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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1907
Page
17
A lengthy reminiscence honors Edmund Winston Pettus, Alabama senator and Confederate veteran, praising his character and service. The piece contrasts Pettus with later era leaders, lauding his integrity, legal craft, and parliamentary skill while recounting wartime feats and postwar public duties. It widens to reflections on Southern identity, states’ rights, and contrasts with the Federal government’s growth.
An obituary style note recalling a respected man from the South who died and was laid to rest among honest men. The passage mentions Washington and the date July 29, 1907, as marks of his memory and legacy.
A satirical critique of medical folklore and misapplied cures. The author mocks popular but misguided health ideas, from gland theories to home remedies, noting how patients are drawn into fashionable yet faulty explanations and how doctors’ explanations can mislead rather than help.
The article notes widespread religious vocations among nobility and mediatized families. It highlights the Prince of Loewenstein-Wertheim entering a monastery at seventy four, his sister and daughters pursuing convent life, and mentions other princes and princesses from various houses joining Benedictine and other orders, shaping a broad trend in aristocratic devotion.
Montana deputy game wardens report a fine outlook for big game and waterfowl hunting next September. Elk and black-tailed deer are plentiful in the Lewis and Clark and Pinthead forest reserves, with bears of various species common. Ducks hatch well on Lake Helena area lakes, though duck numbers vary by region. Moose sightings appear in western Montana, and caribou are noted in the Yak Basin. Fruit growers complain elk damage to orchards while deer are common near rail lines. overall hunting potential remains high amid plentiful wildlife across the state.
A sea cow at the aquarium in New York has surpassed the previous captivity record for its species, remaining alive and healthy for about eleven months since its arrival on September 5, 1906. It eats a daily diet of lettuce, celery tops, and eel grass, fed in two meals, with winter rations primarily sea grass. The keeper describes careful care, feeding costs, and ongoing medical treatment for a wound near its tail, noting the animal is thriving and well cared for.
A curious discovery occurred on Sunday when Miss Charlotte Lindsay found a ghost plant at East Twentieth and Skidmore in Portland. The plant, rare in Western Oregon, is noted for its historic association with Indigenous peoples and is described as tall and waxy with claimed remedial qualities.
The Kanzen experiment at a station shows bacteria in soil transform nitrogen from the air for soybeans and clover, with inoculated Massachusetts soil yielding tubercles on roots and higher plant vigor. Massachusettes soil produces nodules, while plain soil does not, highlighting bacteria as essential soil partners.
The text notes a quality improvement in Ariosa, stating it is not a result of our commercial development and holds promise for the future. It mentions sold in a sealed package for the reader's benefit.
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