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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
4
A crowd in Paris sought to test a bewitchment claim by throwing a squirrel from a cliff. A traveler intervened to ensure fair play, the prisoner was carried to the edge in a pillow case, leaped out, and plummeted before landing on a limestone ledge. He recovered, drank at a creek, and scampered away.
A naturalist notes tree squirrels can glide or parachute to break falls. A story from Mexico describes a red squirrel escaping a high pine and leaping with apparent control to counteract gravity.
A Uruguay travel note describes whitewash made from sliced cactus leaves macerated in water for 24 hours. The solution yields a pearly white finish on wood brick iron or other surfaces and remains durable through storms and frost for years.
Elmer Peterson fifteen lives four miles west of Little Falls Minnesota faced a herd battle with a large eagle after shooting the bird from a tree. The eagle attacked gripping his clothing with its talons and he struggled until his brother arrived and struck the bird dead with a club. The eagle spanned five feet across its wings.
A curious "work of nature" picture described as a fantastic emerging form is actually a holly tree root fragment growing in a granite quarry in Virginia. The object resembles a scene but is merely a natural root growth photographed for public display.
The narrator discovers that ingrain carpet retains its color longer than denim coverings. By matching sunlit hues and choosing durable carpet, the room regains livability, with the carpet proving long lasting and refreshing the space after weeks of fading denim.
The New York Independent portrays Yuan Shi Kai as the central figure in a volatile empire. Once emperor's advisor, he is denounced by the empress dowager yet now effectively rules as regent. Both Manchus and rebels view him as a potential intermediary, hoping he will stabilize and reform China.
A young doctor contends the rental is exorbitant due to no sun, cramped space, a stuffy elevator, and threadbare furniture. The agent, while silent, glances at frantic crowds and remarks on the danger and accident opportunities.
Cornelia shields her aunt by securing a locksmith to open the silver closet. A wily customer overpays after Cornelia overcharges for a frozen freezer. The customer returns, revealing a young woman in the Rutherford apartments and a key mix up.
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