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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
7
A man in West Ham England died from metal poisoning after handling coins in a penny arcade slot booth. Coins were green with verdigris which stained his hands and allegedly entered his system as he curled his mustache.
A pair of linnets form a cooperative nest in a beehive on a Swiss farm. They have reached an understanding with the bees, enabling peaceful coexistence. The birds and the bees share a common hive entrance and live in harmony.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a family relation question and a humorous mispronunciation. The scene features Dick and his mother with a cryptic remark about being "one of the Himhe" and a stray line about trimming.
Dialogue from a New York Sun item shows a husband and wife arguing about economy after a downtown dinner costing about three dollars. The husband notes the price included wine, denying paying that much purely for food.
Verona New Jersey tale of Charles Staedler and deputy Thomas Brennan sinking into a bog while hunting mosquito breeding grounds. Rescue by Hughie Ervine and David Slayback with a car rope saves Brennan, who vows with colorful language that all New Jersey mosquitoes can go to blazes.
A Sunday Magazine piece notes Bedouin leaders often yield command in war, valuing bravery as a personal gift. An Arab chief once apologized for not leading a raid, while nomads compare courage to physical appearance, with some men choosing composure in the face of death.
A 1893 meeting of Valley railroad stockholders exposes tensions over details as one director asks about fish plate weight while another scoffs at dining car features, urging immediate road construction. The anecdote illustrates early railroad magnate wisdom and impatience with amateurs.
A dance hall manager, lacking aesthetic convictions, openly opposes the season's dances. He says removing morality from the issue is not enough, as the dances require more room than his hall provides, risking loss of revenue from 250 potential couples to only two.
A detailed account explains how the larger cornstalk borer damages corn. Larvae bore in the throat early season and in the stalk later, weakening plants and reducing yield. Rotation helps prevent infestations by interrupting moth egg laying and migration to new fields.
The Indiana Experiment Station notes alfalfa provides rich flesh forming and milk producing nutrients and is highly digestible. With good drainage weed-free soil and thorough manuring inoculation is often needed. inoculate with soil from a good alfalfa or sweet clover area. Yields range three to six tons per acre per season depending on soil fertility.
In Alessandria Italy eight couples competed in a long waltzing contest starting at 10 pm on the 26th and lasting 14 hours until the jury halted it at midday with Regaldi named champion. he fainted afterward. The piece also notes quinine’s bitter taste and teething aid claim of Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup.
Chinese children brought to Paris by showmen to perform as acrobats were abandoned by managers after their routines waned. Held before magistrates as vagabonds, the children now face a choice between returning to China or staying in Paris, with affection for the city outweighing return.
Benson J Lossing, noted historian of the old school, sold his historical collections in New York City. He traveled thousands of miles gathering material for his books, spoke with pioneers and descendants of revolutionaries, and sketched battlefields and scenes of historical interest on site.
Rural Schleswig Holsteiners measure distance by pipes smoked en route rather than miles or hours. A place is described as one pipe, two pipes, or three pipes away, with shorter distances counted by dogs barks and a village under a mile called no or three nee berks.
French farmers find snail culture lucrative with up to 500000 first quality snails per acre. Snails cost about $1.70 per thousand yearly, require one daily feeding, and after rain their appetites rise. A bed of 100000 can devastate a barrow load of cabbage quickly.
The article recalls clocks using air driven motors. Lepaute’s device is in the Louvre Paris. Benjamin Hanks of Litchfield Connecticut patented an air driven clock in 178%. A later patent winds the weight by chimney air flow and uses a self acting brake near the top of its path.
The saying contrasts practical wisdom with genius noting that money makes action possible. It suggests that having a pot full of potatoes and sufficient fuel is the real wish of practical people, rather than lofty ideas or idle brilliance.
Russian savant Doctor Harkov argued Swoo on the right bank of the Ti near Baghdad marks the oldest city site. Extant Helice suggests Samara flourished before Semites reached Chaldea or Mesopotamia, about 1000 B C.
A brief quip notes that a deaf man may console himself by recognizing his ears serve many uses including supporting spectacles and a pencil. The remark treats disability with practical wit and reflects period tone.
Covington Missouri and Brownsville Indiana letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing heavy menstrual bleeding and weakness after doctors advised surgery. Women report regaining energy, ability to work, and avoiding operation with the remedy.
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