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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
13
A column discusses Ashanti dietary bans and color restrictions, a Glasgow sermon sermonizing against slothfulness with a question about Adam and Eve, the foxglove nickname and folklore, and a primer defining textile fabrics and materials.
A miscellany of brief notes on topics from oyster life expectancy to trial speeds of vessels, and curiosities about ice strength, coal charters, Eskimo ethics, whistling laws in Buenos Aires, sacred Chinese numbers, Britain's forests, and Port Jackson as a premier harbor.
A nostalgic reminiscence recounts the famed old oaken bucket linked to Samuel Woodworth and its theft after becoming famous. It notes the bucket’s legendary status, family lore from Woodworth’s daughter, and speculation on its possible return or display in a museum or shop window.
Weather science explains why heavy rain clouds look dark. High clouds reflect sunlight from moisture drops, appearing light. Rain clouds sit lower, receive direct light from above, giving a silver lining while their undersurface looks black due to reflection and absorption by upper layers.
Historical note on murder punishment before anti cruelty laws. Victims were chained in kettles of cold water that were heated, causing flesh to drop from bones. Mention of Ronse, an alleged cook, and a claim of seventeen victims tied to such executions, illustrating extreme penalties.
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