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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1895
Page
7
A Philadelphia Press feature recounts a trained nurse teaching a novice mother how to handle common injuries at home. Instructions cover first aid for broken arms sprains dislocations nosebleeds and burns with practical bandage techniques and improvised tourniquets.
A brief humorous note cites a chat between judge and lawyer in the Brooklyn Eagle and Indianapolis Journal. The joke hinges on a spouse eating crackers in bed as grounds for divorce, ending with a mock grant.
A reflection on whether marriage should be judged by the same standards for men and women. It argues women face higher temptations and purer moral ideals, while men grapple with youthful temptation. The piece defends constancy and partnership over sensational infidelity and divorce, citing Lady Jeune in Saturday Review.
A San Francisco Call excerpt recounts a Russian Finn in Alaska who, driven by grief, adopts a walrus vendetta. He lives among skulls, hunts walrus by night, and beheads them to honor his slain son, building a macabre monument to memory.
A Pearcon's Weekly note claims that surrounding bicycle wheels with india rubber and dry air creates perfect insulation from the earth, shielding riders from lightning. It asserts lightning strike risk for cyclists is about one in a billion, inviting skepticism from pessimists.
A Philadelphia Times note claims sparrow dishes are a regular nuisance in the city’s eateries as a business concern may resolve the issue. The piece cryptically reflects on prejudice as an early formed judgment and on the ancient origin of dividing time into months and weeks.
A Cassell World of Wonders account describes a Chinese encyclopedia in the British Museum library. The work, about 5,020 volumes, cost $6,000 and covers 28 centuries from 1000 B C to 1700 A D. Kang-he led a 40 year commission with Jesuit help to reproduce and preserve originals. It is split into six divisions on heavens, earth, mankind, inanimate nature, philosophy, and political economy.
St Louis Republic reports experiments by Sir John Lubbock showing ants living unusually long when kept safe. An ant cared for since Aug 8 1888 died at 15 years, the species Formica fusca reached 13 years, and a Lasins niger queen laid fertile eggs after nine years, marking remarkable insect lifespans.
In medieval drama the devil wore a pointed red cap with two side tassels and the cap’s importance could halt performances. In France a performer refused to act when his devils cap was stolen, delaying the entertainment because Satan could not be played without the headpiece.
The piece notes that in Old Marriage Cercinoex Polynesia the groom is sent away during the feast and only joins after guests depart. It contrasts this with a reflection by Foster on meekness urging active and passive subduing of passions and bearing others' resentments.
The owner George W. Childs Drexel plans tearing down the fine Childs Mansion once the late George W. Childs residence. He intends to replace it with a larger more magnificent structure on the site. The home was a famed hospitality hub and a celebrated English style country residence with extensive lawns gardens and farm.
The stallion Axtell, aged nine, has 21 standard performers of which all reached the 3 year old or 3 year old class. His first pacing colt Eskem clocked 2:24. In 1894 he produced more 2 year olds in the 2:30 list than any sire ever credited in a single season.
A compact survey traces the number nine through literature and history. It notes phrases like nine lives and nine days’ wonder, lists mythic groups such as the Nine Worthies and Nine Sibyls, and mentions nine gods in Etruscan lore alongside pythagorean and Buddhist associations.
A Milwaukee dealer showcases a leather encased piano built in Buffalo with rich black embossed leather. The display highlights durability and an attractive, unscratchable finish in the University Building on Broadway.
A selection of fabrics drawing attention this season includes Lambswool Botany Cloths Cheviots Vieunas Worsteds in twills Mayo Diamond Barathea Basket weaves Kerseys Venetians Meltons Buckskin Frosty Beavers Elysians Bulgravia and Shetlands.
Mr Geo W Smith, formerly with Garry and Smith of Oil City, now leads this department as cutter and draper. A trial will determine further steps in the position.
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