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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1911
Page
5
Article notes Mindanao forests supply massive timber for a Ming dynasty era mausoleum near the capital. Some pillars already cut stand about 60 feet tall, four feet thick, and weigh over 17 tons each.
An article notes a cockatoo capable of feats on a bicycle including balancing on two inverted goblets and riding on one wheel. The bird uses its wings to stabilize, and can pedal backward or forward, illustrating unusual dexterity and training.
Bachelors in Mende, Losere department, France, received by post a curious notice from the Anti-Depop movement. The letter may reflect local anxieties about population trends and civil administration responses.
Imperial princes fix on a Philippine wood for the Kwang Hsu mausoleum. A Manila lumber firm won the contract for the new imperial resting place. The first shipment is 60 000 feet, with work to begin on arrival in Pekin.
Workmen repairing the weathercock at Schiosskirche in Wittenberg uncovered a metal ball under the cross containing two documents. One dated 1530 by Martin Luther, four pages with three by Luther and an attestation. the other dated 1556 by Philip Melanchthon, four pages with handwriting like the Augsburg Confession. Both men are buried in the church.
Nine sailors arrived in New York with news of the Norwegian barque Pallas wrecked near Grand Cayman during a hurricane. Two crew members played violin and accordion throughout the night to lift spirits. At dawn, native rowboats rescued the crew, attracted by the music. the violin and accordion survived the wreck.
In Canton Chia a figure of a European is shown among five hundred deities. The sculpture is centuries old and Chinese tradition holds it depicts Marco Polo the famed Italian traveler whose travel writings inspired many.
A Times correspondent argues that all fatigue is brain fatigue and that every trade, from navvy to watchmaker, requires skilled effort. He contends brains are used in all work, warns against excess and worry, and notes that open air and stable finances reduce risk while the brain worker lacks no monopoly on exertion.
Two Priests of Samaria claiming direct Levi lineage visited London on a redacted errand to view a 700 year old Pentateuchal manuscript. The journey was troubled by theft of one priest’s meager baggage and his cold exposure. A London rabbi aided them as they faced hardship, contrasting London’s wild chaos with their sacred mission.
The article notes Colchester oyster fenat at midday and mentions King Ka ward favoring early feeding. It recounts Leroy, a vigorous nonagenarian, who ate two dozen oysters before breakfast and kept shells as a sign of strength, while reflecting on the oyster’s complex biology.
A fragment notes that certain men seek perpetual growth and wealth, believing continued extensions are needed to shape their own fortunes. The line reflects a restless, self-made mindset and the drive for ongoing advancement.
An invention features a wheel with leather knobs on a platform powered by two handles. The user stands with the abdomen near the wheel which revolves to knead the stomach, stimulate circulation, and purportedly aid liver function. It is also claimed to reduce adipose tissue and waistline.
Miss June E Downey concluded from examining 200 writings that sex can be determined in about eighty percent of cases. Two professional graphologists and fifteen lay evaluators assessed samples, finding that sex indicators vary with writing amount, age, practice, and the writer’s occupation such as teachers or bookkeepers.
Story notes a superstition about the famous clock at Hampton Court Palace stopping when a long-time resident dies. The first recorded case involved Anne of Denmark as queen, when the clock struck four and stopped. Other examples are cited in the account.
A Californian devised a fly trap that fastens to a window pane and lures a fly onto the surface without it realizing it has left the surface of the glass.
The piece explains that at the pole all meridians meet and longitude vanishes as time is noon everywhere. Winds blow both ways southward, the magnetic needle points south, stars circle the horizon, and a person walking west near the pole would effectively stay in place. Auroras form a belt with maximum effects near the magnetic pole and relate to polar barometric pressure. Discovery at the pole aids geography and meteorology.
Popular Mechanics reports innovations for aviator safety at the Boulogne congress. A padded jacket and headpiece protect the head and face, tested by a head-first impact with no harm, though the gear is bulky. A new parachute opens fully after a 30 foot fall, a vast improvement over older designs demonstrated by the inventor.
A survey of curious facts notes languages in India, blindness rates, Eskimo taboos on tobacco, Cape Cod canal project, spider silk strength, aeroplanes in France, coldest hour at 5 AM, goat milk yield, swinging bird cages, recent plague link to squirrels, Belgrade water radioactivity, Kepler and Newton on gravity, snail speed experiments, Buenos Aires birth prospects, shoe cleaning implement, and a compact folding umbrella from Pennsylvania.
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