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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1909
Page
3
In a 1907 debate over the new twenty dollar gold piece design, Dr. C. W. Townsend argues eagles in flight keep legs trailing, not drawn up. He notes birds of prey, waterfowl, and gallinaceous birds fly with legs behind, while perching passerines tuck them in. Hummingbirds’ leg posture remains unsettled.
A writer in Popular Mechanics suggests converting a small cannon with a 1 inch bore by enlarging the fuse hole to fit a spark plug from a gasoline engine. The device would be loaded with gas from a gas jet and capped with a cork, creating a dangerous improvised explosive.
The text describes wiring a battery to a spark coil and spark plug then connecting another wire to a cannon near the plug. It instructs turning a switch to produce a spark followed by a loud report. The fragment reads like a dangerous improvised device construction.
A patriotic classroom activity pairs state flowers with state outlines. Girls receive cards showing the flower, boys draw the state outline with its name. State flowers listed include Alabama goldenrod Arkansasaster California columbine Delaware peach blossom Idaho syringa Iowa wild rose Maine pine cone and tassel Michigan apple blossom Minnesota moccasin flower Missouri goldenrod Montana bitter root Nebraska goldenrod New York rose Oklahoma mistletoe Oregon Oregon grape Rhode Island violet Vermont red clover Washington rhododendron.
A playful list of whimsical plant based riddles and puns. It poses questions about what William carries and which tree words imply, mixing names like Yew, L, Spruce, Maple, and Willow with a garbled wartime verse and faded text.
A fragmentary verse scene describes a housekeeper or maid praised as the prettiest ever seen and dearer than gems or gold. It extols her care with buttons sewn on clothes and neat work, calling her warmth and virtue a priceless wealth beyond worldly riches.
A Hindu fakir performs the bag and spear illusion with an assistant in a sack. He counts breaths to time the spear thrusts, creating a dramatic feign of killing the occupant. Both performers synchronize breathing to avoid real injury and deliver a safe, carefully timed spectacle.
An amusing college tale features a master who adores figs and insists on the precise moment to eat one He wraps the lone good fig in silver with a label The next day the fig vanishes and the branch bears a new label A Fig for the Master.
A Kansas City Journal note recounts a teacher in Colby describing pupil Charles as showing signs of astigmatism after a schoolroom medical exam. The parent replies with a humorous, garbled pledge to discipline the boy and urges further assessment and correction of his sight.
An Indianapolis News correspondent recounts a dramatic Boston and Maine wreck near Weirs New Hampshire in 1900 or 1901. An extra freight train ignored revised orders, colliding with a regular freight, killing three, and leaving operators stunned yet composed as they waited for wrecking crews.
A Detroit Free Press tale recalls engineer Osborne who, facing a fatal collision, kept the throttle and braked, sacrificing his life to avert catastrophe. Two engines collided head-on in a white-hot moment, crushing the cars behind as Osborne steadied his post and diverted steam to prevent an explosion.
Moody's Magazine notes Germany built a vast rail network cheaply due to flat terrain cheap labor and partial cohesion. The system lacks central planning yet serves regions well with no tunnels in northern Germany and few major earthworks. In 1899 total German line length reached ~50 000 km with an average cost of 263 615 marks per kilometer.
The Pennsylvania railroad has established signal schools along its line east of Pittsburg to train men for signal service. Six signal apprentices will undergo a three year program with mechanical work first, then office study, and finally outside electrical and electro-pneumatic appliance work.
Seventeen observatories including Greenwich Rome Taroma Helsing ton Potsdam Oxford Bordeaux Toulouse Algiers Sun Pernande Tacubaya Santiago Cordova Argentina Perth Cape Town Sydney Melbourne have labored 22 years to map the sky by photography. Some 28 051 negatives were taken and over 2 000 engraved on copper for Scientific American.
A report asserts negligence by Ilsaad Management caused a substantial portion of losses in a jet shipment. Confusing quotes and barred parties hint at disputes over liability and accountability in the shipment incident.
A user from Paris Tennessee praises Dean's Kidney Pills for curing weak kidneys, back pain, and urinary troubles. The testimonial claims relief from cloudy urine, night awakenings, and weakness, restoring health and strength. Sold for 60 cents a box by FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Former High Sheriff Chesterfield C. Middlebrooks awoke to a tremor he described as an earthquake like sound. He claims a six pound bull frog slept beneath his bungalow and croaked enough to crack the foundations. He plans to anchor, rope, and bait 100 hooks to capture the creature and save his property.
Daily influx of new recruits marks the fight against tuberculosis and new methods emerge. The National Association predicts within five years mass awareness will inform all Americans on prevention and cure and the infectious nature of the disease. Two needs guide efforts: fuller registration of TB cases and isolation of dangerous advanced consumption cases.
A bachelor girl reports an invitation to an electrical tea hosted by a woman doctor. She wonders what will happen during the event whether a battery will be provided or the tea will be made on an electric stove, or if the group might be electrocuted.
Alfred East lauds American women as the most charming and charitable in the world. He credits the United States educational system for shaping their character and calls them good fellows with little need for male assistance.
A weary clerk in a shoe store confronts a loud customer rushing for a train. In a heated moment the clerk scolds the crowd, saying the store cannot provide a salesman for every customer and quips about a Chinese Sunday school.
A New Hampshire woman recounts severe stomach trouble followed by using Grape-Nuts. She reports pain relief, normal digestion, improved energy, and renewed work capacity, attributing renewed health to the cereal with the slogan There's a Reason. The letter appears in a period ad promoting the food as foundational to health.
An AnAktchison Globe opinion cites that the dead beat who preys on friends’ confidence cannot prosper. He must move frequently, endures constant fear and unrest, and suffers a harsher end than the honest person. The piece portrays contempt for swindlers and notes widespread social rejection.
A Detroit mother reports curing her child Vivian’s springtime boils and scalp humor using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, noting improvement over two years. Also included are humorous clergyman and cellar bottle jokes, a note on laundering with Defiance Starch, and a NY court quip about mistaken identities.
A brief Harper's Weekly quip portrays a judge questioning a prisoner who asks what he would do if a man entered a grocery store and requested to take a moving picture of the cheese, illustrating a humorous moral dilemma.
An ad touts smooth iron results with Defiance Starch for home laundering, promising proper stiffness and less wear. It links Lore throat to infection via food. Hamlin’s Wizard Oil is advertised as a quick cure, while an incredulous line questions a physician’s advice to mothers.
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