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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
7
Bruce Hapgood quarrels with fiancée Bess over control in public on a streetcar. After a heated exchange and a bystander stepping in, a man named Mr Murphy detains Hapgood as Bess wrests with whether to forgive. Hapgood later admits fault and seeks a second chance with Bess.
The early history traces moving pictures to Sir John Herachel and Charles Babbage in 1820. Babbage’s coin and mirror idea inspired a rotating setup to show both sides of a shilling, leading to models like the thiametrope and zmetrope. Muybridge’s first systematic photographs appeared in 1877.
Henry Crowwell, a rural mail carrier in Topeka, replaces his old wagon after more than six years of service. He travels about 30 miles daily, making 300 trips yearly, totaling over 60,000 miles with the original wagon, a distance beyond twice around the globe. The wheels and tires are original to the wagon.
Joseph Martin of Leitersburg district gifted employee Fred Hartman a black cigar kept since July 4, 1863. Hartman judged it sound and the trade included another similar cigar and $15 in cash in exchange for a horse. The cigar bears a Confederate soldier image during the retreat from Gettysburg. Martin will keep the remaining similar cigar for another discerning friend.
In Smithfield Maine the Groves Gage clan, a rare double four generation family, resides together headed by George Alonso Groves, a famed Maine guide. The one year old Paul Holmes has two great grandmothers, a grandfather and a grandmother on his mother’s side, including eighty year old Naomi Groves. Aggregate ages total 281 years as reported by the Portland Me. Press.
Scientists warn glaciers are retreating globally with several notable cases. Mount Sarmiento’s glacier shrank from shore contact since Darwin’s 1836 observation, while Greenland's Jacobshaven retreated four miles since 1860. East glacier in Spitabergen moved beyond its terminal moraine, and Scandinavian snow lines rose, glaciers pulling back 3000 feet. some Alpine glaciers expand while others grow.
The article notes that untreated seasoned poles have lifespans greatly affected by timber type soil and climate. Local pole records help companies estimate average life, with national estimates giving cedar around 17 years chestnut 12 years cyPress 9 years pine 6 to 44 years and juniper 84 years according to Electrical Record.
The National Magazine notes hickory lumber is scarce with current values around 30 per thousand for common grades and up to 50 for high grades. Annual production is at least 12 million dollars, about five percent of U S timber. Indiana Ohio supplies near exhaustion with Arkansas leading, then Tennessee Indiana Kentucky and Ohio in order.
A passerby notes the philosopher Diogenes who jokes that though he has emptied his tub he is grateful it is not a 6 p m street car. The remark showcases a dry, witty tone attributed to the ancient thinker.
A man misses his train and argues for a law requiring public clocks to be properly kept. He suggests obtaining public permission for clock installations, heavy penalties for miskeeping, and regular inspections by public inspectors to ensure accuracy. He insists a clear clock standard would have prevented his delay.
Six-year-old Eunice in Yuma asks her brother about a neighbor lady's death from tuberculosis. She inquires if tuberculosis is very bad and whether people always die from it. He explains the severity, then she ponders if she would have died with only one berculogis.
Herbert aged 414 provokes his father with a ruse to view a parade. The father smiles at the joke, then a tug on his coat tail asks him to hurry to the window to see the elephant in the parade, ending in a humorous twist.
A limestone wall 4600 feet high hides a remarkable fountain in France. The Coulomp, a small river in Basses Alpes, bursts forth at about 300 gallons per second even in drought, forming a full river with a descent of 100 feet through a series of leaps. Subterranean passages likely carry the water beneath the mountain for at least a mile.
Paris society revels in several new dances noted by the London Daily Mail the tango an adapted Argentine dance akin to the mattchiche the feria built on a Spanish dance but French at heart the kenac based on a Canadian step and a Spanish polonaise herald new fashionable movements for the season.
A dentist’s claim to painless tooth pulling ends in a dramatic scene as a patient bleeds after a forceful yank. The patient accuses the dentist of exaggerating the lack of pain while the dentist explains he avoids pulling too hard to ensure the tooth does not come out.
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