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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1911
Page
5
A London exhibition of costermongers humorously features a donkey prize. A patient named Williams underwent skull repair with a rib graft after a large skull defect. A four inch by one inch piece of his sixth rib was inserted to close the hole, and scalp was sutured. He has had no paroxysm since the operation.
In St Louis George Williams, a patient at City hospital, received a bone graft using part of a rib to repair his skull after an accident. The procedure aimed to save a portion of the parietal bone after injury.
Mrs. Annie Windhorst of a Ridgeway area farm successfully uses hypnotism to subdue a maniac, according to local reports. The incident centers on a claimed release of danger through calm, focused suggestion.
Mrs Windhorst, long a student of hypnotism, faced a maniac in a field. She commanded him to sit, then left to summon help. Neighbors bound the madman and he was taken to Ridgeway for care.
A Chicago crate of twenty rats was sent to Frank Ebey, Rockford telephone manager, to aid laying miles of conduit. A light cord tied to a rat's neck is released at one end of the conduit and it runs to the other, where workers pull through a heavier cord and finally the cable.
An exhibition in London showcases the only complete ancient Roman military standard, reputed as Britain’s oldest trophy. The standard bears Nero’s portrait and links to the ninth legion’s defeat by Boadicea in 62 AD, with its discovery occurring in the last century.
A historical note recalls Argand’s lamp and chimney idea sparked by a bottomless flask, Galileo’s telescope inspired by a weather view toy, and Senefelder’s accidental discovery of lithography after experimenting with ink on stone.
The article notes man existed during the glacial epoch in western Europe and that the ice ages were separated by interglacial periods. It cites Penck’s view of early human presence at the start of the last glacial epoch and mentions a jawbone find near Heidelberg possibly dating 200,000 years ago.
A terse exchange follows a race where a horse was broken and a rival vows retaliation. The remark implies reciprocal action after a loss and a perceived slight in the event.
Mertherol Jorgenson a former dairy worker for Illinois university has been granted state assistance of 8000 dollars for lifelong care after contracting tuberculosis while serving the state. Though partly disabled for life, he hopes to study at the university and fulfill his long held dream as a student. He came to the U.S. from Denmark in 1908 and moved to Illinois before working at the State farm.
In Barton County Kansas the longtime hermit Uncle Jimmie Cox who lived alone on a 1876 homestead and timber claim sold his farm after 35 years of isolation. He traveled to Great Bend to buy a ticket for a town in Ohio and retire with ample funds. Only one neighbor ever entered his house.
Workmen digging for the Brooklyn New York subway loop found the skull and jaws of a hipparion fossil horse from the pliocene era. Identified by Pather L. J. Evers, the specimen shows two tooth sets and a 23 inch skull, marking a rare find for this area. The bones were buried 22 feet underground in solid swamp mud at sea level.
The city corporation counsel’s office promotes a 16 minute twice daily hair primping break for its female staff, aiming to boost morale and efficiency. Chief Clerk A J Callaghan reports strong support and predicts spread to other offices and firms nationwide. Katherine Ryan notes staff remain normal and neat, resisting levity from male colleagues as the plan is embraced citywide.
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