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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1906
Page
7
Three physicians appointed by President Irion of the state health board report the Kenner patient has broncho pneumonia and state it is no more yellow fever than smallpox.
Benjamin Wister Morris Episcopal bishop of Oregon died Sunday morning after a street duel in Morgan Texas. Dr T K Lillard shot twice and W A Boyd stabbed in lung and stomach. No fatalities. Will of W T Campbell of Lampasas leaves 100000 to widow and equal share to four children. R R Proctor charged with embezzling 225. E Bestgen of Quincy complainant. Kiowa Comanche Apache chiefs seek 505000 acres pasture land sold at auction. Bob Small to be executed at Darlington for killing Frank Scott. John Hall receives life. At Austin P A Johnson convicted of attempted rape of Miss Ollie Wells fined 750 and sixteen months in jail.
Life for royal Arab babies centers on elaborate rites such as perfumed baths and a seventh day ear piercing for girls. By the fortieth day the head is shaved and hair must be disposed of with ceremony. The child gains access to wider sight and charms to guard against the evil eye, with all belongings jasmine scented and fumigated.
A column notes common foibles of great figures Dr Johnson feared death and left foot first in rooms Julius Caesar dreaded thunder and sought underground Marshal Saxe fled at sight of a cat Peter the Great refused bridges and Byron would not share salt at table and would leave if salt spilled
The mosquito's feeding apparatus includes a lancet inside a sheath like a physician's instrument. An injector introduces a thinning poison into the wound, followed by blood suction and ingestion by the insect. The mandible is a highly complex mechanism worth microscopic study.
The article suggests that heel markings reflect mental capacity and personality. Pronounced lines imply strong abilities in drawing, language learning, and versatility. A network of fine lines indicates high creativity, while a smooth heel signals a calm, less active brain.
A Success Magazine reflection on ambition as the driving force behind a fuller life. When ambition diminishes or turns selfish, a person shrinks and loses scope.
A Kansas City Times admonishes relying on luck only after pursuing all avenues. The column argues disciplined effort and timing matter more than chance in achieving outcomes.
A feature cites William Headow in Technical World Magazine praising machinists for high intelligence, precision, and practical skill. It notes work spans from needles to battleships, with automatic machinery and gauges requiring extreme accuracy and tight tolerances. Wages ranged from two dollars fifty cents daily upward based on worth.
The article explains cleaning oil paintings by removing frames, dusting, then using a halved potato with tepid water to lift dirt. It warns against excess moisture on cracked canvases and notes damp walls can damage canvases. back of canvas should be dry painted with white lead. It also recounts a humorous Maria Mitchell anecdote about lager beer as a tonic.
A collection of humorous schoolboy misstatements includes Chaucer writing middle class English, every German attending school early, the axis as a daily earth routine, Pharisees as prayer showoffs in synonyms, a sower’s parable with thieves, and the larynx as the voice box that shuts when swallowing.
A Swiss hunter found in an Alpine bird nest a striking daily menu including a hare twenty seven chamois feet four pigeon feet thirty pheasant feet eleven heads of fowls eighteen heads of grouse and remains of rabbits marmots and squirrels The London Chronicle notes the vivid list while a separate quip contrasts a child’s pie with a politician’s tactics from the Philadelphia North American
A brief humorous exchange contrasts dining etiquette with the idea that even the failed man has value. The dialogue features a diner pressuring a waiter for timely service and a prior Chicago Record-Herald quotation about the nobility of every person as a moral object lesson.
A Boston Herald writer recounts a plan of ancient Ramesees Ramip describing pneumatic beds and a three drachma coin slot mechanism. The device filled a cylinder with water and released it into a cup, illustrating an early form of slot machine dating to 3000 B.C.
Dr. Somerville Hastings notes higher cleanliness today than in Mary and Elizabethan times, contrasting washing habits and garment costs. A Cornwall tale recalls a drifting flock seen by St Ives boats mistaken for a new fish, captured and hailed as a remarkable catch.
A Servian village relies on a single swineherd who leads all pigs each morning with a horn. The animals come out, follow to the pasture, and return home at night without guidance or individual attention.
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