them while wearing a crinoline.
A vivid 1887 journey from Peshawar describes Ulima clergy in Afghan hill tribes as schoolmasters and judges shaping life. It details Mullah ceremony, vows, income, social role, peacemaking, and the danger when dignity is challenged, plus a parallel Wisconsin horse race anecdote.
The largest passenger liner, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse of the North German Lloyd, measures 648 feet long, 66 feet wide, 43 feet deep, with 14 000 tons. It carries 1520 passengers plus 450 crew, engines duel about 28 000 horsepower, and costs around two million dollars. The ship promises novelties in construction, speed, and comfort for its maiden Atlantic crossing.
The German Post Office plans an experimental rollout of automatic stamp selling machines at high-demand locations. Machines will dispense stamps when a proper coin is deposited, offering convenient access to postage stamps for customers.
A Washington Star report cites California fruit growers with vast acreages and high yields. Stanford and Bidwell ensembles top with large orchards, cherries fetching premium sums. A Fresno banker and his wife run 835 acres turning substantial yearly profit, underscoring California fruit’s world wide reputation for size color and flavor.
A German paper maker received letters patent for bottles made of paper for shipboard use. The invention aims to protect storerooms from broken bottles in rough seas. The bottles are impregnated with a secret sealing fluid and dried in gas stoves. They resist rough handling and weather, preventing leaks. Also noted is the Lombardy poplar as a natural lightning conductor, tall and sparsely branched, reducing storm damage to homes near these trees.
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