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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1895
Page
6
Niriven Gale writes of a feisty girl named Alice James who batters Johnson boys in a playful, provocative lyric. The piece praises her speed and power while noting social constraints as the girl disrupts expected norms with bold athletic flair.
Minnie and Maud gossip during a carriage ride when Minnie discovers a stranger’s pipe and later receives a proposed engagement from Charles Bidding’s brother Earl Northover. Aunt Agatha condemns the scenes but Maud’s engagement to Charles is revealed, linked to the pipe’s odd fortune.
A London Sketch column recalls hidden age old wines in rural inns near the New Forest and in Kent and Sussex. The author describes rare claret and old Hollands stored by hosts who hoard for favored visitors, noting pre adulteration ages and a vanished coastal smuggling romance.
A dress reformer argues that gendered dress is a modern invention, citing ancient Rome Greece Arabia Turkey Japan China Korea and medieval orders. She notes men and women wore similar garments across cultures and laments critics who call the bicycle bloomer mannish.
Mrs Briggson Harold accused the office of poisoning after taking cough lozenges found on the desk. Mr Briggson the architect clarifies the lozenges were samples of mosaic tilings for hotel and office floors from Good Company.
A Yonkers Statesman snippet captures a brief exchange on a crowded morning train. One man asks if the other is going to work and receives a determined reply that he is indeed working, illustrating daily urban routines and commuter grit.
Chemical and electrical workers reveal a pneumatic tire pressure device with a hollow piston rod and adjustable foot piece to set tire firmness. The mechanism uses a spring loaded valves and a dust filter, with a flexible sleeve linking piston to wheel and a diaphragm dust filter. Sulphur aids throat health, though use is not aligned with medical practice.
Paul Breitenstein a Oakland theater stage carpenter invented a wave propelled boat that uses water motion for both buoyancy and propulsion. The craft resembles a dredger with side paddle wheels powered by rocking scows and a flywheel. Breitenstein spent $600 and plans trials and potential use at wharves with other machines.
Health officials warn genuine croup is rare and often actually diphtheritic infection or catarrhal laryngitis. Among eighty six cases, eighty percent contained true diphtheritic germs. sulphur powder and bellows treatment are noted as effective in destroying membranous growth.
Europe reports a new photography invention letting operators Ferrotypes without a dark room. Plates are dropped into a receptacle and liquids are poured via springs, then moved through processes in a closed chamber until ready for light. Improvements are promised soon.
The piece argues frequent sea collisions highlight the need for reliable water-tight compartments and ready safety appliances. It criticizes some large passenger steamships for misusing compartments for steerage and warns that safety systems are useless without proper maintenance and accessibility.
A simple science demonstration shows five six inch straws balanced in air by only one hold. A coin keeps the straws steady and prevents slipping. Try this to amaze friends and reveal the science behind dexterity and practical reasoning.
A medical critique debunks beef tea and bouillon as nutrient sources for the sick. It argues that bouillon contains little gelatin and offers scant nourishment, warning against relying on meat extracts to support recovery from disease.
Doctor Seitz of Munich reports in the British Medical Journal that worn worsted stockings carried 956 bacilli and cotton sacks 712, with fewer on gloves and woolen pieces. Pathogenic staphylococci appeared after nineteen days. anthrax remained virulent after a year, while erysipelas and cholera organisms faded quickly. Tests on tuberculous perspiration showed no transmission to linen worn near the skin.
A filter for ships made from a tree trunk purifies seawater by pumping water into the trunk under pressure. In minutes water exits the lower part of the trunk and becomes drinkable, avoiding chemical purifiers and their byproducts. This discovery promises a simple, domestic use water purification method for sea life.
A decorative set of shell and amber combs features lavish gold ornamentation. The items showcase fine craftsmanship and highlight luxury styling, suggesting a historic or artisan origin.
Washington notes that the Waller court martial record, sent via Madagascar to Aden then Paris and finally Washington, will take about a month to reach full briefing. The State Department fears France seeks delay to force an unconditional U S release and indemnity, while it works to protect Waller’s land rights.
Private letters from Key West report an August 31 battle near Santiago de Cuba where insurgents led by Antonio Maceo routed Spanish troops commanded by Canellas, with 600 soldiers and eight officers killed and Canellas wounded. A separate report from Barre cites a mass killing of insurgents and civilians by Spanish troops, conveyed to Cuban headquarters in New York via El Parvenir editor Henrique Trujokio.
Patents have been allowed but not issued to Iowa inventors including ToDO F. Smith Osceola for an improved force pump sold by Western Manufacturing Company. R C Bolan Lineville for a wire stretcher splicer and staple puller. B Wyborney Plymouth for a tire tightener with metal fasteners. C D Haldeman Des Moines for a horse tail tie. A S Edey Des Moines for an automatic car coupling. DED F Mains Reinbeck for check book and rein holder. Canada patent noted. details on obtaining patents offered by solicitors G R Pawl and Or R. Orwie.
Comptroller Bowler of the treasury department declares his jurisdiction over sugar bounty claims and rules the $5 238 289 appropriation for bounty payments unconstitutional, in the September 6 report.
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