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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
6
A historic look at needle production begins with winding fine wire into two inch lengths, sharpening ends on a grindstone, stamping two eyes, and splitting into two needles. The soft wire is hardened in hot oil, cooled, then polished by seven days of sand rolling, before eyes are brightened and needles are threaded for packing.
A city man trains his son to pay gas bills before a set date to earn a discount. The boy, eager to please, repeatedly secures the discount, then secretly runs gas all night to inflate the bill. He learns the wider the bill, the larger the discount, a startling early business lesson from Royal Magazine.
Maudie and Jim trade riddles about two millionaires two pianos and two glue pots. The exchange twists on who can play whom, ending with Maudie admonishing that’s where you stick. The dialogue plays on wordplay and stuck situations in a humorous domestic exchange.
A brief sports note reports a player described as a feller who dies on the third, with level and Leader referenced in the season context.
A thirsty maid refuses water milk and lemonade after finishing raisin cake saying the drink would spoil the taste of cake. The narrator notes her persistent thirst and asks why she won’t drink.
A brief inquiry notes the Phonic girls and seeks to identify the names associated with the group or event. The article records limited details, focusing on who attended and the social context rather than broader outcomes or proceedings.
A fragmented prompt invites readers to locate twelve girls’ names in a pictured grid. It instructs starting at S and moving square to square without skipping, with Silvia given as an example, guiding the search for all twelve names in the arrangement.
The account explains balloon origins with Montgolfier of Annonay France credited for inventing the balloon after a laundress dried a petticoat over a stove. It notes the first public ascent on June 5, 1783, describing the balloon, ascent, and later flight by Pilatre du Rozier and Marquis L Arlandes on November 21, 1783 to about 3,000 feet.
An illustration demonstrates cutting a star with a single snip of the shears and urges following the directions to show how simple the method is.
A young English political worker visiting a wealthy MP’s country estate shows a photo of the house claiming the duke’s window slept there and that his own room was nearby. An inquisitive guest asks about a distant building and the narrator quips it is the kennels, prompting a sharp exchange.
A seven layer rubber and silk balloon fabric, vulcanized for strength, offers gas and moisture proofing and high durability. Tests show minimal gas loss over six weeks, heat and cold resistance, easy patching, and no folding issues. Weighs five ounces per square yard plus silk layers, sold by weight and color at about $2.50 per square yard.
Not sharks teeth these light waves display voice vibrations produced by sound striking a luminant. Number one shows the bass G evenly produced number two A perfectly produced number three treble D and number four D an octave higher. The instrument recording these reads is not shown.
An illustrated article describes a frying pan with three compartments to cook multiple dishes simultaneously on a single burner. Partitions consist of a V shaped plate with flanges bolted to the pan bottom and a straight piece projecting from the apex, creating separate cavities while keeping foods from mixing. Bolt heads on the underside elevate the pan from the stove.
A Dr J A Fleming experiment before the Royal Society prepared a potassium sodium alloy sealed in vacuum. Illumination by an arc lamp caused negative electricity to leak from the surface through the insulated platinum plate. The leak came from the most refrangible rays, and the effect of polarizing light on different planes was demonstrated.
Professor E Rutherford describes Alpha rays as atoms projected at about 6000 miles per second. The heating effect of radium is due to this motion. Alpha particles travel seven centimeters in air before stopping and ionize molecules as they go, breaking up about 100000 molecules on average.
The longest submarine cable stretches from Vancouver to New Zealand, forming a single uninterrupted link across the open ocean. This massive undersea connection showcases vast engineering reach and spans hundreds of kilometers.
Prof Ernest Sauerbruch of Marburg described a lung‑preserving method using an exhausted air cabinet for chest operations. The patient’s body remains outside while the lungs breathe ambient air. successful in 12 cases on dogs and humans.
An optical illusion notes that the inside circles in Figures 1 and 2 appear different in size. It asserts the diameters are equal and can be proven by measurement, highlighting perception versus geometry in a short demonstration.
A New Zealand royal commission reports frequent fires on wool carrying ships over two years and cites spontaneous combustion as the cause. Australian factory tests show surface wool temperatures 87 degrees while three feet deep reach 660 degrees, with charred mass. Heat source linked to abundant tallow. wool with only ordinary wool fat showed no spontaneous ignition.
The Semecarpus anacardium tree yields a nut whose juice has long served as a natural marking ink. Dried nuts are heart shaped, nearly black, with a viscid black juice. When mixed with quicklime it marks linen and cotton and forms a black varnish. Alcohol and sulphuric ether create another marking ink. Cashew nuts share similar properties in the West Indies and tropical South America.
M Verhaert, director of a Belgian glass factory, surpassed the former record held by two professional athletes Viard and Empain. He lifted 243 kilograms about 558 pounds with one arm, redefining strength records.
Great Western Railway forms a miniature signaling school at Paddington to train clerical staff in the block system and control of rolling stock. A full model railway replicates signals, points, and levers with bells and headlights to teach train position, clearance, and automatic derailment safeguards for safe junctions and fast movement.
A London express on the Caledonian main line near Rockcliffe north of Carlisle halted when the driver spotted a red object beside the track. The object proved to be a red parasol carried by a woman awaiting passage at a level crossing, prompting the emergency stop.
The Railway News describes elaborate safety measures by the Great Eastern railroad for traveler safety. At Broxbourne a rail contact 300 yards ahead of advanced starting signals signals alert station signalmen when a train passes. On engine contact, a bell rings in the signal box until the signal returns to danger.
A bull leaped onto the Andalusian express traveling at 20 mph near Rabonales. The collision derailed the locomotive but the driver managed to brake in time to keep the train from tumbling into an embankment. A fresh engine was secured in London Standard.
A Popular Mechanics description touts an Indian passenger train between Calcutta and Bombay as the finest for comfort. It features three bathrooms per first class corridor saloon, tiled floors, glazed sanitary tiles, and dark green morocco upholstery. The train layout includes two baggage and third class coaches, three first class corridor saloons, and a dining car with 63 by 10 by 9 foot first class coaches. Electric fans circulate air amid wooden Bonnets protecting travelers from sun.
Jim the sparrow, pet of engine drivers and firemen at a northern Scotland railroad yard, hatched in a locomotive stable, raised in a cage, tame enough to perch on a shoulder and sleep in his owner's pocket. Six years old, he accompanies the engineer on daily rounds and nests in odd spots. From Animals' Friend column. A new pay car on the Monongahela and Conemaugh divisions of the Pennsylvania railroad features a shower bath, six brass sleeping cots, an arsenallike interior with shooting arms, a burglarproof safe, and a convertible banking end into an observation parlor and superintendent's office.
An Atchison Globe note reports locomotive engineers encounter skunks on night runs. Skunks gather near tracks. headlight glare blinds them, leading to being ground under wheels. Train crews quickly know when a skunk is struck, and many engineers hold a superstition about skunk signs predicting accidents.
Plan sketches a new union station in Winnipeg to serve the Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Pacific routes. The project aims to modernize rail facilities and improve connections, with completion expected in about three years. The article notes the station’s strategic rail significance and funding considerations.
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