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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1902
Page
3
A Republica item from Red ROR Pennsylvania tells of a household cat that attended evening devotions with the proprietor, housekeeper, and family. After a courtly sentence of death for an unnecessary kitten, the cat refuses to attend prayer yet continues other duties and purrs at secular occasions.
Dr George A Dorsey of the Field Columbian Museum Chicago described the Hopi snake ceremony in a lecture illustrated by lantern slides from a recent visit to Arizona. The nine day festival culminates in the great snake march with squads carrying snakes in a ritual sequence.
A Philadelphia Record account describes inmate craft in the Eastern penitentiary including a damask banner, an intricate bird laden wall tapestry, windboard inlay, and a stuffed animal trap. It cites articles from West Java travelers and notes convalescent lodges and medicinal treatments for prisoners. The piece closes with mention of the young Earl of Airlie, nine, a playmate of Prince Edward of Wales.
The London Spectator notes cats show self centered, domestic instincts and adapt to human company while some misanthropic individuals avoid people. Birds are said to have uniform brains within a species, though capacity varies among individuals, challenging a common belief about avian intelligence.
A vivid 19th century panorama of London docks described from an Australian vantage. Hides, sheep pelts, wool, and ironbound bales mingle with imports from Spain Madeira and Oporto. Logs of mahogany and teakwood hint at ironclad shipbuilding while sugar, spices, and exotic goods perfume the bustling warehouses.
A Canadian schoolgirl story after the visit of the duke and duchess of York recalls souvenirs and a teacher who had the royal name written in ink registries. The piece also notes a Mexico tree that petrifies wood after cutting and a Paris betting agent’s tale of pigeon post tips and organ grinders. Berlin pubs display patriotic signs denying entry to Englishmen.
The passage discusses issues in making damp metal warship hulls habitable. It describes using a matting sheathing placed against inner walls and held by a framework to absorb moisture, and arranging berths away from exterior metal to minimize contact with seawater.
The cauliflower trust, formed about a year ago near Riverhead, held its first trial meeting at the Riverhead courthouse. It grew from 25 farmers to 300 at the latest meeting, with 459 members covering 1400 acres. They shipped 100000 packages of cauliflower last season, earning 4670.33 in freight rebates, funding the association. Plans include building pickle houses with cold storage to balance supply and demand, with three buildings to be erected within a year. When markets glut the crop will be salting, when demand rises there will be no salting.
A Huston Transcript report describes bold tame squirrels living in big elms along Walnut Street Brookline. Descended from a pair owned by an early Brookline family, they happily take nuts from humans and evade cats, thrilling onlookers with their saucy antics and daring escapes. The note ends with a Zion's Herald reminiscence on the public press and its role.
The Washington Post notes how Alexander Graham Bell faced repeated rebuffs from Senator Don Cameron over a $10,000 offer for a one third interest in his telephone. Cameron dismissed the idea, yet such stakes could now be worth millions, illustrating how inventors toil to move ideas to public markets amid steady lobbying and persistence.
The Chicago Tribune notes English sparrows linger at peanut vending machines, pecking for broken kernels and inviting pedestrians to buy. A west Canal Street machine draws a bold sparrow call as it tests whether passersby are paying attention to empty trays. The piece parallels sparrow wit with a shift toward urban adaptation and touches on a sensational note about a concentrated form of whisky and its claimed effects.
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