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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1903
Page
3
Dr Hutchinson argues play is vital to education and life prep. He urges organizing play and recommends spending half as much on play areas as on school buildings per dollar.
The article notes scarlet fever cases steady for forty years while deaths fall to about one eighth of earlier rates. Tables indicate diphtheria rising and now causing nearly twice as many deaths as scarlet fever, with measles and whooping cough killing more than twice as many.
A reporter who visited major German cities details factory labor conditions. The shortest week in textile mills is fifty seven and a half hours, the longest sixty two. Normal German working days run ten hours with a sixty hour week.
A child returning from a party spots a tower clock lit in the night and asks, in awe, who winds the clock in the sky. The remark, attributed to the New York Press, reflects a moment of innocent curiosity about divine mechanics and the cosmos.
A New Jersey clergyman has invented a life saving gas burner that automatically stops gas flow when the flame is blown out. The device reduces the risk of fatal self harm by making it harder to attempt dangerous actions while still allowing use of gas for everyday needs, per the Boston Advertiser.
A six year old visiting a friend becomes interested in three dwarfs. On returning home she tells her mother she likes the married couple but cannot bear the vacant one.
A recipe outline suggests baking codfish in scallop shells. Desiccated codfish is creamed to yield a pint, seasoned with paprika, then mixed with grated cheese. The mixture is filled into shells, topped with buttered crumbs, and baked until browned.
The article notes that in Siam a man may take multiple wives depending on means, with the first wife as head of the household. It describes an elastic divorce law and that marriages can be annulled by mutual consent.
Ambassadors of Asia Minor confronted Mark Antony after he imposed a double tax. They declared that if he demanded two tributes in one year, he must grant them two seed-times and two harvests in return.
A rural school district advertises for a school marm who already has three children. The ad notes the pleasant teaching task may entail bearing the responsibility of caring for the teachers own children as part of the position.
Exploration of the Yenisei and Obi rivers in Siberia shows they are navigable to ocean steamers for nearly 1000 miles, with drainage emptying into the Arctic near Nova Zemlia.
A remark denounces a man who claims the press is lying about him as an impostor or rascal. The line suggests skepticism toward such accusations and frames the stance as a warning about dishonesty.
A Somerville Journal quote notes a man rarely succeeds in business without personal observation of sunrise times across the seasons. The saying emphasizes practical knowledge gained from daily, real world experience.
The French government maintains a comprehensive register of horses ponies and mules to call upon in wartime. The system catalogs breeds ages and ownership to mobilize animal power for military needs.
Seamen on native river craft in China earn $3 a month while those on seagoing Chinese ships receive $8. They must provide their own food.
A brief Yonkers Statesman quip features a playful exchange with Mr. Hunter asking for a favorite wild game and Miss Bird replying that football is her top choice.
A shell fired from a twelve inch gun travels nine miles in forty two seconds marking a dramatic test of artillery range and speed.
A brief quotation notes that fresh air and sunshine are among the worst enemies of old age, presenting a paradox about aging and health. The line underscores a cautionary view on aging, using concise dramatic phrasing common to period journalism.
Scientists struggle to explain the drying of Lake Shirwa south of Lake Nyassa. Locals fear the lake may be gone for good, cautioning settlers against building on its bed. The piece notes rivers and lakes shift with drought and rain, and warns of possible future loss of Nyassa or Fanganyika.
A Baltimore American excerpt decries a marked rise in exaggeration across society. It cites rumors fueling public anxiety about events abroad and at home, argues the trend is widespread, harmful, and self-perpetuating, and warns there is no clear remedy beyond time’s passage.
East Indies product mainly from Borneo called gutta-joolatong is whitish and marshmallow like with a strong petroleum odor and oxidizes to a hard state. It is used chiefly as a filler in india rubber gum and gutta-percha, not a true substitute. Imports rose from 6.5 million to 14 million pounds between 1899 and 1903.
An international exposition on industries using alcohol and fermentation products will be held in Vienna from April 16 to May 31, 1904. It will show the current state of the alcohol industry and related sectors including breweries distilleries malt houses starch works and fermented vinegar production.
Statistics claim the average Englishman consumes two bottles of wine and six bottles of spirits yearly while a Frenchman drinks 141 bottles of wine thirty of beer and eleven of spirits. If reliable, the data raise whether wine intake drives temperament or follows it, suggesting perhaps John Bull should switch to beer for a time to spark historical developments.
Remarkable salt formations extend for about thirty miles along the Virginia river area in Nevada. The deposits form crystal mountains so pure that fine print can be read through a foot of salt. Nearby wells hint at a former large salt lake with waters so saline that a person bathing there would float.
The article notes that seven of ten people have stronger sight in one eye, two in five show slight eye imbalance, nearly half are colorblind to some degree, and only one pair in fifteen is perfectly matched.
A reflective poem contrasts the sweetness of a current song with music of the past. The speaker rejects grave warnings against modern joys and vows to heed the comforting tune that lifts the present moment, even as future summers glow and joys fade from memory.
In the center of Kildine an island in the North Sea lies a curious lake. The surface waters are fresh and host freshwater life while depths below are as salty as the sea, supporting saltwater fish.
In the House of Commons Lord Salisbury, not much stouter than his son Lord Hugh Cetil, sat on the front bench below the gangway. He tended to move onto the floor gradually and pause between phrases or sarcasms while twirling an ornament on a chain.
Cesare Lambrose outlines traits he associates with American millionaires including sharp deal sense quick choices steady mind extreme thrift rare broad culture strong profit focus and practical honesty. He emphasizes decisive action and relentless pursuit of gain as keys to wealth.
A historical advice suggests a cold cure using the yolk of an egg beaten in a pint of water with butter sugar and whisky. Boil and froth by pouring between pans, then cool. Take a teaspoonful every half hour for relief.
The Scientific American notes waste gases from modern blast furnaces could yield about 10,000 horsepower if harnessed by a suitable engine. It adds that unused power from three furnaces might be able to pump back all water used by the Niagara Power Company.
In Zululand hairdressing is a vital rite for brides and grooms. A woman’s glory is hair but the Zulu bride must shave most of it, leaving a cone shaped plume, deemed the proper coiffure for the wife by her people.
A lecturer wired that he could not attend. the town replied that they had refunded the audience and the lecturer went home satisfied.
A Korean bride is required to remain mute, feared for losing caste if she speaks or signs. Her husband mocks her and tests her resolve, while family and friends ridicule any sign of voice.
A celebrated physician advises wart removal by rubbing moist muriate of ammonia on them twice daily. The treatment is said to soften and shrink the warts and leave no mark after dispersion with lunar caustic.
Le Blant reports on forty two mummies showing exact ages at death. The data suggest two thirds of ancient Egyptians died before age forty, based on the available indications.
A Paris doctor who has recorded the hour of death for 2,880 individuals over several years reports the maximum hour of death occurring between 5 and 6 a.m. and the minimum between 9 and 11 a.m. The findings reflect patterns in the time of death among those observed.
In midsummer Vene zuela towns seem deserted during day as the sun's extreme heat makes exposure without a hat deadly within a day or two.
The spaj palm on the Amazon banks bears the world’s largest leaves. They measure thirty to fifty feet long and ten to twelve feet wide.
A Waterbury Connecticut man owns a rug claimed to be about 350 years old. The fabric measures roughly 3 by 6 feet. A replica rug was recently sold in New York for about $1,000.
Smallpox in Chicago shows 846 cases admitted to isolation hospital this year. Of these, eighty nine were unvaccinated children under school age and four ten of these died.
A Cleveland plea dealer dismisses a minor dispute as a small matter while noting the husband cannot ascertain his own mind. The exchange highlights a domestic quarrel framed as a trivial issue in the report.
A Vienna group of music clans pledges to keep bachelors who refrain from marrying any woman who plays the piano. The boast centers on their strict social rule and the club members commitment to life without matrimony to pianists.
Worked to the last, Plato died in his eighty third year, and his last hour was devoted to intellectual work.
A concise anatomical note states that the correct distance between the eyes equals the width of one eye, reflecting standard facial proportion guidelines. It emphasizes proportional relationships used in art and anatomy without extra detail.
Max O Rell responds to a chairman's introduction with humor about mirrors reflecting nations. He notes he must defer to the moon for a broader view and jokes the chairman helps by staying in the background to boost the mirror’s reflective power.
Arthur Symons notes in Cities that Moscow clocks do not agree even in top hotels as dummy clocks clutter streets. Timetables run on St Petersburg time, half an hour off Moscow time, causing doubt over trains like the 9 o'clock express and its actual departure moment.
A nostalgic verse recalls standing by a slide a year ago at night under a moonlit sky. Buttercups, tender leaves, birdsong, and a breeze frame a cherished moment. The speaker asks to linger as time passes and memory calls to return to the willow shade.
In an English magazine a writer notes two well behaved children who argue before God in their prayers Frances asks forgiveness for pushing Majorie into the fountain and Majorie answers in her own prayers that she indeed fell in The exchange reveals childlike candor and a playful sense of fault and forgiveness.
A Kansas City Journal editorial argues that reducing work hours may not increase happiness and could raise vice and misery. It warns that an idle mind can become a breeding ground for crime, urging careful consideration of labor reform and its social impacts.
Gladstone’s memoir recounts a royal Windsor dinner in Queen Victoria’s era ending in a card game. He describes a small win of two shillings two pence, with eight pence paid by the prince, and his intent to keep a twopenny piece. The anecdote, while revealing a gambler’s note, contrasts with the image of a serious statesman.
The Mexican Indians fear their dead who, lonely in the spirit world, seek to bring illness to the living by envy and desire for the heirs’ possessions. To pacify departed souls, families hold several feasts during the first year after death.
Excavation of the Abydos temple site uncovers ten successive temples spanning 5,000 to 600 B C across several acres. A large hearth with votive clay substitutes for sacrifices matches Herodotus’ account that Cheops forbade offerings as temples were closed.
The text notes paraffin oil is used as a stimulant in parts of Russia. Once the habit begins, it persists even when other liquors are affordable. Oil intoxication causes intense drowsiness and the drinker falls asleep after becoming saturated with the liquid.
Definition of luck cites early rising earning two dollars a day and self reliance. It frames luck as keeping appointments and trains, minding one s own business, trusting in God and personal resources.
A historic note recounts gamekeepers moving young owls to feed them. From June 25 to July 25 the parent owls delivered 37 rats, 59 mice, 118 moles, one sparrow, one partridge, and one lark to their nest as pest control on the farm.
Professor Alfred Newton of Cambridge declares bird migration the greatest mystery in the animal kingdom. He argues that it cannot be explained by modern science any more than by the wisdom of ancient savages.
An editor courting a woman of uncertain age but solid means was spurned by a neighboring town gentleman who married her and took her home. In retaliation the editor attempted a show of revenge by leading an account of her wedding titled Another Old Resident Gone.
The thin black oxide film on iron after rolling is the most permanent iron oxide form and a small amount of rust does not stop paint from sticking. Thus the idea that iron must be cleaned to a white surface by sandblasting or similar methods before painting seems untenable.
In a brief dialog Mary notes her little sister cries often and always looks on the dark side. Uncle John greets Mary and comments on the long absence reflecting on family. The exchange centers on perception and mood within the household.
At the beginning of this year there were 1 612 foreigners residing in Tokio including 684 Chinese 298 Americans 198 Englishmen 90 Koreans 88 Germans 81 Frenchmen 23 Indians 10 Russians 8 Canadians 8 Swiss and 6 Austrians.
Hungarian peasants believe lightning fires can only be put out with milk and refuse water while a farmer’s barn and a large hay crop burned in one province as a result.
A Brussels bank uses a six horsepower fully enclosed automobile for collection duties. The vehicle is entered only from the front beside the driver, a design that shields cash transport during pickups.
Description of an Ashantee vegetable butter produced from a tree resembling an oak. The butter remains in perfect condition year round despite heat and requires no added preservative.
The smallest republic is Tavalora on its own island off Sardinia. It has fewer than sixty residents, including the president and his six member congress.
A Pressburg money lender was sentenced to twelve months in prison for usury. The offense is a criminal act under Hungarian law.
A compact opinion note quoting Uncle Eben on learning by experience and the cost of knowledge, illustrating a strain of wit about mistaken lessons and near financial ruin when information comes too late.
A Webster City man refused 1500 dollars for a hog the other day. The hog died the next day and at least one of them did. Dunlap Herald notes a grim punchline in a farm market tale.
In Roumania many peasant families live on 5 cents a day. The country features 683,807 mud hovels and 54,772 families residence in caves. The details underscore widespread poverty and harsh living conditions.
New York proposes a gallery of photographs featuring habitual beggars to document street poverty. Officials urge public awareness and potential policy discussion as a civic project.
A Salzburg cafe celebrates its 150th anniversary, marking a century and a half of service, tradition, and local gathering. The historic venue continues to attract patrons with classic ambiance and preserved interiors.
In a vintage tale, artist Hans Canon paints a Russian prince and keeps a fur mantle after failing to return it. He hides in the garment when the prince arrives for his coat, feigning illness to justify keeping the prized fur, a gesture tied to his earlier request for its return.
Scientists report liquid hydrogen as the coldest liquid, boiling at -422 degrees Fahrenheit at ordinary pressure and solidifying near -432 degrees with reduced pressure. Professor Dewar, credited with liquefying hydrogen, notes the liquid is colorless and transparent, with density about one fourteenth that of water, lighter than liquid marsh gas which was six times heavier.
The verse evokes Indian summer in vibrant russet purple and gold across forests and meadows. It laments aging yet rekindles youth’s allure, with images of autumn leaves, flowing waters, and fields. The piece credits O. W. Kinne in the Denver Times.
The chemists of the agricultural department show fixing atmospheric nitrogen can renew worn fields. The nitrate of soda beds in the rainless strip between the Andes and the Pacific, controlled by the Chilanos, supply usable nitrogen as a guano derivative with no rainfall to dissolve it. A Niagara Falls plant is extracting nitrogen from the air by electrolysis but not commercially.
The Maltese are famed lacemakers and all lace is handmade. Gozo residents resist labor saving machinery, maintaining century old methods. Lace designs are handed down within families, with striking patterns jealously guarded as family secrets.
The day or striped mosquito injects yellow fever by day or night and breeds in city water containers. Eggs hatch when water returns. larvae resemble other mosquitoes and can be killed by a kerosene film on the water surface.
A small walnut shell Bible, egg sized, preserved in the Har lean manuscripts, cited by Disraeli as a rare work by Peter Bales the English clerk of the Chancery. The tiny tome was almost unreadable without a magnifier yet held as many leaves as a large Bible with substantial reading on every page.
A portrait displayed at St John’s College uses tiny written words to render the head and ruff. From afar it reads like an engraving but up close the image is composed of the Book of Psalms the Lord’s Prayer and the reed.
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