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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1900
Page
3
The anoa of Celebes is the smallest wild cattle known, standing about three feet three inches at the shoulder. Unlike the Indian guar, it shows shorter, more upright horns and retains primitive buffalo traits. Knowledge notes its resemblance to a young buffalo and to small Bramini cattle observed at exhibitions.
A New York Mail and Express report quotes an American Bell officer on the monetary value of telephone numbers. He notes customers grow attached to a number and will pay to keep it, even if a firm moves towers far away. The shift toward uptown business centers shows many firms keep old numbers like 56 or 80 Cortlandt or Broad.
A writer recalls a New Zealand voyage where an albatross in ice remained alive after 14 days, with neck tied and beak bound in a freezing hold. Capt Reed notes the bird moved and opened its eyes when removed, then died. Also stories of a room mix up at the Hotel Cecil ending with a bath room reply to a shout Honey. American cowpunchers in Africa and a note on hurricane surface pressure conclude the short item.
France laments the absence of Europe’s crowned heads at the exposition and notes that Oscar of Sweden and Norway Leopold of Belgium and George of Greece owe their status to France. The article argues France expects royal solidarity and recalls kinship ties linking the monarchs to French history.
The Philadelphia Medical Journal warns that mental disease may be common in military life, with insane commanders risking widespread harm as subordinates hesitate to challenge them. It cites a war anecdote about a balloon revealing a general and his troops’ positions, and discusses how unseen morbid action could cause vast damage before recall.
The Keppel family of England is known for toughness. Sir Harry Keppel, the admiral present at Lady Mary Keppel's wedding, retired in 1878 after 37 years in the Royal Navy. He commanded the Dido in the China War and distinguished himself in the Crimea and Baltic seas. Keppel Bay in Borneo is named for him. Forty years ago he refused to enter Parliament. Aldridge Devenish, Weymouth's late mayor, oversaw new buildings and faced a councillor who questioned his year carved in letters before the year.
The article notes 70 centuries ago in Egypt's first dynasty the era’s artistry shown in alabaster vases ivory objects and a ducks shaped toilet box. It describes royal grave goods including 30 offerings 16 stone vases a brick tomb pillowstone and a slate tazza while Petrie and Garstang unearthed skulls and furniture. The narrative centers on Narmer Mena and the king who drank from a crystal goblet in Memphis as myth recedes into history.
The Costa Rica principal railroad, 117 miles long, extends from San Jose to the Pacific. A 600 foot section near Bluemud, 45 miles from Port Limon, repeatedly slides mud onto the track due to bluish clay and a back of mountain lake. Heavy rains suspend traffic. engineers use a hydraulic plant to wash mud away into the Reventa Zon river as they drain and manage the wet mountain.
A San Francisco Argonaut anecdote recalls a lawyer who sought county judge nomination. He rented the best horse to reach the convention town 14 miles away, but the horse proved slow and broke down before arrival, costing him the outcome. The stable owner quipped the horse had been trained as a hearse horse, doomed to fail.
A clock once owned by Napoleon, now in the possession of Dr. Reuling of Baltimore, Md., was stolen recently. The thief, unaware of its value, sold the timepiece for three cents. Also noted is a curious fact about human hands: the right hand, more sensitive to touch, is less sensitive to heat or cold than the left.
The article notes silk raiment as among the oldest garments, worn by men and women about 2,500 years before Christ, highlighting the enduring antiquity of silk robes.
The discovery of hardy sheep in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego spurred large scale ranching. Growth targets vast tracts and high profits as flocks expand under new pastoral strategies.
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