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Newspaper
Filer Record
Location
Filer, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1924
Page
3
On a swollen riverbank a man cries for help. Bill Jones dives in to rescue a drowning stranger, fights the current, and brings him to safety. A doctor concludes the rescuer saved the life. the hero reluctantly says he only wants the two quid he owes.
A review of royal bequests shows few choose to leave fortunes to the monarchy. Notable gifts include £2,000 to Prince George and £50,000 to Princess Maud and Lord Carnegie, with other royal beneficiaries listed. The largest royal bequest was £500,000 to Queen Victoria via John Camden Neild in 1852. Sir Ernest Cassel left £6,000,000 to the Crown in 1921, and his Brook House property could become royal property if the line ends.
Railway engineers report drying timber by circulating warm moist air to mimic a Turkish bath. The process opens wood pores and drives out sap and moisture, reducing moisture content to minimal levels. After drying, ties are waterproofed with a hot asphalt bath to resist decay when kept dry.
A fond mother questions her son about associating with those by the railroad tracks. He introduces Mrs Timothy Byrse, mother of Timmy Jr, leader of the gang, claiming she teaches Timmy to be a policeman and praising his mother as a grand, helpful figure.
A cockney visitor tours a Devon country house with its head gardener and hears a peculiar screech from a neighboring thicket. The gardener explains the sound as an owl. The exchange unfolds amid the tour.
A Pittsburgh Telegraph piece cites a Risk Company report showing nine accidental deaths occur at home per ten in the nation. It notes burns falls and poisonous gas as leading causes and warns familiarity with home surroundings diminishes danger perception. Children face higher risk than adults as age increases risk.
The Library of Congress in Washington displays the smallest book in the world a miniature Mubatyat of Omar Khayyam bound in green paper measuring three eighths by one eighth of an inch. The exhibit also notes the Ta Shu Chinese encyclopedia the largest printed work and Audubons Birds of America as the largest American book.
A fragment notes four red horsehide bound volumes presented to the library by Audubon in 1827. The giant Xmerican Book measures 1 inch by 1.5 inches by 2.25 inches and features pages so large that a turkey is pictured on one. The Detroit News cites the unusual size and antique gift.
A detailed description of batik methods reveals how Javanese artists apply hot wax to white cotton, dye uncovered fabric with vegetable colors, and repeat the wax-dye process. The text praises batik as art, science, and cultural heritage, highlighting a copper spout tool used to apply wax.
George Rogers reports from New Mexico that Navajo creation lore mirrors Genesis detailing Ya as the creator. There was water and space until Ya formed land, then sun moon and stars appeared, and he created the first man and woman. A rainbow sign matched the covenant with the people.
Detached line from Cassell's Saturday Journal notes a visitor named Mrs Hughes seen through curtains. The brief fragment hints at a encounter or arrival described in a London periodical but provides limited context or narrative.
Fred Kelly argues that modesty fails in advertising while praising bold self-promotion. He notes that a successful ad must grab attention with a direct call to look at the product. The remark reflects a pragmatic view on promotional tactics.
The opening will allow anglers to fish nearly all waters in the region next Sunday, excluding Rock Creek above the ny phon and all streams in Minidoka National Forest. Rock Creek from the mouth to 206 feet below the nyphon, where a fish ladder is installed, remains closed above that point and its tributaries.
Nele J. Cheline age 71 of Buhl died Friday May 23 after a brief illness from mountain fever with heart trouble. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Catholic church in Buhl with burial in Buhl cemetery.
Mr Chellne was born in Ryd Sweden in 1853 and came to America in 1870. After a short residence in Tl nots he located at Holredge Nobras 1005 they moved to the Ir where they lived ever since. Mr Ides Dix widow he leaves three children Harold George and Vera the latter two atd attending high school. Out of his father's family he only has a half brother remaining alive and he r stu lives in Sweden.
A recent investigation reveals that about eighty mushroom species are poisonous, not just a dozen previously suspected. Researchers warn foragers to avoid uncertain specimens and rely on expert guidance.
A brief note recalls how Aristophanes of Alexandria used punctuation in 24 BC and notes the lack of a formal system. By about 100 AD the Venetian printer Mandtian, famed for his Beauty of the Style, employed punctuation techniques of the era.
Jay magpie rook and carrion crow raid other birds nests to steal eggs and consume them, a behavior noted in this report. The article highlights these species as frequent egg thieves observed in various habitats.
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