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Newspaper
Lander Evening Post
Location
Lander, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1922
Page
3
Harper's essay highlights Algerian hillmen who perform improvised surgery with rusted tools and no anesthesia. It notes high recovery averages and recounts cases such as a man losing bone, a jaw wound healed, and a Mohammedan healer reassembling a shattered arm with bone from a jackal and improvised grafts.
The article recalls Thackeray’s claim that a two hour delay at a tavern altered history in 1775 when a Scottish party bound for Edinburgh Castle halted to drink King George's health. Had they not paused the castle might have fallen and Hanoverian rule unsettled the nation.
A brief note on the age of tennis tracing its English origins to the fourteenth century and anecdotes about early court practices. It also offers a curious phonograph tip involving a hat and needle to reproduce sound, claimed as an amusing experiment.
A fragmented guide explains using a watch to locate south by aligning the hour hand with the sun. It suggests placing the watch half way between the hour hand and the 12 o clock position to point toward south, describing a simple method for travelers.
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