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Newspaper
Preston Booster
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
5
Omaha World Herald describes the Delta Cephei star as a double star whose two suns orbit each other. When closest, combined light can exceed normal brightness due to a thinning veil of metallic vapors in one star’s atmosphere, creating dramatic luminosity.
A Washington patent office exhibit traces writing tools from ancient wax tablets and awl-like implements to brushes, quills, and steel pens. The highlight is quill pens with steel points created to free the poor from pen shortages, though the points could not be kept sharp.
The passage explains a historical custom where offering the sword hand signified peaceful intent while withholding it signaled hostility. It notes how this habit persisted long after swords disappeared and contrasts it with savages who never shake hands, finding amusement in the white man's handshake.
A German scientist with a statistical mind argues coughing drains energy similar to ten hours of activity, equating to about 950 heat units or the nourishment from three eggs or two glasses of milk. He suggests the strain comes from rapid expulsion of air from the chest, reducing effective respiration and vigor.
A would be member of parliament stunned an audience with a dramatic pause and a call to “Here stop and take a fan” during a speech. The moment, described as surprising and well received, featured a sudden shift in tone and a request for a guide note to aid the orator in his delivery.
An excerpt contrasts a Chinese home interior with a Western explorer and a legal anecdote. It describes nested courtyards, family halls, ancestral tablets, and reverent spaces, then shifts to a Century Magazine note on foreign influence and a humorous Lodore cataract tale followed by a contempt of court quip from John Marshall.
Robert Kant argues in Scribner's for formal will attestations using notaries doctors or judges to ensure validity and curb extortion by distant relatives. He condemns casual witnesses and urges presumption of validity for properly executed wills, with stricter probate safeguards.
A western librarian was astonished to receive a letter from a country town woman requesting an article on a well known author. She plans to read it at a women’s club meeting and believes the librarian would work for free, finding the task congenial.
A West Country constituency meeting featured a cabbage thrown as a political dig. The candidate, catching and holding it aloft, quipped that one opponent had “lost this end” as the crowd laughed.
The article explains carborundum as a heat resistant coating for furnace interiors. A two millimeter layer reportedly shields bricks from extreme temperatures. Carborundum is made from silica and carbon fused with salt and sawdust. A separate note discusses using canary birds in mine rescue to detect toxic fumes.
A neighbor stops by as Guy mows the lawn on a hot day. Mrs. Guy and their daughter answer a ringing bell. The child says she does not know where her mother is, but that her papa is in the yard with a wagon.
A zealous officer restrains a seedy man playing a cornet at night. The musician replies with a polite edge asking what is wanted and in what key, linking his arm to the officer in a calm, affectionate gesture.
The Board of Trustees of Weston Village Owena county Idaho invites sealed bids for two bond series. First series bonds of 510,000 in denominations of 100 and 500 dollars bear interest up to 6 percent, redeemable after 10 years. Second series bids also 5000 dollars at 6 percent. Proceeds fund water works construction. Bids close at Weston clerk’s office on a date in 1912. bids may be rejected.
Notice to contractors invites proposals for contrasting a waterworks system at Weston Idaho furnishing Nile metal or wood pipe and constructing a reinforced concrete reservoir requiring about 200 cubic yards of concrete under plans and specifications approved by the village trustees bids due by 8 p m June 4 1912 at the village clerk office Weston Idaho and village chamber with bids opened publicly.
Reduced fares offered by Oregon Short Line to Portland Seattle San Francisco and other coast points during the summer. Travelers urged to contact Dr Burley General Passenger Agent Salt Lake City Utah for details or to write.
Darius Downey of Newberg Junction N B reports his wife uses Chamberlain's Tablets and finds them very effective and beneficial. The notice invites readers with stomach or bowel trouble to try the remedy, sold by Preston Co op Drug Co.
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