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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1912
Page
7
A Vienna eccentric, a rich young Pole, moons with bugle calls for his servants and wears only items once worn by his valet. He drives an omnibus in busman attire and dines alone at a table d hôte, starting with desserts and ending with soup, while fashioning himself in lavish but peculiar tastes.
The London Zoo has received three elephant shrews from South Africa. They are the first of their kind observed in Europe. About the size of a dormouse, the animal features an elephant-like trunk on the snout and notably long hind legs resembling a kangaroo.
Buff Orpington hen laid two eggs in under two minutes at the National Fanciers Club poultry show in Indianapolis. A reputably trusted observer witnessed both eggs, the first with a hard shell and the second larger with a soft shell, suggesting the bird knew it was on display to set a record.
In Turkey Hungary and Afghanistan strong laborers earn their bread and could surprise so called athletes. Turkish porters shoulder heavy boxes that a US express wagon driver would hesitate to tackle alone. Afghan warriors once carried cannons to a hilltop battery that English troops could not pull down.
OCR fragment shows garbled phrases likely about a travel route or signal in Germany with unclear terms and stray words. no coherent events or names.
In 1871 Mr. Sanborn of Medford Massachusetts left his body to Professor Agassiz and Oliver Wendell Holmes for scientific preparation and display in Harvard's museum. He ordered his skin made into two drum heads to be given to Warren Simpson to play Yankee Doodle at sunrise on June 17th at the foot of Bunker Hill. The drumheads would bear Pope’s Universal Prayer and the Declaration of Independence.
A South Australian protest denounces the slaughter of birds such as time egret cranes and spoonbills for millinery supply. The Journal of Agriculture warns this slaughter worsens grasshopper plagues and harms fish resources as wading birds vanish.
In Florence at the Palazzo Vecchio the facade near the central entrance bears a marble profile claimed to be by Michael Angelo. The tale says he and a friend bet on who could draw a head with their back to the wall, using a nail as the tool. Angelo won with a perfect profile while his companion made a wavering outline. Both drawings remain preserved.
A Fort Dodge resident used a so called witch stick to select a well site. The well drilled 216 feet yields six hundred gallons per minute. Council awards owner $20, drawing criticism from Dr J W Kime Frank Paige and Captain George Riggland who call the method relic of the dark ages.
A Kansas merchant tests a bold dunning method in Smith Center by sending larger bills to slow creditors. An elderly debtor angrily confronted him, paid up, and the tactic reportedly provoked strong reactions. The entrepreneur claims doubling the bill prompts prompt settlements and notes that angered debtors can be stirred even more by overstatements.
The hoatzin, native to British Guiana, is an expert nestling climber using beak wings and feet. Its wing has a thumb with claws resembling fingers which help early climbing, but the claws disappear as the bird learns to fly, starting with the thumb.
Charles M. Cross of Indianapolis attends a spiritualistic service described as lively yet eerie with trumpets and tambourines and partially materialized figures. A bloody nose ends the night as Cross demands to know who struck him and asks St. Peter to materialize for one minute.
For over a generation Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are advertised as resolving pimples blackheads and other complexion problems along with rough chapped hands dandruff itchy scalps and hair issues. They claim benefits for infants and children and offer a free sample with a 32 page care book via Cuticura Dept L Boston.
A Yankee boasts of hitting a fly on a flagpole at 300 yards in a Highlands hotel, provoking Irish wit about a beer barrel drill. The exchange highlights rival humor on shooting prowess among a party of gentlemen.
A husband asks his wife's social secretary to fill in for Mrs Buirrup in social duties. The secretary agrees, noting Mrs Buirrup does not come downstairs, and mentions her usual morning kiss goodbye before the judge heads to the office.
Cole's Carbolisalve advertises rapid relief from burning and itching skin conditions and claims to cure without scars. It promises pain stops and scarless healing with 25 and 60 cent prices and offers free samples from J. W. Cole & Co. in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. The ad also includes a Carmen Sylva quotation about love and soul.
A reflective quote by Carlyle links sudden events to uncovering inner truths about the heart, suggesting that shocking moments reveal hidden feelings and thoughts.
An advertisement touts Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children claiming teething relief gum softening reduced inflammation pain wind colic with a 25 cent bottle price. The text also notes a bride expecting her husband to be as important as she is.
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