20 Jan 1894
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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1894
Page
1
The next world's fair will be held in Antwerp and inaugurated May 5, 1894. It will be smaller than the Columbian Exposition, yet earnest efforts aim to ensure financial and artistic success. Plans include a castle in the air as a centerpiece instead of a tower or wheel.
An engineering plan proposes a 90 foot long steel and bamboo aerostat called an air castle to be suspended 600 to 100 feet above ground by four vertical cables. It weighs about 16 tons with 150 people, and includes elevators for 10 to 15 occupants. General Ezeta, president elect of Salvador, will wed Miss Ida Dent Wright of New York soon.
Lorgnette chains of silver with turquoise, diamond encrusted brooches, and a barbed arrowhead shaped fern vase in bright silver are highlighted. A wreath of diamond leaves and pearl fruit framed by large emeralds stands out among popular bowknot watch chatelaine brooches and white enameled tie ornaments with sapphire.
A man 81 years old who forgets to dine due to intense focus and Vigorous work in the woods is praised for not suffering harm. Report from Mr. Walter Nichols of Farmington, renowned for accurate surveying. Judges of the supreme court never question his accuracy.
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