03 Dec 1896
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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1896
Page
1
Local lodges and post units hold regular meetings on Byl ceremonial Fridays and other dates. Harmony Lodge No 48 and Gauntles Lodge No 483 announce monthly gatherings. divisional, post and lecture room events occur on specified Tuesdays and Mondays. church services and Sunday schools run weekly with prayer meetings midweek.
A long extract recounts improvised weapons used by hunters in old times including bullets of gold dust powder and ramrods, plus tales of making do with improvised projectiles. It notes a hunter in Indiana fending off redskins with makeshift ammo and a later piece on preserved graves and a captain’s exhumation. It closes with sensational notes on a living Japanese delicacy and a monk charity hospital.
The article notes tiny quantities of gold in European river sands with the Rhine and Seine cited as examples and claims vast total gold in the Rhine region. It also recounts a tale of an absent minded man at a hotel who orders coffee and a ham sandwich amid a napkin and utensil setup.
The article describes ants with social classes and a habit of turning workers into honey carriers by feeding them honey from eucalyptus. It notes discovery in Mexico and Colorado, spread to Australia, and references three species described by Mr Frogart. It also covers pile driving experiments described by Prof. Burr, including crib work, pile depths, hammer weight, and conical shoe designs.
A fragment from the New York Journal reports a mummy found near Prescott Arizona. It is described as a likely Aztec great, with turquoise beads and grave goods. The piece notes Aztec beliefs on treasure and offerings for the dead and compares the mummy to Egyptian types.
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