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Newspaper
Blackfoot News
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1900
Page
6
A collection of aphoristic lines and opinions touching on politics religion and social behavior. The text comments on leadership skepticism church revisions and moral lessons with references to buller quay presbyteries and the Westminster confession while noting cultural observations and advice.
A detailed account of the nocturnal Lemur Chiromys madagascarensis known as the aye aye. It describes its discovery by Sonnerat in 1782 and subsequent sightings, its peculiar feeding and drinking habits, and the challenges of studying Madagascar’s forests. The piece notes the animal’s unique skeletonlike fingers and its isolation to Madagascar.
The article describes the rhea or South American ostrich, its habitat from Bolivia to the Straits of Magellan, and the dangers of hunting with bolas used by Gauchos. It notes heavy slaughter rates, calls for ostrich farms, and mentions edible flesh and eggs as part of the hunting sport.
Andrew Carnegie made his first stock investment of ten shares in Adams Express worth $500 with great trepidation. He had saved diligently from his early work before earning wealth, notes the Review of Reviews. The move marked the start of his long involvement in finance and industry.
The text argues heavy meat eaters risk inflammatory disorders and that cutting meat is safe. It claims strict vegetarian diets sustain millions and variety comes from fruit nuts milk and eggs. It notes Japanese health and rikisha workers thriving on a rice based diet.
The piece notes black populations vastly outnumber whites in Cape Colony Transvaal Natal Orange Free State and Rhodesia, predicting growing stakes for natives during hostilities. It adds a Paris cycling habit of inflating tires with carbonic gas for beer heads, but pneumatic inflators leak rapidly.
A New York Stock Exchange seat recently sold for 41500 dollars, with analysts noting prices climbing. If this trend persists, seats could rival US Senate seats in value and stature.
The article argues that even without a country garden, city backyards can be improved beyond a square lawn. It notes many urban plots are underused or neglected, with drying lines and sparse borders, and mentions children’s failed flower bed efforts as a common outcome, while noting city residents’ typical summer travel patterns.
The Abyssinian Easter occurs eight days after the Western date and follows long fasts including two days of total abstinence. Clergy announce Christ's resurrection to the emperor, seated in a cushioned tent on a red and gold platform with the populace gathered below.
A Deadwood Pioneer Times reader recounts a chaotic night milking a cow. The man describes a series of comic mishaps including a tail around his neck, a pail spill, a stray hoof, and a haymow chase before his wife intervenes. He jokes about hogtying and blindfolding the cow to finish the milking.
A Chinese source claims eleven million Boxers belong to the Society of Boxers, once a local defense against Shan-Tung bandits. Now said to unleash lawlessness, robbery and murder, prompting possible U S and European intervention. The movement began as a protest and defense against bandits.
Honolulu authorities condemn infectious frame buildings and burn them with contents after any case. The harsh policy, aimed at stopping an epidemic, leads to fires occurring two or three times weekly, as disinfection is deemed impractical in such structures.
A hotel clerk reveals the owner of the house as the elderly guest is surprised by the notion. The conversation highlights assumptions about ownership and status, with the clerk affirming the old man’s ownership and the guest realizing his misjudgment.
The bulletin analyzes copper aceto arsenite ratios showing arsenious oxide should not exceed 1.87 by weight of copper oxide. In 14 samples the ratio ranged 1.82 to 2.17 averaging 1.88, with sample 14 exceeding 60 percent arsenic oxide and copper under 28 percent, suggesting deliberate or careless addition of white arsenic.
A claim notes 53 000 acres of prime forest lie within the Yosemite General Grant and Sequoir national parks in California.
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