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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1902
Page
6
A device by Leavitt R. Loomis of Humphreysville New York uses angled rollers with shore spikes and gear driven rotation to strip husks from corn ears. Ears move down incline as husks are removed and kernels are shelled, aiding large scale western farming.
Tokio researcher M Homma presents a memoir on atmospheric electricity outlining five deductions from experiments. He links ice potential in winds to dust electrification, fog potentials to water particle charging, positive electrification when cold air meets warm air, high ground air being cooler than upper air at Suprise, and field disturbance when warm and cold air masses mix.
Dr. Bauschinger of Heidelberg University notes few brighter than tenth magnitude remain unseen while fainter asteroids keep being found. He cites 1901 records showing 36 discoveries, with Heidelberg astronomers responsible for all but one. The university thus leads this field of astronomy.
Article describes a lizard resembling a snail, native to Australia and Tasmania, called the embless or scalefooted lizard. It is about twenty inches long with shining scales.
The article discusses how rainfall varies with terrain and cites a Tyndall case comparing Irish towns. It notes a theory by an English scientist proposing giant walls to divert moisture and create rain, but acknowledges practical and engineering challenges.
An automatic light ship stationed at Otter Rock Islay on Scotland’s west coast carries a mast light visible about twelve miles. The lamp is fueled by compressed gas in tanks, requiring no routine attention for months, and triggers a lever to ring a bell, warning mariners through two senses.
Henry Schumacher of San Francisco invents a clock with a fixed exterior dial and movable hour and minute hands. A central disk turns with the hour hand and bears a polar map of one hemisphere in triangular form. Peripheral dial projections hold segments of the opposite hemisphere.
Plank defines white light by two principles. First the energy distribution across the spectrum determines whiteness. Second within each narrow region energies and phases are absolutely irregular, yet the total spectrum matches measured white light energies.
The agricultural department investigates cold storage anomalies affecting peaches and other fruit. Observations show one lot remaining fresh for months while nearby lots decay in days, and some peaches lose flavor quickly while others stay unaffected. Officials seek causes behind these divergent results.
A narrative recalls brave Union soldiers and a war widow, Jennie Porter Pardee, who fought beside her fallen husband and was wounded in battle. Her faithful service and the courage of the widow who shouldered a musket are honored as towns remember the war’s heroes and the newborn son blessed to the couple.
The account details the second day of fighting at Gettysburg with notable positions at Slocum and Doubleday lines and the Round Tops. It notes heavy Confederate losses of about 6,500 killed and 26,000 wounded, Union losses around 4,834 killed and 15,000 wounded, and the retreat to Hagerstown after cemetery hill and Round Top engagements. The narrative mentions Meade’s pursuit and Lee’s army recrossing the Potomac ending northern invasions.
A Massachusetts captain in Washington sent a private to Alexandria for oysters. Bailey vanished nine days then returned with four wagonloads. He chartered a schooner to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk, earning profit by selling oysters in Georgetown. Soldiers profited from river trade, Bailey among them.
The text explains a spider’s wind aided movement by building a balloon of silk threads attached to a plant. It masters strength, then releases, riding a breeze to land. If the distance is short, it uses a silk line to ride a puff and reach dry ground.
A freed slave era scene in Norfolk Virginia after the war shows a black mammy embracing a former Union soldier in gratitude. She kisses his bronze cheek, eliciting a surprised reaction and a bittersweet response from the veteran as he processes the affectionate gesture.
The Spanish war brings vast medical challenges for U S military surgeons. Cooperation is essential as officers along the line of civilization grow more isolated. The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States aims to publish current information on national service abroad and auxiliary work at home to unite progress and practice.
A Danville Pennsylvania woman Mary Owens joins the enlistment office, determined to accompany her husband to the war and endure its hardships with him. The account highlights her devotion and resolve in choosing to serve.
Howard Ashton of Zanesville records Capt McCarty formerly of the Thir teenth Ohio cavalry detailing the crater fight before Petersburg. He notes the Union mine explosion led to a costly but futile assault as Confederates awaited at strong works.
Rachel Meyerberg, a poor trainee nurse in the Kenston tenements, endures love and sacrifice amid a life of toil. Joseph Rosenthal pledges devotion while pursuing a noble career as the Angel of the Ghetto but she fears a life apart. A building collapse seals fates as the flames and wreckage threaten a fragile hope amid immigrant hardship.
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