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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1901
Page
11
A Maryland state constitutional note explains a unique oath rule. It states that administering an oath or affirmation should reflect the religious persuasion of the person taking it, as it is deemed the most effective form of divine attestation.
Depan's Great Actor Otojiro, called the Henry Irving of Japan, wins success in London after a Paris posting as a diplomat. Returning home he embraces French theater, applying European lessons and revolutionizing Japanese stage with stellar productions and translations of European plays.
William Lippincott of Bucks County weighing 479 pounds offers to out dance any man on the waxed floor, promising challenge despite a past incident when a young man cracked his arm after delivering a hard hit to his waist.
Lord Mount-Stephen the first Baron of the name, long resident in Canada, donated forty thousand pounds to the Presbyterian church of Scotland. The income will support ministers in his native Abéricensuire and Banffshire districts. He previously led St Paul, Manitoba, and Canadian Pacific railways.
An organization of colored business men in Louisville forms to uplift youth. Plans include stores run by Negroes selling small dry foods and groceries with young Negroes employed as clerks, aiming to establish other industries if successful.
A London Globe quotation defines Splinster as a term for a lady who rides a bicycle, as explained by an office-boy in a lawyer's office. The exchange highlights a humorous, coined definition mixing legal deeds with social imagery.
Natives use South American hornet nests to fashion light strong and waterproof baskets and domestic utensils. Nests are hollowed of partitions and cells and fitted with handles to create useful items.
A colored church in the city adopts a religious custom where the entire congregation welcomes a new convert as part of the faith. The change, noted by Boston Herald, highlights communal approval as a key feature of the new practice.
The latest advices say the Boer War, ongoing for about two years, may be ended soon with peace welcomed by all. War is terrible yet stomach troubles worsen life. thus readers are urged to try Ripafactor's Stomach Runners for indigestion headaches and constipation.
A fragmented report describes a kite assisted tow on the Moselle, mentioning six parsons and a Malay crew, with unclear details on length, headway, and potential safety concerns. The text blends references to medicinal minerals and a historical note about silk and weaving from trees, creating a mixed, era-flavored excerpt.
An advertisement mocks cheap painting and promotes Devoe ready paint as superior. It argues that wise painting uses Devoe for guaranteed results rather than mere materials, urging readers to choose Devoe and paint in full.
An 19th century analysis recounts Bombay thieves or dacaits using invisibility, swift entry into zenana rooms, and delicate theft without violence. It details Mooche gangs poisoning cattle, trailing pursuers with decoys, and vanishing amid scorched terrain while English troops struggle to trap them.
The narrative recalls the memory of Robert Louis Stevenson cherished by Samoan friends. Pola pleads for a photograph to honor Tusitala, while Winston exhumed a disliked image. A bronze bas-relief and a Sun shadow photo are sought, culminating in a tearful scene and a final photograph given to the chief.
A Lodger Monthly piece argues clothes reflect personality and temperament and also shape individuality. It cautions against lavish fashion for imitation, noting attire can express inner life, while excess harms originality and art.
A man with a check spoke to a policeman describing his bank visit in garbled words. He asked for the “oof” to the teller, then explained “plonka” wage and “tin” sugar, with the teller stamping the check as he was sent elsewhere for his money, in a comical miscommunication scene.
The Freihaug mansion in a Vienna suburb reportedly the largest dwelling house in the world. It is said to contain about 4,200 rooms and more than 400 separate apartments. The vast residence supposedly houses a full city within its walls, with fourteen to fifteen open and eight towers and garden areas.
A fragmented ad lists medical tonics and toning products aimed at strengthening the body. It mentions claims of restoring strength, improving digestion and vitality, and promoting health through toning tonics. The text references prices and names, though many phrases are garbled or incomplete.
Sven Hodin, an explorer, reached Charkhiik in central China last April amid rumors of eastern empire troubles. He described the locals as polite and obliging during his visit. Visitors to Balt Lake are urged to seek the Sanitarium Bath for rest and health. The resort offers private baths and large swimming pools open day and night within a five minute walk of hotels.
Phoebe Poling Shaw died at her home in Neosho County Kansas at ninety one. She belonged to the Methodist church for seventy years and for twenty seven consecutive years read the Bible from cover to cover each year.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway advertises farm lands in Marinette County Wisconsin at low prices and favorable terms. It touts Wisconsin crops markets and climate and suggests buying now rather than renting with ownership in a few years. Contact F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Chicago for details.
Fragmentary items cover atmospheric optics and snow particles in the air, Bishop W A Candler’s remarks on higher criticism and ritualism, a promotion for Wisard Oil for rheumatism, Italy’s woman lawyer Signorina Tareza Laborioli, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, and an elocutionary anecdote from Atchison.
In Brooklyn New York details emerge on the Alexander era tied to Alexander the Great. The piece notes its use after his death in Egypt and lands once under his rule. It cites November 12, 348 BC as a key date and mentions Winsor’s Worm Syrup. It also references a 1800 fiscal year ending with 76,585 pontofices in the United States.
A report notes higher freight charges from Liverpool to Manchester England by 50 vents per ton compared with the same shipment from Liverpool to Treehaw, highlighting uneven shipping rates and regional cost disparities.
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