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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1909
Page
11
A California inventor introduces a foot device to lock prisoners to seats on trains. The system uses a steel sole with perforations and spring crossbars connected by a padlocked frame. When secured, walking is banished as spikes and springs prevent movement, enhancing prisoner transport security.
In Deadwood legend a scarred monument near the cemetery center shows a vandalized statue of a frontier hero known as WTI U. A carved bust in buckskin and fringe, with a coiled hairpiece and a broken revolver prop, misleads as a gunman scene. The piece blends local myth with a carved marble footstone and a questionable epitaph fragment.
A few days after his murder while he was playing cards in a Deadwood gem wing room, Wild Bill Hickok was buried in the original cemetery in the gulch. His funeral was a public demonstration and tribute of power. Colorado Charlie Utter, a famed gambler, posted a wooden placard bearing the words to honor him.
A decades old chronicle honors Wild Bill Hickok, recounting his murder by Jack McCall in Deadwood, his Frontier era life, the posthumous monument, and nearby tales including Calamity Jane. It notes figures like Sheridan, Custer, and Ned Nicholls, plus the Deadwood jury and the town’s rough politics.
The late Smith, a respected Methodist exhorter who toured camps urging temperance, was killed by Indians near Crook City. Miners held a solemn funeral, the Committee of Arrangements debating readings before reading the Lord's Prayer and a hymn. Seth Bullock drew the short straw to read the service, with Doc Carter providing a prayer book, and Hawley leading a late prayer. The ceremony ended with all joining in Nearer My God to Thee as the coffin was laid to rest.
An Itnois wine man presents a simple device called the gumboard designed for homes with many daughters. It is an ornamental and useful piece of furniture hung on a wall with family members’ names arranged in a circle. Polka dots indicate the gum, and ribbons match wallpaper. claimed to relieve clutter and protect furniture and carpet.
A Baltimore bartender reprints a sweeping history of drinking, arguing that alcohol use has decreased over time. He cites 19th century norms among lawyers, doctors, barbers, and tradespeople, then chronicles drunkenness among ancient figures from Nero to Caesar, noting a long trend toward moderation.
A reflective piece traces snakes and human myth from Epiphanius to ancient Rome. It argues snakes act by instinct, rejects the notion of inherent wit, and recounts classical anecdotes of Alexander the Great, Apollonius, and famed feasts. The essay links fear of snakes to superstition and notes the evolution of temperance and moralizing over time.
Monroe County comprises a chain of islands or keys along both coasts with Cape Sable as the only mainland area. The Everglades cover much land, while some acreage is cultivated. tropical fruits flourish on the keys, each island ringed by water and bordered by white sand beaches.
The Brussels International Exhibition will present an ocular display of Belgian home workers misery to bring public attention to their poverty and needs. The exhibit seeks to highlight conditions and seek aid or reform from the public and authorities.
Dyke Hicks called on his beauheart Sunday in a Logon Democrat item. The brief note records a social call involving Dyke Hicks and his escort, reflecting local social notes of the period.
The article traces the Washington National Monument project from 1788 through 1847, detailing congressional interest, the founding of the Washington National Monument Society led by Chief Justice Marshall, the 1847 revival after earlier delays, funding progress to about 70 000 dollars, and plans for a colossal obelisk of about 600 feet, with Italianate and Doric features and artistic engravings as symbolic representations of the nation’s core values.
A New York corporation’s local Wisconsin agent allegedly lost 5000 in funds after a night shift robbery claim. Investigating the tale reveals a frame up with a traveling agent orchestrating a show of force to extract a confession from the employe. The police debate third degree methods, while the culprit is guided to confess under scrutiny of a New York envoy.
The article surveys diverse myths about infancy from Greece, Africa, Iceland, Ireland, Spain, Holland, Wales and England. It describes beliefs in the Morai shaping a child’s future, rituals at birth, protective charms, and harsh practices said to influence luck, growth, or danger for infants.
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