12 Mar 1903
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Newspaper
Grand Traverse Herald
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1903
Page
1
An old childhood verse recalls a counting rhyme used in games as friends grow from youth to age. The poem traces memory from snowy play to aging, noting how fortune, time, and death repeat the same rhyme as life ends.
A judge observes a secret romance between Ned Grant and Alice, daughter of an embezzler. He overhears their plea and learns of past deeds as he contemplates their future. The scene ends with the couple choosing to stay together despite warned consequences.
A judge uncovers a tangled case of embezzlement centering on Rand and Hooper. Hooper confesses after a tense confrontation, admitting long planned funds schemes and shifting guilt away from Rand. The judge arranges Rand’s release and directs a public record of Hooper’s confession to clear the innocent man.
A historical note outlines basic first aid for accidental electric shocks. It covers removing the victim from the circuit, positioning the body, artificial respiration, chest compressions, and ongoing resuscitation measures with warm and cold applications as needed. It mentions manual techniques such as manipulating limbs, head position, and breath support, reflecting early medical guidance.
A recently found archaeological site near Paine Barrow reveals a prehistory era house built by early inhabitants using an enormous Whade like frame covered with skins. Stone knives and bone implements from a much earlier period accompany the discovery, indicating a preserved habitation amid ancient catastrophe.
General James Grant Wilson spoke to the historical society of Pennsylvania on Lincoln and Grant themes. He recounted how Grant began smoking after a major victory, with war correspondents noting the habit. A flood of cigars arrived from the North, increasing his consumption to many daily, leading to a wholesale habit.
The article warns that soft coal may dominate U S energy as anthracite depletes in seventy five years. It notes abundant western hard coal fields but a lack of sizable anthracite deposits.
The article notes a shift from mill scraps around Minnesota lumber yards to reuse in machines making new products. Toy manufacturing expands as painting methods lower costs, with Germany cited as a market read. Massive outputs include 609 million toothpicks, 25 million butcher’s skewers, and 250 millionDyrel spools per year, plus dice boxes tables and swings.
The article notes Queen Alexandra and Queen Victoria valuing their dairies at Sandringham and Windsor. Victoria actively manages both her Sandringham herd and Windsor dairy, meeting daily with superintendents to guide operations. The aim is to make both dairies profitable for the crown.
A tale describes a toad delivering a stone to Elector John of Brandenburg's wife as the origin of the emperor of Germany's talismanic ring worn on the left little finger. Frederick the Great's father reportedly had the stone set into a ring, continuing as a family emblem of the Hohenzollerns.
A Cincinnati Enquirer note describes snow signs tied to weather, noting dry snow foretells rain, three cloudy days yield one heavy snowfall, larger flakes signal a thaw, and more snow implies a healthier season. The piece blends rhyme and observation with regional superstition about Is and Dearest.
A superb specimen of the extinct great Irish deer with a nine foot six inch spread of antlers was discovered in a bog near Limerick. The head and horns are described as the finest ever found.
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