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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1899
Page
6
A traveler outlines an ambitious scheme to reach Lhassa, Thibet. He details disguises and method to bypass guards from western China, aims to explore the sacred city and observe Buddhist centers while risking danger and long preparation.
A commercial traveler in a dreary Connecticut graveyard meets a gravedigger who laments sparse funerals and poor monuments. They discuss Si Johnson and a grave awaiting winter, with the drummer offering a drink as the tale hints at bleak rural lifeways.
Sir Sanford Fleming of Ottawa argues for a state owned imperial telegraph cable network circling the globe. He outlines Pacific Indian Atlantic routes from Vancouver to New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and Canada, with mid ocean stations and links through Mauritius, Cape Town, Bermuda, and Singapore to connect Hong Kong. Estimated total length 22 850 knots and cost £6 000 000 to £7 000 000, asserting private monopolies must not block essential imperial communications.
A speaker asserts a 6 million pound plan for a Pacific cable from Stratasia as a state project. He argues it would form a forerunner of an all-British telegraph system linking the empire. He claims commercial viability and says extension to South Africa and India would follow once proven.
A Detroit hotel clerk jokes about more Browns than Smiths registering, betting cigars, and a drummer’s scheme to fuel a Brown reunion. The tale shifts to a cautionary note about insomnia caused by staring at a fixed image and the dangers of hypnotic sleep.
A terse note warns readers to avoid self hypnotizing or becoming mesmerized. It emphasizes caution when using trance like techniques and urges awareness of mental focus. The piece highlights potential risks and advises seeking safe guidance if attempting such practices.
A ruby left two years in a light display window lost hue significantly compared with a color-matched stone kept in darkness. Emeralds and sapphires showed similar light induced fading. Less costly stones fade faster, garnet and topaz dimming differently, while opal can “turn sick” on short notice.
In a curt exchange at Indianapolis Journal, Tommy-Paw asks what separates economy from stinginess. Mr Figg jokes that saving on one’s own clothes is economy while saving on one’s mother’s clothing is lingering stinginess.
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