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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1902
Page
9
Since we last met the lamenting speaker asks if a year or yesterday passed. The verse laments grief unshared and a vanished beloved, with echoes of loneliness and longing, ending with a note on a curious three horned giraffe sighting reported by Sir Harry’s Cata and sent to London Zoo and the British Museum.
The article notes how China responds to solar eclipses with officials in Peking performing rites at the Hall of Rites. They burn censer and chant to invoke divine aid and frighten away evil spirits, a practice described as a grand but foolish ceremony reflecting cultural attitudes.
Samoa asserts the original sky scraper, while admitting New York builds taller. Government buildings in Tutuila display the illustrating construction. The fibrous framework and roof resist hurricanes, leaving the structure intact under United States control.
A description of walking ferns that extend roots from leaf tips to form mobile mats. The text notes how slender fronds bend and root to advance, creating linked clusters as older fronds detach, producing a stepwise progression across rocks and soil in forest settings.
A Berne tradesman sent his son to Geneva for a holiday. Two days later the father voiced a presentiment of an accident and hurried to Geneva arriving in time to see a doctor tending his son after a boating mishap. The boy nearly drowned but has fully recovered, and the timing matched the father’s foreboding exactly.
Sir Harry Johnston, special commissioner for Uganda, arrives in London with numerous new giraffe reports challenging the old saying that there is nothing new under the sun. The remote East African observation highlights unexpected wildlife diversity.
A strange growth arose inside Canadian birch Amber used at a chair factory in Migh Wycombe. A 36 inch thick center piece contained a young birch tree two and a half inches in diameter, growing independently within the hollow trunk. The tree survived for years, forcing its way through the parent. The hollow extends several yards and the curiosity is to be preserved.
Huge unhewn rocks rest on two smaller stones in parts of Europe forming dolmens. These structures are believed to be tombs for heroes, though some researchers suggest altars.
Inquest at Kenmare Ireland into a young man shot dead along a village street when a car with guns passed. A wheel slipped into a hole, the jolt fired two loaded guns, and cartridge fragments struck his head. Verdict: accidental death.
Snyder, a farmer near Meyeredale Pennsylvania, sacrificed his horse to a large she bear and two cubs after they attacked him. He escaped by slipping to the ground as the bears approached, and hunters later found the horse slaughtered and torn.
A historic sledge used by Theter the Great for long journeys is preserved in a Moscow museum, where it remains a notable artifact. The display underscores the ruler's extensive travel legacy and the artifact's cultural significance to Russian history.
A description details a tunnel illusion where the exit appears very near as you enter a dark portal. The black mouth, flat track, and receding far end create a confounding perception. By halfway through the tunnel the distant exit seems to shrink. The phenomenon puzzles observers.
A cautious assessment notes marriage as a gamble with no guarantee of profit or loss, highlighting risks and lack of certainty in long term success.
John Hart nicknamed Smiler faces a deadly crisis when a broken yoke drops a manhole plate into a hot engine cylinder. He crawls through the hot chamber to fix the piston, escapes a near-fatal crush, and reunites with Dennison after a perilous rescue as the blast furnishes roar.
In Budapest a two cent daily Telephone Newspaper operates, with subscribers using home receivers. Each household gets listening gear, two ear tubes allow two listeners, and subscriptions can end after four months. Plans aim to extend to Vienna Paris and wider Hungary as editors praise its cheapness and convenience.
A Cincinnati humorist recounts a plain English plea from a young physician who seeks enlightenment. The tale describes a pigeon in the town and the speaker’s humorous, earnest request for simpler, clearer discourse.
A doctor explains mania and delirium tremens to his son, who mishears terms and prefers slang like jim jams and dt s. The youngster jokes about catching on to the medical racket while family dialogue reveals generational language gap.
New York friends of actresses have adopted giving jewels rather than flowers to celebrate first nights. A recent production with Mary Mannering featured a jade locket charm presented by the play's author. The oval piece, split by a crystal ring, rests on a genuine gel chain as a keepsake from Mrs Hone.
The ad touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney ailments from backache to diabetes, citing Samuel J. Taylor of Goshen Indiana who claims lasting relief after decades of suffering. A free trial offer and mail order from Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo appear, with price set at 60 cents per box.
A plan envisions a cooperative colored colony on Long Island named Beulah land with 300 African Americans from Georgia North Carolina Virginia and Pennsylvania expected within a month. Portable five person homes costing 125 each will house residents who will own and run factories electric roads electric light gas and water plants.
An old advertisement extols Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children easing wind colic and discomfort. It markets the product as a remedy that soothes teething pains and related distress for infants and toddlers.
The Glasgow Eche editor recounts a profit scheme from a friend where he gets a nickel for each passing woman who checks her skirt and a dime if she does not. The plan yielded 62 nickels before a woman with parcels altered the outcome, prompting a dismissive reaction from the paper’s editor.
A playful note recounts a slow Sunday with a humorous exchange about sleep. One speaker insists they were in bed early while another counters with church attendance at the same hour, highlighting a lighthearted misunderstanding. The piece mirrors a Victorian style pun and social joshing typical of column sketches.
A nurse named Mother Gray in New York reports success with Suwoet Powders for children. The remedy claims to cure fevers stomach ailments teething disorders and to regulate bowels while expelling worms with testimonials and samples offered by Allan Olmsted Lenox New York.
Mr Anderson recounts Miss Elsworthy and her maid amid a near shipwreck on a voyage from a northern port to New Orleans. He consoles them as fear grips the ladies, who cry that they see sky and sea through the hull and fear they will drown while feeling the heat.
A note describes the Bristol Tennessee to Big Stone Virginia railroad as the only line with a natural tunnel. The tunnel is stated as being formed by Stock Creek and measured at zero feet in length.
A Boston campaign official notes that the latest political drive generated unusually high attention in Massachusetts. The office reports nearly double the amount of campaign literature handled compared with any prior period, signaling strong public interest.
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