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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1905
Page
6
A mountaineer and forest ranger recalls a near fatal encounter with a wounded grizzly in the high Sierra. After being treed by the bear amid a spreading wildfire, he flees to a water-filled crevice behind a waterfall and survives while the bear perishes nearby.
A brief note recalls peace within Portsmouth after a concluded conflict and cites three earthquake shocks as a historic moment marking its place in history.
A health magazine advocates deep breathing after a morning bath. Instructs to inhale deeply and hold as long as possible, then slowly exhale to finish. The guideline emphasizes controlled breathing to promote calm and vitality.
A visitor from the Unie States visited a Belgian seaside resort and found American flags on kale in shops. He observed boys selling mimic battles at their small forts and initially thought the youths were Americans before discovering they were Belgians.
A London display shows scale models of the Japanese fleet built by English shipmakers. The Springfield Republican suggests junk dealers could contribute a working model of the Russian navy to the exhibit.
The New York Sun argues the recently closed war lays bare Russia's weaknesses and weakens France and Germany's confidence in alliances with Russia. It questions how France can trust Russia's friendship and how Germany can fear Russia as before.
The article notes Gibraltar’s eastern slope showing large silver patches thirty to forty feet square. These cement patches hold back rotted cliff spurs from tumbling into the sea, revealing ongoing disintegration unseen by the public.
A Reno to Pawthorn traveler describes large herds of wild horses grazing in the desert near Walker Lake below the Walker Indian reservation. He notes they are not range horses but truly wild, as numerous as those once seen with buffalo and antelope, with thousands possible on western treeless hills.
Consular reports warn that widespread adoption of a new article in China would trigger huge sales. With China's population in the hundreds of millions, general use implies substantial demand. Meanwhile there remains room for nonessential goods seen as luxuries in the United States, as the wealthy class grows and buys seen-to-fancy items.
The Washington Star argues that foreign powers maintain large naval reserves and militias, while the United States lacks a naval reserve and must speed up training to man battleships and other vessels. England lists 72,000 total reserve forces, with 28,000 Royal Naval Reserve. Italy 3,000. Austria 20,000. the US none.
The Elmira Gazette argues that Japan showed wisdom in knowing when to quit, warning that failing to recognize the right moment to stop is a serious flaw.
The surviving seronauts say dangers above the clouds are greater than imagined and that flying trips will be restricted for many years, if not forever, to railroads and steamships for the general public.
The New York Tribune notes Canada and the United States share a similar situation as to capital placement. Ottawa lies east of population centers, and British opinion suggests Canada's capital could move further west to be nearer a central population core.
A census bulletin by Professor Walter F. Willcox shows that women teachers are about as numerous in England as in the United States, countering accusations that American schools are overly feminized. The New York Sun notes the finding and references the English educational commission critique.
Indiana man J. A. Everett plans a cooperative model city to be built on a 4000 acre town with 4000 inhabitants. He aims to secure an option on surrounding land and create twenty acre home tracts for current residents while the remainder is divided into twenty acre parcels for settlers. He envisions the area becoming the agricultural capital of the United States and will seek options on all land within miles.
The New York Tribune notes improved prevention and treatment reduce consumption but pneumonia shows higher victims relative to population. It suggests grip may lead to pneumonia and weakens resistance to illness, raising grave alarm in the medical field.
The New York Board of Health appointed a commission in its first year to study pneumonia. The group consists of highly ranked professionals, and the press notes their expertise. Pneumonia has gained prominence as a leading cause of death alongside consumption, with shifts in mortality over the past decade.
A consular report in the New York Tribune describes German experiments on a device proposed to check compass eccentricities. The tests address magnetic declination and local deviation while noting interference from ship metal. The aim is to improve navigation by stabilizing readings.
Excerpt from Breaking Trail by Frank E. Schoonover depicts the grueling effort of snowshoeing through untracked snow. Guides and dogs fight through ice packed drifts, hearing frost bite and blistering as they push toward camp under a cold relentless landscape.
Mr. Boggs laments summer boarders as city folk demand screens over his windows and front door. He recalls sliding screens failed to satisfy guests, prompting his decision to end the arrangement after one season.
The Strand Magazine describes several devices including the pneumoslite an ice ready automobile propelled by a electric motor and propeller capable of twenty miles per hour the topedict a pan tograph telescope for drawing scenes in perspective the telemeter measuring distant objects the telephone cars warning ships of submarine dangers and the thermophile weaving a heat generating electric wire into rugs blankets or cushions to replace fire.
A young man enters the girl’s drawing room to seek marriage. She scolds him for visiting a pawnbroker with a large bundle. He explains he was delivering old clothes to help a poor pawnbroker and his wife, who are very hard up. She forgives him.
A humorous miscellany notes a barber’s bold ad campaign that doubles his sales and triggers skeptical reactions. It includes quotes from New York Sun and Philadelphia humor columns. Also referenced is a Department of Agriculture inoculation program using microbe packages to boost legume crops.
The Burlington Magazine notes that a social craze surrounds sales with England’s wealthiest people viewing for days. It argues wealth and artistic perception do not align and extravagant prices often pay for rubbish at these auctions.
The piece presents a Times-Democrat quotation about perseverance and resilience in success, noting that persistence, not consistency, wins long term. It contrasts stubborn silence with irritations in relationships and hints at timely action requiring legislation.
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