06 May 1891
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1891
Page
1
Washington notes from Superintendent Porter describe U S population growth lagging behind city expansion, with New York and other hubs swelling. The piece highlights urban concentration, western city growth, density, and the mass movement of rural residents to cities.
The Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic lies between 21 and 23 N and 9 to 45 W. It is named from a Portuguese term for a grape due to air cells on seaweed branches. The floating weed forms vast eddies and masses, noticed by Columbus, and often signals nearby waters via long yellow lines.
A series of questions and answers cover ship costs, passenger totals, vessel lengths, tonnage, greatest daily runs, and voyage expenses. Notable data include the Majestic cost near two million dollars, the Eras with 650 cabin passengers, the Teutonic at 565 08 feet, the City of Paris at 10 490 tons, and about ninety ships in service. A land mile is 5280 feet, and the longest transatlantic captain is Brooks of the Arizona.
An expert from the New York State Gas inspection explains that increased pressure can force more gas through meters, especially at 6 pm when many lights are lit. He notes regulators curb this, but consumers can manually adjust at the meter to match usage, claiming 20 to 25 percent gas savings.
The New York Tribune cites a classic brainteaser asking the weight of a goose that weighs ten pounds plus half its weight. If x is the weight, x equals ten plus half of x, solving gives x equals twenty pounds.
The piece notes Yavapai County Arizona as the largest, comparing its area to states and Virginia. It cites 1 445 400 gallons of blood filtered by kidneys yearly and warns of kidney disease risk, urging use of Swamp Root with a stated guarantee, as sold by Zimmerman & Co. It also oddly mentions Uncle Jerry Rusk's favorite dist corn on the cob.
A customer testimony from Cohoes New Hampshire credits Simmons Liver Regulator with curing a long liver complaint after years of ineffective nostrums and doctors. The spring season is said to stir the bile and the product is promoted as the remedy.
In Pittsburg on May 2 the eight hour strike spreads among carpenters, stonemasons, and miners. Employers claim few concessions, while unions demand standard hours. tensions rise as workers in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio press for better pay and hours amid a broader regional labor confrontation.
In Cleveland on May 2, about 3,000 union lumber handlers quit Fisher and Wilson yard amid a strike. City dealers hired roughly 100 non-union workers to resume work, prompting a mob scene as strikers attacked them with clubs and stones. Several non-union workers were injured and several heads were broken.
In Orrimuwa May 2 miners in Mystic Oska loosa Iver Flagler Foster Alma and twenty other points joined a worker executive committee action. They will stay out until the eight hour day is granted. Big celebrations marked Mystic Albia as Gen Weaver delivered the principal address and work will not resume.
In Cincinnati on May 2 a brief item notes no trouble is reported among a group described as age four, with references to residents and attendees detailing a peaceful scene and lack of incident.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Juliet Operators and Te Mas coal operations with unclear names and actions. No coherent event, date, or identifiable entities readable.
A Baptist minister delivers a sermon on moral accountability and eternal punishment. The message stresses obedience to Christ, the dangers of selfishness, and the need for faithful living, with references to scripture and the audience’s conduct.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions vigor for some people and a sports tone, with stray references to weariness and dressings. It is difficult to extract a clear event, names, or places from the unreadable lines.
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