07 Sep 1905
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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1905
Page
1
The excerpt presents a fictional scene with Princess Margaret praising fortune from a wise soothsayer and kissing the Chancellor, followed by a quieting Alla as darkness falls. The dialogue unfolds with the lamp burning low and a motherly hush in the scene.
In Courtland the royal couple Maurice von Lynar and Margaret De pen laughed at danger as a wedding plot unfolds. Thora of Bornholm aids their ruse while plans to feign illness shield them from rivals Ivan of Muscovy and Louis. The pair prepare to flee if needed as intricate masquerade nears its breaking point.
A historically noted battleax wielded by Lieut Daniel Knowlton linked to the French and Indian War and the Knowlton family. The weapon features a spear, battleax blade, and a scalping knife, with a five foot pole that detached in close combat. Knowlton receives bounty terms for Indian scalps and later became a spy at 19.
A London Chronicle tale recounts King Alfonso of Spain in Paris where he jokes about preferring more asses in his realm after his car injures two. In San Sebastian he suspects a cigarette shop customer is the arrested anarchist, then laughs that police make little errors sometimes.
A Kansas City Times excerpt notes a country man asking a policeman to help locate his cousin named Smith. The officer directs him to stand on a downtown corner and shout Smith to join the crowd, illustrating a street search tactic.
Princess Irene, wife of Prince Henry of Prussia, was christened as a child at the close of the 1868 war. Irene, meaning peace, marks a name with serene significance in the royal lineage.
A Swiss farmers congress at Interlaken showed singing milkmaids yield more milk. Cows milked by maids with loud voices produced 240 quarts in a three day contest, while silent milking is frowned upon and singing ability becomes a hiring factor. The piece notes strict checks on singing in dairies and a rise of singing schools.
Icelanders propose a novel plan to stop horses from straying when riders depart without attendants. Each rider ties the head of his horse to the tail of the other, creating a linked pair that cannot move forward or backward. Movement is possible only in a circle if both agree to turn their heads together.
Two cyclists near Tom Bridge Wells found glow worms by the road and fixed them to their handlebars as lamps. A London Telegraph report notes a constable smiled and did not stop the riders amid the improvised lighting idea.
The piece explains dog days dating from Sirius, the Dog Star, with authorities differing on their start and end dates. It notes ancient and Egyptian beliefs, heliacal risings, and how the period has shifted over time, from July to August to a moving calendar.
The piece cites Lycurgus and ancient writers to explain why iron coins were used in Sparta to prevent hoarding. It notes iron’s heavy bulk and low value, requiring carts and oxen to move sums and aiming to curb greed, with references from Clare Rollin and the Universal History.
A writer describes a coal shale region on the Dorset coast near Parbeck and St Alban's Head where compact disks of coal were crafted into ornaments and possibly used as currency. Romans exploited the material for lathes and beads, and many disks have been found buried under stones or pottery, suggesting their value as tally-like money among ancient Britons.
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