Snowy mask of mourning mother bird
A solitary hen sits at a nest through a fatal night as the snowy mask hides sorrow. A duck dies at her post beside the brood, leaving the mother-like bird to guard and perish with quiet devotion.
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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1890
Page
5
Electrical Cremation Explains New Crematory Process
A description of an electrical crematory outlines a body placed on copper plates with asbestos sheets, connected to high motive force dynamos. When current flows, the body acts as a filament in an incandescent lamp and carbonizes instantly with air access, offering rapid cremation free from traditional objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian
Salt Mountains Along Rio Virgin Hold Ancient Camp Evidence
Reports from Lincoln County describe salt mountains along the Rio Virgin spanning twenty five miles and nearing seven miles from the Colorado junction. The pure white salt shines through layers of sandstone. blocks seven to eight inches thick show through clear as glass. Beneath the cap rock, charred wood and cedar bark matting suggest a prehistoric campsite preserved by salt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado River
Lincoln County
Colorado
San Francisco Chronicle
Heat Triggers Rapid Hair Growth On Russian Expedition
Col Perevalsky reports extraordinary hair and beard growth among the expedition party during the severely hot summer of 1889 in Central Asia. The heat, described as oppressive, caused the crew to notice striking changes within a fortnight, even among previously smooth faced Cossacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Perevalsky
Resin Treated Birch Bark Yields Durable Preservative
A Belgian chemist, studying birch bark resin used in preserving Egyptian headbands, found that green tar from birch bark oil yields neither acid nor alkaloid. In alcohol solution it becomes a highly fluid liquid that resists alcohol after drying, explaining long preservation.
Pneumatic Inner Sole Aids Tender Feet In Shoes
A patented pneumatic inner sole for boots and shoes promises relief for tender feet. Made of hollow India rubber inflated with air or gas, it sits under a protective outer covering of canvas linen skin or other material to withstand internal pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
North Sea wave shapes reveal wind and pressure effects
Observations show North Sea waves differ with wind direction and barometric pressure. Northeast winds under high pressure create one wave form, while southwest winds under low pressure produce another, implying descending air in anticyclones and ascending air in cyclones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sea
German Corps Maneuvers At Raeggap With Old Equipment
Foreign military observers watch summer drills as two German corps test tactics. One corps rehearses operations at Raeggap using outdated gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arntig Raeggap
Fourth of July origins in a Atlanta Journal satire piece
A humorous Atlanta Journal dialogue portrays a Black elder explaining July 4th origins in folklore. He claims Moses led early presidents, Lincoln was involved, and a silver dollar from Lincoln’s ride on the Chattahoochee is remembered, reflecting a folk retelling rather than history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
United States
Abe Lincoln
Linkun
Atlanta Journal
Brazil to Establish Nine National Holidays
The provisional government declares a system of public festivals to honor universal brotherhood and national unity. Nine holidays are set including January 1 for universal brotherhood, April 21 pre-independence events, May 3 discovery of Brazil, May 13 brotherhood of Brazilians, June 14 republican liberty, September 7 independence, October 12 discovery of America, November 2 memory of the dead, and November 15 Brazil’s general glory, as reported by Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic of
Brazil
Union Bei
Universal Brotherhood
America
Comanion
Rival's Scare Tails as Lover Calls Police
A Brooklyn youth, angered by a rival, spied his sweetheart through curtains and avoided a doorbell. He summoned police who stormed the State street residence, chasing burglars as officers searched for the rival in the home. The rival fled, leaving the lover's safer prospects intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
Henry Street
Brooklyn
Campbell
New York Mail and Express
Repetition Sparks Frustration Aboard Ship and Rail Line
A railway official endures an old lady asking the same question sixteen times in fifteen minutes because she does not understand. In contrast a sea captain snaps at a passenger who repeats a foggy question, saying he does not always stay off the banks.
The Cook Who Loves Her Work
The text contrasts cooks who love their craft with those who work for pay. It laments the haste of some cooks and praises the value of patience, noting that true results come from steady, not rushed, cooking even as danger or travel disrupts daily kitchen life.
A Romance of Other Days and the Sea Serpent Tale
An old anecdote recalls a man who buys a substitute soldier, grows rich through a banking scheme, and avoids risk after a wartime friendship. Also reports of a colossal sea monster sighting near Watch Hill and a giant Arizona winged creature killed by ranchers, with extraordinary measurements and plans to study the remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonington
Cats
Annie
St. Johns
Block ‘Sland
Watch Hill
Capi Tufts
Providence Journal
Arizona
Cincinnati
Duke of Orleans Delivers Boots to Painter Descamps
The Duke visits the famed monarchist painter Descamps, climbing three flights to his lodgings with boots for delivery. On arrival, the artist jokes about the porter’s aid, while the royal visitor explains the favor as a kind gesture to ease the ascent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Descampps
Duke of Orleans
Mr. Descamps
Descamps
Revue Anecdotique
Was Venus in a Group
M Ravaisson, a Louvre keeper and ardent antiquarian, argues the Venus of Milo was originally paired with Mars. After years of travel and study he now displays a plaster group in the institute vestibule showing Venus with Mars, arm positions described as harmonious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
M. Ravaisson
Milo
Louvre Museum
Mars
Pall M Gazette
It all depends upon the point of view says old gentleman
An elderly man notes perspective matters when disagreeing with a friend about liking shoemakers. A woman complains her cloak was stolen at a public library and praises her companion for calm, while a listener jokes that the cloak actually belonged to someone else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bent
Dra
Board of Trade
Chicago Herald
Pine Grove
Douglasville
Tex
Elge
Philadelphia Ledger
Nickel in the Slot Telephone Debuts in New Haven
A new one knowing telephone instrument requires a fee to operate. Two units exist in the region with the Hartford device the other. Five slots accept nickel ten cent piece quarter half dollar and dollar corresponding to rates for calls inside and outside the state. After dialing the central and state destination the user inserts the fee and hears bell tones escalating with price signaling permission to talk. Invented by William Gray of Hartford a county is organized to manufacture the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Hartford
Central
William Gray
New York Sun
Flying fox pest report outlines bat species in LA region
The article notes the flying fox bat species in the Los Angeles area and discusses implications for local ecosystems. It mentions exposure in wide expanses and references a tribal context but lacks concrete data or dates.
Huronite Establishes General Printing and Book Making Plant
Through persistent efforts over years, Huronite management built a printing and book making establishment. It is equipped to handle binding, ruling, pamphlet making and similar work as cheaply as anywhere, a credit to the city and state.
Stand by the Institutions That Stand by You
The Huronite urges city, county, and state support for home establishments amid a current racket. It argues that stronger patronage strengthens the paper and all honest businesses, urging public backing of local institutions through thick and thin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Tts
Weekly Huronite Promotes Subscriptions Across Beadle and SD
An advertisement urges residents of Beadle County and South Dakota to subscribe to the WEEKLY HURONITE and DAILY HURONITE, praising broad distribution and urging orders by mail or at offices. It promotes single copies and long subscriptions at production cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Beadle County
East
Times
Huron
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