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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1904
Page
12
A baby leopard is described as a more interesting pet than a cat though dangerous. A photograph shows the leopard posing but not behaving well, with the owner obliged to calm it before the camera. The piece notes average family expenditures in Ul England, with farm laborers at $185 yearly and mechanized families at $200.
A bicycle equipped with two sail rigs and seven riders can reach speeds far faster than a mule under favorable wind. The contraption uses light spars, wool masts, and sails fitted into metal pockets in the frame. Two engines drop a large sail area as the wind shifts, producing dramatic, risky maneuvers if wind conditions falter.
Remarkable Ngpptian jewelry recovered from a tomb linked to Princess Serif daughter of Amenhotep II. Four bracelets of gold with amethyst and turquoise were found after plunderers broke the mummy’s arm. The article notes rich amethyst beads and a curious claim about European moths and Parisian coffee plant cigarettes.
The article describes a 67. carat diamond, named Wil Hegrén, discovered at the Kimberley mines. It weighs 67 carats and is valued at about 150 000 dollars, though its imperfect form suggests higher value with proper dressing and cutting.
A described contraband shirt hides a white pocket patch stuffed with diamonds worth thousands. The report notes the garment served as concealment to move gems from Cannes into the United States, illustrating a clever smuggling method and the peril of such schemes.
The article describes a massive incubator 51 feet four inches long and over four feet wide. It contains two trays per compartment with 70 Ave eggs per tray, totaling about 7500 eggs. It takes 21 days to hatch and could yield 25 000 to 37 000 young stock depending on hatch rates, implying a large hatchery output for the season.
The death mask of Napoleon, cast soon after his death, is cited as the most authentic reproduction among the pletages. Made at St. Helena, the mask is now housed in the British Museum and regarded as a faithful, exact likeness of his features.
An illustrated account describes the Nelson relic medal box made from ship timber and oak shavings after Trafalgar. The cask burial, lead coffin, and wood pillow inspired mementos given to surviving officers. A young midshipman later became Earl of Egmont, receiving a share of the medal box.
A peculiar mangabey, called the white eyelid monkey for its white eyelids, is noted for its recall alertness and cunning. The piece wonders if anyone has served a simian like this, pointing to rare captivity in West Africa where rankers of this species are seldom found.
Reports from Berlin claim Emperor William II favors Havana tobacco in a unique pipe carved from Turkish wood with silver inlay and a carved leaf ornament. The pipe features a sliver bird perched on the stem and a large silver band, and is reportedly the sole pipe he uses.
In London tattooing becomes a fashionable pursuit with two to three men earning fortunes. One artist claims 15 000 tattoos including 1 500 women notably reproducing the Lamons Descent from the Cross and the Etee Homo. He has drawn portraits and inscribed many protestations in several languages. Marital rings are inked on many women's fingers as a pledge of fidelity. Automobiles inspire tattooed carriages and even names or addresses for identifications in case of accidents.
A dramatic photograph shows a man leaping from a balloon at over a mile high with the parachute not yet opened, the descent described as extremely risky. He ultimately landed safely, illustrating the peril and anticipation of such a descent.
A garbled report notes the old monitors such as Lehigh Motlak Jasyn Canoni cus and Nahant condemned at League Island Narr Yard Philadelphia and likely to be scrapped. It mentions the original Monitor built at Continental Iron Works and references a damaged image caption about a tract of Eastert Australia and a million shten.
An early experiment tested a fully equipped cyclisat tricycle undersea near Plymouth England. The craft moved underwater with ease using less effort than a surface armored load, suggesting submarine bikes could be feasible though not likely popular.
A composite image shows a green field angle under pressure against a brick paving face. A snake was lifted with a yard and a half of city by a steam shovel and compacted in a brick press at Medford Massachusetts. The unit produced six bricks and a mound after three days in sun and heat.
A report on diamond thefts notes thieves are highly clever and that even with precautions losses are large. It cites an incident in the Kimberley mines where a native swallows 10 valuable diamonds valued at about $6,000 in rough state.
A London note written on a biscuit from the front survived the journey, described as the sole stationery in the field. The biscuit endured the journey through the mail, seen as a mark of the army’s ration quality and selection under wartime conditions.
Health officials report rising horse and donkey meat consumption in Paris from 1697 to 1907, with last three years showing marked increases. Analysts warn of growing addiction to horse flesh as a cheaper alternative mixed with pork, amid questionable butcher practices.
A University of Nebraska professor visiting Garden of the Gods region examined giant brown cedar and juniper specimens. He found a stump likely from a tree planted between the year 1100 A D, estimating ages around nine centuries.
One of Britain’s leading amateur photographers Lord Algernon Bere Percy captured night naval scenes at Malta. Festivities lit the sky as ships fired fireworks and a skilled crew managed a fine water view, yielding notable pictures of the scene.
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