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Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1901
Page
4
The article describes how sea anemones initially retreat when touched by food and gradually become tame in aquariums. It explains their ability to move by shifting along their base and attach to various rock faces. Coral polyps behave similarly, shrinking when fed in captivity and forming a forestlike pattern on rocks before gradually rising again.
The New York Sun compares coral polyps and sea anemones to animals that grow desensitized in captivity. It notes their initial fear fades, then crowding is possible again, yet they remain undisturbed and seemingly intelligent.
The United States Life Saving Service began with volunteers paid only $10 per rescue and nothing for drills or hardships. Despite hunger, cold, and risk, these men stayed with the lifeboats, staying true to duty while wages elsewhere rose to over $21 weekly aboard lake merchant ships. Harper's Weekly notes their unparalleled record.
Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson records a tale from their student days about John Keats and a then unseen line. Stephens, a doctor friend, critiques the couplet saying it lacks something yet foresees its lasting life. The poet later repeats a revised version promising it will live forever.
General Lawton and his staff watch a mission unfold as a young lieutenant attempts to ford a river. The horse sinks after the bank shelves, both rider and horse suffer a dunk, and the officer reports with formality that the river is not fordable. The moment provokes shared laughter from the general and the staff.
The arapaima, the largest fresh water fish of the Amazon, grows up to six feet and has teeth on its tongue. Some trout species share this trait. Tongue teeth aid prey capture, while other fish have flexible tooth bases to bend backward. Ancient sharks could recoil from a massive bite, with jaws 70 feet long.
The text notes that some fossil sharks had teeth up to five inches long, far larger than modern sharks. It recalls that early birds, from geological times, possessed teeth for catching worms, but as they ceased predation they lost their teeth.
M P Chaudoir of the Mouvement Geographique visits stalagmite caves two hours from Tanga in eastern Africa. Chambers rise 100 to 250 feet. a vast 5,000 square yard hall hosts millions of bats. A bat measured 4 feet 10 inches across the wings after a fatal encounter with a stick.
A dialogue from Brooklyn Life mocks a contralto and the soprano's maid as they spar over bouquets in the first act. The maid asserts the mistress pays for gifts herself, condemning those who charge items.
A woman with a suitcase and umbrellas hurries to a weary company servant at the Jersey City ferryhouse. She asks if it matters which ferry to New York, and the man replies it makes no difference.
A man with a bald pate recalls an amused encounter when a stranger teased him as Old Baldy while he watered a lawn. The stranger bowed and claimed to be the limit, sparking a lighthearted postscript where they shared a drink.
A traveler encounters a bright young girl in North Carolina who gives a remarkably long name Virginia Alabama Mississippi Benson. He learns she lives in a small cab nearby and asks her mother about their many places of residence.
A Chicago Record-Herald note recalls a child made a family record and christened to help parents remember the states of their residence. The story reflects on naming as a keepsake and memory aid for a family.
A Washington Star columnist cites a remark about women seeking dominance and femininity turning aggressive. The speaker reads a favorite line at home, feeling content with the idea that influential women shape society.
On Saturday June 15 at 10 30 a m the Living Lake church hosts a school program with speeches and songs. A social and dinner run 12 00 to 2 00 p m precedes Belle Lytle and daughter Gracie presenting a Talk on India with exhibits on Hindu customs life costumes language and songs. Neighbors are invited to bring baskets to this noon social.
The board of supervisors is in session this week. Front of the courthouse lot is being terraced and sodded. Janet Parks visited Sigourney. Harry Hall of Columbus Junction visits the Reynolds home. Dodds of Oskaloosa staying with the St. Clair Lewis family in town. Dr. L. S. Simon and D. S. Simon from Chicago attend High School commencement and visit the Rich home. Dr. and Mrs. Henderson return from Columbus Junction after Rathbone Sisters’ convention. Licenses to wed issued to Moomey and Brown, Diller and Knox, Waldschmidt and Droll. Robert Sturgeon, Brighton’s oldest resident, dies at 95 years. Mrs. McConnell of south Washington stricken with paralysis and in critical condition. Keokuk Presbytery Y P C U convention at Morning Sun June 18–19 with Miss Lewis and Miss Anderson on program and Mel Logan as president. Maud Morrison to wed Alvah Es Sands at Ainsworth this evening. Rev. J. P. Davis officiating. Daniel Ritchey, Crawford township pioneer and early teacher, a guest at the Roberts home. Decoration Day accident: Jonathan Wilkins’s team ran away. he was dragged and injured but recovering.
A dialogue from the Chicago Record features five year old Ethel and her brother debating the moon. Ethel asks what it is made of and the younger boy jokes it is a hole in the sky for God to see through.
The lodge books will be found at the South side harness shop. South side harness shop is the location for the M W A records. S. O. Barden, Clerk, announces the change of place for the documents.
Mrs. Baxter Ingham of Brighton Iowa testifies she wore six rubber plates from various dentists with poor results. She now uses an aluminum plate made by Dr A S Hays of the Temple Dental Parlors Washington Iowa and deems it fully satisfactory in every respect.
A listing of real estate transfers including Thos Powelson heirs to D A Fesler on 40 acres in Iowa for 1660 dollars, Wm Barngrover to Ella Wentworth 80 acres in Clay for 2000, and multiple other transfers. It notes parcels in Brighton, Lime Creek, Richmond, Marion, and Kalona with various buyers and prices ranging from 50 to 4000 dollars and heirs transferring to spouses or other named individuals.
The Magnet and Aurora societies held a crowded joint open session in the chapel Tuesday evening. The program featured mandolin music, declamations by Anna Harvey and Grace Romig, an oration by Howard McConaughey, and a diploma presentation. The Supreme Court of Kansas reversed the Topeka mayoralty decision and installed J. W. F. Hughes as mayor.
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