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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1911
Page
33
At a meeting of naturalists in Edinburgh a paper on allurophobia or fear of cats was presented. The author cited examples of widespread feline fear, noting it can trigger fainting or hysteria when a cat nears clothing. The study treats it as highly contagious and potentially inheritable, intensifying with age and tied to primeval memories of wild felines.
A market-priced innovation by a concern aims to add umbrella windows or portholes for umbrellas sold separately or with a new umbrella. Popular Mechanics notes these windows let users see ahead while holding an umbrella, offering protection against wind and rain.
A London mother, Mrs. Agaia De Great, kept her eleven year old son Henry isolated for two years to shield him from perceived city badness. She explained intense mother love drove her to restrict and teach him at home. The boy’s status is now with the Children’s Society as observers assess the guardianship.
A boy named Henry begs to return to school and outside life after two years in a tenement Children’s Society room. He pleads to stay with his mother but eventually escapes with Morria children, only to be found in his underclothes as authorities intervene. The narrative contrasts longing for education with harsh urban life and parents’ control.
The article notes hog meat dominates American diets from hash houses to high end restaurants. Census figures show 46,445,000 hogs slaughtered for food in 1909, with 3,930,000 head of cattle, calves, sheep, lambs, and kid meat also processed. It highlights pork’s versatility and pork packers’ large role in meat production.
Rev Dr Blake of Chicago spoke at a Spokane Sunday convention of the Columbia River conference noting the church’s investment and “serious situation.” He warned that modern evangelism fails to reach youth, citing that 85 percent of conversions occur under a certain age, urging youth-focused efforts.
A divorce filing reveals the husband admitting two weeks of sleeping with his wife’s two pet dogs. Reports from St. Petersburg allege German forces ship plague victims’ hair to Europe, with dead bodies seen in streets and no queues. The British government reportedly won’t block import of such hair, asserting plague cannot spread without living carriers.
In Little Rock Arkansas a burned farmer's home near Virta Yell county revealed a charred body and rope at the well. Henry Robertson’s death was initially blamed on murder but evidence showed an exhumed convict’s remains and a conspiracy with his brother Will Robertson to defraud the Woodmen of the World. Will confessed and pleaded guilty, with arson and conspiracy charges leading to prison.
William Hayes sues for divorce and large alimony claiming his bride ate excessively, including $20 worth of fond on a single day, in New Orleans.
Canada holds water power resources enabling combined energy production. The text notes coal driven steam force and estimates annual real consumption at 662,450,653 tons. The statement frames water power alongside coal steam generation as part of national energy potential.
An invention from Oslo men enables car lamps to pivot with the steering, lighting the direction of travel. The three piece rods connect under the hood to the steering gear, keeping the path illuminated through corners and reducing accidents on dark nights.
A Calaveras County frog famed for catching birds, owned by Oscar Berghaus of Côte, rises to ninth quarters in his yard. A St. Louis fisherman once captured and released the giant frog, then Berghaus built a miniature pool, fence, and grass to attract the creature back home.
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