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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
2
Disjointed Kansas notes report political shifts, local fatalities, unusual accidents, and social events across counties. Mentions Netrasis, Colonel Md Little kinship, the St John and St John line, a macadam highway forecast by Victor Murdock, farm unions, a large family inheritance, a fatal gun accident, and community curiosities from Abilene to Lawrence.
The article reports on Herbert J. Webber and Barbanit proposing seedless fruit developments including a tinged fruit between tangerine orange and grape, a seedless watermelon, thornless or nearly thornless varieties, and a cherry with many large berries. It notes California breeders pursuing tomatoes above ground with tubers below and a future of crossovers across crops for farmers.
An excerpt recalls a risky coastal cycling journey from Yarmouth through Annapolis Valley to Halifax and back. The narrator describes high speeds on winding coastlines, near-misses with bluffs, and the thrill of riding a cannonball fast along steep routes, reflecting on courage and danger.
An open letter discusses why intoxicated men see double and lose nerve control, citing Bowditch on food and drink and how alcohol dulls judgment. A harrowing bicycle mishap follows, detailing a rider’s near-death plunge, gear loss, and a perilous surface escape, ending with a wary moral about recklessness and safety.
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