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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1893
Page
6
Special correspondent from New York observes summer millinery shifts. Velvet trims, stiff bows, and plumes give way to soft wreaths, flowers, and new straw shapes like Louis XI. Describes bonnets with rich brocade, oleander accents, and rhinestone details, noting hats range from ten to nine dollars and can be DIY with old stock.
Special Correspondence from Denver reports on ancient fire starting among North American Indians and Eskimos, detailing wood friction, the pump or weighted drill used by Iroquois and Chukchis, bamboo sawings in East Indies and Australia, and the rise of chemical matches by 1825. The article notes disputes over the first inventor of friction matches and highlights national patent histories.
A St Louis observer explains how large iron pillars for Plenter's House are cast and tested. Each pillar contains an inch square 34 foot bar that must bear 300 psi tensile strength. tests start at 400 pounds and increase until failure to discard the batch. If breaking occurs at 480 or 499 pounds the metal is reworked with more pig iron.
An interview in the Washington Star outlines British Honduras with about 30,000 people including 300 whites and a 20-person American sugar and rum colony at Toledo. Mahogany and logwood are major exports, bananas sent to New Orleans, labor shortages driven by West Indian migrants, minimal infrastructure, no local currency, and Sir Alfred Maloney pushing for world notice.
A reader recalls a man who pauses his own day to help an elderly Irish woman adjust a slipping strap as the elevated train departs. The gesture, done without regret, prompts reflections on charity and hopeful thoughts for the helper’s own household. Also cited are humorous vignettes about daily life from old newspapers and a note on Indian family incomes and domestic life.
Two new steel steamers costing 300000 each join the Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Co on the Upper Lake route. They promise speed and luxury with 50 hour Cleveland Toledo Chicago runs and four weekly trips via Mackinac to Chicago. July and August bring daily Detroit Cleveland service, daylight Lake Erie voyage, and low round trip rates with first class staterooms. Illustrated pamphlet available from A A Schantz Detroit and Cleveland Steam Nav Co Detroit Mich.
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