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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1925
Page
5
The Ob River in northern Siberia becomes rusted each winter as iron precipitates from freezing water, turning ice and fish rusty and poisoning lower stretches. In spring when ice thaws, fish return by the thousands, crowded along banks as boats push them ashore.
The article discusses Samson from Judges 13 onward, noting his vocation as a Nazarite bound by a vow for a set period, abstaining from wine and dead bodies, and his famed supernatural strength. It cites London’s Thomas Topham, called the British Samson, who reportedly lifted three hogsheads of water weighing 1836 pounds in 1741, with his life ending amid personal troubles.
Herman Finck and Page stroll by Billott and Pry, spotting country life photos and a basket of fresh eggs in the window. Page quips about a photographer staging a sitting, Finck fires back with a sharp wit in Seymour Hicks style Chestnuts Re-Roasted.
Princess de Conti daughter of Louis XIV and Louise de la Valliere marries Louis Armand de Bourbon whose brother becomes king of Poland. Louis Armand dies of smallpox. Her wit and beauty attract Muley Ismael of Morocco who sends an ambassador for her hand. A likeness also stirs Lima’s viceroy, and a portrait lost in India is found and worshiped as a goddess image.
Nature Magazine notes that Indian tobacco Lobelia inflata, common in fields, yields medicinal lobelia used for laryngitis and spasmodic asthma but overdoses are dangerous and linked to fatal cases and murder trials. The Lobelia cardinalis group is reported as poisonous.
E W Holmes sues R C Horn and M H Mage for labor performed at their request in 1924. Claimed balances total 921.45 728.75 821.26 91.20 and 754.55 against property lien. seeks judgment for 256266 with interest from Nov 15 1924 plus costs. attorney N W Reynolds represents plaintiff.
The article tracks how the Russian capital has undergone many name changes and compares this with Peking. It lists ancient names Chi Yen u-Chou Nan-Ching Yen-Ching Khan-baligh and the historical form Pei-ching or Peking, noting the current official title Shun-tien-fa.
RE W Holmes petitions in the Third Judicial District Wyoming Sublette County for labor on Spring and Summer 1924 drilling at Fontaine Producing and Tip Top properties. The balance claimed is 133974 dollars with interest from November 25 1924 and costs. Judgment desired if defendant fails to answer.
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