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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1900
Page
2
A fragment notes friendship true without words as a path to happiness. It contrasts wealth as a trouble source and questions why people seek trouble. It cites Roskin on three duties: know yourself, be content, improve flaws in the state of things. It mentions England's plebiscite on best children’s books led by Robinson Crusoe first.
Mr B A Marte, noted caverns explorer, announces a natural veil shaped cavity in Hautes Alpes, sounding to 1017 feet with bottom not yet reached. Scientists Milne and Davidson send a 250 dollar earthquake pendulum to Hawaii to study tremors. The project aims to map global earthquake centers and wave directions.
A scientific review notes how beaver dams resist floods and ice better than straight across structures. California's Bear Valley dam exemplifies this arch design, aligning human engineering with instinctive animal methods to enhance stability against currents.
Private letters reveal thin Indian stations under strain as British officers fear murders and raids increase. An officer reports constant movement between posts to prove presence and notes sleeping with hundreds of rounds of ammunition under the bed.
A new attraction in London’s Earl's Court shows quicksilver cascading in a fountain. Lighted streams rise from an elevated black bowl into a larger lower basin where heavy objects float like cork. An electric chain pump lifts the metal back to the reservoir, creating a ceaseless metallic waterfall.
Wild buffaloes from the Philippine interior are trained for work with much effort as natives capture and break them. Most animals used in labor are born in captivity though some wild bulls resist. They surpass mules in soft lowlands though struggle on rough terrain. anger can make them reckless yet they calm when punished.
The text notes turnips originated in Europe and spread worldwide, with wild forms in Siberia and Asia and presence in North America. It warns yellow turnips are excellent cattle feed but should not be given to cows in milk as they cause unpleasant milk odor and poor cream quality.
The Milwaukee Germania reports on Buddhist monks on Patou Island performing self immolation to reach Nirvana. Two priests light funeral pyres, sing hymns, and die as crowds witness the grim ritual. relics are preserved at Wen-Chao cloister.
Scientific note reports widespread earth eating by diverse peoples from Germany to Sardinia to Persia. Doctors link habit to salt content in clay, noting stomach distention and lean malnutrition risks. Spots in Nubia and Ti Island tied to medicine and religious rites.
A New York Press item quotes dialog between two detectives about a disguise revealing a woman. The first detective praises the clever sleuthing and asks how the man was identified as a woman in disguise, with the second detective noting the suspect’s evasive answer.
The Indianapolis Journal notes that a fool is defined as a man unable to earn money by pretending to be wise, reflecting on public perception and the value of prudence over vanity.
German surgeon Prof Kollmann reconstructs the face of a Stone Age woman found near Neufchatel. He uses plaster to match flesh thickness from various corpses to reveal a modern looking young woman with a broad forehead and ruddy lips.
The German Anthropological Society reports a study of school children showing 31.8 percent blondes 14 percent brunettes and 54.2 percent mixed. Districts vary with Oldenburg at four percent brunettes and stronger brunette influence in southern and southwestern regions. Nearby Worms and Speyer areas display Roman-era facial echoes.
Harry Paige's bear at Sacandaga Park appeared at its den mouth five days after Candlemas, ending a long hibernation without eating for a month. Spectators paid quashed wagers as the bear accepted cake, and a photographer captured Paige with the animal. The event fuels debate on the calendar and bears as weather omens.
Missouri reports cumulative tornado damages totaling about 15 million dollars since 1890 across ten years of severe storms. The summary notes widespread impact on property and farming communities within multiple counties.
A Merovingian cemetery was uncovered at Santeuil near Paris by farmer Gerbe. The site yielded stone coffins sword fragments pottery and bronze artifacts from the Merovingian period.
A novelty method uses paper to form teeth and claims superior durability. The piece notes public preference for natural teeth and links dental health to stomach wellbeing with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, advertised as a cure for constipation dyspepsia and biliousness.
A weather note warns the next cold snap will begin when a piece of ice breaks. Details on timing and affected regions are limited in the readable text.
From Washington D C a mother recalls her 16 month old son suffering a rash thought to be measles then mumps and scrofula. After three doctors failed to cure, Hood's Sarsaparilla healed the neck sore and restored health, with a relapse cured again.
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