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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1937
Page
3
A vivid adventure feature by Floyd Gibbons describes a tiger loose scenario reported by the Adventurers' Club. The piece captures tense moments and the dramatic hunt as attendees watch events unfold.
Edward J. Grimm and his bride faced a Bengal tiger escape during their Milwaukee honeymoon in July 1924. The tiger smashed bars, leapt outside the cage, and the keeper team with Ed and the crowd fought to reclaim the animal while the tigress lurked near the opening. Ed intervened with a pole to stop the tigress, saving his wife and others as keepers secured the animals.
The article notes ties among U S leaders including John Quincy Adams son of John Adams the second President and Benjamin Harrison grandson of William Henry Harrison the ninth President. It also mentions Zachary Taylor the twelfth President as a second cousin of James Madison the fourth President, with Madison and Taylor related as great grandchildren of Taylor and Martha Thompson.
In 1776 about 1500 Minorcans and Greeks landed near present Daytona Beach Florida and founded the settlement of New Smyrna. Hardships amid sands and swamps challenged these immigrants as the village later faded, abandoned to the jungle by those seeking a new land of opportunity.
A 65 foot high portrait statue honoring George Washington will grace the New York World's Fair opening April 30, 1939. Designed by James Earle Fraser the monument stands on a 15 foot base as the largest modern portrayal of the first president.
A nostalgic column mixes circus lore of 1884 with the Siam white elephant and the Light of Asia tale. It then shifts to Lancaster Ohio where a school board debate on railroads was branded as infidelity to God. The piece also recalls Sir Richard Phillips printing mishaps and old kitchen and household tips.
In February 1679 Denis Papin records boiling cow heel for hours to produce a firm jelly. The note describes bones softening and the juice concreting into gelatin. Gelatin soon becomes widely used in France especially in hospitals.
At a crowded political meeting an English politician was struck in the face by a dead cat thrown from the audience. The injured man demanded the culprit, who then confessed he meant it for the opponent, prompting a wry exchange about the misfired gag.
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