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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1912
Page
3
A curious Idaho tale describes an eight foot acacia tree called the angry tree that supposedly shakes when disturbed and emits a nauseating odor. The piece also recalls Col. J. J. Astor's yacht Nourmahal and his dog Betsy, whose runs ashore during a voyage sparked sensational press coverage.
Old wedding day customs, including brides presenting rosemary to husbands, fear of leaving church by a different door, and the spur peal of bells at banns. The piece also recalls a vivid tale of Old Forglen and Dr Clerk, ending with a dramatic, wine fueled farewell to a judge.
The article argues ancient Egyptians were not Negro, Caucasian, Mongolian, or yellow races. It suggests pyramids builders were Arabic stock or Arabic-predominant, while noting ongoing debates about the exact placement of ancient Egyptians among human beings.
Lord Dufferin spoke to the Greek class at MeGil university in the purest ancient Greek. A reporter noted he did not mispronounce a word or erred in grammar, prompting banter about the reporter’s knowledge of Greek.
A new Indian agent in the Rosebud Sioux Reservation, South Dakota, misreads a tribal custom while inspecting an Indian school. He asks students to uncover faces for better viewing, triggering a comical misinterpretation that leads to him accidentally getting his future wife. The incident ends with him paying a hefty bride price to retrieve his wife.
Zanzibar on the east coast of Africa produces about all of the world's cloves with nine tenths of supply from the island. The government taxes one bale in every five, with seasons reaching up to 200000 bales. The industry began in 1860 when Arab trader Said Burgash started cloves for export, survived a 1872 cyclone, and has grown steadily under the sultan.
The natives of Turkey use an ingenious method to approximate time. They align two cardinal points, then hold hands with forefingers pointing in opposite directions. They observe the sun’s shadow at known morning and evening hours, using the fingers to indicate the position and determine the hours between.
Liechtenstein prepares to celebrate the second century of independence under Prince John I. The small European state has a sovereign ruler a parliament and no taxes or army. It nominates three of its 15 members of parliament to mark the milestone.
In Holland farmers use natural gas from drained marsh land to fuel four wells. Water from soft filters is run through a gas generator to extract gas into a reservoir supplying cooking and heating for the house. Installation costs little and afterward the gas is free, with high quality noted.
French papers label the Italians as devils of diplomacy for courting Turley and sowing discord between Arabs in Tripoli and the Turks. Arabs distrust Turkish troops and threaten to slay them if they flee. Constantinople faces difficulty in withdrawing its true army from Africa.
Sir William Frazer notes his readiness to quote a Disraeli quote to Dizzy and recalls Lord Shrewsbury dinner cigars. Egremont shows a cigar as he jokes the grave of love and tobacco’s role in love. A Butterfly Farm yields high incomes, selling 64,600 specimens yearly in a dubious claim.
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