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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
9
Reader Magazine argues life expectancy declined across all ages from 60 upward between 1890 and 1900, citing Census volume data. It attributes rising death rates to modern life’s luxury and nervous strain despite better sanitation and medical knowledge.
Brunn, a Hungarian chemist, says he has discovered a liquid compound that doubles the density of most stones and renders metals resistant to oxygen and rust. He reports testing on ancient Greek mortar showing 2000 year old material as fresh as one year, and says the substance could double the life of metals in bridges rails vessels and tanks.
A fund from Moses A Dropsie will found a Jewish university in Philadelphia. At Judge Mayer Sulzberger home the group including Judge Sulzberger William B Hackenberger Cyrus Adler and Oscar S Straus decided to seek Pennsylvania charter for The Jewish university founded by Moses A Dropsie. The institution will be established in Philadelphia and cooperate with other Jewish learning institutions.
Workmen uncov er a twisted foliated sandstone formation in a rock crevice near Auburn Heights Maine. The molten layers folded into candle like coils overlapping and disintegrating into a coarse mass used for tamping dynamite charges. Several fine specimens were preserved.
A Kansas City Journal reflection describes a Muskogee steam whistle that signals curfew, school hours, milk delivery, store hours, opera house openings and closings, government quitting times, trains, and more. The piece laments the confusing, maddening effects of the whistle on informed residents.
Christian Science Committee on Publication says a McClure's December portrait attributed to Mrs Mary Baker Eddy is actually a likeness of Sarah C Chevallier. Affidavits from H G Smith Julia S Bartlett Chas F Chevaillier Janet Colman Ellen L Clark sworn Nov 1906 support that the McClure's image is not Mrs Eddy and misrepresents her.
A humorous tale recalls Hannibal Hamlin as Maine House speaker in the 1840s. A stylish colleague fiercely protected his thinning hair, and Hamlin teased him about a hair crossing another. The offended member quits the desk, then later faces Hamlin as a U S Senate hopeful from the same party.
The narrative recalls a politician who refused to vote for the insulted rival, losing the Senate race by a chair but winning a later vacancy. It also describes Siam’s betel nut trade in Bangkok, detailing the plant, leaves, and quick preparation methods of a common bazaar practice.
An Australian prospector bicycle riding in Rhodesia encountered a full grown lion. He describes leaping over the animal and seeing the lion sprint away with its tail between its legs, possibly fooled by the bicycle or recognizing the Australian.
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