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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1909
Page
6
A woman who employs a Chinese cook recounts teaching him a pudding recipe. He mimics her actions and uses five eggs instead of three, then explains he followed her method by separating bad eggs from the good. The tale ends with the cook noting two eggs she had discarded were planned for disposal.
In South Africa during the war I awoke to find a black mamba in bed with me. The snake is absolutely deadly and frightened me so much I became sick afterwards. I was unaware it was under the blankets and would have been struck if I had known.
Describes methods of punishment in Persia including crucifixion victims nailed to walls at town gates. Pillars with domed tops walling up victims and calling for water are noted. Another method buries a man up to the neck in wet ash and ash dries to crush him, deemed the most terrible death.
Atchison residents tease a local bachelor who has avoided marriage for years. They wager over his chosen partner as he dates new women, with odds suggested on whether his steady will last. The crowd questions who decides his love life and why.
In Salt Lake City on August 11, forty four Grand Army of the Republic departments led by the Fifteenth United States Infantry and Utah National Guard marched to Temple Square. Governor Spry and Commander Nevin thanked locals for hospitality as 2,600 children formed a living flag, and 4,000 pupils sang patriotically during a grand review amid ceremonies and speeches by city and state leaders.
Sacramento authorities vow vigorous action to exterminate infection carrying ground squirrels after an authenticated bubonic plague case in Sundla Alameda county. The state board of health plans intensified campaigns and experiments to control the rodents while investigators link the illness to a hunting trip involving plague infected squirrels.
London reports the Greece Turkey clash over Crete has reached an acute stage with European capitals on alert. Russian Foreign Minister Iswolsky warned Europe to prevent mischievous results if the situation worsens. Turkey has offered verbal protests rather than an ultimatum while four powers press for an amicable settlement and forbid the Greek flag on public buildings in Crete.
In Reno Nevada a sensational murder occurred Friday night near United States Senator Nixon's residence. R J Little a San Francisco collection agency agent was shot beaten with rocks and drowned in an irrigation ditch with a 100 pound stone weighed on his body.
Utah Senator Smoot completed negotiations to buy a twelve room residence on Connecticut Avenue at Calvert Street in Washington. The modern house in a desirable area cost about $50,000, and he and his family will occupy it upon returning to the capital.
In Maumee Bay near the Casino summer theater a launch capsized with Harry Dill Frank Le Haney and Mrs. Mabel Hudson drowned and seven men were rescued with difficulty after the craft tipped over in the deep channel. The woman could not escape the water.
Frank Nicolas, assistant cashier of the City National Bank, was arrested in Auburn Indiana after three days wandering in the woods without food. He confessed to attempting to embezzle $5,465 from the bank and said he returned to face the charge rather than end his life despite owning a revolver.
A Hutchinson writer extols Edward H. Harriman praising him as a top railroad leader. The article lauds his focus on solid roadbeds safe tracks and traveler comfort while arguing he benefits stockholders shippers and consumers. It defends Harriman as a public benefactor who uses power fairly and invests in American railroads.
A medical description explains laughter as a series of quick barks produced by rapid chest and abdominal contractions. Air is held then expelled, cords vibrating to form the bark. Barks occur four per second in intense laughter, with gasps between bursts and full body involvement during violent laughter.
In the dialogue Professor Thinktum and Tam discuss signals to Mars and the chances of intelligent life. Thinktum argues Mars may host life similar to humans and possibly an older civilization, while Tam doubts Martians would respond or value interplanetary contact.
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