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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1902
Page
5
A troupe of seals and sea lions has graced a leading New York vaudeville house, elevating animal performance to a new level and outshining similar acts from other animal troupes. The public now regards these performances as among the most impressive in contemporary theater.
A pole-balancer reaches a box on stage as spectators watch with hope of a stumble. The trainer warns the pole, the sea lion jaws close on the fish, securing the catch at the far end of the stage.
The troupe shows sea lions performing feats rivaling trained animals. They balance balls on noses, pass objects, and juggle with drums and horns. Trainers stress kindness over fear and note each animal eats about seventy five pounds of fish daily as reward for successful tricks.
A four year seagoing academy for boys aged 14 to 19 is proposed to sail worldwide aboard the Young American. It will include college prep, naval discipline, science gear, a 250 pupil limit, a 25 member faculty, and a yearly cost of 1280 dollars. First cruise slated for September 1903 with ports around the globe.
Report notes archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria believes ballooning carries similar risk to his high speed driving. Empress supports the trip as a reinforced display of daring during Alpine travel.
An association promoting rice markets opened rice kitchens in Washington and other big cities offering free cooking lessons at set hours and selling rice based dishes at meal times. The variety includes rice cream salad cakes gravy pudding and pie amid a roundup of rice dishes.
Kentucky congressman T. Y. Fitzpatrick writes from the National Hotel Washington urging use of Peruna. He praises its nerve tonic properties and claims it cures catarrh. readers are invited to seek Dr Hartman’s free medical advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt describes a rock tablet in Beirut marking visits by ancient rulers from Sesostris to Marcus Antonius and notes Saxon inscriptions. It then recounts Commandant-General Smuts's Boer War tale of a deadly clash on a mountain, where Boers suffered heavy losses yet claimed no Boer casualties.
A Washington hotel bellboy describes Gov Jefferson D Davis of Arkansas as a tall, well dressed man in a light Prince Albert suit a large white hat and a gold headed cane stating no one in Washington looks like him and his appearance matches the historic figure.
A jokey cigar prank in a war department telegraph office ends with a mistaken fire scare and a reveal of bad tobacco. Commander Whitehouse recalls rhinoceros encounters in Africa noting cautious behavior and rare licensing rules, plus grim tales of famine era gifts to appease natives.
A clergyman asks the name of a baptized girl Dinah M. The father explains the middle initial depends on the daughter's future temper and conduct. If she resembles her mother she will be Dinah May. if she has a fiery temper like the father she will be Dinah Might.
A sitting hen remains perched as she contemplates the likely result of her ongoing mission.
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