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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1903
Page
11
Snapshot shows a black bear treed and described as an easy target for a hunter's bullet. Photograph credited to Steve Baxter, a noted hunter and guide based near Glenwood Springs, with a print sent by Arthur Inkersly of San Francisco.
A. Lige white ants nest is on display at Amerea nstem. Professor I. T. Whitfeld and Graystown report the nest from Nassau area. It stands three and a half feet high with five and one half feet circumference. Constructed on an old cedar stump in a pineapple field, it is built of vegetable mould from coral cavities. Ants are fed to chickens. termites are both useful and harmful, clearing dead wood yet destroying woodworks and posts.
Observation on tree rings shows growth patterns reflect yearly weather. Keuchler’s experiments on trees over a century study find rings map rainfall and seasonality including sunshine temperature evaporation and moisture supply.
A British genealogist reports the correct spelling of King Edward's family name. He asserts that if the king were a private gentleman he would be addressed as Mr Wettis, noting the Sare-Coburg origin in royal archives after long research.
The American Museum showcases the only British Eskimo Bhanahy coat from Hudson Bay era. It links Eskimo tribes across British and Siberian regions, illustrating caribou skin robes with white and black fur motifs. Decorations nod to guardian spirits and Shamha priest figures.
An article extols a sculpture titled Venus Head for its exquisite beauty, arguing it exemplifies idealized female form. It likens the head to patterns visible under a microscope and praises its delicate grace across realms from land to sea.
An amusing misquote or garbled caption recounts a man who loses his head and then retrieves it, a playful note credited to an amateur photographer from Massachusetts whose early work appears limited.
An account describes a gravity railroad sled ride on Madeira Island where a two person basket sled descends a five hundred foot mountain along a serpentine cobbled path guided by two operators using ropes. The ascent is slow but the descent completes in under five minutes making an exciting but rough ride.
In Imst Austria every three years villagers wear heavy wooden masks and ornate costumes for a summer festival parade. The procession is led by masked riders and figures with flowered wreaths and beadwork, drawing thousands of visitors to witness the event.
A hunter in Grant's Pass Oregon killed an albino white deer in Cow Creek Canon. The skin is described as remarkably pure white with pink eyes and may be sent to a museum in the East. The animal stood out among typical deer in the West.
A collector notes that relics command varied prices from Descartes skull at 200 to Newton’s tooth at 3300 dollars. Items include Rousseau’s vest 200, Kant’s wig 40, Sterne’s wig 1000, Boieldieu’s parchment 25, Voltaire’s cane 100, and a Parisi physician’s purchase of a barometer.
A Berlin geographer states a person can traverse seven German states in four hours forty minutes. Starting at Steinbach Bavaria then Lichtentanne Saxony Meiningen the route crosses Reuse, Ro dolstadt, and Prussian territories. The trek ends after passing Altenburg with brief stops in between.
A returned traveler reports a rising emancipation trend with a so called new woman in the East. She wears a masculine outfit, rides a bicycle with a diamond frame, smokes, and enjoys liberty. The piece also notes mass deposits at a government pawnshop and a Welsh population in Liverpool amid a Celtic chair proposal.
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