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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1913
Page
25
The Karena and Pplaunga females wear brass rings around necks arms and legs weighing up to 60 pounds. Neck rings start in infancy with four or five rings and increase as the girl grows until she is 18 to 20, keeping the neck stretched.
A Spanish physician unveils concentrated food tablets that form full meals with water and heat. The variety includes soups beef vegetable potato onion asparagus and meat flavors. Packaged in foil and oil paper, the tablets aim at explorers aviators and long road trips with potential for general housekeeping if mass produced and affordable.
Queen Christina of Sweden exposed Marquis Monaldeschi's treachery by seizing love letters proving his betrayal. In a Galerie des Cerfs confrontation, she ordered him to bow to his seals and drew swordsmen who killed him for faithlessness and scorn.
The narrative recounts the execution of the Marquis de Bel at Christina’s insistence, the priest pleading for mercy, and the Queen’s unyielding stance. Mazarin condemns the act, Christina responds with insolence, and she flees to Sweden, later dying in Rome at 72.
Geological Survey notes Mt Hood at 11 225 feet in Oregon. It recalls a former giant, Mt Mazama, whose collapse left Crater Lake and a vast rim. A restored apex could reach near 15 000 feet, making Mazama among America's loftiest peaks.
A husband at a police station asks to view a man suspected of breaking into his house just before last night. He wants to question him about how entry was made without waking his wife, saying he has sought such insight for two decades.
A humorous exchange about a man who lost his legs in an automobile accident who plans to enter politics. The joke hinges on the phrase going on the stump despite his disability.
The article surveys speed-obsessed figures pushing aviation motorboats and racing cars to dangerous limits. Hamel and Tryon endure crashes and spectacular stunts while others, like a New York rocket paratrooper, suffer injuries. It notes broader war trends toward disabling rather than killing.
The Ponca Indians of California store grain in huge conical baskets with grass or cedar bark covers. The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences bought the basket, six feet tall with a nine feet cone cover, weighing 25 pounds despite its light oyster material.
The New York Press reports Britain will soon issue a longer barreled rifle with higher velocity. Experts say modern war weapons seek to wound rather than kill to reduce overall casualties and hospital burdens. High speed bullets exit bodies quickly, causing severe but often nonlethal wounds and rapid healing, contrasting with older projectiles.
The University of California proclaims war on the English sparrow infesting its grounds and plans to destroy eggs and young birds while trapping adults. Federal Agriculture reports edible value and urges control, noting no law bans killing sparrows. Boys may trap the birds for family meat trial.
Entombed in a grim Lisbon castle, Portugal houses inmates in the prison of silence. Cells brim with tomb-like spaces where 500 prisoners are forbidden to speak. Each day they exit in shrouds with masked faces, a brutal punishment endured by few for more than ten years.
A Memphis tax plan to fund a summer hospital for babies targets bachelors who refuse to pay. They are arrested and fined, and the method reportedly works, advocating swift, decisive action to resolve problems rather than avoidance.
A historical comparison explains telescope differences, cost, and efficiency. Refractors use lenses with costly domes and heavy glass, while reflectors rely on mirrors costing far less for the same aperture. Mirrors offer better light transmission and flexure resistance, making reflectors more versatile for visual and spectrographic work.
A Buffalo physician Dr W Sheldon Bull argues for goat milk as healthier than cow milk citing tuberculosis immunity and easier digestion. The piece supports public education on goats and invites broader acceptance, noting goats’ value for children and invalids and urging readers to consider goats as a dairy option.
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