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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1903
Page
2
The testimonial from Mia P Heisman of Kylertown MA praises Paine's Celery Compound curing liver disease kidney troubles and stomach neuralgia. A Cincinnati inventorial report then describes a new X ray aided tanning process promising faster leather production and cost reductions, claiming hides can be transformed into finished leather in days rather than months.
A New York World report describes the Rejected Lovers Association started by prominent Derby men. Members vow never to marry, report to exchange stories of unrequited love, and are bound by penalties for marriage proposals. The club gathers tales and relics of failed weddings as evidence of their vow.
A fragment describes balloons and traveler resilience amid fierce weather. It notes that during a hurricane like frarricane one feels no fear and remains calm despite the danger, highlighting an odd mental steadiness in ascent.
A camera at the Bank of France stands at the paying tellers window where a suspected person appears. The device is alleged to be operated by a signal from the teller and a bank employee may be behind the system.
A forestry plan in Callan county Alabama targets 1800 acres owned by Emil Ahilrichs. Labor may cost 15 per tenth with work starting when weather allows and continuing through winter. Seedlings include loblolly pine 100 acres and chestnut white oak 280 acres. Plans also cover 64 acres for loblolly pine and 10 acres to improve natural reproduction.
John M Holland, inventor of the Holland submarine torpedo boat, claims aerial navigation will soon be achieved. He asserts artificial wings will allow flight by the third generation, noting he built three machines proving the theory though mechanical flaws halted progress. He plans to continue experiments if health permits.
A Boer relief fund committee arranges housing on an abandoned estate in Batavia for Boers recently arrived from Dutch territory. They will attempt small scale cultivation as government fears misstep. While Boers pursue land to farm conditions here, British South Africa talks of uniting with Chinese colonists.
The Austrian navy sails to Africa and South America to study port trade conditions. Reports will be sent to the government to inform plans aimed at increasing Austrian exports.
The movements of the higher strata of air during the monsoons are to be determined by the use of kites at Shimla in the Himalayas. The tests will occur in the Tibndlayas at seven thousand feet above sea level.
A peculiar fish washed up in Boston after drifting from Chatham. Reported by the New York Times it resembles a handcarved fin and weighs about ten pounds with a body around three feet long. Its color is gray like a Spanish mackerel and shows a long dorsal ridge. Wharf experts think it could be native to Italian waters and it was caught in one of the Chatham wells.
The U S State Department reports the sanitary conference in October will meet in By Oot with Hor of Italy confirming attendance and a 1 hour Washington dinner before proceedings.
The New York Herald reports an English project to patrol the North Atlantic with lifeboats and a store ship to replace the Red Cross in maritime rescue. The plan outlines a uniform, regular mission with precise duties to aid ships in distress and reduce loss of life and property. Support from governments and international bodies is awaited as funding and outfitting are discussed.
Three young children were rescued from a floating two story house near Napoleon in Lafayette County about thirty five miles east of Kansas City Missouri. The eldest could barely speak and the family reportedly lived in Kansas. Residents found the children wet and crying on the second floor as the river swept water above the first.
An urban writes of a looming shift as city dwellers grow, while farm workers dwindle in number and skill. Agricultural schools are seen as aids, yet a future exodus of rural labor to city districts is feared, risking food supply.
The letter E has more sound varieties in English than any other language. It can be pronounced in six distinct ways, shaping pronunciation and spelling patterns in words.
Ninety percent of the world’s perfumery uses materials sourced from the Sea Alps department in France. This strip of mountainous terrain runs along the Mediterranean east of Marseille, supplying key aromatic compounds.
Western flood reports recount a comic yet perilous mix of animal rescues and human courage. An armored visitor, a queenly hen with chicks, a rat at a piano, and a kitten saved from a saloon roof highlight strange spectacle amid inundation. Herman workers and residents aided evacuation, with Mrs. Dickson and others seen ferrying goods and aiding neighbors as water rose. Numerous acts of bravery by women and workers surface, including a Kansas City plant owner donating to relief and rescues near Ninth and Mulberry streets.
Races begin near Sandy Hook with Harry Bikes, the recently killed eyetiet at Boston, retiring July 1. J I Brown of Detroit bought Greenline 207% then held him. Morrixeey remains a valued infielder for Michigan. Billy Hallman and Kid Gleason joined the Micllies in 1588 as a battery and still play together. Ed Hauton struggles to develop a winning ball club for Brooklyn and Baltimore, while John McGraw injects dash in Giants bunting and base running. Pittsburgh outfielders Clarke BeauMont and Sebring are left handed batters who throw right. Marvin has stopped two-year-old Requeath, Endow’s sister, a 2:14 horse, with a 2:29 quarter in 638 seconds.
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