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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1893
Page
7
The Philadelphia Record notes the neglige shirt’s shift from a cool, unstructured undergarment to a stiff, collar and cuffed misnomer with color changes. It compares this to russet shoes, once praised for ease, now requiring patent polish and higher upkeep than plain black shoes.
An array of notes cites Noxtetter's Stomach Bitters as a digestion and liver aid with laxative benefits, plus an old commission’s report on a South American railroad feasibility costing about 50 000 dollars per mile. Other items highlight Syrup of Figs popularity, Hall’s Catarrh Cure offers, Beecham’s Pills for malarial debility, and a curious note on Aitutaki island children born with a shorter left leg.
The author asks why cats’ eyes shine in darkness while men’s do not. He describes wounding an eagle owl on an island, detailing its terrifying, fiery gaze and the momentary glow of its orange hides and crimson pupils. He notes the light reflecting eye membrane and recalls humans’ fearsome glazes but sees no human equivalent to the owl’s fiery stare.
Chambers Journal notes a Maori term aweto describing a caterpillar that becomes a plant after burial. The double creature, linked to the ratta tree, grows into an eight to ten inch plant while the animal becomes inseparable from the verdant form. Buckland endorsed the odd life cycle.
Meandering Mike and Piodding Pete discuss a legend of an elephant swimming spot near a distant pool. Mike laments Pete's lack of business sense as tears enter his voice while muttering about the dangers and dignity of their calling.
A reflection on the fading wild West with its outlaws and Indians. The piece notes the rise of railroads and law, cites Kit Carson’s son in Colorado finally facing prison, and contrasts frontier romance with modern development. It ends with a rapid, data filled survey of London figures and urban life.
A Vienna scientist reports experiments with insect venom showing that irritation from poison varies with the insect mood. He notes hornet fluid can cause itching while a smaller amount causes inflammation, and that rage can make saliva virulent in animals, with deaths from bites of injured wildlife.
Insects breathe via a network of spiracles along the body, with hair-lined openings protecting entry. Separately, two deluxe hotel cars built in Wilmington cost 20 000 dollars each, feature sixteen passenger compartments and a central twenty five foot kitchen, with gas tanks for fuel and light.
A miscellany of anecdotes and notes recounts indelible figures from Grant's Siam visit to Admiral Humann and New Haven scholars. It includes a tale of a drummer’s road humor, electric farming in Scotland, Hawaii's Rock of Refuge, and Icelandic girls' schooling amid 19th century realities.
A period advertisement extols Royal Baking Powder as the most reliable test of practical use. It claims the powder makes lighter sweeter finer flavored purer food, remains uniform in performance, and drives sales beyond all other cream of tartar baking powders combined.
A Memphis area fisherman found six human skeletons on a sand bar opposite Jacksonmount Park. The remains, spaced six feet apart and buried in sand, are believed by river men to be crew and passengers from the wrecked steamer Gold Dust, a few years past. Identity remains a mystery.
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