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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1900
Page
1
Washington Star reports on horse docking and curb bit abuse. A dealer describes a docking knife used to sever vertebrae, with red hot irons to cauterize the wound. Critics argue fashion and tradition sustain cruelty, urging bans on docked tails and severe bits. lawmakers face opposition to curb or dock bans.
The ostrich digestive powers are famed as a proverb. Birds swallow almost anything they can grasp, often gulping down several oranges at once. When visitors approach the enclosure, they peck at bright objects. Indigestion is said to be a common ailment and killer among ostriches, with crude remedies like large doses of castor oil noted.
A London Answers passage describes animal sieges across species. It notes peccaries besieging monkeys in isolated tree clusters and jaguars aiding only when motivated by peccary meals. Central African buffaloes beset panthers, while sea creatures like hermit crabs endure siege until starvation or internecine fighting frees them. Rat raiding and field mice colonies close the piece with underground resistance.
A Baltimore Sun report notes careful experiments claiming cut nails outperform wire nails in all positions, with points and surface texture affecting efficiency. It cites steel rusting, point advantages for grip, and a 30 percent efficiency gain if cut nails were pointed, while barbing reduces performance and shingles may fail after six to eight years.
The Academy of Sciences of Russia holds in trust 1 500 000 rubles to award in 1925. The principal and interest come from 1833 bequest by General Arakezeiew, providing that a large portion go to the best history in Russian of Alexander I. A quarter finances translation and a prize for a second best work.
A humorous National Observer piece titled Mr Barrie in the Chair mocked the writer for his social clumsiness at a Burny celebration in Scotland. Readers protested, claiming the piece overstepped. The author, in fact, was J M Barrie himself as claimed by the text.
A St Louis railroad man recalls a strange 1893 incident on a Missouri Pacific freight between St Louis and Sedalia. A hobo crawled under the pilot during a chase to be burned by hot coals as the engine backed up to remove him, later freeing himself at Sedalia. The tale highlights dangers of hobos riding rails and the crew’s narrow escape.
Elseneyz in Styria is famed as a vast iron ore hub with reserves claimed inexhaustible. Ore first mined in 712, marked by a 1782 column. Styrian iron feeds steel production across Austria Hungary and Europe, with Lisenerz mines yielding about 500,000 tons yearly.
A negro literary society in progress debated changing meeting night from Monday to Wednesday. After lengthy discussion the president was asked for his view and replied with humor that he personally preferred Monday though he did not mind which night the society met.
Mr Boxley accepted by Chiflah Amenities last night as the couple discuss nerves and suspense surrounding the moment. Philadelphia Presa notes the scene with cautious optimism and polite curiosity.
A well known doctor argues that artificial exertion harms health and urges air water and food as true culture. He criticizes New England clerks for shutting rooms after deaths and links this to declining stock, promotes pure water and raw plant and animal foods, and advises natural daily movement for longevity.
A New York Times article advises starting with a graded, evenly sloped surface away from the house. It recommends filling near the house from excavation soil, breaking and mellowing soil, enriching poor soil, and using bone meal over barnyard manure to avoid weed seeds. Apply bone meal at half a pound per square yard for strong grass growth.
A guest at Hawarden castle learns breakfast time as Prayers are at a quarter to 9. The next morning he finds Mr Gladstone in the library, sorting letters and reading a pamphlet on the Irish question. The host awakens him. Gladstone replies he went to church in deep snow, a half mile walk. He, at 77, remains at his desk after prayers.
Women out walking in Hampton-in-Aden last winter find a donkey frozen in a ditch. A boy flicked the animal with a twig but it stayed still, prompting a resident to rescue it with hot water thawing. The incident is noted as a rare sight, only saved by the timely discovery.
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