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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
3
An inventor proposed using a trained shark to steer a torpedo by electric impulses, keeping it on course until impact. Separately, fish in aquaria were claimed to act as live barometers, movements signaling impending weather changes, a practice noted with the miller's thumb in Russia.
A compilation notes Mexican mules as notably perceptive, with a folk saying about two days travel if treated fairly and three if pressed. It also covers the Deceased Wife's Sister marriage ban, brittle lizards that shed tails when startled, and density comparisons among New York Paris London and Berlin populations.
In a London Tit-Bits piece a creditor vows to visit the debtor weekly until the large account is paid. The debtor replies in a dry tone that their acquaintance may ripen into friendship, reflecting clever wordplay on social debt and manners.
A judge notes four gentlemen named Jonah Ulysses Rip Van Winkle and Robinson Crusoe each devised clever excuses after staying out late with boys and somehow escaped consequence.
A humorous snippet shows a quick witted minister asking for a drink while a beadle refuses, saying they do not need a glass and must take a sip straight from the bottle, as reported by Lou don Tatler.
A Baltimore American excerpt warns travelers crossing Death Valley about deadly water. It notes clear shallow pools may contain arsenic and prove fatal, while muddy pools harboring insects are safe to drink. The piece emphasizes thirst, heat, and the desert’s deceptive waters.
A vivid near view of the Palisades cliffs facing New York City. The piece describes their grand, almost hidden presence and contrasts their immense scale with the lack of broad recognition. It praises the natural feature as a remarkable, underexplored landmark.
A collage of theatrical beliefs and anecdotes from actors, managers, critics, and writers. Notes on stage superstitions from Macbeth to staircase manners, Henry Irving’s caution, and Shaw’s remarks on English public schools, with quoted anecdotes from Chicago and Washington papers.
An assorted jumble of quirky lines and oddities from a London scene. A golfer’s mishap, a stranger’s aid, jokes about weights, and social notes hint at city life. Brief, scattered details touch on manners, money, and daily whims in a transmitted fragment.
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