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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1913
Page
7
A traveler in Skaralid southern Sweden spotted a round hornets nest about nine inches wide under a boulder high above a ravine. He observed insects come and go then lit a pipe to smoke it while aiming his camera within five feet, aware the unstable debris could topple.
A wholesale dry goods firm in London creates a commemorative ornamental tablet listing all employees with 25 years of service in the main office. Each entry records the date of entering service alongside the names.
A German team at Tendaguru in East Africa uncovered a nearly complete Gigantosaurus Africanus skeleton. The 160 foot length surpassed Diplodocus though the arm bone reached seven feet one inch, with life length likely longer. The creature, possibly long tailed and amphibious, lived before humans in the Lower Cretaceous era.
The article surveys stamps from many nations, noting religious and cultural motifs. It explains Turkish stamps avoid human faces due to Islamic prohibitions and describe crescent symbols borrowed from Byzantines. It highlights Egyptian, Grecian, Persian, Korean, Japanese, and Mexican stamps with emblematic imagery and historical associations.
Pasha von Hochwacht, a German shepherd owned by Benjamin H. Throop of Scranton, traced a brick-taunted suspect at Van Cortlandt Park New York. The nine foot obstacle was cleared by the dog as about ten thousand spectators watched police dog feats.
Berlin dispatch describes Brussels as Catholic clerics march under somber robes while 400000 Socialists press for electoral reform. A commission is to be appointed, King Albert favors change, and ministers fear renewed strikes that could spill into blood. The piece also notes Brussels landmarks and a social scene with postcard sales and beer.
Three young Swiss climbers on an unaided ascent near Berne faced a fatal accident when a crevasse half buried in snow snagged a rope around Lieter’s neck. Rescuers used a second running knot to lift him, but he died from strangulation before reaching the surface.
Jeanette Guttman a thirteen year old from the Bronx who had lain in a coma at the Hydropathic Institute since July 30 is pronounced fully recovered. She does not recall events after July 30 while her pulse fluctuated between 100 and 120 and occasional fever arose but subsided.
Frank Vernon and his wife of Hagerstown Maryland say they are the most married couple in the world having tied the knot eleven times since 1909. The pair wed in Columbus in 1909 and in subsequent years across Canada Scotland England Wales Germany France Belgium Russia Australia Mexico and other locales. Vernon calls it a hobby to be married in every country they visit.
The remarks suggest a proposal to build a plant dedicated to making aviator supplies. The aim appears to support wartime production and related industrial capacity.
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