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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1912
Page
7
A brick castle like building sits on a summit above Port Townsend Washington. The eccentric English hermit who built it long ago left a landmark with grand views of Puget Sound, the bay and the Olympic range. After his death the property became U.S. military land.
Mr Priestly argues that high tension electricity applied above crops increases yield and accelerates ripening in fruits like strawberries. The method is likened to intensified thunder cloud action and contrasts with older water-watering cans charged electrically.
A seven foot one inch traveler passed through Winchester Kentucky seeking size 16 shoes for a traveling sideshow. Local shoe merchants could not supply the footwear, so the man continued on with carpet scraps wrapped around his feet.
Captain G. Rawling of a British expedition describes a vast cliff section from Mount Carstenz to the Charles Louis mountains, claiming the sheer height peaks near Mount Leonard Darwin. He estimates the vertical rise exceeds 6,500 feet and may reach about 16,600 feet, nearly two miles, based on multiple cliff views during ascent.
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British health officials report about 7,000 centenarians across Europe with Balkans leading the list. Bulgaria has 3,883 centenarians, Roumania 1,074, Servia 573, while Germany 76 and England 92. Denmark shows only two. The figures prompt questions about data accuracy.
A Times of India report on the Archaeological Survey of Burmah notes Burman value gems like ruby diamond pearl coral topaz sapphire cat’s-eye amethyst and emerald. They are believed to ward off sickness and danger with spells and imbibed waters. Cat’s-eye allegedly grants war invulnerability. rubies are murmured over and inserted as amulets to grant immunity from wounds.
The article notes East African women shaving heads with small razor like knives after softening hair with goat milk. It cites others keeping hair about two inches, slicked with oils. Fiji girls stiffen locks with tree gums and regard fluffy hair as a curse, while various races attempt opposite styling.
An American airman William P Gary builds a three-decker aeroplane with an enclosed circle frame. The motor sits between the second and third wings and the pilot's seat beneath the third. The Wright Brothers hold the patent and trials reportedly went well.
Old Fort Crab in Rensselaer New York known as the Yankee Doodle House recalls 1772 construction and the birthplace of the song Yankee Doodle. An arrow-head embedded in the staircase hall is said to mark an Indian shot during its fort days.
Jacob Randall, an inmate at the Canadian county poor farm in Oklahoma, discovers a $10,000 stash inside a wooden leg given by Alexander P. Hamilton before his death. Randall found the money tucked in the stock of the artificial limb.
A burglar hid behind a screen during a family music lesson schedule in a New York mansion. The thief begged for mercy after hours of listening as the family prepared for a concert. Police were summoned and the burglar was captured.
A playful dialogue where De Jaw-No complains they never have roast pork because De Paw-Why notes the wife’s dog refuses to eat it. De Jaw-So I am, but my wife’s pet dog won’t eat any of it.
A weary cyclist rides through a silent village at three in the morning seeking food. He knocks on a lighted window and identifies himself as a traveler. The response from inside is sharp and dismissive, ending with the blunt prompt travel.
A dialogue jokes about a baby kidnapping and public reaction. A woman kidnapped a baby last week with photographs published widely. The speakers quip that kidnappers would steal an earthquake or cholera, then note babies grow into people even when idle.
A man asks St Peter to pass at heaven’s gate after a life mostly spent on golf. Peter tests him with a ball and a lesson, banishing him for not being a true golfer who keeps his eye on the ball.
A vintage ad promotes Cole Carbol salve for burns and cuts claiming quick healing and scar prevention. It offers 25 or 50 cents at druggists and a free sample by writing J. W. Cole & Co. in Black River Falls Wisconsin.
A Kansas City man notified the gas company that his meter was running slow. The notice highlights frank honesty and the value of accurate measurement. The item references general health warnings and a patent remedy claiming to cure colds by chest rubbing.
A pithy remark contrasts suffragette types as unhappy in marriage versus single, framing gender rights with social roles.
An old advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day with LAXATIVE BROMO uline Tablets and offers a money back guarantee by Dr. H W Groves. The note includes a personal signature and a brief moral line about life’s supposed tragedies being comedies.
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