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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1905
Page
8
A Washington Star interview quotes a headquarters detective sergeant on arrest and resistance to officers. He notes improved conduct in big cities, the restraining effect of patrol wagons, and that intelligent men comply without fights while some resist and risk serious confrontations.
The article argues nitrogen remains peaceful when free but becomes dangerous when captured in nitro compounds. It describes how a spark or fuse releases vast gas expansion, powering warfare and crime, while nitrogen otherwise serves plant and human life in the atmosphere.
Bangor Maine reports that Miss Elinor Cutting Hamlin Brookline Massachusetts will inherit a notable Maine gem collection and a famous Maine tourmaline necklace said to be unmatched in Europe. The necklace includes 17 large tourmalines from Mount Mica with detachable stones and a cross and two ear drops, plus 30 additional stones. many stones are white tourmaline and beryl. The set has ties to E L Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin and displays at exhibitions in Paris 1889 and Chicago. Local pride in Maine gems has grown, with women in villages increasingly choosing gem ornaments.
John Lover the zoo keeper argues men can live without drinking citing gazelles llamas and rabbits that do not drink. He notes water may harden arteries and aging while fruits like oranges lemons and limes could quench thirst instead. The Chicago Chronicle quote frames the idea as a challenge to human habit.
Mrs. C. F. Latham of Grant Florida collects wild birds and animals for her wmological gardens. For 20 years she has lived in the area and recounts a rambunctious incident when three blue herons and ten white ibis refused to leave her yard after being liberated and dined with the family cat and hens.
A humorous clipping describes a contest where a participant listed virtues for a wife. The catalog includes amiable, beautiful, chaste, dignified, entrancing, fair, gentle, handsome, intelligent, joyous, loving, musical, nice, obedient, pretty, quiet, rich, sedate, talented, upright, virtuous, witty, young, and zealous with only the letter x missing.
A Schumann festival is planned in Bonn near the composer’s burial site and the nearby asylum where he spent his final days. The program spans three days and includes Faust music two symphonies an overture a piano concerto and a choral work. Dr Joachim who led a Schumann festival in 1873 will serve as conductor.
Civil engineers near Hammond Indiana report a trench-like feature beside the Big Four railroad approach to Chicago that appears bottomless. Workers have dumped over 150000 cubic yards of dirt without reaching bottom, as the clay bed supposedly slopes and swallows fill. Soundings have reached 42 feet with no bottom in sight.
Frank Andrews of Front Street owns a hen with a voice that draws bids above ordinary fowl. During a gathering at the Andrews home the bird sang an Irish air when Walter Murphy requested it, but belted out the Marseillaise instead triggering a quarrel among guests, with no serious injuries.
The article notes that precious stones imported over the past year exceed the value of any previous year by over ten million dollars. It also suggests some gems may have been purchased by policyholders.
Surgeons opened the stomach of a New York man and removed a lead pencil several inches long. They found no stuffed ballots or other evidence of fraud, closed the wound, and discharged the patient.
A Michigan hunter was arrested after shooting a man he mistook for a bear. The incident highlights tensions over hunting practices and safety in Michigan.
A New York Medical Journal note praises X ray use to locate swallowed jewelry. A Davenport police chief uses imaging to reveal a ring inside a suspect who swallowed it to avoid theft charges. The case leads to confession and proposed remedy, highlighting evolving forensic methods.
In On Floes with a Hair Sealer P T McGrath notes the rush of seamen to join ships at St Johns in mid March. About 5 000 men form crews as ships of roughly 500 tons depart March 10 with 200 men per ship, packed into the forecastle and carrying coal in holds.
New York correspondent reports dog owners in Brooklyn and Long Island fear motor cars are killing pets. Drivers are warned to slow and police plan extra patrols along rural routes to prevent further fatalities and prevent vigilantism.
A quip from the Yonk ers Statesman recalls an operatory moment where a dentist allegedly exploited a patient and boasted about clever things his children have said. The remark frames dental visit discomfort with a twist of irony.
Report says Italy's royal garages adopt a semi military system with the director in an army captain uniform and chauffeurs dressed in rank uniforms.
A city transit discussion explains why motormen draw green curtains over front door glass. Curtains reduce interior reflections from electric lights, aiding visibility on the front platform. Vestibules improve worker comfort and safety in cold weather. A separate note recounts a letter seeking rattlesnakes for an antidote to whisky.
A Portland firm handling fish and game received a startling demand from an Idaho man to ship COD one dozen live rattlesnakes that are good biters. The firm reportedly did not have that many rattlesnakes on hand.
The revival of bayberry industry brings back bayberry candles prized for aroma. A quart of berries makes one candle. berries are boiled with two quarts water for four hours, then simmered until a waxy cake forms. After melting, straining, and pouring into molds, the candles emit a fragrant, pleasant odor.
A Chicago Journal summary outlines how a boy’s lifting capability grows from 280 pounds at age 11 to 320 pounds by 20, peaks around ages 30 to 31, then gradually declines starting at age 32. By age 50 strength reaches about 330 pounds, after which deterioration accelerates toward old age with wide individual variation.
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