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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1911
Page
7
An article by John J. Mc Grawn from Metropolitan Magazine outlines how signs guide pitchers and catchers. Catchers use signs to select curve or fast balls to prevent confusion and crossed signals. Batters also give signs to runners and fielders to indicate hitting or running actions.
East Indian Kahars or Shipwards from the Punjab are famed for endurance, reportedly covering hundreds of miles daily. A noted instance mentions Tika Ram carrying dispatches 300 miles in three days from Meerut to Mean-Mir, raising questions about longevity under extreme work.
The account details the badger’s thick skin and powerful build enabling a tight neck grip and deadly tusks. It notes the animal’s digging ability, icy persistence, and strong neck muscles, comparing its structure to a ground mole and skunk. It also mentions fur value, with long coats yielding guard hairs for brushes.
An assortment of anecdotes and clipped anecdotes follow. Napoleon is described as harsh with his nephew Achille over ear pinches. Other notes recount smallpox cures with red cloth, a clergyman misquoting, and quips about burden shifting, valet needs, and legal fees.
Harvard archaeologists led by Professor George A Reisner uncovered Hebrew inscriptions in ancient Sucenarhi Palestine linking wine and oil jars to early pure food laws. The records, dating to King Ahab around 850 BC, detail sunset timing for wine in police storehouses and identify vineyard origins as well as districts for oils. The pottery fragments likely attached to jar necks resemble modern labels or seals.
Instructions describe simple chemical tests to verify if fabric is wool or silk. A 5 percent caustic potash solution dissolves silk or wool sample to reveal residues indicating composition. Heavy silk shows mineral ash after treatment. Concentrated sulfuric acid tests toweling or suiting samples, consuming cotton while linen resists. Precautions noted due to vitriol hazards.
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