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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1905
Page
6
A brief poem named The Rose of Remembrance speaks of blooming for the grave loved ones and the living. It conveys a message of love across all directions and people in a meeting life.
A collection of quick lessons and trivia explains fingerprint outlines, wax prints, and a river saying Up Salt River. It notes how fingerprints stay unique, methods to take prints, and origins of words like dude and phrases tied to Ohio navigation and slave punishment.
The article describes enormous deep sea seaweeds far larger than California redwoods or banyans. Some reach 1500 feet in length with a quarter inch stems and 50 foot leaf-like tips, topped by air bladders to keep upright. Northwest Pacific specimens exceed 300 feet with buoyant bladders and 30 to 50 foot leaf sprays.
A tale from Georgetown depicts a boastful man who claims to kill a bear venturing on the hills above town. He climbs the mountain in fear while the bear snacks below, meeting at the ridge and both fleeing in opposite directions. The piece blends natural history with a cautionary brag.
In Hoboken New Jersey a young sparrow fell from a tree after a nest mishap. The parent birds attacked a nearby cat, distracting it while other sparrows aided the fallen fledgling and helped it reach a fence and return to the tree. The cat fled and the birds settled back, chirping for a half hour.
The text describes two card tricks. First, separate all kings queens and knaves, group them in the pack, and claim twelve cuts cannot disturb their order. It suggests splitting court cards between top and bottom to increase surprise. The second trick explains locating a chosen card after shuffling by tracking the bottom card, then having a spectator pick a middle card and place it on top, followed by a cut, with the target card following the original bottom card.
The passage explains hat lifting as a relic of knightly armor and friendship signaling safety. It cites generals who never knew defeat and notes the 60 minute hour due to its many divisions, then trails into an unfinished thought about the number 60.
A humorous list matches fish to professions and traits, suggesting a whale for schoolmasters and blubber for pupils, carp for critics, swordfish for soldiers, plaice for office seekers, sole for shoemakers, sawfish for carpenters, pipefish for smokers, bellowfish for blacksmiths, chub for the lean, seceulpin for sculptors, smelt for cheese makers, black bass for singers, skipper for sea captains, minnows for dwarfs, plus archerfish, drumfish, pilotfish, skate, and houndfish tied to respective roles.
From Dr E E Walkers First Aid to the Injured in St Nicholas the article explains how to handle heavy bleeding. It advises tying a large handkerchief above the wound and twisting a stick to press the artery while using a string to prevent unwinding. Cold or heat can also aid clotting to stop the flow.
A roadside scene shows two field mice crossing toward a tasseled wheat field. One mouse appears blind, while the other guides with a shared stick, creating a quiet moment of companionship in nature.
A simple three cent project outlines making a compound pulley from spools wood strips blocks and a cord. Construct two matching assemblies with axles pins and glue or screws then join with a cord and use one block fixed to a ceiling to lift heavy weights with minimal effort.
Mr Simons asks if renting or buying is wiser as rents soar. The Farm Orchard column advises renters with a few hundred dollars to buy land in Northwest Iowa or South Dakota, noting rising rents and taxes, rents at 4 to 7 dollars per acre are generally unaffordable, and owning a home offers stability and a chance to farm and stock-raise on one's own account.
The article describes laying peach trees in Colorado to shield them from winter and late spring frost. Begin with young trees, remove a circle of soil, loosen roots, bend the trunk, tie branches, cover with burlap and earth, then gradually uncover as blossoms open. After thaw, raise trees upright and water. old trees fail.
Department of Agriculture findings reveal large imports of trefoil and other worthless seed to adulterate alfalfa and other seeds. About 450000 pounds of Canadian bluegrass seed enter the market, mainly to dilute higher priced Kentucky bluegrass seed.
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution features a colorful exchange on angels and thunder. The dialogue suggests the angels hear the prayers of the poor man, implied to cause thunder as they cannot find rest.
A fragment shows a parent boasting about a son in college and advancing status notes. The exchange contrasts expectations of wealth with a boast that the son is already in elite circles, referencing the number 400 and the nine.
The article advises completing heavy frost preparations including topping dahlias and drying bulbs, storing potato bin with dahlia bulbs, drying gladiola bulbs, digging and overwintering geraniums, potting chrysanthemums, pruning and mulching shrubs, mulching lawns with manure, pruning grape, raspberry, and blackberry vines, mounding soil for moisture, removing diseased canes, top dressing rhubarb and asparagus, covering veranda vines, and storing mature squashes and pumpkins in a dry woodhouse location, while finishing cuttings of shrubs and fruit plants.
A reflective reminiscence of simple meals bread milk and apples in childhood, contrasted with wealthier menus. The voice recalls family meals and farm life with a nostalgic tone. The second fragment shifts to horse hoof construction, detailing a sturdy shell and bearing suitable for large animals.
The Youths Companion cites an oak on Cos measuring twenty five feet in diameter and about two thousand nine hundred years old. The Chestnut Tree of a Hundred Horses near Mount Etna reportedly spans 204 feet in circumference. In California the largest US tree is said near Bear Creek Tule river north fork with 128 feet circumference. The Nevada giant redwood runs 119 feet around. All are described as wonderful trees.
A cheeky dialogue notes a romantic tactic where a man pursues summer lovers in winter and winter lovers in summer, joking that seasonal mistresses are cheaper out of season. The line reflects streetwise wit on love and timing.
A brief exchange features Tess claiming her husband married for beauty and Jess quipping the husband now feels like a widower. The dialogue suggests a sharp, humorous pair trading lines about marriage and appearances.
John George warns against overfeeding work horses, especially in hot weather. Give a small drink of cool water, then rest before feeding oats and corn. Cut Saturday feed by half, offer bran mash with carrots in winter, and provide pasture in summer. Hay at noon is heavy. many farmers split hay rations between night and morning noon. Use old hay and clean grain during heavy work.
An autumn cleanup in the plum orchard, removing diseased fruit and twigs, prevents brown rot and black knot. If trees are badly damaged, destroy them. prune or burn smaller infected knots to keep the grove disease free and reduce pest attacks in spring.
The comparison favors the man with a gently rolling farm over the flat or steep-hilled plots. A flat farm holds water and harms drainage while a steep farm loses seed and fertility as water rushes away. The rolling farm survives wet seasons with less impact.
A seasoned merchant recalls storing apples in a water-filled cellar over winter. He notes the fruit remained fresh and hard, despite hard on barrels. He explains heading barrels to limit shrinkage and recalls snow squalls testing Baldwin barrels kept wet yet lasting well.
In the discussed tale the first man asks how Subbubs died. The other answer blames a careless suburbanite who dropped a lit cigarette onto Subbubs' gag bag, causing a fatal mishap during flight.
An opinion piece jokes that a man’s motto live and learn may falter. if he learns less than he lives, commentators warn of an early funeral. The tone is sardonic with a cautioned tease about his future.
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