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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1903
Page
11
Nature yields eerie images of a silky tamarin described as grotesque with spider like limbs enormous eyes and a hairy torso. The piece likens the creature to a monstrous vampire and imagines its terrifying appearance haunting minds.
A description of a Soudanese infant in an elaborate velvet coat reaching to the heels and a matching cap, adorned with many buttons and bangles, highlighting fashion’s discomfort. The note also cites Mantin’s population around 300,000 with about ten thousand Americans and Europeans, and about six thousand Americans.
A Belgian inventor M B E de Meulenmeester unveils the Eda tin fog signal. The device uses a circular trumpet receiver and an indicator ring to relay sound sources to the officer of the watch. Interrupter valves and a movable index needle allow simultaneous hearing and locating sounds, aiding harbor entry and reducing fog related hazards. Several North Sea experiments proved highly successful.
A Russian savant, M. Karloff, claims criminals can be detected by eye color. He asserts orderers and thieves have reddish brown eyes, tramps have blue, and honest folk possess dark gray or blue eyes.
An article explores Maori pride in birth and lineage, noting facial markings and traditional dress. It describes a high caste Maori with age-worn wrinkles, and explains the meaning of ceremonial feathers and decorations as symbols of status and authority.
A humorous note coins the term pie headed to describe a literal pig headed dog in London. the piece contrasts animal traits with human perceptions. It also reports wartime recruitment figures for the Prussian Army, a Puget Sound cannery opening with annual output of 175000 cases, and claims on the French sardines’ quality.
A newly hatched duck in England has four fully formed legs stitched to its chest and moves on all limbs. The bird quacks and behaves like a normal duck though its extra legs are used in locomotion, and its swimming appears faster.
A new instrument roll claimed as once belonging to Paganini has surfaced in Presbourg. It came to Mme Elise de Mogyorossy from her Austrian captain father-in-law who found it at Verona. She has refused an $8,000 offer and may keep it for the Budapest Conservatory.
An impatient photographer rushed drying by placing the beard outdoors. The result is clearly visible as a photographic phantasm from the Crazy Jouse series.
A description of ancient judicial devices and torture walls used to mute prisoners. The illustration shows iron restraints and leather straps designed to prevent noise, with a note on a late bronze date.
In Uathenburg the market square features a guillotine intended to decapitate chickens ducks and other domestic animals daily. The Swedish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals argues animals may be used for food but should not suffer. the device is an ethical reform to avoid cruel suffering.
A remarkable testament tale tells of Tim Murphy a miner near Golden British Columbia who died in 1856. His unique will carved with chalk on a door declared The state may have all the rest I have got here. Authorities investigated but found nothing else of value and eventually abandoned the search.
A formal excommunication notice is affixed to the door of the Premontre monastery in Nantes. The order, founded in 1190 by Norbert of Megdeburg, faced expulsion but drew sympathy after the government sought to impede its campaign, and the small order remains in place amid foreign service work.
A summarizing note suggests removing water sources to deter rats after other remedies fail. It claims rats can live long without food but perish without water, so depriving them of water forces desertion from the area.
Peasants near Dyastonof Russia see a wolf dragging a body fragment. Authorities uncover farmer Agarkott murdered by his wife and lover Tehernich. The couple is imprisoned. A later note mentions sailors validly reclaiming prize money from the British Admiralty.
The Vienna horse show featured a tiny animal dubbed the smallest horse in the world. The miniature creature, barely the size of a fox's tail, drew crowds as the offspring of a much larger mare known as Tom Thumb. The mother, a mere pony, appeared oversized next to her diminutive progeny.
A London discussion centers on The Retro of George VI 1803 1925 a 1763 prophecy volume unearthed recently It forecasts Russia conquering Finland Crimea and the Scandinavian peninsula ally France under Bourbons and the Habsburgs replaced by the Mobenzollerns It also predicts a weak Frederick IX in 1003 and Italy under one king It says British colonies reach 11 000 000 inhabitants in 1026 and omits major revolutions but notes notable late century events such as a 1778 Madeira wine wrecked in 1814 sold for 100 a bottle
Ailed in the coast profile known as Temple Rock on Lundy Island, the towering stone face sits facing the sea. Its carved features remain largely unchanged through centuries, shaped by storms and time.
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