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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1899
Page
5
Neat Toy Sprinkler from Everyday Mechanics
A detailed DIY guide describes constructing a toy sprinkler using a walnut, hazelnuts, straws, a cork, and a bottle. Steps include hollowing the walnut, inserting straws, aligning hazelnuts, sealing leaks, and placing the device on a cork to pour water. The sprinkler spins when water is added, driven by the straw-jet mechanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helizope
Chicago
Plants that shoot seeds like bullets amaze observers
A strange natural phenomenon describes plants such as wistaria and wild geranium hurling seeds like bullets. When pods burst seeds travel long distances, up to fifty feet or more, frightening nearby animals and even causing a nurse to fear a bullet entered her room. The tale blends curiosity with caution about this curious plant behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wistaria
Some Queer Names in Chicago Directory Entry
The Chicago Tribune notes a new directory featuring a wide field of animal names from birds to beasts. It lists quail to nightingales, owls to otters, plus human surnames like Pig g Tog Coon Moose and Fox Bear Elk and Deer and many more, with feed terms and fishing references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tynak Walton
Utah
Bargains in Tombstones On Long Island Streets
An eastern Long Island suburb shows a marked down sale of tombstones, with granite monuments displayed at the gate for easy delivery. The smooth sales pitch includes white painted price tags like This style 20 and A beauty only 14 56 as rivals glance on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Sun
Long Island
Wanted St Pauls Address Provokes Turkish Censor
The Athens Asty reports a Benevolent Society in the Turkish capital issued a printed appeal for a charitable object. A censor demanded St Paul's address and the printer was jailed for refusing to identify Paul who has been dead for centuries. After three days and intervention by the Greek patriarch the printer was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Asty
Chamboul
St. Paul
Ward's Courtroom Amen Remark Causes Stunned Laughter
A Philadelphia attorney, John A Ward, stirred upheaval in court by telling a spectator to amen during prayer. The astonished bar reacted with laughter as Ward recalled the moment and a youth stared for an answer. The piece also cites a Scientific American note on a stomach extirpation case and the patient living 44 months post op.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Ward
Philadelphig Bar
The
Inquirer
Gerer
Ward
Scientific American
Schlatter
Derby Victory Sparks Quip on Waterloo Rivalries
A French nobleman exclaimed to the Beaufort director as Voltigeur won the derby, declaring Waterloo avenged, and the reply hinted that the French ran well at Waterloo as well. The exchange reflects the era’s racing and Napoleonic era tensions through a playful wager of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voltigeur
Beaufort
Duke
Waterloo
Count
Railways show booming earnings across major lines
The Philadelphia Press argues railroads mirror national industry with record earnings. Ohio Central and Kanawha and Michigan report gains in gross and net earnings driven by freight and passenger traffic, though much of the rise funds higher operating costs and wages. Pittsburg’s industrial Klondike area employs 270,000 with average daily wages of 2.13 dollars, while freight traffic runs 30 percent above car availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Central
Kanawha
Michigan
Captaint
Pitsburg
Klondike
Philadelphia Press
Turmoil Over Free Trade Shift Blurs Tariff Debate
Amid heated debate on tariffs traders show mixed signs as some support protective measures while others acknowledge rising exports and prosperity. Horace White of the New York Evening Post notes a rare tariff reversal, predicting two to three years of solid business conditions driven by a strong iron trade, despite earlier criticism. The New York World questions tariff effects as Pittsburg’s economy leans on Republican policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Atlantic Sea- Board
United States
Tooved jaeeSe
Williams
Horace White
New York Evening Post
Peking
Congress
Post
White
New York Herald
New York World
Pittsburg
Otis Army Health Best in Tropics Despite Critics
The Philip pine expedition under General Otis shows remarkably low disease losses. With 24,000 to 20,000 troops, only 41 officers and 684 men died, 380 from disease. Death rate under Otis ≈30 per 1,000 per year, far lower than British India or Cochin China. Otis’s men, though inexperienced in tropics, demonstrate superior discipline and generalship for campaigns in harsh climates.
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India
Philippines
Otis
London
England
Ohs
Batde
Que
Cochin
China
Otishag Hat Wan
Senegal
Acter
Wader&o
Tropics
Gus
Ohio State Journal
Dr Miles Nerve Plasters 25c at all druggists
An old style advertisement notes Dr Miles Nerve Plasters priced at 25 cents and available at every drugstore, marketing a home remedy claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
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Dr. Miles Medical Company
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