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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
4
The Ledger Monthly notes passenger space on Amazon rivers is defined by hammock capacity rather than staterooms. It mentions grass and cotton hammocks, their cost, and craftsmanship by Rio Branco Indians, plus a long quoted poem about a locomotive shoveling coal and life’s ascent.
A Cleveland dealer shows a string of unusually large pure pearls valued at 18000 dollars among other fine pearl necklaces and chains. Fresh water pearls from American streams, notably Wisconsin, also feature, with prices from 600 to 10000 dollars and pieces such as a bird pendant and a dog collar set with pearls and diamonds.
The article explains how prize money is distributed after the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay. Revised statutes specify shares for fleet commander, second in command, fleet captain, lone vessel commanders, and other officers and men, with separate government bounties for naval victories.
In the Bay of Tunis the English fleet under Admiral Blake advances on Goletta. The article recalls Blake’s 1653 assault and the rescue of Christian captives, with vivid scenes of the siege, prisoners, and Blake’s resolve against pirate forces.
Railroads act as unseen carriers of plant life, spreading nonnative species from far regions near yards. Seeds travel thousands of miles, thriving in new soils and gradually expanding into surrounding areas. The Mississippi Valley hosts plants gathered from the Atlantic seaboard, Gulf region, and beyond the Rockies.
The Washington Post recounts a tale of Wu Ting Fang's son and a naval officer's boy in Sunday school. The Chinese child reframes the Bible line In my Father's house there are many mansions as an apartment house, stumping the American child with a witty cultural twist.
In a vivid battle scene from Golden Days, Blake orders an attack as cannon fire roars across sea and sky. English and Arab combatants clash amid smoke, catastrophe, and heroic endurance, ending with the pirate prince's mercy plea and Blake's rescue of captives.
The mock dialogue notes that Mrs. Weeds and the captain plan marriage once she finishes mourning. Miss De Witte jokes about periods, calling them question marks, reflecting playful banter in the column.
A young physician with a ground floor practice in a poor city quarter loves doing good yet faces a moral test. He befriends Reillys’ stray yellow dog, plans a vacation, and learns a hard lesson when his act of kindness collides with community trouble and a druggist’s jibe. The tale ends with a reflection on practical experience.
Senator Tillman is a left handed penman. Senator Hoar wears a narrow black string tie that tightens mid speech. Five British generals born 1832 to 1839. Methuen medal for diving into a Prussian canal. William A. Jones nicknamed Thaddeus of Warsaw for Civil War defense of Richmond. Hitchcock receives odd bicycle debate points request from a Philadelphia boy. Senator Clark of Montana, self educated, learned foreign tongues after wealth.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes the shark's mouth sits beneath the snout and nostrils, enabling biting from below. It describes six tooth rows, saw edged blades up to two inches wide, and independent muscles that project teeth like claws, making the mouth a lethal trap.
Paris Correspondent outlines travel costs and opening dates for the 1900 Exposition, noting high lodging and board prices, a $28 million funding plan, and diverse attractions. Highlights include the glass electric palace, the Eiffel Tower with a cable bridge, a giant music box, a 88,000 gallon wine tun, a 12,544 metre amphitheatre, a 300000 dollar telescope, and a Washington statue in a grand national pavilion. The United States dominates space, Brazil displays snakes, and the Prince of Wales leads England and colonies as commissioner.
Dr A L Abbott abandoned Mrs Mildred Grear and chose Miss Irene Reynolds. The two women confronted him at his Cincinnati Newport office. He swallowed morphine in a dramatic gesture but survived after coroner Dr Higgins was summoned and found him out of danger.
New York faces a broad Anti-Saloon League push with interdenominational tactics and saloon politics shaping elections. Budgets show a 53 percent rise in city salaries amid widespread raises across departments, including education, law, police, and utilities, while bankers oppose a new tax on savings above $1,000. Reverend Madison C Peters plans to resign to join the Baptist ministry over baptism debates. John Brisben Walker and William Dean Howells clash over work hours and editorial norms.
Various devices have been used in Europe for the ventilation of tunnels. In some cases oil-burning or electric locomotives have been substituted for the trip through the tunnel, and in other cases artificial ventilation has been used.
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