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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1903
Page
11
A brief antiquated discussion explains the nutritive value of raw oysters, noting they are mostly water. It mentions difficulties of digestion and a method to destroy typhoid germs with strong heat. Boiling is advised to render oysters more digestible.
A jurist delivered his charge and asked a client how he judged it. The client replied that the judge's charge was fine, and then quipped about the client’s own view, illustrating a humorous exchange in a case handled by the firm Black Heatt Gruber Bonynge.
Mr H A Humphrey delivers a lecture before the London Chamber of Commerce as reported by the Electro- view. He asserts that producer gas, a cheaper form of gas, could save at least a portion of coal consumption, leading to greater efficiency of coal as a fuel.
The article notes President Harper and others criticizing kerosene drinking as a rising problem in France with proposed measures. It mentions widespread use among southern Pacific Indians and the large trade in kerosene import for dining, linking Bolivia to New York via the Tribune report.
A fragment notes a rift between a renowned pianist and rival Moritz Senthal. It praises Rosenthal as "the man pianist" for his swift, masterful playing and strong presence before German audiences.
An American rider set a mile time on a railway section despite rain and improvised plank track. A French cyclist reportedly rode fifty miles in one hour using a motor pacing machine with a windshield.
Paris prepares to open a Victor Hugo museum in a surviving Louis XIII house at Place des Vosges. The site recalls the poet's early years when he lived with Hernani’s son and amid Paris literary heritage.
A reflective note on bearing daily troubles, urging to stop duplicating burdens by carrying yesterday into today and adding to tomorrow before it is required by the speaker John Newton in a moral exhortation.
Companies with steamers in the Alaskan trade offer to subscribe stock in the Marconi company to raise funds for immediate wireless telegraph plants along the dangerous coast of British Columbia.
Germany has built the finest vessels and fastest ships, though not a major maritime nation by geography, and remains heavily reliant on foreign raw materials for ship production.
A tenement room test shows sweeping spreads germs quickly with a saucer sample. Within five minutes after sweeping 2,500 germs settled on a saucer three inches across. Before sweeping, seventy-five germs were found on the same saucer.
From recent six month findings the remarkable condition shows more child labor in New York City than in all southern states combined. The report highlights widespread participation of young workers amidst urban industry and calls for policy review.
O. P. Austin, chief of the bureau of Statistics, writes about boundary line development of states and territories, noting changes since colonial days in a forthcoming book.
Alfred Hiller, a noted authority on consumption, is preparing a book on preventing tuberculosis. The manuscript will be revised by renowned scientist Prof. Koch, adding expert input to the study.
Atchison Globe quotes a curious reader prompt about keeping a flatiron warm with one’s feet or using a water jug for warmth. The brief item reflects domestic humor and the newspaper’s light discourse style.
King Oscar Sweden presents a gold medal to the world’s leading mathematician every five years. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to mathematics and honors a recipient for achievement across the field.
A Bar committee urges withholding public reports of divorce cases grounded on policy. Lady Jeune backs the proposal, arguing press reports distort fair treatment and invade privacy, urging reform to protect public interest and individual reputations.
The official valuation of Philadelphia city hall and grounds is reported as 13 04 000 dollars. Officials note the figure as the city’s assessed value for public property. The record underscores the asset’s monetary worth and municipal importance in property registers.
A fragment notes a discussion on a historical incident from 1778 about throwing tea into Boston harbor. The text mentions a society and its members debating whether the effort would succeed, with conflicting stories handed down about the event.
The Brooklyn Eagle reports a rumor that a large bean club formed to buy coal from mines and undercut retailers. It notes the abortion of middlemen as the trust problem deepens and questions how government will handle an organization of 800000 people determined to lower bean costs.
Nellie hosted a tea for several girls in Baltimore. She proudly described her mischievous youngest brother and recounted that their father had him baptized last month, though she added that it did not take.
A Munich citizen wagers 750 dollars that she can visit every beer house in the town within one year, drinking a glass of beer at each place and obtaining a receipt from the owner to prove the visit. The effort begins this month with a rule requiring a drink at each stop.
In a prison cell M Romaly Daurignac brother of Mme Humbert trains fleas for shows. He says the insects are highly intelligent and can respond to commands, performing feats as a pastime to pass the time in captivity.
A strange Central Park tale says a hawk in the York menagerie aided a sick bird. Two birds shared a five cage when one developed a leg tumor, and the other attacked the tumor with its claws and landed it.
A brief exhortation to workers urging patience, discipline, and virtue. It frames Carlyle as guiding through mutiny, discord, and despair with justice, mercy, and wisdom, appealing to mature laborers to embody nobleness and resolve.
A Washington Star snippet cites Senator Sorghum discussing a question about liberal treatment of Native Americans. He replies that the “noble red man” receives rations regularly and need not vote at polls in return, reflecting a provocative stance in a quoted exchange.
Naval cadets from the construction corps formerly trained at Greenwich England. The program was closed there and moved to the Boston Institute of Technology for three years.
In a brief exchange with neighbor Farmer Turniptop, Hayditch notes plans to install barbed wire fencing. Turniptop questions the cost, while Hayditch asserts his men won’t waste time.
A Kentucky senator named Joe Blackburn was seen smoking a large black briar pipe in the Senate lobby. A colleague quipped about dignity versus comfort, noting the casual smoking as a light moment in the capital.
A Houdeng resident named Dirian woke in fright after dreaming she was murdered. The shock left her in a state of extreme distress, and she narrowly survived the incident two days later.
A Pittsburg man’s father marries his son’s fiancée in a striking tale of parental sacrifice. The bride and groom face a unique social upheaval as alliances shift and family happiness is weighed against tradition. Details remain fragmentary yet the act underscores devotion and duty.
President Loubet of the French Republic has long been a keen musician. In boyhood he played with a village band and pursued music through youth, reflecting a lifelong artistic interest alongside his political career.
A report states that around forty thousand birds, mainly sandpipers, were killed along the North Carolina coast recently for millinery purposes. Authorities note the mass slaughter underscores wildlife impact and local concern.
Abstract notes New Orleans census shows about 1000 more women than men in the city. The finding highlights a pronounced gender imbalance impacting community life and planning considerations.
An assertion compares dense Mississippi valley population to Massachusetts facts, estimating 350 million inhabitants if the region were as densely populated. It presents a speculative, hypothetical scenario without verifiable data or clear source.
A brief note identifies the Soo electric power plant as owned by New York interests, underscoring cross border investment in Canadian energy infrastructure. The substance emphasizes the ownership link rather than operational details.
Justice Shiras, recently retired from the Supreme Court, gains $2,500 annually from a bill raising tribunal salaries. He had planned to retire months earlier, but Justice Gray’s death delayed his resignation. The salary increase takes effect now, giving him $12,500 per year for the rest of his life.
An old man entered a Philadelphia apothecary seeking a cent's worth of insect powder. The clerk balked at the price, noting it would not cover paper, string, and wrapping time. The man clarified his intent to apply the powder directly to his back.
William McAdoo, former New Jersey congressman and assistant secretary of the navy, now resides in New York where he has established a thriving law practice. He was regarded as an able and popular figure on the Democratic side during his congressional tenure.
A Boston Traveler note recounts a mad dog scare in Iowa where a dog bit a young man and his fiancée who married at a parsonage, then traveled to Chicago for Pasteur treatment. The piece warns that girls are training dogs to imitate mad behavior, fueling fear.
A Geneva Times report notes a strange errand bringing a Korean to the United States to contract for idols. The piece comments on American manufactories for supplying idols to heathen markets and contrasts with the prior belief that American girls were the sole idols in the country. There is a tone of astonishment at global religious exchange and commercial worship.
A German Jack Tar convicted of murdering a petty officer faces death, six years penal servitude, dismissal from the navy, and perpetual civil rights loss. A campaign seeks to remit the civil rights loss. London Punch.
The Yale News celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary as a daily journal. It lists eight senior editors fourteen associate editors and numerous heelers or reporters in the lower classes seeking editorial board positions.
Telegram routes illustrate vast reach as messages travel from British Columbia to New Zealand, a journey exceeding 20 000 miles and nearly circling the globe, highlighting the expansive telegraph network of the era.
Kitasato a Japanese microscopist first showed the pin shaped microbe of lockjaw lives in the earth. It multiplies and poisons the blood only when deep in a wound where air cannot reach it.
The Hungarian government proposes a steamship line between Fiume and the United States to divert the current emigration flow toward America via Germany. The measure aims to reduce the outward tide by providing an alternative route for migrants seeking passage.
Mrs Hugh Reed Griffin has been reelected president of the Society of American Women in London. The organization aims to create a social center for Americans in London.
James Hilton of St Louis bought a genuine Da Vinci Madonna for 9 dollars and now seeks 60000 dollars. He claims the artwork was stolen from the Vatican about a century ago.
Mrs. George A Graves of Ogden Utah finally gets her share of a government claim long pending for 105 years. The milestone restitution marks closure after more than a century.
Captain Harry Webster, a veteran of the 1889 Samoan hurricane, has been placed on the retired list of the navy with the rank of rear admiral. He is noted as a survivor of the disaster and is honored for his long service in the navy.
Monks of the hospice of St Bernard say their famous dogs save an average of twenty lives each year on the mountain. The claim highlights the breed’s historic rescue role and the monks’ reliance on trained canines for alpine safety.
Sheriff de Braggs of Queens County Jail New York buys dogs to aid in capturing escaped fugitives.
London records show eight thousand nine hundred women, convicted of drunkenness more than ten times, highlighting a persistent social issue. The data implies repeated offenses among a sizeable female population in the capital.
An Exmouth Brahma pullet, a prize bird, has taken to catching mice around the yard, highlighting an unusual poultry talent in England. The report notes the bird’s alert behavior and suggests gentle curiosity from local observers about its pest control skill.
Abraham D Zon a Brooklyn photographer faces divorce action from his wife who alleges he spent 5000 dollars to educate her med ical career and gain admission to practice. She claims after becoming a physician she now seeks separation, deeming his calling too humble for her aristocratic ideas.
In honor of John Ericsson the Swedes of New York and nearby Jersey shore cities plan a monster demonstration on July 31 to celebrate Ericsson's birth centennial and the tenth anniversary of his statue's raising in Battery Park. The annual observance by Swedes will be expanded to unusual scope this year.
The article notes some goldfish in Washington have belonged to the same family for fifty years and remain as vigorous as ever. It contrasts with Royal Aquarium specimens in St Petersburg, where a few goldfish are reported to be about a century and a half old.
The Times of Bombay reports noticeable signs that Americans have begun a serious commercial presence in India. Across diverse sectors, the United States is contributing to India’s commerce, and a foundation for prosperous business has already been laid.
A Great Bend attorney accused the opposing counsel of being a liar during a recent court term. The report notes both sides offered exhaustive authorities in the contentious hearing.
Col. Charles F. Humphrey once told Theodore Roosevelt to go to the devil while leading the Rough Riders. He is to be appointed by the president as quartermaster general of the army upon Maj. Gen. Ludington's retirement.
A London paper notes a new society fad in the United States featuring duck dinners. Ladies dress to imitate ducks, table decorations showcase ducks, and menus include various duck preparations with ices molded in duck shapes.
At a Berlin official dinner honoring the Kaiser, menu items featured ribs of beef with Victoria sauce and exotically named sweets such as Under Venezuelan Palms and German English Siesta at La Guayra. The course labeled Caracas Bombs evokes a troubling blend of illusion and political undertones.
A study shows 32 percent of boys and 37 percent of girls in Chicago schools have defective vision, two-thirds below normal, and the problem worsens as students progress from early to late school years.
Mr George Meredith told the Leatherhead Liberal association that there never was a more powerful government in the House of Commons nor a more feeble one in conducting the nation's affairs. His remarks highlight a sharp parliamentary critique amid party tensions.
A girl asks what part of speech the word marriage is on the pil azzo of the Hardened Wretch. He, a married man, replies that marriage is a subordinate conjunction.
The New York municipal service now numbers 45 299 workers. Of these, 12 000 are teachers and 10 000 belong to the police and fire departments.
Burglars in Berlin failed to break the cigar shop door and marked the scene with paint saying there is nothing here worth stealing, turning their attempt into a counterstatement as they fled.
Flower growers in the south of France and other favored climes find it profitable to send the products of their skills to the British markets.
Sir John Herschel estimates that the largest comets with tails millions of miles long weigh only a few ounces despite their vast appearance. He argues the mass is minimal relative to their great span, suggesting a paradox of celestial substance versus size.
A Bill of Complaint from a Birmingham paper denounces New Jersey trusts and summer resorts as predatory to the nation, labeling the state a source of fraud and excess while calling for reform and scrutiny. The remark frames New Jersey as a national magnet for lavish schemes and tourist enclaves, contrasting with broader American interests.
A copy of Hawthorne's rarest book Fanshawe sold in Boston for 650 pounds. The sale marks a strong value for early Hawthorne works and highlights interest among collectors.
The Emperor of Austria has sent eight fine stags as a present to the Czar. The gift reflects the diplomatic cordiality between Austria and Russia.
The article notes the German emperor's life marked by strictness spreading to family. The empress will attend special rehearsals for all plays at Berlin theaters and ban those she disapproves. The European empress faces arduous duties amid a strained drama industry.
The narrator recalls a tenant in Kansas who confronts unruly boys as they enter a room. She admonishes them to stop puffing and to leave their pants and puffing downstairs, intending to curb the noisy behavior.
One of the latest recruits to Social ism from literary ranks is H G Wells author of The Time Machine Anticipations and other works of pure fiction He is moved to socialism by science rather than sentiment and has been nominated for membership in the Fabian Society by George Bernard Shaw and Graham Wallas
Prince Joa ch Albrecht of Prussia, second son of Brunswick's regent, has completed music for the ballet The Miracle of Spring. The piece continues the Hohenzollern tradition of royal support for music dating back to Frederick the Great.
Four New York men reportedly took their own lives amid fear of Bright's disease. Doctors later found none of them afflicted, indicating hasty conclusions about medical risk. The case underscores dangers of acting on unverified health fears.
General Saussier former military governor of Paris resigns from the high council of war due to ill health. Age seventy five, with twenty four campaigns behind him and a grand cross of the Legion of Honor among his decorations.
Proverbial counsel on temper warns that a quarrelsome man will eventually face consequences. If left alone, he will be matched by stronger forces and repaid in kind. The text suggests ongoing feuds and duels are self-made by a quarrelsome disposition.
The article describes the Gobi as a desert that could fill the Mississippi valley from the Alleghenies to the Rockies. It claims over 800,000 square miles of Arabia are uninhabited and the Sahara is large enough to cover the entire United States, illustrating immense deserts.
An American chemist claims a tube that changes color with the wearer’s emotion, describing truth and mendacity as distinct and vivid. The device supposedly detects emotional intensity through chemical color shifts.
The death rate of the globe is estimated at 63 per minute, 97,920 per day, or 35,740,800 per year. The birth rate is 70 per minute, 100,800 per day, or 36,722,000 per year, reckoning the year to be 365 days in length.
Lothia is a large grey hound owned by the Czar. The dog traveled with his master to Paris three years ago and shared in many honors of that visit.
The Czar announced a donation of $5,000 to starving Brittany fisherfolk as a sign of lively and unchanging sympathy for France, his friend and ally. The gesture highlights imperial aid abroad amid hardship in the French coast communities.
London, birthplace of the Young Men's Christian Association, marked its semi centennial eight years ago yet remains active and not languid.
The Atchison Globe cites a columnist declaring it is our opinion a woman looks ridiculous at all times when hurrying except when hurrying to get dinner. The remark draws criticism over gender stereotypes and public decorum in local discourse.
A Atchison woman warns her husband about a lifeline claim. The item notes the phrase misserly and questions whether deep breathing was tried as a cure. The source reflects period talk and local language.
The Italian parliament weighs a proposal to grant a pension of 500 dollars a year to the four granddaughters of General Garibaldi. The move reflects gratitude for Garibaldi's role in Italian unification and may influence social welfare policy debates in Rome.
A weekly Greek newspaper in Athens publishes all content in verse placed among advertisements. It notes the Hermitage near Nashville, Gen Andrew Jackson’s old home, has been restored.
States known for storage crops maintain soil fertility and spend less than 1 percent of annual crop value on commercial fertilizers. In contrast, states neglecting forage crops exhaust soil and spend 5 to 6 percent of crop value on fertilizers.
The piece explains that Europe uses Greenwich meridian time while the United States bases its noon on the 75 degree west meridian. It notes that when the sun passes this line, it is noon for cities like Washington Philadelphia New York and Boston in the Eastern division as cited in St Nicholas.
In the democratic cloakroom a Brooklyn man’s will bequeathed ten children to an orphan asylum. Congressman Fitzgerald called it the oddest bequest yet. When asked for details Ryan took the check and lunch followed.
The New York Sun reports an old gentleman at a swell uptown hotel drinks a pint of spring water with alternating sips of a Manhattan cocktail each morning. The habit outdoes a man who once doused his fried oysters with molasses.
Jacob M. Zebley will join the Pennsylvania Railroad pension roll on March 1 after fifty six years of service as a baggage master. He began his railroad career in 1847 and is about 70 years old.
Prof. Raoul Pictet shows at 200 degrees a metal’s acids stop acting as atoms cease to live, while microbes in frozen air remain alive and can still consume nutrients, suggesting microbes survive extreme cold and challenge infection control.
Last year 69 percent of civil service test takers for Federal posts achieved the required percentage while 31 percent fell short. Among those who passed the exam 23 percent were appointed and 75 percent were not appointed.
The West Virginia senate defeated compulsory education on grounds it would ruin Wheeling industries and deprive many widows of their income from their children's earnings.
Warnings rise over indiscriminate use of headache powders containing acetanilid. Reports describe marked alilin poisoning signs and several deaths traced to these preparations. Authorities urge caution and public awareness of dangerous ingredients.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt amused himself by acting as motorman on an electric car for several days, driving from his home to Newport and presenting the motorman with a $20 bill for the privilege.
Dr. Sarah Barney of Franklin New Hampshire hires a woman she trained as a car driver. The patient, formerly consumptive, has been cured by outdoor life and has become an excellent driver.
President Roosevelt has consented to serve as a member of the general committee in charge of raising the funds to build a Henry Ward Beecher memorial in Brooklyn. The move signals official support for the project and positions the administration to help mobilize donations.
Major General Baden Powell receives the appointment as Inspector General of Cavalry in the British Army. Renowned for his role in the defense of Mafeking during the Boer War, he steps into a key general staff position.
A Somerville girl who fell upstairs this week remains determined to marry in October despite the accident. The note reflects resilience and a hopeful outlook from the unnamed injured individual.
In a slander action filed in Kronitz, all male Jews of the town join as plaintiffs against a famed Berlin antisemitic figure.
Reports indicate rising golden eagle numbers in the Scottish Highlands due to conservation efforts by large landowners. While exact counts are not provided, the trend reflects successful preservation actions and habitat protection across key estates.
A fragment claims Prince Edward of York is exceedingly democratic and praises support from his grandfather Edward. A separate note mentions a Rome professor, Dr. Tizzon, asserting a serum to cure pneumonia has been discovered.
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