Eye and ear cures touted with glasses easing headaches
Dr. Weber promises cures for eye and ear diseases and says his glasses stop headaches nervousness and save sight. An ad invites calls Saturday May 20 after 1 40 pm at Keables book. Local updates note ground broken for J C Van Cleave’s new South Main residence and plans for a prominent new home. J H Reuvers attends the State Photographers Convention in Des Moines and is reelected president for a second term. Geo J Thomassen raises his South Main residence to match the new street grade. The mayor’s election proclamation appears, with a June 20 vote on the public library proposal. The Chronicle wins the fair premium list printing job again this year and may seek ads for at least two thousand copies.
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The Albatross Wandering Feathered Wanderer Mystery
The albatross is a vast seabird famed for long flights and occasional weeks of windborne travel. Sailors prize it as a friend and omen while legends tie it to Diomedes and bad luck when killed. Kamchatka natives eat it despite poor flesh, a superstition that endures in lore.
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Siberia
North Pacific
Ottawa Free Press
Solon’s view on the perfect government in Greek wisdom
The seven wise men of Greece debate ideal governance. Bias values laws with no superior, Thales calls for balanced wealth, Anacharsis honors virtue, Pittacus favors virtuous dignities, Cleobulus fears blame, Chilo prioritizes laws over orators, Solon declares any wrong to the humblest is an injury to all.
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Thales
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Anacharsis
Pittacus
Mitylene
Cleobalus
Chilo
Solon
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Haller’s Polite Breadth Opens a Political Door
Swiss scientist Haller, famed for politeness, chats with a Berne woman about her fourteen cake recipes during a journey. He listens, learns little science, yet earns election to an important political office, illustrating curiosity beyond specialty.
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Flaller
Berne
Swithin's Day Weather Superstition and Horse Care Notes
A column discusses St Swithin's Day rain beliefs, noting Greenwich data finding no meteorological basis. It recounts bone relocation without rain and links a 1318 flood to the superstition. The piece then offers veterinary guidance for heat stress in horses with cold-water therapy and cautions on certain substances.
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St. Swithin
Greenwich Observatory
The Cocoanut Palm in Ceylon Law and Life
The cocoanut palm dominates life in Ceylon, shaping wealth, family estate, and legal disputes. With about 20 million trees, ownership affects estates and wills, and engineers faced complex ownership questions when building railways. The palm’s legal and social role reflects its central place in daily life.
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Mourning ritual amid war treason sentence on stage
A dramatic account recalls a public execution where a condemned man sits on his coffin as the guard and cavalry form a hollow square. The performative death is described as heroic and necessary to deter traitors, in a Washington Post cited note. The piece also mentions curious Kin cardineshire snuffboxes linked to Sanday, who privately shared its making methods.
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