03 Jul 1889
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1889
Page
1
The article surveys leaning and unique structures from Bologna and Pisa with notes on Asinelli and Zariasenda towers and the origin of their tilt. It then wanders to Elephanta and Salsette temples near Bombay, Petra in Jordan, and cliff dwellings across Scotland and Borneo, detailing curious architectures and legends.
A Alabama captain, well known in a small town on the Birmingham Mineral line, found a cyclone pit beneath a trap door in time of danger. He had lost seven ducks and two chickens who reappeared nineteen days later after dropping into the pit. The birds survived without food or water and were blind.
A Franklin Louisiana couple traveling to a Methodist Conference in New Orleans kept their dog and chickens at a relative’s home rather than rely on servants. On the return trip the dog Jet guarded the poultry, separating them and ensuring safe carriage home.
The account describes Mr Deane, an agent of the Congo Free State, fleeing Arabs after an attack on Stanley Falls station. With Dubois and Hautian soldiers, he outran pursuers through rain and jungle, abandoning clothes and weapons. Stranded 800 miles from white stations, he sought aid from a cannibal tribe along the river, amid fever and dangerous territory.
A Princeton lecture recalls the question What is an impression as Dr McCosh tests a class. The Army and Navy Journal cites a pedant’s note on ancient oil and birds buoying and the care of cold feet on a Brooklyn bridge car. Exempt property totals near 30,000 in New York City, with details of church and other holdings listed.
Practical advice on mending china and fabrics and plant care. Tips include plaster for broken china, salt to sweep soot, kerosene to restore wringer rotors, and watering plants only when they show need. Advice on carpet moths with colored flannel strips and a cheap oatmeal soap for a facial scrub.
Nineteen people perished in a house collapse in Jouxerown as the Conemaugh Valley disaster unfolds. The Fourteenth regiment and relief workers were paid, about $70,000 distributed to laborers and $17,000 to militia. Judge Cummins will oversee relief applications starting Monday. Mortgagees negotiate for Bedford Main street property for a hotel. Nearly 17,000 people may claim $10 per capita lands. Two dozen more bodies recovered. forged letters tied to an orphan case surface.
A long roster lists pensions with names and relations, followed by an Ohio postmasters appointment update. Local notes report Marion elopement, Windlay accident, Wilmington shooting, Gambier Kenyon College commencement, Tiffin Paris prize for May Ayres, and several baseball results from June 28.
A humorous domestic vignette on marriage roles and courtship norms. Exchanges hinge on a wife’s expected position relative to her husband, with quick sketches of engaged prospects, social expectations, and a quip about the best man at a wedding.
A fragment from a 19th century paper outlines a Vassar student suspended for alleged misconduct, with dialogue hinting at impropriety and consequences. It references a tired schoolma’am, a physician, and a husband’s remarks, forming a bumpy social vignette.
Miss Lolita Straub is the guest of Miss Amy McCormack in Orrville, according to social notes.
An advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine discovered in the Rocky Mountains by Dr. Silas Lane. It claims to cure constipation and various blood liver stomach and kidney troubles and offers a free sample via druggists with a large package priced at 50 cents.
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