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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
7
A fragment of natural history describes animal quirks and adaptations. It notes birds with movable mandibles versus typical, horses with no eyebrow, eye whites signaling viciousness, storks preying on kittens, frogs unable to breathe with jaws open, whalebone whales lacking teeth, pigs as weak swimmers, hares lacking eyelids, deer with extra breathing passages, fishes gulping food, and the camel’s hump as fat storage for fasting.
A 1639 clepsydra stands 33 inches high with a nine inch brass dial marking twenty four hours. Water drips through a tap while copper float C rises as water A sinks, moving the dial via pulley D and hand E. Vessel F bears Tyme is Short and G Knight of ye Towne Ipswich 1639 with crest.
Mary Ruth Smith of Clinton Missouri an eleven year old daughter of a physician left bed at 11 in her night robe and mother’s coat walked barefoot over ten miles of rough muddy roads to her Uncle Walter Waugh’s home in Norris. At dawn she was found on the porch shivering with no memory of the journey and she recalled dreaming of going to her uncle.
John Nichols and Gabriel Murphy, two young businessmen, hunted in Greenhorn country Colorado for three hours before shooting a deer. They then trudged about thirty five miles to Walsenburg.
The article surveys varied divorce practices across regions including Hindostan Thibet Cochin China Turkoman Siberia Siam Moors and Arctic areas. It describes methods such as breaking chopsticks tearing veils or leaving home to trigger separation.
Fireman Frank Ball of an Erie switch engine at Passaic New Jersey leaped from a moving locomotive into the Dundee canal to save four year old Molly Romar who tumbled into the water while playing near the bank. He swam to the child and brought her to safety.
The ring-halys, a South American snake, should be kept at a wide berth. It can eject venom up to three yards and remains an unpleasant reptile even in captivity.
George D. Pittman rancher was struck by lightning near Wilcox Arizona. He measured five feet eight inches in life and six feet after the shock. The bolt shattered his vertebrae singed his neck hair and broke his neck and crushed his shoulders.
Twelve year old Neil West fishing in the Truckee river near Reno spots a gleam in the river bed and with a deft hook brings up a 17 jeweled heavy silver watch from the water.
Mrs Lena May Roberts of Aberdeen South Dakota reports relief after months of illness post childbirth. The ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood tonic that builds new blood, treats debility, anemia, indigestion, nervous symptoms, and supports permanent health. It promotes a free booklet and lists price at 50 cents per box or six for $2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co.
A reflective note observes a girl maturing and choosing to wear fewer waistline pins as she ages. The piece hints at growing poise and changing fashion habits without dramatic events.
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