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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1908
Page
8
A brief guide describes making lightweight bamboo fletching pieces attached to an arrow. The pieces hang over the bow, catching air as the arrow flies to produce a whistle. More force increases whistle strength and noise while affecting flight.
A French journal reports a new leather horseshoe market in Australia. In grass or fine sand regions the horse is shod with leather for better support. Extra shoes are light and easy to fit, enabling travel even when iron stock is scarce. Though pricier, benefits may justify the cost, with leather shoes potentially spreading globally as soils permit.
A photograph shows four small trees bound together to resemble a stag with two free branches as antlers and berries for eyes. Chinese flower-men bring these trained trees back each spring. such plants can be shaped into other animals like lions and tigers and, with care, endure for long periods retaining their forms.
A writer in the American Machinist describes removing broken taps by pouring hydrochloric acid into the hole. The acid remains about four minutes to corrode the tap and loosen it from the hole.
Zinc mining in Mexico has become significant mainly in the last three years. The strongest zinc deposits lie near Monterey with large mixed sulphide ore at Calera and production continuing at Toro General in San Luis Potosi.
A homemade flat bottom punt extends about 15 feet in length and 20 inches deep. It is described as very stable and hard to overturn, with seating for several passengers and the ability to row from either end.
The article describes constructing a four foot wide punt with sloping ends, battened sides, a bottom of narrow matched boards sealed with white lead, and a keel strip. It details oarlocks from top boards, use of galvanized nails, lamp wicking at joints, and fastening a rudder and flag at one end, emphasizing dry lumber and careful caulking for watertightness.
The article describes a simple adjustable printing frame stand for developing papers. It details building a sliding holder with a 1 inch gas pipe, a thumbscrew, and a hard maple support block to create a flexible, heightable light-facing setup.
Indian manganese production surged as shipments from Kidderpore dock reached 40,849 tons by October 1907, up from 14,587 tons for all of 1906, with Carnegie Steel Co of Pittsburg acquiring major Indian manganese properties and expected future increases. Practical varnishing notes advise coats of dextrine or thin starch on size colors, resealing with gelatine, and using damara varnish with slightly thickened linseed oil for best results.
In 1906 Switzerland imported 20 229 bicycles, down 721 from 1905. Germany supplied 17 000, France 2 284. British made machines totaled 391, up 91 from 1908, while American bicycle imports dropped from 120 in 1905 to 63 in 1906.
A guide suggests placing the diestock in the vise and running the screw through the die with a screwdriver to avoid spoiling the screwhead. In Africa, Johannesburg opens a new telephone exchange serving 24,000 lines, with about 6,500 already entering the building.
The Mayflower, Roosevelt’s yacht, will not be used for pleasure as it heads on a South American mission. Built in 1856 for Ogden Goelet, later bought by the U.S. government, the steel vessel is 273 feet long with 2,690 tons displacement and a speed of 16.8 knots.
In West Medford Combina tion A fire station hosts a mascot Dick a tortoise shell cat noted for sliding down the 19 foot pole like a fireman. Dick rides in the engine hose wagon at fires and naps on Jeff the 26 year veteran horse. Captain Frank H L Walker praises the intelligent feline who learned the trick by watching the crew.
Montgomery City recounts Hamp ton Ball the oldest living Missouri stage driver. He ran the route from Jonesburg to old Danville over Boons Lick road to St Louis and Lexington more than 57 years ago. Ball once halted a stage to mete out a meritorious flogging to a passenger who injuried his brother, a vow from youth.
Kellen a railroad conductor and Miss Van Wyck a Nesqualmie schoolteacher plot to escape together by train and horse from Nesqualmie Oregon. Kellen disappears on a Rogue River bridge as Miss Van Wyck waits, his body found downstream. she later leaves Nesqualmie to teach in California, haunted by the affair and rain.
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