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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1903
Page
6
An observant citizen argues running through rain yields more water on the body than walking. He notes irregular rain gaps and sheets of water, comparing impact on clothing when covering a block by run versus walk. He explains the illusion and explains the sheet of water ahead acts like wind pressing rain into the face.
Poet reflects on aging with playful jargon and repeated lines. The speaker notes fading sight quieter laughter and growing wisdom while praising memory and the passing years. The verse brims with whimsical phrasing and self aware tone.
J W Walls of Lebanon Kentucky principal streets official reports severe kidney pain and back ache from irregularities. After reading a testimonial he bought Dean's Kidney Pills from Hush Murrey Drug Co. and found quick lasting relief. A free trial offer is available by writing Foster Milburn Buffalo New York to receive a cure by mail. Sold by druggists 50 cents per box.
The article reports cotton production totals for Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas, noting over half of U S cotton now comes from west of the Mississippi. It includes price estimates per bale and discusses export patterns and regional yields. It also lists various commercial notices and an advertisement section for patent medicines, including Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Bromo Quinine Tablets.
In Clerkenwell England a street nicknamed Pickled Egg Walk recalls a former pickle shop. Dickens notes Hanging Sword alley in London. Leicester features The Holy Bones and Gallows Tree Gate. Hull once had The Land of real Ginger while Pump Pail and Peter Pottle appear in a humorous tale of unlikely street names.
A San Francisco Bulletin item describes a tense street scene near a transit platform where a Grand Army Veteran signaling at a corner is halted by a panting motorman. The exchange ends with the conductor joking that the veteran looked lively and did not seem to intend to board, a remark that calms rather than provokes.
A club conversation yesterday featured bets on fault regarding a subject. George A. Fellow asserted two to one that the pair were not nested, a wager he won. Another man offered five to one that it wasn’t the fault of the person involved.
At the Murdoch sale a dated 1862 British Columbia $20 gold piece sold for 500 dollars and a $10 piece brought 200 dollars. It is believed no other specimens have been offered at public auction and the only other known examples are in the British Museum.
Remarkable salt formations extend for thirty miles along a Virginia river in Nevada. Crystalline mountains are so pure that fine print can be read through a foot of salt. The area appears to have been a great salt lake, with wells nearby.
England reports a marine monster attempting to swallow the Glengrant of Fraserburgh. It reportedly lifted the ship six feet before diving beneath. A lone sailor fired a gun as the creature returned, then fled. The serpent is described as nearly 200 feet long with a seahorse head, long mane, green eyes, and a vast mouth and teeth.
Historic ad proclaims cheap passenger rates via the Santa Fe Route to Boston, Baltimore, Minneapolis, Detroit, Atlanta and more. Offers contact through C. I. Warren, A T and S F Ry, Salt Lake City for particulars. Immigrant figure and testimonial blurbs accompany a dated, fragmented notice from Norwich, New York.
The text argues that crime numbers rise with civilization due to new laws creating new offenses. While overall violations grow, the share of atrocious crimes declines. It concludes that crime statistics mainly reflect newer and lighter offenses.
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