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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1889
Page
6
An expert argues penmanship is largely inherited rather than learned. She cites left handedness and individual hand shapes, urging flexible posture and copying on boards rather than rigid standardization. The piece also contrasts voice and handwriting individuality with natural development.
Fragmentary report accuses Chifort Reehardson among United Bilaios analysts of adulterating spices and condiments to a gray paste tied to a commercial scam. Names and places are partly garbled but reference to Savery m tame and Caroutat remain unclear.
The piece notes how Shakespeare vanished from the stage after the Restoration, with seventeen or eighteen plays revived each season in genuine text. It recalls Mrs. Pritchard and Garrick, the shift from Davenant influenced productions to true Shakespeare, and Colley Cibber's praise of Garrick’s performances.
A writer in The Analyst argues most bathing accidents are personal and preventable. Key causes include cramp, fatigue, cold, and malnutrition of muscles, with caution against long water exposure and swimming after meals. Adults and youths recently active at town life may overestimate stamina at the coast.
A Chicago Herald item describes a tall man claiming his wife told a great story she was asked to print. He cannot recall details, only that it was a corker, and promises to have her retell it. The anecdote ends with his vow to wait for her version.
An interview summarizes how mechanization transformed production from hand labor to machine aided processes. It notes that wrought iron and steel now cut labor costs, with components stamped from hot metal and heavy iron work drop forged. Woodwork is largely machine made, reducing prices without sacrificing material quality.
An essay on how the second word in a quarrel sparks events from a trifling start to lasting damage. It explains the hurtful effects of insulting rebuttals, the role of tone and motive, and how two people in the same home are prone to conflict when irritations arise and two words ignite discord.
The report notes Russia has the highest death rate in Europe with 20 to 49 per 1,000 depending on region and scarce physicians, while the United States shows about one doctor per 600 people and the lowest death rate. Life expectancy varies widely from 23 in Russia to about 55 in the United States, 50 in urban England, and 34 in rural areas, with historic improvements from better medicine, drainage, diet, sanitation, vaccination, and anesthesia.
A Washington Press note explains the complexity of marriage license records. Officials say notices to reporters are common and only attached clerical certificates complete a record. An anecdote shows licenses can remain valid until used and are tied to the original named parties.
Sumner offers a mixed critique of Macaulay praising his prodigious memory and instructive style while faulting his lack of grace and delivery. He notes Macaulay’s expansive range from English history to orators and dramatists, yet laments monotony and absence of intonation in speech. The passage expresses admiration and strong rhetorical critique in concise form.
A reader suggests placing paraffin paper between stamps to prevent sticking. The waxed sheet, similar to grocery wrap, allows stamps to be carried or mailed without adherence, and preserves stamp integrity when the paper is removed.
A Youth's Companion correspondent recounts the Eiffel Tower ascent with vivid sensations of vertigo and awe. He describes the steel lattice, the river Seine below, and Paris spreads like a green and blue carpet as distant landmarks blur, noting the edge of the platform and the need a steady head to face the view.
A writer in The Hearth and Home recounts catching a spider and placing it in a basin with a mast to form an island. The spider tests wet feet, spins a web rope, and by wind and strength hauls himself ashore, earning liberty before being returned home.
At Nice workmen exposed a tomb slab in the Pantheon and uncovered a red pottery vase and a fractured white china urn containing earth and coal. A leaden box bearing a copper plate reading Marceau General of the Republic was raised, with speeches honoring the general and noting his name is everywhere.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a kindly college official who repeatedly excuses tardiness with a routine line. A married student cites a newborn heir as the cause, and the doctor again offers leniency with the familiar instruction to avoid repeats.
Dr Dela Roche contends diphtheria spreads from animals to humans via contaminated cistern water. He reports two cases linked to pigeon excrement washed into rainwater cisterns and urges banning pigeon breeding where spring or well water is unavailable. public hygiene guidelines cited from Utilite des Cisternes.
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