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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1912
Page
4
The article recalls a boast by Dr Stein that his music is superior and a rival cantor in Europe next summer will be shown to outclass visiting acts. It also notes a Lord Lister remark about washing hands and carbolic acid before operations, provoking laughter.
Dr. Carlo Formenti reports poisonous metal salts in some foods and drinks from acids or vessels. A new seaweed based insulation material, nonflammable with high dielectric strength, is introduced after years of research. Mrs Willard D Straight is believed collecting jade and rare Chinese vases in China. About 450000 Japanese will be examined for army service this year, up 40000 from last year. A London Rubaiyat bound in Moroccan studded with jewels was recently sold and lost.
A United States Geological Survey paper discusses numerous small mounds across northeast Texas, 20 to 100 feet wide and two to five feet high. The origin remains uncertain with hypotheses including water erosion, wind, glacial action, and animal activity awaiting corroborating evidence.
Suburban Life collects practical recipes from the past with a view of old time fare. The piece lists New England Fish Chowder Brunswick Stew Oysters on Toast Bealloped Potatoes Strawberry Shortcake and Filled Cookies with step by step directions and ingredients for home cooks.
Telegraph dispatches report Rev W W Bustard pastor of Euclid Avenue Baptist Church in Cleveland outlined ten donts for wives. The list urges wives to marry for manhood not money seek dignity over dress avoid nagging and running the home and emphasize honesty and motherhood. A North Dakota man has an 11 foot beard.
Announcement of engagement of Miss Linda Arnold, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnold of Providence, to Marquis Max Strozz, son of the Marchioness Pio Strozz, with roots in Florence Italy. The notice names the families and places the union in the social pedigree of both communities.
Gilbert Reynolds, a brisk young man, meets a pretty girl who signals for an umbrella. He buys time and falls in love, meeting her friend Amy who reveals the girl is his intended fiancée Claire Edmonds. The pair plan a quick marriage aided by an umbrella exchange and a neighborhood tale.
Clyde Fitch, the impresario behind the stars, shaped Ethel Barrymore into a leading actress. The November American Illustrated portrays Fitch as the creator of actresses and credits his writing for Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines with elevating Barrymore.
A column notes a custom in Japan where the husband, an admiral, gives his income to his wife who then provides him a small allowance. The writer urges American wives to adopt a similar practice, allowing the husband limited spending money and a chance to save.
A scrambled excerpt references a bank cashier with a hard line policy about gambling drinking or church going affecting funds. It cites a Houston Chronicle line and a child’s plea about sleep. The text also mentions Oxford University’s annual income near $350000.
The piece reflects on Canton’s role in imagining a Chinese republic amid anti Manchu sentiment, and Hong Kong under Governor Lugard as a gateway city with a unique university funded by a Parsee donor. It notes rail, steamer links to Beijing and Paris, diverse restaurants, and the British Empire backing a pioneering English language medical and scientific education program.
An account highlights J. B. Swearingen, blind since youth, who serves as South Carolina state superintendent of education. The piece credits his leadership for the agricultural revival driven by children’s corn and tomato clubs, and notes his ascent from a university student to a top educator despite blindness.
Arthur W Page argues in World s Work that canaries are crucial in mine disaster rescue because they sense toxic fumes before humans. After an explosion the canary dies or loses alertness first, signaling danger so rescuers can retreat or act.
Alexander P. Rogers reports evidence of an early inland gold rush from the Amazon mouth to Buenos Aires. A 160 year old band built a ditch, mined ore in a cement bed chamber, and enslaved workers to extract gold. They established a town around the works and faced 8,000 miles of hostile country to export their riches.
An American article describes Joseph Pulitner and a notorious court threats that inspired an extra edition of the Westliche Post. The blind editor of the New York World recounts self deprecating anecdotes, including a judge’s declared assassination plot and Pulitner’s dramatic newsroom response.
Prof Elio Metchnikoff of the Pasteur Institute tells the Academy of Sciences a sugar carrying microbe may live in the large intestine and convert starch to sugar to fight harmful microbes. He says this discovery could help delay aging and prolong life for many years.
Prof N B E Hansen of Brookings SD reports a new idea to transplant alfalfa by machinery. He says 6000 plants per hour and cites trials across towns like Sted Lemmon Clinton Ipswich Eureka and Big Stone. He claims drought resistance and potential for wide adoption by 1,200 cooperating farmers.
A freak swing by Frank Isbell turns a near loss into a Milwaukee win in the old Western league. With two on and two out in the ninth, a line drive to right field hits a fence anchor 10 feet high and caroms in a way that allows Isbell to circle the bases for a decisive inside the park rally.
In the Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt a conversation between two men recalls past ties and shared hometowns. One notes a past engagement to Mina Kathe and asks about Painesville, hinting at social connections and former romances.
A French woman in a Kansas City dining party jokes about marriage vows in another language. She says she would like to be married in a language where vows are faithfully kept, prompting a guest to quip that she was likely married in broken English.
Fragmentary note mentions some work on Sane Service and asks if you are late. appears as a terse maintenance or service prompt with unclear context. No identifiable people or organizations are provided.
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