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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1889
Page
9
A fragmentary poem laments urban poverty and infant death from smokey tenements while contrasting healthy seaside children. The page also offers a long, mixed survey on glove use from ancient Egypt to Tudor monarchs, then shifts to anecdotes on labor day origins and a magazine-style piece on brain wear and digestion for office workers. The mosaic includes social commentary, fashion history, and brief humor.
The article extols hobbies as companions in loneliness and sources of knowledge. It urges choosing a science such as botany geology or entomology, gathering specimens, forming collections, and exploring related fields. Amateur photography is noted as popular, with emphasis on practical acquaintance and personal interest guiding the choice.
The piece reflects on interviewing as essential to news and views, noting newspapers seek information and the public cares about what notable people think. It cites public attitudes in England, the reluctance of figures to be interviewed, and the humbug among notoriety seekers, with a reporter often seeing more of it.
In Macmillan's Magazine the barn owl is praised for its industrious hunting around the nest. The article notes the owl brings multiple mice and voles to feed young, her silent flight, daytime roosting, and nocturnal hunts. It urges protection against superstition and destruction.
The future of Australia rests with engineers as underground rivers prove arid lands can sustain large populations. Discovery of water deep beneath the surface dispels fear of scarcity, suggesting rainfall cycles, evaporation, and regular supplies could transform settlement and agriculture for decades.
Shelford Bidwell publishes a preliminary notice of experiments claiming iron can be slightly magnetized by light. He cautions results may be suspect but notes potential significance if confirmed, suggesting light as an electromagnetic disturbance supported by other findings.
A guest professor, leaving a friend's house during a heavy downpour, accepts shelter for the night. Returning home for a night garment, he unexpectedly reappears drenched and explains he went back to fetch his night shirt. The family and host are left puzzled by the late arrival.
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