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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1905
Page
6
An article explains mortality tables and scientific life insurance. It describes how mortality data determine premiums and endowment policies. It discusses net single premiums, forfeiture, reserves, and the role of endowment and term components in policy structures.
A Pocket Door Latch description details a compact device with a bolt and a jaw member carrying teeth to embed in the door jamb. The projecting end has a slot accepting a bolt to lock the door, offering portable security for travelers in unfamiliar lodgings.
The piece extols American engineers for feats of moving buildings and large infrastructure. It highlights Pittsburg’s Grand Opera House relocation, Columbus smokestacks heightening, Niagara Falls giant pipe installation, and Philadelphia’s water pipe maneuver, noting speed, cost, scale, and safety as key success factors. It contrasts U S achievements with Europe and praises daring, precision, and practical ingenuity.
A summary discusses 1895 shifts in rice imports and exports in the United States. It notes growth of exports and declining imports, with figures in pounds and percentages. The piece argues for expanding foreign markets to improve prices for domestic rice producers, noting Texas and the southern states.
His Majesty's Saddle Room features a grand display of horses and dogs by Turner and Herring. The walls show solid and silver mounted hoofs, racing harness, and two varied animal pictures. Punch and Vanity Fair cartoons adorn the room as the Prince studies the exhibits with pleasure.
A mobile chapel is built onto a special train used by the Episcopal Church in Rhode Island for the annual pilgrimage. The chapel travels with the train and Mass is celebrated en route under the Pope’s dispensation, while the train moves at speed.
In Japan auctions unfold with a queer war of holding sales. The auctioneer presents the item and asks for bids, each bidder writing their top offer on paper and placing it in a box. The bid box is opened and the item goes to the highest bidder.
In a five hour running fight near Yangtsen and Taku American forces under Gen Waggett defend a camp as Russians press their line. The 14th United States Infantry trains cars at Yangtsen while French officers lock the door to block transport, forcing the Americans to force a passage.
A London society woman is seen riding with a small white beribboned pig beside her in an automobile. Another fashionable figure carries an unusual pet in a handbag as she tours the city. A third woman is noted for a botched creation of pet accessories.
The Prince of Monaco discovers luminous shrimps during deep sea diving in the Mediterranean. They inhabit depths of 1,100 to 1,600 fathoms and glow with small phosphorescent spots that pierce the dark depths. In chicken light, men are often accused of foul play.
The report shows 74 Confederate general officers killed or wounded in action, about 4s percent, with 23 Confederate generals killed in major campaigns and 10 Union brigadiers plus colonels also lost. Aggregate figures suggest high Confederate general casualty rates versus Russian and Japanese officers in Manchuria.
The Lewis and Clark exposition at Portland signals Pacific coast growth since Jefferson era. Ten years of rapid urban rise testifies in San Francisco Portland Seattle Los Angeles and Spokane populations. the fair aims to boost Oregon Washington and Idaho while reflecting the Orient market boom.
Sir Clements RL Markham, retiring head of the British Royal Geographical Society, began as a midshipman and joined early Arctic explorations under Commodore Austen in the Franklin search. The piece notes Lieutenant McClintock as a later famed Arctic explorer, and includes a German claim that the human brain has 300 million nerve cells with 5 million dying daily. It ends with a quip on love being as easy to fall into as a pitfall and hard to climb out.
A colonel tells two Black men on a set that he will set two spring guns in his house and if anyone is shot it won’t be his fault. One man agrees but doubts it will help, noting his household was cleaned out last night and will not be there to return.
The Paris Helles or Central Maine crier job offers pay from £6 to £20 per month based on the birds sold with duties starting early and continuing into the evening. A strong voice and constitution are required to reel in customers while advertising must be effective to attract patronage.
The article surveys historic mob actions from St Petersburg to Versailles and London, comparing how rulers responded. It links Coxey’s march on Washington and French peasant uprisings to the theme that justice, not punishment, resolves mass grievances.
The article explains that skin thickness varies by nationality, with Central Africans described as having considerably thicker skin than Europeans. It notes the forehead and back areas show the greatest protection, reflecting adaptation to hot climates.
A provocative notice declares life insurance unavailable in Panama under a high lien. It argues only the Republic of Panama as a new ally offers exception, while stressing the impossibility of a fair chance for a white man to permanently occupy the region.
A French journal La Verite sur le Congo claims England profits from the opium trade in its colonies, contrasting it with Holland Germany and Japan which ban the trade. It asserts a yearly gain of 22 million dollars to England.
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