13 Feb 1914
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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1914
Page
1
A Detroit News Tribune piece explains stethoscope readings and the meanings of lub dup and their variants. It details how the right and left ventricles differ in pressure and how auscultation reveals valve health and arterial tension.
The article argues life exists on Mars and Venus as a general phenomenon. Mars is described as a desert world with a thin atmosphere, long days, polar caps, and possible water vapor, while Venus is deemed more likely to host life due to similar air, clouds, water, and seas. A hypothetical man transported to Venus could survive and thrive under its conditions.
The excerpt notes Charles Eliot Norton’s 1873 account of Thomas Carlyle marveling at Ralph Waldo Emerson’s optimism. It recalls Emerson’s cheerful view versus Carlyle’s dark outlook, Oliver Cromwell’s faith, and the claim that the times ahead could bring worse woes before moral order. It also mentions John L. Toole and Lord Brampton in an anecdote about journalism and a judge’s remark. Mohammedan serenity is also described as a contrast to anticipation of future disasters.
A young Bulala junior recounts a perilous Africa tale from Matabeleland, where he faced a charging leopard while defending his family. He describes the struggle, grabbing a knife, and finally hamstrung the beast before shooting it. The incident is framed with surrounding anecdotes from era papers.
A historical summary traces El Dorado myths across Guiana bounded by Orinoco and Amu, notes river connections and settlements, and recounts 16th century Spanish expeditions led by Diego de Ordás and others. It cites 1580 American reports of gold armor women, crystal banqueting houses, silver pillars, and gold-laden river heads, mentioning Raleigh’s later interest and Blackwood's Magazine.
A Detroit Free Press tip instructs how to light a lamp on a dark country road without matches. Insert a spark plug, ignite a soaked waste on a tool end, place near the spark plug, and crank the engine to create a small torch for lighting a lamp or smoke.
A London Spectator note discusses prisoners appealing longer terms for better outcomes, citing inside knowledge of prison acts. It recalls historic choices between execution or military service as deterrents and notes some criminals preferred execution to compulsory service.
A brief excerpt outlines that Japan is not an absolute monarchy with the mikado largely answerable to a parliament and people behind it. It describes the structure under the mikado, the house of peers, and a roughly 380 member house of representatives representing the people.
The fragment mentions the sensation of rising in a balloon and the rapid fall of earth below. It cites Ruskin asserting that public education is the cure for public distress, aimed at making men thoughtful, merciful, and just.
Andrew Carnegie argues that wealth and rank hinder greatness while poverty fosters resolve and achievement. He asserts that sons of millionaires drift from merit and that inherited wealth corrupts public life, while poverty trains men to front lines of progress.
Westminster Review recounts Napoleon's spy network led by Savary Duc de Revigny. It highlights Charles Louis Schulmeister, nicknamed Prince of Spies, a young Alsatian cleric's son who joined in 1800 and played a key role in monitoring émigrés in Germany, aiding arrests of officers and generals as Franco‑German intrigue intensified.
A minister keeps a strict study hour yet a knock at his door reveals an insistent insurance agent claiming it is a life or death matter. The anecdote appears in the New York Sun under the title Life and Death.
A Houston Post snippet quotes a father and daughter discussing a young man's intentions. He claims the couple could transform their carriage sled into a garage and convert the attic into a billiard room and bowling alley.
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum joking that he tells funny stories to keep people from thinking. Dickens notes cheerfulness and contentment as great beautifiers and preservers of youthful sway.
A scattered clipping presents medical notes on Adam's apple projection and thyroid cartilage, paired with fragmented jokes from Brooklyn Eagle and Athens Constitution. The text weaves a brief medical aside with comic dialogue and garbled quotes, reflecting a miscellany page mix.
The article discusses speed in flight under fear across birds, highlighting the hazel hen as notably fast while noting rare open-field escapes. It mentions other birds like the blue rock pigeon and a hedging claim about a Gentian-like or Scandinavian species, reflecting cautious observer opinions on avian speed.
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