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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1907
Page
7
Controversy over fish hearing continues as experiments cited in Paris report, including carp tench pike and eel. M Marage notes no evidence of a hearing sense. sounds introduced near fish with strong energy produced no reaction or effect on the creatures.
A London journal reports a novel method to produce aluminum carbide by heating kaolin and carbon in an electric furnace. Aluminum carbide reacted with alumina yields carbonic acid gas and pure metal, promising vast clay deposits as a wealth source.
A Korean student recalls leaving the homeland for study, losing all money, and cutting his finger to write to the education minister about his woes. The letter invokes sympathy as a stage ploy, while the writer implies better work and earning money would avoid self harm and staged protest.
At Versailles the chateau now houses a portrait of Mme Sevigne, a court luminary under Louis XIV. Curator M. de Nolhac found a fine 35 year old rendering, capturing her famed curls and the pearl necklace she wrote about to her daughter.
In ancient Rome the prow of a war vessel was crafted to resemble a bird's beak. A captured ship’s bow was brought to the Forum as a trophy and later used by speakers when addressing the people.
A Washington official on government business visiting a Montana reservation was invited to attend the wedding of the chief’s daughter. He could not attend. The chief described the event succinctly saying five dogs and plenty pie, illustrating what the agent missed.
The American consul at Nankin warns fellow citizens against lavish illustrated catalogues printed on thick paper bound handsomely. He learned that Chinese buyers prize them, but leaves are repurposed as inside soles for shoes due to language barriers and demand.
An old hotel man recalls how a table d hote menu from 25 years ago offered many items for 75 cents. He argues the price rise over the last decade or two makes it impossible for hotels to offer the same bill of fare today.
The memory of Maximilian of Mexico endures, with La Paloma heard in London eateries where meals are served. His final request was that the tune play as he faced doom, a moment his wife recalls with lasting shock nearly four decades later.
A Washington columnist quotes Uncle Eben comparing attention to the ten commandments with focus given to a card game, suggesting greater piety if people paid as strict attention to divine rules. The remark frames everyday conduct through a moral lens.
The article describes a Hal Stetin cow aged three years as a model of dairy efficiency. In one year it produced 18,573 pounds of milk and 620 pounds of butter, equating to over nine tons of milk and a net annual profit near 156 dollars.
A flat dweller recalls an ice man who arrived meek and humble and offered to cut a feared high bill after a mistaken accusation. He admits no complaint but allows the correction, noting the mix up with another customer. The incident underscores a mistaken identity in billing.
Advice from C B Fry's Magazine urges players to train touch and strength with a single ball. Practice by sending it up the table from balk to a stopping point, then move the target to a new spot for varied testing. Repeat with constant variations to refine control.
A humorous exchange shows a couple debating egg boiling times. She points out four eggs at three minutes each, totaling twelve minutes, while he recalls a prior warning not to boil beyond three minutes. The joke hinges on literal multiplication and miscommunication.
A compact quotation on how truthfulness, loyalty to authority, courage, and regal bearing defined West Point’s ideal character. It attributes the tone to Washington’s era and the finest society during the revolution, as discussed by Morris Schaff in Atlantic Monthly.
A blind swimmer can hold an almost perfectly straight course for long distances with no more guidance than distant cues. The text notes a blind person can travel in a straight line with remarkable accuracy, using internal sense or instinct rather than external signals.
Augur Inside reports private tips from All-Etrurias as the Rome Nine prepare to play. The Hostage from Gaul notes a grand shakeup and Greek pitcher Bason Ballikpates has been benched amid wild pitching. Angir says auspices are favorable while Pains Bucchus Szlarius-Puck weighs in on the decision.
A reflective passage speaks to dreamers across ages and roles, noting that distinctions fade before the idea of a coming country where proud hopes are dimmed, whether married or single, young or old, poet or worker, all experience life as a dream.
The passage argues letters should be answered out of courtesy to readers who write. Regular replies may sustain ongoing correspondence, which can become as enjoyable to write as to receive a bright breezy letter.
An old Black man in the countryside visits a town shop and gazes at a fast spinning electric fan as if a lively squirrel. He tells the proprietor the device will soon burst its heart from such rapid resolutions, reflecting a humorous street observation from Harper's.
A young couple left after a wedding with the best man, once in love with the bride, handing the bride a book titled Travels with a Donluy by Ivan Stevenson. He remarks it is a capital book for their honeymoon suggesting the gift leads to curiosity.
The text notes a disparity between the average hands of men and women, stating the average man’s hand spans longer than the average woman’s by about one inch and three quarters. It reflects a measurement focus in a historical study.
Prof Peters of the United States Naval Observatory says sun spots reduce solar heat only slightly and are unlikely to trigger any terrestrial catastrophe. He notes spots peak every 11 years and remains convinced celestial disasters will not stem from the sun.
Rumor says a rock near Monterey Mexico gives off electric sparks and a clear blue light when rubbed. Samples were sent to the Geological Institute in Washington and to Thomas A. Edison for analysis.
The article traces the origin of toasting healths to medieval England where stabbing by a companion during a drink led to a pledge practice. It notes that a drinker would ask bystanders to be his surety, or pledge, to ensure safety while consuming the draught, giving rise to the custom.
A critic quips about a candidate for a confidential attendant to a judge, noting how he urges qualifications yet admits his own belief in a sinecure. The remark highlights concerns about patronage and merit in public office.
Government officers and lottery magnates destroyed a large scrap book of tickets dating to the 1850s. The author calls the act a crime and recommends the National Museum as the proper repository for relics of astute civilization.
When a car runs at high speed tire heat rises as rubber is kneaded. Heat accumulates faster than it can radiate. Manufacturers add metal in the tread ends of rivets to contact the tire. Metal conducts heat away to the air, aiding cooling.
In Buffalo a doctor and a lawyer, freshly begun in their fields, celebrate. The physician boasts of his first patient, rushing off with his friend, who quips that the patient may have made his will. A witty exchange captures early career ambitions and camaraderie among young professionals.
A mother in law confronts her daughter about an affair causing a quarrel with the husband. On seeing the daughter crying at the doorstep she asks who the other woman. The daughter sobs, and the mother-in-law exclaims she never encouraged the affair.
The Shugashima women divers endure freezing water to depths up to 60 feet to harvest peaks and abalone, shells in high demand for food, supporting their families through this demanding vocation.
Late figures show Belgium totals 1,265,000 industrial workers with 295,000 women among them.
The text notes flying fish have solved the Santos Dumont puzzle and are observed in the Mediterranean and tropics. In the Red Sea passengers aboard great steamships enjoy watching them leap from rough water, sometimes hundreds at a time, then flight and dive again.
The piece argues gentleness is a powerful, unmeasured force. A soft answer can outlast harshness, mirroring Christ. It claims gentleness gains friends, defuses enemies, and enables service to one’s generation, learned in Christ’s school.
A Spectator meditation on wealth and benevolence argues that a man can appear good if he gives large charitable gifts, even while pursuing fortune or harsh business methods. The piece contrasts public approval of philanthropy with possible underlying hardness.
The Wochenblatt, published in Grunningen in Switzerland, serves 1200 residents and uniquely factions its pages. Pages one and two carry liberal content while pages three and four host socialist materials, with both sides exchanging sharp insults within the same issue.
A caller discusses a leaky roof and wretched premises with a man who jokes about being an assessor. The man clarifies he is not selling an assessment but revealing his own name. He says he plans to buy property in the neighborhood.
Census returns place Egypt's total population at 11 100 850 excluding nomad Bedowins with 5 018 084 males and 5 587 675 females. The population shows an increase of about 1.4 million since 1897.
Advice on transplanting pot plants stressing gentle handling and firm root settling. Emphasizes not forcing earth and ensuring roots have stable contact in soil for strong establishment.
A Harpers Weekly vignette recalls a nurse’s excuse about a child crying in a nursery. The nurse says the boy is upset because he cannot attend charades at the Simmonses across the street. The matron questions why. The exchange hints at a playful domestic scene with a hint of illness worry.
An English traveler versed in American politics offered his view of leading parties after a tale about a curious minister who questioned a workman. The workman judged preachers by one line, and when pressed about Mr Blank he answered simply that all is sound.
In a playful exchange cited by Hon Vivant, two Marsetlizises debate how to savor game. One claims to hang a woodcock by the beak and attach larks to its claws, discarding the woodcock after a week to savor the larks’ flavor. The other says he discards both woodcock and lark to eat the mall instead.
A compact aphorism notes obedience as the universal duty and destiny. It argues that resistance breaks under training, reducing will to zero against should and shall, invoking Carlile as the source of reflection on conformity.
Notice of publication for the Interior Land Office at Hailey Idaho naming W. Davis of Burns Idaho as claimants and detailing hearings for a water diversion permit and related proof of completion of works. Also includes contest notices from the United States Land Office Hailey Idaho with details on service, dates, and required responses by contestants and interested parties.
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