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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1914
Page
8
The Burmese avoid marriages between people born on the same weekday. Each girl bears a birthday letter in her name and children begin with that letter. Couples marry by choice, but only after respecting the weekly fate rule.
The Terra Nova figurehead from Scott expedition arrives in Roath Park Cardiff. It was presented by Frederick Charles Bowring of Liverpool to the Welsh city.
The Yorkshire White Chalk cliffs host dense guillemot and puffin colonies. Visitors descend via rope and signaling systems, collecting eggs from ledges 200 to 250 feet below the top while climbers coordinate with partners above.
A gang of climbers gather as many as 3,000 eggs in a day, sending eggs to all parts of the country. The eggs are sold at about the same price as fresh farm eggs, though they weigh double an ordinary egg. The description mentions long handled tools and methods for handling the eggs.
Chimney rock in Cheyenne county Wyoming rises over 300 feet with a 75 foot shaft and shows sandstone and clay strata. The formation marks ancient ocean coverage in a region now thousands of feet above sea level, later uplift and erosion shaping the last fragments of a vast capping.
A survey of famous echoes notes the Menai suspension bridge in Wales returns hammer blows from its piers and beams across 576 feet with repeated echoes. Shipley church in Sussex has an echo repeating 20 syllables, Woodstock’s echo supposedly answers 50 times, and St Pauls Whispering Gallery conveys faint sounds across the dome while Gloucester cathedral’s octagonal gallery sends whispers 2 per 75 feet.
An English expert says a simple tongue test can distinguish real diamonds from fakes. Real diamonds feel cold while imitation stones feel warm to the touch. The method is said to apply similarly to ivory and celluloid, with ivory supposed to feel colder.
A report notes mushrooms are widespread and plentiful globally, with equal abundance in Siberia and tropical regions, reflecting a versatile supply chain and cultural use across climates.
The text surveys taste perception from crustaceans to humans, noting that lobsters and crabs show varied dietary preferences while snails slugs and insects display different gustatory sensitivity. It describes taste bulbs in tongues, their structure, discovery in 1867, and contrasts with birds and reptiles that lack such organs yet have limited taste.
The crested screamer shown in a photograph is described as the usual ancestor of the goose family, including ducks and swans, highlighting its place in avian lineage.
James H. Flood, son of the Comstock magnate, plans a fashionable San Francisco residence built of steel concrete and Vermont marble. A bronze cornice will feature a thin gold plating above the roof, signaling a grand stylish design.
Dr. Ella K. Dearborn of Portland Oregon holds the largest spoon collection with over 800 pieces gathered from many regions including remote tribes. Her special display cabinet is packed to capacity with spoons from around the world.
Overgrazed stock ranges on national forests can be restored to use faster under a system of regulated grazing than if left unused. The finding highlights a management approach that emphasizes controlled grazing schedules to recover vegetation and rangeland productivity.
London reports Scutari as the chosen capital of a new Albanian state under Prince William of Wied born 1876 and allied to Romania. His task faces uprisings, tax resistance, and fractured materials as Italy and Austria back the arrangement while Albanians remain billowing with clan loyalties and rough terrain.
Leavenworth Kas. Morgan C Hall an eight private at Fort Leavenworth shot himself rather than face court martial for perjury. He was a guard at the military prison and killed himself before troops arrived to escort him to the trial of an army officer.
Quote from Rev William Rader of San Francisco notes that more men fall into sin at forty than at twenty in a Chicago discussion.
The historic grotto at Pocantico Hills near Rockefeller’s residence features limestone stalactites from Italy and a dusky undergound passage. Inside, a domed octagonal chamber showcases Greek deities like Jupiter and Mercury, plus the enigmatic eighth figure "the mysterious one" by Emil Sieburn. The centerpiece is Hiebern’s Spirit of Joy fountain with a trance pose and surrounding nymph figures.
France experiences population decline in a European context amid rising deaths and lower births, with Birkeland noted as a reference point for births within the period.
Senator Gore testifies regarding an allegation by Mrs Bond in a Washington hotel episode. He says he met her by appointment, sat in a rocking chair, discussed her husband’s internal revenue post, and denies touching her while calling the claim an infamous lie. He cites no prior encouragement to the husband.
New York reports Fabre liner Roma ashore on the south side of No Man's Land near Martha's Vineyard. The 405 passengers are aboard bound for New York from Mediterranean ports and Newport. A Sunday S O S called for a powerful towboat and towing gear as the ship cannot be freed with its own means. Brest notes the French liner Niagara with 147 passengers turned back from Havre to a French port due to broken propellers.
Milledgeville Georgia reports a bold safe explosion in the office of C H Bonner. Bonner declines to state the loss but authorities say the missing sum is about 25 000 dollars with some estimates up to 50 000.
The article records Tom Sharkey being jailed in New York with reports of a judge or manager confirming the same sentence. Details are fragmentary, but state authorities proceed with the penal outcome for Sharkey.
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