davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

and the keenest tools. is not to he
called into question, says the New
York Press
That there is skill aYd industry re-
quired TO get into the practice OF shaw
ing ones self goes without sayi g.
There are many men who woud ,reter
20 shave themselves il they OILY X ew
how to do it. With the view OF getting
some intelligent instruction upon thi,
matter for the benefit of such, as W ell
as for his own accommodation. the
writer, who never shaves himself,
called upon one Of the most intelligent
BARRIERS in the city and requested him
to give in b,ief but clear way the
necessary directions for shaving. He
willingly complied. and here is in sub
stance what he said:
when you are going 70 shave your
self prepare your lather from somo
pure soap with either warm or cold
water warm water preferred) until it
comes to the consistency of cream. and
apply it to the face with pliable
brush. You will then, if you desire the
beard to cut without much resistance,
rub the lathered surface vigorously
with the thumb and the third and
fourth fingers, lathering anew when
you have rubbed sufficiently. Open
the razor wide, grasp it firmly by the
shank and handle and pass it rapidly
up and down a canvas strap, reversing
the blade with each stroke. Next APP
ply the blade to Russia leather strap
made for the purpose. A good and
well-made razor strop, with two or
four sides, will answer the same pur-
pose. Placing yourself before mirror,
with bit of clean paper, free from
grit. conveniently near, open the razor
little more than halfway. and you
have reached the first position, which
is this:
"Grasping the foreshanh Of the razor
gently but firmly with the thumb and
three fingers, and looping the little fin
ger in the crescent of the shank, begin
opposite the ear and work downward
over the cheek toward the chin with a
sort Of saw motion, for the razor, you
know, is delicate saw. Lay the
razor as fiat upon the face as you can
and make it cut smoothly. This is
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01
Revolutionary war from Lexin.
TicOnderora.

Hampstead Washburne has al
shown himself possessed OF MANY
qualities for which his fathej
known. Like him, he is an uncd
missing Republican and believes
principles of that party with
soul. He is a native of Hind
was educated at the home OF his|
tors in Maine, and ATTENDED
same school at Kent's HI
which his father prepared
self for college. Graduating
in 1871 he Immediately joined hid
in Paris, where he witnessed Nd
the stirring scenes which preceI
formation Of the French republt
then entered the celebrated Uni
Of Bonn. in Germany. Here b
led two years, and then retul
America to finish his educationl
University of Wisconsin at M
He graduated in 1874 and went
cago, being the first Of his fal
select that city as his home. ID
the Union College Of Law AM
duly admitted to the bar, he be(
practice Of his profession there, d
appointed master in chancery by
Elliot Anthony in 1876. He Sc
this capacity until 1885, when
elected city attorney by the r,
cans, who re elt ctei him to
term. He was a faithful serval
a just prosecutor.
The young Republicans of the.
Congressional district sought to
him their candidate for a seat
national legislature in 1888. but
Congressman Adams became the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

the downward cut. In shaving under
the chin, you work the second position
You will notice that the plan of
holding the razor is not perceptibly
changed, but that the arm or wrist
and forearm are almost reversed from
the preceding position. In this way
you proceed over the entire face.
changing the arm to meet the demands
Of locality, but not necessarily altering
the position of the razor. Experts use
both hands, but the majority of men
who shave themselves can use only one
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

hand, and naturally adjust the position
OF the razor as practice and use re-
4uire. It is not difficult task, and a
little perseverance overcomes all OBJ
stacles. There is a third position
which single-handed shavers use. II
is this:
"To find the little places YOU may
have missed, run the fingers OF the un-
occupied hand over the face, and if
you want to shave close you may clean
Oft all the beard, even to the extent of
going day or two under the skin.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01
cH'cAoo's NEW ~.

Hampstead wsshburns . r.
of Di's'nsuishsd ssrvitor, 'p :, s.
ple. OF the
atty fight that the city Of ee cs;l
experienced ended in thu on ls
Hampstead Washburne, Ren elest
Hampstead Washburna ' aa
distinguished family, Who's eoa !
history begins with John dn's Ws And
who was the first secret aasab
Council of Plymouth. Tha y, 0
figured in many of the great aa nam IAN
our national history from tb;s sS ,s
father down. The great ''l vs.. p
Elihu B. Washburne, Of w feeo1
just elected Mayor of the pr sn0a !
Chicago is the son, is IT, gov e' y
property of his countrymen, cog
There were seven brother,
distinguished family, Israel ~ y
gernon Sydney, Elihn B., Csd, W
c., Samuel B., Charles e. an5
liam D., oil now dead excent NI IN
named, who represents Mines o'1
the Senate Of the United Stats
one time three of the brothers ~
Congress at the same time, Jsr.o|
from Maine, Cadwalader G, from r'
consin, and Elihu B. from nj III
Among the Washburnes wera'
Congressman, two Governors
United States Ministers to !,
governments, and two dist;nrua
soldiers. The father of the new q 4
whose history is closely identi6si
that Of the State of Illinois, was
in Maine in 1916. having come
progenitor who fought throup
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01
THE SCIENTIFIC SHAVE.
Most Apr we'd Manner of Robbl.g the
Winds of Their Alleged Promenades.

Most Apr we'd Manner of Robblag the
Winds of Their Alleged Promenades.
There is popular impression among
those who patronize barber from two
to seven times week that not great
many people shave themselves. That
this impression is decidedly erroneous
may be easily learned by any one who
cares to make even cursury investi-
cation. The fact is there are thou
sands of people who shave themselves,
and the custom is daily growing. The
idea that 'time is money" is all right,
but the other idea that time spent in
waiting for "turn" in barber shop
is money saved is being exploded. For
men of leisure and means the luxury
of fine upholstered barber chair, the
manipulation of a clearly. expert bar
Der. who uses only the best materials
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

THE sod house on the Kansas from
tier aud the dwelling Of a Greenland
Eskimo are very much alike, about the
only difference being an overground
burrow in the home of the Eskimo.
All Greenland houses are of the same
size, face the same way, and are built
of the same material-layers of rough
granite, sod and mortar.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

In Paris an aquarium is maintained
for the purpose of breeding fish for re-
plenishing the rivers OF France. A
quantity of California salmon are kept
in tank specially constructed for the
purpose of artificial breeding AS a
result more than 100000 healthy fish
are transferred to the River Seine
every year.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

PuT up fifty wooden boxes in city,
none of them in the least resembling
mail boxes, and paint on each one the
sign; This box is for coal orders; drop
no mail in here" and inside of forty-eight
hours over 100 letters, designed for the
mail. will be pushed into them. Its a
way people have.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

OXFORD County, Maine, people are
laughing at fire company, the mem
bers of which we're in such haste to
get to fire that they didn't even stop
to collect ladders. hose. buckets, or
pumps to take with them-in fact,
didn't even think of these important
articles until they reached the burning
building.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01
An,i-Kidnappinp Learu,.

In the latter part of last year new
National Association was organized IN
New York under the name of the "Anti-
kidnapping League" The purpose of
this league is to hunt down every case
OF imprisonment OF sane persons in in.
sane asylums which it can hear of, aud
give such assistance as the case de-
mands. The idea of the League or.
lginated with Miss Lothrop, Of New
York, who was herself the victim of the
kidnapping the society has been or
ganized to prevent. She was incar-
cerated for two years in an asylum, and
when she was Released she began the
work OF exposing the evils of which she
knew, at the same time working for the
organization of national society to pre-
vent the kidnapping and incarceration
OF sane persons. The society was or
ganized December 10, 1890, and MANY
men and women Of position and in
fuence are included in its membership.
1t is said that the Investigations OF
the League show that in seven wears
htty-slx sane persons We're imprisoned
in the Buffalo Asylum, and that this
was admitted by the Asylum authori-
ties in their reports. It is also asserted
that the Utica Asylum admits that over
one hundred sane persons have been
imprisoned there in thirty years. The
society admits that in many cases there
is no fault on the part of the ASYLUM
authorities, but says that the fact that
eleven sane persons are annually in
carcerated in two institutions shows
tnat IN me numerous public and pri-
vate as> ms there is a field for the
Anti-K mapping League.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

III you are keeping the blinds shut
to prevent the sunshine from fading
the carpet. you will keep the carpet
all right, but likely you will see the
blush of health fade from the cheeks
of those dear children. One rosy
childish check is worth factory full
of carpets.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

A NEBRASKA judge announces pub
licly that he will confirm no foreclosure
of mortgage on farm where failure to
pay interest was due to failure of
crops. That will probably make him
solid with the farmers, but what will
the eastern money-lenders think?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

A PROFESSOR of the North Dakota
experimental station says that the
most prolific and, in his estimation,
one of the most profitable fruits is the
buffalo berry. There flourish in the
State three varieties of cherries, two
of raspberries, one OF currants, one of
iuneberry, one Of strawberry and one
of wild grape, the fruitage being the
largest in North Dakota, where the
plants are dwarfed.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

ACCORDING to Roman doctor, who
has been fl,mbling over lot of skulls
fogs1a in Etruscan tombs, the ancients
wore artificial teeth, but for that mat
ter, Sc they do to day.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

DaspEh1oxs blooming in Pennsyl-
ysaia show that spring is creeping
North.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

SINCE the establishment in 1902 Of
West Point Military Academy 1884
men have received diplomas from that
Institution.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

THE custom house officials at Phila-
aelpl,ia have seized i5o bales Of wool
that had been entered as "cattle hair. I"
The wool was covered with thin lay or
Ut cattle hair.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

SENATOR ELECT KYLE is all "Inde-
crss" m his personal apparel also.
Though a Congregational mipister. he
wears astand-up collar aud mustachs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

OS all the railroad lines to st. PC
tevsbusg wagons will be placed, with
spectral appliances for the tr..nsporta-
lion of live fish.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

GEORGE WAsHIEGroN was the father
Of his country, and we celebrate his
birthday. Jason Gould is the owner
Of his country, and we do not even
know The date of his birth.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

ONE of the visitors to the New York
dog thow wore a bearsllin overcoat
his h he said twenty eight dogs helped
him get.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

The British Indian soldiers, during
the recent Chin-Lushan expedition,
went down the river standing on the
backs of elephants, who swan for
miles without any apparent fatigue.
The accompanying illustration is taken
fro:n Photograph I he native is pro-
tected from the suns rays by an UNI
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

THE oyster is one of the strongest
creatures on the earth. The force re-
Y1,ioi TO open All oyster is more than
l,s0p times its weight.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

went out and punched shaw's head.
When arrested the Judge explained the
term to him, and he planked down $25
and apologized.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

A ST.. Louis man has just died Of a
broken heart. He did not have money
enough TO buy ticket to another town.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

III tx estimated that from 10000 10
100000 deer feed in the forests of
Scotland, and that 1000 stays are
killed annually,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

THE champion belt was given John
T.. SulliYan-over the head-bv a
slender. why brakeman on 4 Southern
railroad, who wouldn't take any OF his
.sass
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

MARK TWAIN, among other equally
hig Investments, has $l75, 600 SUM in
sypesetting machine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

Ti4g Lord has His elbow nudged
many times by the men who remind
Him in their prayers That He must Tot
forget to punish their enemies.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

NONE snffer so much as those who
andeayor to conceal their necessities.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

GEontsE ". CHiLps, it is said, for-
bids assy witticism which reflects III on
woman to creep into his payer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

In come cases jealousy is a sign of
love, 7,ut it is more frequently proof Of
overwhelming egotism.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

WssE rope manufacturers say that
the dread OF insects and infection in
oraina' y rope has banished the latter
almost entirely from the household in
favor Of their own production.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

ence of that body of his par
turned all his energies to the ;
of the successful man. 1t was ~
defeat, but it did not change his
and allegiance as a Republican
and simple.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

The influence of the tides is felt for
lo;1r hundred miles up the Amazon, and
the current of the river is distinctly
pencepfible on the ocean for more than
two hundred miles from shore.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

A NEW YORK dealer advertises that
he sill pay cash for old teeth.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

WH:i- I; some people are very par
tlcuia" '.s to whom they talk with. q
mute 'uld like to be on speaking terms
with . most anybody.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

J'HE methods used TO launch the two
dailies recently started in New York
are significant. In each case liberal
advertising has been done in the col
nlnns Of established contemporaries.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

AMONG the unusual inventions pa
tented by women are improved bottle
stopper, improved method of fastening
door-knobs to their spindles, an appli-
ance for plucking hair to be used il
the dressing of furs, improved method
of preparing leather for the soles Of
boots and shoes, for Improvements in
electric arc lamps. and for more reli-
able indicators, specially applicable for
use on the rolling stock Of railways.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

NINE years ago a resident of Califor-
MIA imported the first ostriches from
Africa, and from these birds have
been bred 468 ostriches now in the
State. One man, who runs an ostrich
farm in Santa Monica and has forty
five birds. saws that each bird yields
$500 year, i,.aking his gross revenue
$4,000, deducting expenses, he has a
clear IS, 700 on $4,000 investment.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

cosK covering for steam pipes has
proved very successful iu England,
and In some cases it has been found to
make difference of 100 to 124 degrees
from the temperature OF uncovered
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

TIE Georgia Legislature is consider
ing hill to punish doctors and drug
gisss, who become drunk. For first
conviction fine OF 5000 is proposed,
ANA Cor the second the license to prac-
tice revoked.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

The British Consul General at Chris
tiania reports that the export OF tim
Der from Norway during the past year
was 100000 registered tons, or about
$4,000 registered tons more than in the
previous year. In fact the shipments
reached higher total than in any year
since 1884 Great Britain continues to
lie the best customer to the extent of
sixty-two per cent. of the entire timber
trade. the purchasers next in import
ance being France eight and half per
cent, Belgium six per cent, and Hol-
land Tive and three-fourths per cent.
There were also considerable ex-
ports to Australia and the Cape, which
produced rise in the price of dry fir,
and Norwegian exporters look forward
to considerable extension of the Afri-
Can markets as a consequence OF in
creasing colonization
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

The MERGED (Cal.) San has visions
of glory for the community in which it
shines, videlicet: "Merced, the starlit
city Of amphibious commerce-in sum-
mer paradise and in winter a flower
gardeu-possessed even now of the
bones and sinews and arteries of a
mighty city-the pride Of the State
and the apple of every eye-shall as
sumo all the charms of rarest beauty
with the power and luxury that wealth
can give. She sits to-day at the feet
of her own possibilities, while passing
stars sing together Of her coming
glory"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

Ir is strange that the use of points
for purposes of punctuation should be
such a comparatively modern inven-
ton. OF the four generally used points
only the period e. dates earlier than
the fifteenth century. The colon { y is
said to have been first introduced
about 1855, the comma g. some thirty
five years later, and the semicolon @
about 1870.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

A YOUNG man in Hannibal, Mo-, has
made three attempts within week,
while Oh, the street, to break away from
sweetheart for whom his love has
grown torpid, and in the sprinting
matches she L@ss run him down each
time.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

A LARGE block of wooden buildings
in the Chinatown Of Victoria, B. c.,
has been burned by order of the City.
Council to make room for new public
market. It was deemed advisable tn
get rid of the old rookeries in this way
instead of by removal, so as to avoid
all danger of sickness. The Chinese
Theater was among the buildings
burned.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

AK olive oil factory is soon to he built
in Sonoma County. California, by
company which now has sixty acres of
six-yehr-old olive trees aud is planting
100 acres more. The plaat will cost
$3.50 GOO.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

GEORGE SHAW, Of Newark, spoke Of
Mrs. Gray as an estimable lady. Gray
wasn't up in dictionary words, and he
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01
moisture. Wash the face with warm
water first, then apply any good. pure
toilet water preferred :"
A FoUR-LEGGED BOAT.

How British Indian So .iiers Ride Down
u :.ivcr on Elephants Backs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

q settler-quicksand.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

An American traveller in Holland
who handed hotel waiter quarter
was promptly arrested and fined $3 for
the offense. The court held that he
used undue influence to secure more
benefits than his fellow travellers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01
HOW TO HOLD A RAZOR.

and the keenest tools. is not to be
called into question, says the New
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

Urls proposed to import small num-
ber CT anerino rams and Angora goats,
uhjch are to be sent to Beloochistan,
India, in order that experiments for
IKE improvement Of wool may be cur
riea OK in that country.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

THE Menon ditch. IS miles in leugth
and l0D feet in width and 16 feet in
depth, located in the counties of Jas
per, Pulaski, and White, in Indiana,
when completed will reclaim over lOO,-
900 Acres of farming lands.