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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1903
Page
4
Milwaukee woman Helena Blau writes that Wine of Cardui relieved her severe abdominal pain and constant distress after a failed doctor’s treatment. The ad urges women to use the remedy privately at home, claiming it rebuilds worn tissue and balances menstrual flow.
The article recalls John Cleves Symmes a jurist and noted savant who argued that the earth contains five to seven hollow concentric spheres with polar openings. He proposed inhabited interiors and exteriors creating multiple theaters of action and lived for years near Newport Kentucky.
A physician notes in the Philadelphia Record that people swallow small amounts of glass daily through beer or water as containers shed trace glass constituents. He claims this has no harm and cites no disease caused by such ingestion.
The passage discusses superstition about four white feet on horses, linking them to luck in France and Europe and referencing Lasalle. It then explores ear shapes as proxies for character, noting various traits from large generous ears to waferlike small ears, and ends by remarking on the individuality of ears amid billions of people.
The article explains that the right hand salute springs from medieval tournament custom where knights lifted hands to their brows before a queen. It notes that the sword salute repeats the crusader kiss on the sword cross and lowers the point to signal submission or friendship, indicating no need to guard.
An old Montaigne translation owned by James I is in the Boston Public Library. The volume links to Shakespeare through shared influence and includes a medieval Scots poem on the fly leaf in King James I’s handwriting. The note reflects James’s taste for early Scotch poetry.
Liquid oxygen forms milky drops due to impurities which can be filtered out. Pure liquid oxygen appears pale blue and is a nonconductor yet strongly magnetic. It can be lifted by a magnetic field and shows minimal chemical activity. The A and B lines of the solar spectrum relate to oxygen, possibly from earth’s atmosphere. Professor Dewar demonstrated strong hues when liquid oxygen lies in the path of lamp rays.
A German legend explains the forgetme not’s name from a knight and lady by the Danube. The knight, trying to pick a blue flower for his lady, fell into the river and cried Vergiss mein nicht as he sank, making the flower an emblem of fidelity.
The London police intervene in a street fight with calm persuasion. Two constables separate each fighter, admonish them to end the brawl, and escort them away without arrest. The officers rely on guidance and gentle restraint rather than force.
A historical excerpt describes Muslim dining etiquette: begin with salt, end with vinegar to ward off diseases and attract prosperity. The host starts the meal and finishes last, toothpicks seen as grace with Gabriel’s heavenly gift. Priests recite Koran passages before and after meals and before drinking water.
An Oxford correspondent recalls a rector in the neighborhood asking boys prepared for confirmation to name the three orders in the Church of England. A boy replied Bishops priests and demons, and repeated the answer when asked to confirm.
The quote recalls Mr Gallacher laughing until he cried at a remark while others shared a smile then he reddened and left in anger. A separate line notes a quip about paying rent for space in others thoughts.
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