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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1907
Page
6
A simple experiment using a wishbone from poultry shows a wooden bit twisting inside the bone to create a rapid circular motion. The illusion makes the wood seem to pass through the bone’s center or be cut in two, stunning spectators. Repeat the stunt for continued wonder.
A traveler describes a nutmeg region in New Guinea with three forest heart houses used by natives for drying nutmegs. The land is magnificent and laden with spice scented air. Nutmeg trees and mace coated fruit are abundant. fruit splits to reveal the nut. Nuts are husked placed on shelves and partially roasted to extract moisture before market.
The future German crown prince disliked washing. The emperor tried many cures until one rid him of the objection. A quarrel over a sentry’s salute led to a solution: only a clean prince would receive salutes. The prank cured the child, and he began to bathe willingly.
A traveler and companion walk the quiet Boston cemetery where a riddle identifies Miles Button's grave as the deepest and longest, yet a Button hole. It mixes a child’s mischief with a master pupil exchange and a light riddle section titled Chums and riddles.
The notice lists streetcar or city transit routes with irregular times and frequencies between Cambridge and Dudley via Washington Street Roxbury and other points. It includes start times around 5 to 6 AM, sample intervals of 10 to 30 minutes, night services, and weekend variations. The document is dated February 2, 1907.
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