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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
2
The excerpt blends verse from Chambers' Journal with a cautionary Philadelphia Press item on a fortune telling ruse using lime water. It outlines a staged illusion where water is shown to change to milk, a waxed performance behind a screen, and a closing note about a walrus tusk spoon dish. The piece combines literary lines with a prank manual.
A quirky note explains how the sequoia giganta or big trees sprout from seeds not shoots. It then describes a simple airflow experiment using holes in wood to show how straight versus conical holes affect the movement of paper and flame, with explanations of air currents and displacement.
Eskimo children delight in dwarfed treats made from reindeer marrow and dovekie foot pouches. Dovekie skins are blown to form satchels then dried and filled with reindeer tallow as prized sweets. The marrow from reindeer shinbones is cracked open to reveal the marrow, eaten as a key local delicacy.
Odd and instructive craft notes describe making peanut dolls representing an Indian chief squaw papoose John China man Japanese lady Dutch woman Norman peasant witch wizard yogi gypsy and other characters. Nuts threaded on twine form bodies heads feet arms and legs with paper costumes and glued hair for stage-ready puppets.
The California state commission dedicates a giant tree in Mariposa Big Tree Grove to President McKinley. The 258 foot tall, 78 foot girth monarch is over 3500 years old, among the best preserved in a grove of 365 immense trees near Yosemite. Other giants nearby include Washington, Grant, Lafayette, Longfellow and Whittier.
A lighthearted party game idea asks players to choose a central word and in ten minutes list successive words each suggested by the previous one. Players write the chains on paper, then read aloud to guess which lists belong to which players, providing shared fun.
A magic mise en scène explains tying ends and threading spools on twine to perform a string knot illusion. Two assistants hold tape ends as the performer claims spools will be moved without passing ends, then jerks separate spools while strings remain held. The text ends by promising to reveal the secret of the twipes.
A collage of anecdotes describes a man intolerant of noisy children and a Missouri story where Mrs. William Boyd of Miller South Dakota killed thirty nine jack rabbits with a single shotgun shot. The tale follows rabbits at a farm, oats sprinkled in a moonlit path, and a man weighed down by game.
The Medizinische Wochenschrift reports a girl who, after a severe brain disease left her limbs paralyzed, trained her tongue to write and embroider. She could knot thread, cut with scissors in her mouth, thread a needle, and even touch her nose with its lengthened tip. She died recently.
The water spaniel Carla, owned by James Dingman of Stroud, Oklahoma, rode in a stock car to Idaho. Untied, Carla leaped clear, then crossed 300 miles back to Stroud, nearly starving upon arrival, proving remarkable attachment to its home.
The Sim pson tunnel project shows geology is theory driven, with engineers finding a 25 degree temperature misestimate and water conditions differing from prediction. Dips in rock strata were horizontal rather than vertical, undermining prior theories.
A cock crowing contest at Silverton village schoolroom drew bird owners who entered cockerels to crow against each other. The winner crowed 51 times in 17 minutes, while second and third crowed 41 and 33 times in the same span. Belgian workers are noted for similar contests with a bird crowing 463 times in an hour.
A Cochin hen owned by A D Wilbur in his village laid a seven by nine inch double yolk egg weighing five ounces. Inside the shell was another perfectly round egg with a hard shell containing the yolk. Poultry papers call it the largest egg ever known.
Plymouth houses three bells attributed to Paul Revere. The First Church bell was melted in a fire and recast, while the Memorial and Universalist church bells remain in the same form as cast, preserving the works of the famed foundryman.
A rare tract titled William Penn's last farewell to England dated 1682, will be offered with Americana at Davis and Harvey's. The eight page quarto bears three parts including a simple sermon to Penn's people and is not known to Lownes or Stanley V. Henkel, who has not handled a copy.
A printed 1682 epistle from London dated the Downs and signed W. P. bids farewell to the unfaithful before Penn sails aboard the Welcome to Pennsylvania. He declares the message a farewell in the name and power of God and says he is clear of them all.
The Montreal Herald reports that China’s guilds of thieves operate as recognized bodies in each district. Gatekeepers pay monthly fees to avoid theft, while any losses are recovered by deducting from the thief head’s salary, ensuring swift restoration of missing goods.
Trap door spiders construct homes by digging cylindrical holes and lining them with silk. The smooth interior provides a dwelling while a silk lined lid blends with surroundings and hinges on silk to seal the entrance.
A book sent to a St Paul citizen from a Turkish postmark city concealed 5,000 Turkish cigarettes inside. The wrapped sides displayed to avoid suspicion, but an inspector noticed the book was unusually light and opened it to reveal the contraband.
A Woodford Vermont cor respondent reports a woman woke at 2 am to view a cloudless sky and saw a canoe shaped object ablaze with gold. Other family members were summoned and witnessed the sight before moonlight vanished.
A fragment discusses Japanese belief in foxes using magic to harm people. It describes a tawny two foot fox, often appearing as a fairy maiden to lure travelers, especially at night, to mislead them into dangers like ditches or mountains. Those with food are prime targets, causing bewilderment and loss of will.
A New York Herald article explains the lookout's vital role on ocean liners. It notes the crow's nest as the lookout's narrow, solitary post where any sighting must be reported instantly to protect all aboard.
A jeweler notes a holiday trend toward fancy male garters with multiple metal parts. He says expensive silver or gold attachments are durable, lasting a lifetime, while elastic bands wear out and are replaced, contrasting with ordinary garters which are discarded once worn.
A careful calculation shows that fourteen years in this century begin with Sunday. January 1 falls on Sunday in common years 1905 1911 1922 1933 1939 1950 1961 1967 1978 1989 1995 and in leap years 1928 1956 1984. The frequency is slightly below average, with the first and last Sundays starting five years from the century's end. fifteen Sunday starts are possible in a single century.
A Rheems area farmer Daniel Brubaker keeps a hen missing a leg fitted with a wooden leg by a humane family member. The fowl hobbles and struts, drawing local attention as an agricultural oddity.
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