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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
6
Poem narrator Arthur Gutterman in the New York Times portrays the rush of labor and trains. A chorus of factory and river life roars through fog and sea winds. The piece links workers to waves, ferries, and endless motion across the city.
Three American youths trek up Vesuvius from Castellammare with a plan to avoid guides. A sudden eruption and a fall leave Dick Crothers dangling above the crater. Bob Crothers leads a rope rescue as guides rush to help. Dick is saved, and the boys reflect on the peril and the "shadow of death."
Baltimore News notes Maryland folk beliefs on planting by moon and zodiac signs, avoiding Sunday, the thirteenth, drought remedies, and omens tied to life and death. It cites "A Country Doctor" and Popular Superstitions in Maryland, highlighting that many signs appear innate and persistent across generations.
Naturalist M Lonnier reports to Academy of Science on bee habits. Bees collecting water from aquatic leaves ignore honey offered then, but take honey offered in the morning. He attributes this to their strong obedience to orders. If sent for water they do not gather honey.
A clumsy thimble in the Flaps burgs of Marburg Vienna bears engraving A VY W 1684 and is said to be the world’s parent thimble. It was reportedly made from a silver coin by a Dutchman for his lady love. In France calling a man a Dreyfus incurs libel fines.
A collage of historical tidbits surveys diets in Germany, theatrical tech in Berlin, royal fashions in Korea, a New England quake tale, a Singapore death wish, a London marriage ad, a Library of Congress poetry auction, American flag salutes in English schools, Boer War graft findings, and Spaniard temperament and customs.
A Chicago Record Herald report credits W. D. Darst of Great Falls Montana with a method to grow a bushel of potatoes in sixty days using sawdust peat and air circulation. The process named vineless potato claims twelve to sixteen offshoot tubers per seed, no soil turnover or bugs, and plant nourishment supplied artificially with salts. Luther Burbank endorses Darst's experiments noting rapid growth and substantial yield.
The royal network shows an uncle link from King Edward VII to multiple thrones. He is uncle to the German emperor, soon to be uncle to a Queen of Spain, already uncle to the Crown Prince of Romania, the Crown Princess of Greece, and the Crown Princess of Sweden, and father of the Queen of Norway.
Recipes cover sponge cake Boston cookies sour cream cake cocoanut kisses and breakfast rolls with detailed ingredients and steps. Also included are Turtle Bean cream of chicken and notes on French casein industry usage and health observations. A quilter washing method and remarks on English German domestic architecture appear, along with railroad ties bought in 1905.
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