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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1908
Page
2
Kwang Sey assigns a piano expert to inspect palace instruments and restore a long silent piano. The makeshift repair revives its tone, though the emperor complains the Chinese characters on the keys should be restored. The craftsman receives further odd requests, including aging instruments and urban oddities, all to be put in order.
Truman H. Newberry, named secretary of the navy on December 1, has limited formal naval training but long interest in naval affairs. He served in the Michigan naval reserves and is depicted as a strong enthusiast in maritime matters. The article recounts a story about him involving his yacht.
Michiges ceral reserves volunteered for service in the Spanish war and were assigned to the Yosemite Mr. Newberry, rated as a mpdsman, was swabbing the deck when two Geers argued over the yacht in the stream near the Yosemite. An officer asked Newberry to identify the vessel and he replied Mine, air, and continued his duties.
A vivid account of Death Valley portrays dry air and scorching winds that strip moisture, kill birds, and render the landscape utterly desolate. It notes water loss, rapid meat spoilage, and eggs cooked by blistering heat, with water kept only in porous jars cooled by evaporative loss.
In a London Scrape note the landlady taunts a lodger over breakfast eggs. The lodger quips about having an egg from nothing, while the editor in Illustrated Bits jokes about paying for funny lines and failing miserably.
The article traces how inscribed mottoes or posies inside wedding rings became common. Examples span centuries from "Nour corps, un coeur" to "Love me" and "Et ma fidelite..." including George IV’s ring to Perdita with "Je change qu'en mourant."
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