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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
8
Experiments show a 54 milligram spider thread can support four grams endwise, about 74 times the spider’s weight. Thus a spider descending on its invisible rope could carry 73 other spiders, and reinforced thread strands can hold bees and wasps, bending under dew or rain without snapping.
Local merchants advertise a range of groceries flour and tires with Swisher's and Clark's highlighted. Pianos and farm supplies appear from Reinhart and Hall and Co. Real estate and livestock ads plus used envelopes offer practical services to Francesville readers.
A numismatist reveals a method to read illegible coin inscriptions by heating the copper coin on a hot coal shovel. The 1794 date appears clearly on the obverse, and the reverse reads United States of America one cent after the heat test. This technique reportedly works even when inscriptions are worn until invisible.
The article describes the elaborate fish skin dresses worn by wealthy Gold tribe women along the Amur river in East Siberia. The garments have multiple layered skins with cut out blue ornaments, sewn with fish skin thread, highlighting intricate embroidery by a people who cannot read or write.
The London Daily Mirror reports discussions in England on whether a women should not manage the house. Proponents say a woman is never trained in business methods before marriage and only serves in subordinate, mechanical roles. They argue men are trained to manage subordinates and systematize work, and suggest women receive such training.
Abram Layton and his son captured a large buzzard in the region after a three hour chase. The bird bore a steel trap and a three foot iron chain on its leg. Weakened by months of burden the buzzard hardly flew and showed little resistance. Seeing the bird’s suffering, Mr. Layton released it unharmed.
A chaotic ride in a rickety vehicle has a passenger muttering that the trip drives a man to drink. The cabdriver agrees, noting that most riders find the vehicle acceptable, while asking for the passenger’s destination.
A young woman describes earning money through singing lessons while in college. Her father provides ten dollars for every lesson she does not take, illustrating a humorous approach to funding her education.
A Fort Wayne Republican banquet speaker argued public taste favors popularity over merit noting that popular books plays and even anecdotes may lack quality. He cited a Boston anecdote about two girls at Westminster Abbey to illustrate misplaced public admiration and the urge to share scarce value.
A fragment from Youth's Companion recounts a diplomatist Corton and a commuter neighbor sharing a playful exchange on mending, with advice from a wife about a rag bag and a shirt button. The spoofed domestic scene ends with the wife folding and mending the garment, prompting surprise.
Scientific American notes that fishing catgut is made from silk worm threads. Procida in Naples Bay is a center, with most worms raised near Terre Annunziata below Vesuvius. Caterpillars are killed, silk glands processed, and threads drawn by skilled workers, mainly women, yielding cords from a foot to nearly 20 inches.
The piece argues mankind needs lofty ideals to guide a hurried modern world. Enthusiam dreams and hopes belong to youth, yet ideals should not be forced on others. A balance is needed where one can follow ideals while succeeding in practical matters.
The London Globe notes Candlemas is less observed in Holland, replaced by a unique festival. Slipper Day marks the day Dutch women claim superiority over husbands, with men usually compliant unless a wife seeks year round domination.
A fragmentary quotation recounts Willis and Bumpus and a joke about borrowing a quarter. The exchange centers on delay in repayment and a quip about caring for the quarter rather than the principle.
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