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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1909
Page
6
In Richmond Kentucky miller Allen Zarring ends a business trip by racing home with a copperhead coiled in his lap robe. The snake strikes and winds around his leg and the brake. A pursuer strikes the reptile dead with a cane after a two mile chase, saving him from harm. Zarring plans to mount the snake.
Monterey Mexico report tells how one of five hunters vanished in Chihuahua mountains during an extended expedition. A guide survived with savage tiger wounds while the party found blood and a severed head. The remaining men fled to Monterey to relay the tragedy to the fallen hunter's family.
Roy Spratley of Wyoming was trapped by a large abalone while shell gathering near White's Point. He wedged his fingers under a rock and was held for two hours as tides rose before a Japanese fisherman freed him. Spratley is confined to bed with nervous collapse.
South Norwalk Connecticut postman John Greenwood reached into his mail bag and pulled out a three foot rattlesnake. The venomous reptile was alive and in good condition and measured ten inches in its tail. Greenwood killed the reptile.
In St Joseph Missouri Ea Coffin credits his wooden leg for saving him when a boat carrying Coffin Art Frye and a Negro capsized on Lake Contrary. The leg hooked under the seat causing the craft to tip and Coffin to fall overboard. Frye and the other man hauled the overturned boat and recovered Coffin as the leg floated nearby.
Lathero Cornish, temporarily insane, fled from Altoona hospital clad only in his pajamas and barefoot. Police scoured the town without success, but he later appeared for breakfast, having rested in the hospital morgue.
Describes an indoor dress in dragon fly blue cashmere with a slightly trained skirt, deep tucks, and a velvet piped sleeve. Bodice features wide folded shoulders, embroidered galloon, lace yoke, and blue velvet waistcoat. Materials include eight yards cashmere and buttons.
A revival of candle usage returns as society figures favor antique candlesticks. Women display brass beaten candlesticks and tall Russian and silver colonial pieces on tables in libraries and rooms. Prices for old brass candlesticks have risen, and few antiques remain in shops.
A feature on new season baby frocks with detailed stitching and beadwork notes. It also describes a New York woman converting a worn gold link watch chain into a smart handbag strap, riveted on with gas pliers to create a novel accessory without a jeweler.
A brief sewing note describes an easily made pinafore to be copied in washing silk or wainscot. It features a square neck yoke with embroidery, corner shaping, gathered bodice, and a frill at the armholes. Materials called for include one yard of 36 inch wide fabric, three quarters yard insertion, and three quarters yard embroidery.
Fashion notes discuss sleeves varying from three quarter length to long over the hand. Lighter dresses invite fuller sleeves from elbow to wrist while cautioning tailor made styles show too much bare skin. Individual judgment guides what looks smart for garden party frocks versus tailored dresses.
A dated health note urges rinsing the mouth once daily with an antiseptic wash to prevent germs and keep breath sweet. It emphasizes simple oral care as a preventive habit for overall freshness.
A guidance note urges women who attend many social engagements to brush hair at night. Combing cannot restore hair growth angle near the scalp, but brushing can. Hold the brush to lift hair upward and release to create fullness and lightness not achievable by combing.
An exploration of mountain formation argues all great peaks are geologically young, formed after rising from a shallow Tertiary sea. It notes shells in Alpine, Caucasus, Himalaya, Andes and Rockies rocks prove recent uplift, while older Canada Highlands remain low.
The text argues mountains are young due to active erosion by wind water frost and glaciers. It discusses rapid height loss in Alps versus lasting central Asia and western Americas, evidence from Mount Saint Elias, and contrasts rugged youth with worn old ranges like the Ural. It also surveys volcanic cones such as Vesuvius Etna Mount Shasta Rainier Popocatepetl Ararat and tropical giants Teneriffe Mauna Loa with submerged bases.
The article lists Christianity with about 477 million adherents followed by Confucianism and ancestor worship at 266 million Hinduism at 190 million Mohammedanism at 177 million and Buddhism at 147 million. It notes Roman Catholics 281 million Protestants 144 million and Orthodox Greeks 8 million.
A frail city dweller explains his motive for taking up farming to a judicious friend. He says he wanted to get closer to nature. The friend quips that this shows his heart is falling toward rustic labor, noting the oddity of a city man attempting farming.
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