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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1911
Page
8
The passage explains night fishing for large trout, noting top water lures with garden worms, two baits, and quiet dead holes. It argues trout feed boldly at night, lie near holds, watch water movement, and rise to lures when waters are still and darkness hides predation.
While fishing off Dungeness Mr. Burrough of Wanstead Park London caught a conger weighing 16 1 2 pounds. Upon opening it he found a whole fresh herring wrapped in a German newspaper, a queer discovery reported from the coast.
San Francisco report quotes Prof. Thomas Jefferson Lee head of the U S naval observatory at Mare Island claiming Venus is inhabited by intelligent beings and has sent a reply. He will publish details in an official report while citing his career and scientific theory of planetary formation as supporting credence.
Danville Illinois reports farmer Melton wealthy in Ver milion county is jailed on arson and attempted murder charges after a spree. He allegedly shot at his wife in their home, killed a dog, fired a car off its horse drawn wagon, burned a new $5,000 barn an old barn and the family house before farmers subdued him.
Pittsburg case where Mrs. Michael Chekan sues Frank Chowe for $15,000 for the support of her four children after his accidental shooting of her husband. She had urged murder charges previously but abandoned them.
A quoted naval note argues that ancient Greeks valued virtue and goodness, drawing a contrast with modern youths. The author, Max Eastman, contends Greek attitudes to life would attract praise for virtue even when recognizing moral complexity.
A dated admonition encourages going home in all circumstances from tiredness to reform, with examples on comforting, self-improvement, liberal acts, and shining through family life. The piece urges practicing conduct first at home with wife and children before public display.
The term cowboys originated as a taunt for Tory bands in Westchester during the Revolution. It later spread to New England in 1861, where secessionist-leaning groups were labeled Cowboys in Connecticut and nearby states.
The article urges careful use of food detailing that excess or scant consumption wastes energy and nutritive material. It notes waste is especially costly with purchased meats and suggests buying items with less waste and using portions usually discarded.
A customs inspector presses a traveler on contents inside a brassily framed valise, while the quarrelsome passenger notes gold plated buckles and hints at duties to be paid. The exchange focuses on what is actually inside.
A Swiss professor of agriculture reports from the Review Scientifique that ordinary transparent glass yields best plant results. Orange glass speeds growth but harms fruit, violet glass boosts fruit quantity but reduces quality, while red blue and green glass are harmful.
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