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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
2
A Norwegian food expert Dr. Sopp explains poisoned apples story links to an American culprit who sprayed copper and arsenic on trees to preserve fruit. The result blinded pleasant tales with risk to consumers and remains a cautionary tale about apples.
A comic exchange unfolds in a doctor's office as a college friend jokes about failing health with the young physician voicing gloom over luck. The brief vignette captures dry humor and social wit.
Quotation emphasis on Jinks and his concealment described as part of a curtain business, noting the mysterious nature of his life as recounted by the New York World.
A Chicago chemist reports the human body contains over two pounds of phosphorus, enough to make 5,000 packages of friction matches. Phosphorus is cited as essential to health and bone strength, with additional trace amounts of sodium potassium and magnesium noted for potential scientific value.
A short wartime note questions whether women would choose war with Mexico or red ants in the refrigerator, reflecting a playful test of feminist progress in the Ohio State Journal context.
Fourteen year old John Rauckhorst, while en route to a lodging box on Third Street, Cincinnati, experienced lights fading to darkness. He walked south on Walnut from Fourth, reached an alley, and while groping in darkness a passing automobile lamp briefly illuminated him before the darkness returned.
At a Dresden meeting of the Society for Aeronautics and Aviation Professor Conheim of Hamburg compared birds to aeroplanes. He demonstrated with doves and seagulls lacking brains that balance is mechanical and that automatic devices might keep a plane stable without pilot input.
A Los Angeles Times note reports a court case over whether a marital affair with Leah Alexander constitutes a hazard to life insurance benefits. J. D. Van Baalen’s widow seeks to collect $5,000 policy while the insurer argues the relationship influenced his death.
In a brief vignette a woman’s high temperature is noted this morning. She attempts to swallow the thermometer, prompting a quick, wry exchange about her predicament.
A compact proverb style note reflecting caution about arrogance with a German proverb cited as proved wisdom. The lines warn against overconfidence and suggest humility before approaching tasks or challenges.
The pope and candidates sit in a circle with the senior cardinal bishop at the pope’s right, followed by other cardinals in order of seniority. After the last cardinal bishop comes the senior cardinal priest, then the junior cardinal deacon last, finishing with the senior deacon at the pope’s left.
A family recounts how a pet dog caused trouble by biting a peddler and later a burglar. After threats of legal action, a muzzle was tried, the dog slept in the bed, and eventually the family resolved to get rid of the animal.
A Philadelphia Ledger quote argues that even with advances in photography and talking machines, war remains decided by soldiers at the guns. It notes moving pictures capturing Pickett's charge and phonographs recording cannon roars, but concludes the outcome hinges on the "gamemen behind the guns."
A river tale from Fairfax County voices Pohick residents as superior to Alexandria and Washington elites. A flat-boatman recalls local rivalries with humor, noting Pohick natives outshine distant gentry while city folk must travel for coon hunts.
The London Chronicle notes post 1212 fire precautions after ten days of flames that destroyed part of London Bridge and killed over a thousand. Builders were required to tile roofs and use fire resistant materials, and houses could be pulled down to halt outbreaks. Wards received iron hooks cords chains and ward bedels kept horns for alarms while households kept a barrel of water by the door.
The origin of pawn borrowing in fifteenth century Italy began as charitable lending with no interest. Soon interest was charged and the practice spread across Europe, with harsh statutes enacted in many countries to curb the practice.
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