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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1901
Page
4
Henry Hales describes the ruby throated hummingbird nesting on a branch of a silver poplar over a public road. The nest is felted with white vegetable down and edged with lichens. Humm ingbirds choose nesting locales freely. the two white eggs hatch into young that feed by feeding from the parents with insect-based diet.
A young man challenges an eminent scientist with humor about timing and knowledge. He remarks that a man who mows at comet arrivals and knows lunar distance still lacks dinner times and travel routes. Hardappe and Gotrox discuss money questions, with Gotrox replying that he advances no arguments but simply says no.
Care of the Complexion advises gentle cleansing with hot water and Ivory Soap for delicate skin, with optional mutton-tallow or almond oil after baths. Other items note parish councils required in British parishes of 300 plus population, a quip about boils not making one a lobster, and various product claims and advertisements including Hall's Catarrh Cure and a French steamship note comparing travel times.
A collage of notes on ships steamwork and wireless gear, a lightning speed cadence for thunder distance, coral Bermuda sink fears, an orchid that drinks via a tube, earth’s past rotation, yellow fever disinfection at New Orleans, a majestic Royal train of Austria, and reflections on small inventions and Beecher on little things.
The Pan American Exposition judges awarded Walter Baker & Co. Limited of Dorchester Massachusetts three gold medals for Breakfast Cocoa and all cocoa and chocolate preparations and for the excellence of their exhibit. This marks the thirty seventh highest award the firm has earned at major expositions in Europe and America.
A brief quip from the Richmond Dispatch notes that So Floaters has secured a corporate job with a solid salary, justified by a claimed lifetime of related experience, despite perceptions of doing nothing.
Health cure claims for Cascaners Dr Kline and Piso's Cure for Consumption. Patent medicines tout relief for bowel issues headaches and seizures. Teething syrup for children and cheap tonics clash with medical bills. Quips and ad parlance mix with odd observations on fashion and light poles.
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