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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1925
Page
6
A rare heavy fog from the Pacific Ocean rolled into the Olympic peninsula southwest of Port Angeles Washington dousing a days long forest fire near Quilcene. Foresters watched as wet fog settled over the blaze and rescued the area leaving charred trunks dripping with water.
The Maine coast islands host major gull breeding colonies where ground and tree nests shelter clumsy young. Many chicks are attacked or killed by older birds, a harsh early test before they migrate to supply New York harbor during winter.
An odd remark on mail delivery to the dead letter office notes Ned and an astonished voice listing mail types arriving while bills are excluded.
A report from Jena, Germany describes rubber found in brown coal lignite fibers called monkey hairs. Analysis shows long vulcanization due to sulfur presence making some fibers resemble soft rubber or ebouite. Separately a Baltimore Sun note questions if a man’s letter to WBZ proposing a singer name change counts as a marriage proposal.
A swarm of gnats estimated in the millions clogged the cornice of the First National Bank building in Connellesville Pa. and set off a fire alarm. A tiny incident disrupted operations as workers investigated the unusual nuisance and potential equipment issue.
Sunday afternoon Robert Lee Judge W H Bell officiated at the marriage of Larkin Pruitt and Edna Norred. The Enterprise joins their many friends in wishing the couple happiness and blessings in life.
The Montreal Star notes that animal worship persists across cultures from primitive tribes to Brahmanical societies. Sacred animals like cows are revered daily in Hinduism, and serpents hold ritual significance in Egypt, Hebrews, Greece, Rome, Celts, Persians, China, Tibet, Mexico, Peru, and parts of Africa.
The article notes numerous minor income sources supplementing income tax and duties. It cites prison garden revenue, Brompton cemetery burial fees, photographs at the National Gallery and British Museum, Tower of London gate money, Persian oil field earnings, and Suez Canal dividends, plus wrecks, derelicts, royal mint metals, police receipts, and crown land rents as contributing to national finances.
A veteran journalist recalls meeting Tolstoi in Russia. Tolstoi opposed conservatism, arguing liberation of the serfs improved life. He jokes that before emancipation beds were infested and aristocratic guests endured awkward arrangements to ease the bugs.
London Daily Mail reports a famous auction room sold the Swathling family's heirlooms to eager collectors. The sale brought in about 360000 dollars in total receipts for the day, with a per minute rate near 5000 dollars and a final realized total around 460000 dollars. An Elizabethan rock and cover drew special interest.
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