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Newspaper
Blackfoot News
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1900
Page
7
A historical note explains waterspouts as whirlwinds over water drawing cloud water downward. It discusses cannon-based destruction, explosive shells, and time fuses as potential cures, with proposed town lifesaving squads to fire at approaching storms, though never implemented.
Dorothea Klumpke, an American astronomer employed by the French government at the Paris Observatory, heads a balloon observation project and led the charge during the recent eclipse from a 3000 foot ascent. A member of a remarkable Paris-based family, she and her sisters pursued diverse fields from medicine to art to violin, with Dorothea achieving high ranks in science and winning respect from the French Astronomical Society.
Six hundred tons of lobsters, packed in 25 000 cases, were shipped from Halifax to Havre, valued at over 150 000 dollars. The foreign demand has surged as Americans abroad boost orders, while live shipments risk high loss. lobsters are canned for export and New York faces scarce supply. Portland, Maine,出 produces the best lobsters but cannot meet U S demand.
A reader asks for a fire extinguisher and includes money as payment. They request urgent shipment and explain a hot situation needing prompt relief.
Santa Teresa, patron saint of the Yaqui Indians, revered before death, has been canonized by popular verdict. She lived in Sonora for years and is now in San Francisco as Yaqui lands face possible extermination amid Mexican turmoil.
A Boston merchant who feared insanity sought a private asylum and spent twelve years counting gold coins and washing hands in gold. He later recovered and earned $500000 in a year, dying of yellow fever in Cuba. Tales echo in Sala and Soulle of others who revel in gold coins after sudden wealth.
The piece argues poverty can spur industry and resilience, claiming deprivation sharpens bodies and minds and fosters hope for a future. It contends wealth would dull effort and morality, while hardship provides impetus and discipline, transforming living death into constructive change.
A report notes many cattle killed by lightning while near wire fences. Proposals call for ground wires to channel electricity into the earth, reducing danger. A second item praises Chicago architects for a vitrified clay church with brick and tile vaulting and terra cotta keystones, noting no lumber or nails in its construction.
Alfred G Vanderbilt, heir to a vast fortune, starts work in the New York Central treasurer’s office as he plans a January marriage to Elsie French. Born 1877 in New York, he aims to learn railroad management to one day oversee the family property. He may later move to the auditor and other offices to study accounts and operations.
A collection of vivid anecdotes about Col. Ege a famed early figure who split a wagon gate with a fence rail after angering a man yet remained a courteous host and caring neighbor. The piece shifts to a Pennsylvania coal overview noting the northeastern anthracite region spans 480 square miles with 1898 output valued at 75 million dollars and major centers in Scranton Wilkes Barre Mauch Chunk Pottsville and the Susquehanna Lehigh and Schuylkill valley fields.
The Bushmen of Australia are described as a primitive tribe in the British empire. They gather twigs and grass to form birdlike nests serving as shelters, large enough for families, with many nests clustered in jungle areas. No protective coverings against rain or storms are built, yet the people endure harsh weather.
The amusing verses Hoch der Kaiser, famed from Captain Coghlan of the Raleigh, were misattributed to Captain Myers of the Pekin marine guard. The poem was actually written by A M R Gordon, a Montreal journalist, first published in October 1887 in the Montreal Herald, Gordon died soon after in a Montreal hospital.
Russia turns to tea to curb alcohol use with a long history since 1638. Annual tea intake reaches 100 million pounds with St Petersburg residents consuming three to four pounds per person. Tea and sugar cost Russia about $264 million yearly while spirits beer and wine total $140 million.
The quote notes that lacking friendship makes love impossible and warns women to beware of a man who values only himself. It presents a philosophical view on relational depth and self-centered behavior. The line attributes the thought to Talleyrand and contrasts personal attachment with selfishness.
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