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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1901
Page
1
A reminiscence recounts Alvan Clark testing a massive flint glass lens for the Lick telescope in Cambridgeport. A hand near the lens causes a dramatic display as heat expands and contracts the glass, revealing its sensitivity. A timeworn joke about a damp house ends the fragment.
The famous singers Jenny Lind and Grisi rivaled for favor in London. Lind, unsettled by Grisi’s glare, seized a moment to perform a childhood prayer piece. Her moving rendition shifted the mood, ending with Grisi embracing Lind in a tender gesture.
An elderly man attending a distant relative’s will reading is surprised to learn a field is left to him but is further shocked by a bequest of the old gray mare in the arid field to a foe. He interrupts the ceremony and quips that the mare is eating his grass, drawing smiles.
The Denver Times recalls Tom Bagwell as Altman’s justice of the peace when the town stood 12,000 feet high as the highest incorporated city. He fined a disorderly character 10 dollars plus costs, who protested and threatened an appeal. The court responded that appeals are not possible from the highest court in the United States.
Interview reveals that George sent daily letters while traveling, but the correspondence showed all letters were prewritten before his departure, suggesting a fixed schedule rather than spontaneous notes. The exchange highlights questions of authenticity in the travel correspondence.
In Mindanao tribes a dead wife imposes a widow tax on the widower requiring 100 stone china plates or their value to his father in law before remarriage. A husband’s death can also transfer his widow to her in laws, reinforcing strict kinship controls and economic pressures on married pairs.
A six foot dwarf Chabo Hila sold for 1200 dollars is cited as 850 years old. Instructions describe dwarfing an oak by planting an acorn in a mold filled orange and shaving roots as they grow. Japanese gardeners cultivate ancient dwarfs and sell miniature trees of various kinds to generations.
A Philadelphia Record expert asserts that strong swimming comes from enduring water time and synchronized strokes. He notes one stroke per breath, efficient muscle and lung use, and buoyancy in salt water aiding afloatness until exhaustion or hunger forces surrender.
A late Augustin Daly employed a man who repeatedly sent notes requesting money advances. The responses were abusive letters filled with insulting terms addressing the requests.
A recurring pattern unfolds as a man makes the same three month interval demand for funds, receiving a check in closed, until Daly’s death, per the New York Times report.
A historical note describes a salicylic acid and col lodium mix with a brush in a bottle to treat warts. Apply twice daily until warts dry up and fall off, per Ladies' Home Journal.
The Chicago Tribune quotes a pastor asking Bradder Eph'm if he still walks the straight and narrow path. Eph'm replies with deep repentance admitting he has strayed behind in recent times.
Four room house and two lots on west side with well and stable. Price $650 with easy terms. Six room house and one lot on west side. Price not fully listed. Six room house and two lots located four blocks from Main Street with brick cistern. Price $1250. Two lots and an old five room house in southwest town area. Price $300. Also other city property available.
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