12 Jul 1901
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1901
Page
1
A speaker hears a wondrous choir voice in a loft and, unable to reach the singer, devises a plan that leads to love. The beloved’s singing lifts the speaker’s heart, as she sits beside him in the pew, elevating him with joy.
In Apia a voyage with Alan the Samoan half caste leads to encounters with the tanifa, a feared shark. The narrative details sightings at Vaivasa and Mulivai mouths, attempted capture with a shark hook, and an improvised Malay method using dogs that killed two sharks, one found mangled on a beach.
The article outlines a Brahmin Hindu wedding spanning a week with elaborate rites. It covers the eastward facing couple under a canopy, a pilgrimage debate to Benares, gifts of flags, threads on wrists, a dalI jewel, sandal paste and fire offerings, seven circumambulations, Arundhati superstition, rice sprinkling, and a final Arati lamp ceremony.
From Bunbury West Australia Reginald Shaw writes of a fishing incident on a jetty. A seven foot shark swallowed a baited whiting and a fisherman hauled the shark near the surface aided by a jetty worker. The shark shed two large beef ribs from its stomach as the crowd laughed.
A preacher meets an old mountaineer hiding with a rifle in a ravine. The man explains he is waiting for Jim John son and intends to blow his head off with the help of the Land. Scribner's.
A writer describes Lay-San albatrosses including brown and white types. White birds nest in bare earth holes, lay one egg, and feed chicks with fish. Noting albino examples, close nesting on Lay-San contrasts with sparse birds at French Frigate Shoals. Albatrosses display remarkable wing power and ship-following behavior. Two birds perform courtship greetings with bill tapping for about 15 minutes.
An old fisherman explains to the New York Sun that schooling fishes are prone to eye injuries. When frightened, they jostle and collide, similar to stampeding cattle, causing many in the group to be damaged or blind.
The Moenra Faith company faced a tough feat laying wires through the Stunatra jungle as elephants tigers and other wildlife hindered progress. Wildlife damaged poles and lines while locals stole wire for traps prompting line watchers every 20 miles to repair and protect the system.
The passage advises speakers to use their natural best tone in earnest conversation and public speaking, avoid straining or falsetto, and resist imitating others. It recommends learning from teachers and critics and seeking feedback to curb bad habits and improve gestures and vocal habits.
The piece examines gender norms around marriage incentives and initiatives. It argues men can more easily pursue marriage while women face social penalties for expressing a desire to wed, despite being equally free by law. It notes an unwritten rule limits female initiative and narrows women’s choices.
A London Sphere piece notes that most European crowned heads descend from Mary Queen of Scots, with Sweden, Serbia, Monaco, and Montenegro as exceptions. It traces royal origins back further, suggesting potential male-line divergences for Germany and Russia. Mary has about 1150 known descendants.
The piece notes Rev John Spurgeon father of Charles H. and James A. Spurgeon is said to be hale and hearty in his ninety first year. It also cites various cultural notes from museums and universities and quotes on church life and music.
A New York Sun description of Bohemia Long Island highlights 300 residents, a single main street with consonant heavy shop signs, and Bohemian customs. Men in European attire farm or work nearby while women wear wooden shoes. Sundays feature dances, wine, and relics of Bohemia. A John Huss monument near the church has badly decayed and villagers plan repairs.
An old man visits the prosecutor with concerns about a young man pursuing his daughter. The assistant prosecutor says there is no crime yet the suitor is eager to marry and even tries to pawn his watch to raise funds for a marriage license.
A Chicago public library committee urges immediate sterilization of many books after testing finds bacilli and disease germs in library volumes. Dr Kufinski reports all 50 tested books are at least partly infected and supports the sterilization plan proposed by Youth's Companion.
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