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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1897
Page
4
In Vienna the story follows Jacob Wirtig who plans to climb the city's 400 foot spire to wave a flag during a grand imperial entry. His nerves falter amid watching crowds and talk of gold yet he recalls past chamois hunts that trained a steady head.
A Viennese apprentice Franz braves a perilous climb to the cathedral spire to aid his sick mother by signaling a flag to honor the city’s celebration. Nicholas betrays him but falls, Franz endures a night on the spire, and the emperor later grants him aid for his mother and a position.
The item surveys ocean silver content and tiny Ben Lomond trees, notes Norwegian fjord clarity with visibility at 30 fathoms, and provides Jupiter’s mass relation to Earth. It cites night plant activity, meteorological teodolites measuring duck flight at 958 feet and 47.8 mph, and compares Jupiter to 310 Earth masses.
Cecil Rhodes backs the Salvation Army with land offers in Rhodesia. Signor Crispi’s Naples monument bears only his name. Henri Rochefort’s suit shows $20,000 yearly editorial pay and $340,000 in seven years’ dividends. William Morris leaves most wealth to relatives. no socialism in the will. Crown Princess Stephanie’s public church debut. contralto voice. William Waldorf Astor’s expatriation seen in Carlton Club election. George Meredith described by appearance and wit. Phil May, famed caricaturist, flaunts Bohemian style and notorious cigars.
A roundup of recent patents including pneumatic car fenders with elastic tubes in metal frames, a coin package with a sliding section, a folding table with an underdrawer, an adjustable bag handle usable on either side, a monkey wrench lever to tighten jaws, and electric heated irons with coils in the sole.
A German man named Buckinger who loses limbs writes clearly by clamping the pen between his cheek and stump. Beethoven memorizes Bach's 48 preludes and 48 fugues from the Well Tem pered Clavichord, a feat of intricate counterpoint. Liszt, famed for immense arm strength yet delicate touch, reportedly practiced 14 to 18 hours daily. Sir William Hamilton notes a blind tailor who identifies Scotch plaid patterns by touch with high accuracy.
A collage of curiosities notes dragonflies can fly backwards at speed while birds cannot. It also mentions Britain’s 1896 library additions, US wealth comparisons, corn alcohol research, and the Forth Bridge’s massive repainting. Mexico’s top cathedral view lacks chimneys and coal stoves.
The piece lists figures with varied roles from U S presidents to church leaders and donors. W S Witham heads 27 Georgia banks in small towns. James B Angell leads Michigan and is noted for international law. John Saadi, a Syrian lecturer in Boston, studies for the ministry and translates the prayer book into Arabic. Alfred Greenebaum donates 1000 Semitic books to California. Cardinal Scampa of Bologna linked to apocryphal pope Ignis ardens. Ex Gov Morrill of Kansas speaks of an American flag as burial winding sheet given by Leavenworth veterans.
The passage lists Greek anthology authors Archilochus Sappho Somonides Meleager and others from 680 to 95 B C. It recalls a 1471 French baron’s pledge to loan Avicenna, the XVII century Indian Bible linked to John Eliot, Henry VIII's Book of Common Prayer, James I’s royal prayer addition, and Livy and Cicero recovering from palimpsests.
England sentences a bicycle thief to five years penal servitude. Patent applications rise with 28 000 filings this year as bicycles inspire over a third of them. The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria is noted with the Prince of Wales using the phrase publicly. Britain faces a shortage of tall Foot Guards. height standard lowered. London distributes wooden sabots to poor children for Christmas. Earl Nelson, Victoria’s accession peer, remains unique among surviving peers. Spencer and Herkomer portrait funding contrasts with Millais earlier refusals. Zola notes a limit to realism when refusing to depict London. England plans to move gunners to off side horses, a practice from 40 years ago.
The late William Morris left fortune over $200 000. William Sharp praises American writers with prompt reviews. News from London reports a poet found in a rubber factory in the East End and benevolent sponsors plan three years of study for him. Ibsen Tolstoi influence grows with Finnish and Lapland translators Paivarinta and Runcerg leading a northern realistic literature wave.
A long notice lists numerous parcels in Warren County Pennsylvania. Included are homesteads and farms in Garland Pine Grove Pittsfield Mead and Conewango townships. Properties involve D J McMillin S P Goudy Joseph Drudge Rosshardt Wilson Co TYiona Refining Co W Waters trustee and Gordane Miles executrix.
A long list of properties across Brokenstraw Sugar Grove and Youngsville townships in Warren County Pennsylvania are described for sale under mortgage and court actions. The parcels include farms and improved lands with houses barns wells and orchards totaling hundreds of acres. Proceedings involve WU P Brown Gust Young Joseph Warhurst Horace Davenport Anna Johnston D. Davenport and D. D. Fox among others.
Siegfried invites customers to inspect stock, noting record Christmas trade and excellent prices. Two special bargains offered daily with reliable service and fair treatment guaranteed.
An ornate banquet lamp with decorated globe, center draft burner, removable font, and cupid figure is advertised as a readied lamp in gold or silver plate. The notice urges purchase soon, claiming the bargain won’t last.
A 100 piece English semi porcelain dinner set offered at 9 98 with gold lines and brown underglaze. The dealer promises no crazing and notes a $2 gift in price while inviting inspection of Warren county stock. They claim a complete first class crockery assortment and latest selections in Warren county.
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