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Newspaper
San Mateo Item
Location
San Mateo, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1908
Page
2
In a New York scene near City Hall a woman and a fat man race to pick up a dropped coin at a subway stair landing. She wins the coin as he apologizes and they part courteously. The moment ends with the man heading uptown on Broadway.
Lloyd Atkins an eleven year old lad of Ocean Park killed a mountain lion in the Malibu Mountains nine feet long. He refused a $20 bounty and took the pelt to a taxidermist saying the animal had a bullet proof hide. He fired three times with a shotgun five with a revolver then used stones after the dogs helped finish the battle. Two smaller lads were with him.
Dr Henry Smith Williams summarizes Dr William H Welch from Johns Hopkins affirming that alcohol in sufficient amounts is a poison to all living organisms. He calls alcohol not only a poison but the most subtle and virulent poison, affecting many body systems and diseases.
Sir Joseph Ward argues Maori witch doctors rely on devotees belief to escape tight spots. Runa, a local magic figure, claimed walking on water and tested followers with a beach display, but dismissed the feat when their belief proved unanimous.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes editor Roosevelt praising a poem signed Hank Hunter. The exchange notes Hank Hunter as a noted rough rider, contrasting the poem's rhymes with harsh humor and calling the poetry “all right.”
Dr Stephane Leduc of Nantes medical school argues that electric shock is the fastest least painful death for food animals and suggests converting slaughterhouses into electrocution houses. He cites experiments to support his claim.
A firkin buried twelve feet deep in Fallagherane bog County Tyrone Ireland containing one hundred weight of pale yellow butter is unearthed by a farmer after lying buried for three centuries. The firkin’s hoops and staves collapsed on lifting but the butter remains perfectly preserved.
Irene Smith plays La Bebe Box at Drury Lane and stands 6 feet 1% inches in stockings. She wears high heels and hair piled high with a pad and hat to appear 6 feet 4 inches as designed by the authors.
A Home Notes item describes an Indian boy who learns archery from toddling age, growing from a small bow to a full sized weapon by adulthood. It notes that a white man often struggles to bend an Indian bow yet may master shooting with practice and skill.
A large family picnics by a river as children run free. A small boy reports Archibald has fallen into the water, prompting the anxious father to confirm if they indeed have an Archibald among them. The quip ends with the pun on "wave we an Archibald."
New figures show Japan houses thirty two clock factories producing about 800000 dollars worth of goods annually. The data list 209792 standing clocks 441755 hanging clocks and 25360 watches.
A wartime style ad in a London suburb promotes night removals offering a horse and a man for 6d an hour. The copy claims quiet service that does not disturb neighbors, emphasizing low cost and discretion.
Advertisement notes long ladies coats offered at reduced prices from 390 dollars to 39 dollars 50 cents with emphasis on quality and value.
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