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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1905
Page
7
The narrator recalls a past ordeal in London as he and Alice Lynson shelter Martin and himself. Rosemary, Rose, and a hidden locket figure in a tense night amid fog, as Mag the room-renter aids their safety and Gil investigates behind the scene. They await Torraine and a stretcher as danger lingers.
Gil Monte bursts in seeking the heroine Alice Lynson after a threatened alarm. He asks how she found safety and explains he and companions searched London after missing them. The scene shifts to tension as danger from pursuers remains unsolved and a new peril emerges.
London society women celebrate ancient jewels and New World ornaments believed to bring luck. Mrs Clarence Mackay owns a carnelian necklace once worn by Pharaoh’s daughter, while Mrs St John Broderick esteems Nile-shining jewels. Fans note New Zealand jade pendants, Powndmu stones, and gold nugget necklaces as lucky symbols.
At a Palm Beach dinner Henry M. Flagler joked about Lent. He recalled a clergyman preaching "All flesh is grass" and a laboring parishioner who misread the text. The anecdote contrasted harsh fasting with a desire to enjoy life during Lent.
A collection of moral and practical notes for boys with simple experiments on motion and heat, tips on skin care, and brief remarks on chestnut crops and the notion of large African birds and ostriches. The varied items include a marble top glass experiment, skin scraping methods, and a note on profitable chestnut orchards.
A vintage guide describes tricks such as a double funnel water illusion, a leaping whalebone stick from a pot, and a three-knife bridge balanced on three goblets. The instructions emphasize secrecy and avoiding repeat performances.
Instructions describe curing hides with equal parts salt saltpeter and alum and curing process. A note compares nut profits from chestnuts versus orchard yields, citing rough street prices of six to eight dollars a bushel and rapid growth of the tree, referencing St Nicholas.
Instructions describe making tiny figures to spin on a watch glass using water and plate tilt, explaining forces of cohesion capillary action and centrifugal force. A second figure shows a balancing toy with a pointed end and wing-like wafters to spin on a fingertip.
The piece explains how ostriches protect their families by feigning harm to mislead hunters, then riding away as the parents flee. It notes eggs from multiple mothers, inconsistent laying, and a communal nesting practice where neighboring hens contribute eggs. Ostrich eggs weigh about three pounds and can serve as both food and cooking vessel. It also reviews the American Bald Eagle as the Washington Eagle, its 1785 adoption as the US emblem, and its prominent use on flags, coins, seals, and the shield of liberty.
The guidance states that black or pine cats should have amber or orange eyes. White cats must have blue eyes, chinchillas green, though orange is permissible. Orange, cream, fawn cats should have orange or hazel eyes.
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