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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
6
Major Chauncey B Barker recounts securing a Navajo saddle blanket once worn by Black Horse the chief. He describes a ruse involving a feast and a shared punch to win the blanket and friendship for official purposes in the western Indian lands.
Samuel Lapton and R L Fountain, chicken fanciers, performed an operation on a hen suffering claw irritation from eating glass. The craw was opened and cleaned, sewed up, and the hen is lively again, per Ridgely Md correspondence.
The study chair Defoe used while writing Robinson Crusoe sits in the Wilmington Delaware Historical Society. The relic came to the society after passing through Cecil County lineages descended from Defoe's niece who married a Maryland farmer and later moved to Philadelphia where her time as a redemptioner began.
A cannon ball buried since 1634 was recovered from a field on the farm of Mr. Hampson at Acton Nantwich England. Nantwich played a key wartime role as Parliamentarian Fairfax Brereton HQ in Cheshire with fighting at Acton during the siege. Marks from cannon fire remain on masonry in Acton and Nantwich churches.
The Peking Times reports tribute rice moving rapidly to a granary near the Tartar city wall northeast of Beijing by a light railway. Upon arrival workers clean it briefly before bagging. A coolie who discarded a cheap Japanese cigarette caused damage and is being punished with a cangue on the wall.
Flour Minnesota patent 4.20 to 4.40. Wheat No 2 red 77 to 78. Corn No 2 yellow 67 to 68. Oats clipped white 40 to 42. Hay steady. Cattle steers 4.25 to 6.10. Veals 5.50 to 8.75. Sheep good 3.50 to 5.25. Lambs 7.00 to 9.00. Hogs Yorkers 6.90 to 7.00.
Market notes from Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburg report August 21 prices for flour and grains including wheat corn oats and cloverseed plus cattle veal sheep lambs and hogs with bid ranges for choice and prime grades across the regions. Highest values include cattle up to 6.25 in Buffalo and hogs around 6.85 in Pittsburgh.
Washington reporters report a push to terminate the free distribution of common garden seeds by Congress. The program costs about 242000 dollars yearly, with 40 million packets delivered and distributed by each member to voters, drawing opposition from farmers and seed sellers alike. William Wolff Smith leads opposition inquiries from Washington.
Col. Ike Hill of the Democrats in the House wagered $500 with a rival in New York. He produced five $100 bills and sought a pen and ink to write a $500 check bet, escalating to a $5,000 sum before backing away.
M G Loisel reports that yolks from fowl and duck eggs and tortoise eggs contain poisonous substances. When isolated and injected into rabbits or other animals they cause rapid death from acute central nervous system intoxication.
A Nebru minister recalls earlier stomach trouble since 1895 caused by hurried meals and overeating. He credits Grape-Nuts with rapid relief when consumed with cream and sugar, reporting renewed health in weeks and again after relapses. He praises the product as life changing and financially invaluable.
The New England Lime Company of Winstead Connecticut says gas fueling lime kilns is a proven success replacing wood. Gas provides a clean burn with whiter lime and hotter heat, increasing daily output from 80 to 100 barrels per kiln for a total of 700 barrels daily.
A Boston writer describes a meticulous 12 hour day spanning verse from eight to ten, criticisms from ten to twelve, and a child oriented history from three to five. He explains the varied tasks to a New York publisher friend who bluntly asks when he finds time.
The article claims Emperor William faces hereditary illness and advocates Battle Creek health methods. It notes his father died of throat cancer and William’s infantile paralysis, suggesting adoption of simple living and light baths. It cites Royal use by King Edward and promotion through the GOOD HEALTH magazine from Battle Creek Michigan.
A North American Review note argues that facial traits follow a hereditary pattern, with ancestral expressions more often transmitted through female lines. It claims younger generations tend to display facial conditions seen in remote ancestors, even when females do not visibly share those traits with males.
The article notes that mammoths and mastodons reached sizes close to the largest elephants of their era. Tusks were longer and heavier in those species, but skeletons show little size difference from the late Jumbo.
Miss Rica Leopold of Menasha Wisconsin and Mrs Hettie Green of Iuka Illinois share testimonials praising Peruna as a blood remedy and tonic. Leopold says a few bottles restored health and strength after a severe illness. Green notes relief from catarrh, improved appetite and weight gain following use.
On a Maine bound train Gov Cobb and Hon W R Powers were present with Pattangall the Machias Union editor. Cobb noted the persistent antagonism between Pattangall and Powers and joked about their frequent digs. An onlooker asked if ex Gov Powers has Indian descent. Pattangall quipped that the Indians deny it.
Switzerland exports silk worth about 20 million dollars annually, with nearly all shipments going to European countries. This places Switzerland among the notable silk producers in Europe alongside France and Italy.
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