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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1900
Page
2
A Brooklyn medical note wonders if juries can be too intelligent and if impartial judges and witnesses may overreach. After the South Africa war ends engineers discuss Transvaal gold mine shafts, with estimates of 4000 to 12 000 feet depth and air cooling as a solution to extreme heat.
Italian savants challenge the Greenwich starting line for longitude and time, noting frequent cloud cover there. They propose adopting Jerusalem as a common reference because skies are clearer and Palestine could become neutral territory to remove political objections.
The text notes how Boer tactics conceal long range guns to surprise attackers, a practice echoed in major forts where terraces and obstructions hide artillery from visitors. It argues such concealment remains a core defensive device in coastal fortresses worldwide.
A new horizontal floor spans the Seine at Rouen 167 feet above water. Steel towers and suspension cables support a 36 by 42 foot car moved by electrically driven rollers along the elevated deck. Ropes form a diagonal lattice to prevent swing and carry carriages and pedestrians.
The article explains conference committees as a parliamentary practice in which three members from each house work to reconcile differences in a bill. Typically the majority party members drive talks, with minority members added for formal assent after initial agreement. Each representative aims to defend their chamber's version while remaining faithful to their body’s passage.
A warning that dwindling lumber threatens higher costs for wood products, housing, and transport. The piece argues citizens will pay for scarce timber through higher prices and job losses, urging national action to safeguard forest resources.
A Mana yunk mill hand recalls serving as a cocoon guard in a silk mill. Cocoons from China and Japan were weighed daily, counted in portions, and assigned to workers. The guard tallied each girl’s allotment, ensuring fair distribution and detecting shortages.
The article notes lions are cheaply bred in captivity reducing imports. It cites prices around 5 000 for lions and 10 000 earlier, with elephants and rhinoceroses scarce and rarely bred. Monkeys and hippos are uncommon. hippos born in Central Park remains unique. Data from Scientific American.
A Paris fashion critique notes French women value individuality in dress. Despite trends, each woman tailors styles to her taste and type, creating varied silhouettes on the promenade. American women are said to be less self-assertive, yet this season offers numerous options for refined gowning through decorated, draped, or lineed effects.
The Tageblatt in Vienna reports nine centenarians in Austria led by Amelie Ringer near Bielitz in Silesia who is nearly 115. Others include Anna Welzl aged 103 and Michael Piszk born 1797 with a long life tale, while Moses Steiner is the poorest at age 100.
In a sharp exchange Mrs Meekton asks Leonidas who is history's greatest general. He responds without delay with Joan of Arc, prompting quick reaction from the group.
An Indian man recently arrived in Rapid City from his reservation with his wife and daughter deposited 2000 dollars at a local bank. He is noted as the only Indian bank depositor in the state and among the largest cash holders of his race.
A certified nurse seeking a wartime post was told by the war office that if all volunteers were accepted there would be a nurse for every wounded soldier and some to spare for the Boers, signaling ample nursing support amid conflict.
Rivalry among colleges centers on producing the ideal man a strong intellectual leader Health takes precedence as health underpins all Efforts are urged to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to keep bowels regular and stomach healthy and to help prevent malaria fever and ague
In parts of Italy a custom harvests melons while still green and hangs them to air dry in the open. They remain suspended until winter when the fruit is eaten, a practice linked to local climate and harvest cycles.
A physician dubs love a contagious affliction of the heart likening it to measles. The remark frames romance as an infectious, unavoidable malady affecting emotions and relationships.
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