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Newspaper
Grand Traverse Herald
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1912
Page
1
The advertisement notes Harvell's Condition Powder as a medicinal powder for horses kept in the best stables. It claims to purify the blood regulate bowels improve spirits and make the coat glossy. Price is 25 cents per package and sold by American Drug Store.
Pat discovered a prank by Mike and Murphy who painted a donkey head on the back of his coat while he worked. Pat asked who wiped their face on his coat, revealing the mischief as he prepared to go home.
In Matabeleland, De Beer is attacked by a lioness as he travels on foot. He shoots twice to slow her, but is mauled. A tiny terrier leaps at the monster, grabbing the ear and delaying the attack. De Beer retrieves his rifle and shoots the lioness through the chest, killing it as it lies atop him.
The article explains a method used near Lake Charles Louisiana to extract liquid sulphur from deep wells. Wells 600 feet deep yield sulphur instead of petroleum by hollow tubes where hot water hot air and pressure lift dissolved liquid sulphur to the surface then it is cooled in wooden reservoirs.
Napoleon indirectly caused vast book losses by a 1812 law allowing imports from the United Kingdom if equivalent French goods were shipped here. French merchants often dumped books overboard to meet permits, amid high French coffee and sugar prices. Estimates claim books worth about four million dollars destroyed.
Government language survey for St Gilles shows among 63,239 residents 10,163 men and 14,213 women speak French only, 2,483 men and 3,445 women Flemish only, 90 men and 172 women German only, 12,595 men and 14,902 women speak French and Flemish, 711 men and 795 women French and German, 30 men and 38 women Flemish and German, and 959 men and 643 women French Flemish and German.
Colubmia rivermen fear disasters hitting ocean going log rafts from river to California. They cite the steamer Carlos carrying piling from Stella on its last voyage as evidence that piling from that point was shipped as rafts, threatening the log raft method of coast lumber transport.
Wandering Walter argues the proverb Heaven helps those who help themselves. Ragweed Reggie counters, noting their own neglect led to missing ham and cold winter clothes, illustrating the old truism through a comic exchange.
Wadley recounts a cottage seaside visit with Katherine Morgan's circle at Sunset Lake involving marshmallow roasts a dawn swim tennis golf and a seven mile lake walk. He cancels the return to work insisting on a rest cure before resuming office duties, joking he will not return unless refreshed.
A fish culture expert who argues that fish possess memories staged an exhibition at his hatchery. A large trout in a pool feared a rod but ignored a cane, yet after being hooked once it learned to hide at the sight of a rod, showing a lasting fear for years.
A playful tale follows a moth miller found lifeless in an ancient library volume. The narrator frees the insect, then ponders how long it endured confinement since the book’s last circulation, while an attendant’s note leaves the question unresolved. A second vignette shows a Sunday school teacher misnaming a clock mender as a dentist, explaining clock work uses "teeth" replaced in wooden wheels.
The ninth edition used Pittsburg, while the tenth restores Pittsburgh. The history cites Forbes renaming Fort Duquesne in 1738 and Arthur Lee’s 1784 comment describing a sparsely clerical, rough settlement with Scots and Irish, calling it a smoky city.
The text notes England's historical lead in sulphuric acid and indigo production, while Germany and other nations advance a proprietary process that has shifted trade away from England. It states Germany now produces four fifths of the world’s dyes, signaling a major shift in global chemical industries.
A flurry of itineraries fills Tuesday's Record-agle with names such as A F Owen F W Batemen and A J Weigand heading to Manistee Ludington Copemish Cedar Run and Salon for several days of business. Others like Mrs C H Zimmerman Miss Louise Menzel J H Marshall and J W Wright travel to Cedar Run Buckley Cadillac and Detroit for visits or duties. The list also notes attendees at the Esgies Minstrel show in Manistee and various relatives visiting in town or returning home from brief sojourns.
A practical guide urges housekeepers to equip themselves with several brushes. It describes pointed and dual end brushes for upholstery, corners, and flat surfaces, long thin brushes for radiators and under bathtubs, a butler’s brush for bric a brac, a soft bristle glass brush to prevent scratching, and a bottle brush for bottles, cruets, decanters and lamp chimneys. The piece emphasizes how brushes ease many cleaning tasks across seasons.
Perfume making is a chemistry craft where a perfumer acts as an artist blending ingredients with care and taste. Ambergris or civet form bases, but aging and quantity require precision to avoid irritation or hysteria. A single distinct scent should be used for any indulgence.
A Highland girl eagerly anticipates an American cousin she has never met. Her mother cautions about staring at the guest. The girl notes the American visitor’s lighter hair and white skin, believing Americans to be black.
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