21 Jan 1911
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1911
Page
1
Instructions describe making a pet pig from a lemon with a long stem as body. A notch forms the mouth, matches form legs, pins create eyes, pink ear pieces hang over eyes, a pin tail is added, and a small pen or box provides a play area for the lemon pig.
A writer describes ostriches performing a peculiar waltz on the sandy plains of southern Africa. Morning runs lead to rapid whirls with raised wings, and males kneel with wings spread in courtship displays. The strutting birds ignore surroundings as the male emits a tight mouthed cry.
After a long search Raising Chickens the boy Willie is found in the garden sticking feathers into the ground. His mother asks what he is doing and he explains he is planting feathers to raise chickens so they won’t need to buy them.
A vivid scene shows a hill used for coasting with snow and ice. About fifty children, both girls and boys, enjoy sledding with varied gear from steel runners to improvised dustpan sleds. Young dancers ride tandem in a single dustpan line while all shout with joy, guided by luck and laughter. The memory is from Mary A. Gillette in Youth's Companion.
A compact guide describes affordable do it yourself experiments to explore air pressure and vacuums. It covers stacking glasses with a candle, building a makeshift air pump, and observing balloons and water fountains driven by pressure changes. Each experiment uses inexpensive glass jars bottles and rubber tubing to demonstrate basic physics principles.
Darken the room or blindfold players and pass six coins in a prearranged, nonsequential order. Each player holds each coin two seconds, then passes. After all have touched them, players write the passing order. The closest guess wins the prize.
The first steel Pullman cars were heavy and doubted for practicality but have been lightened without sacrificing strength. Pennsylvania system cars average 100000 pounds per body and 43500 pounds per pair of trucks. Total service weight remains only 12 to 16 percent above standard wooden sleeping cars.
A historical note explains how rising auto production and larger vehicles spurred railroads to design a dedicated automobile car. Early transport used standard freight and furniture cars. by seven years ago a side door, 36 to 40 foot box car with wide staggered doors emerged to speed loading and handling, avoiding end doors due to time loss.
A young seal basking on the Los Angeles and San Diego Beach railroad near American Park stopped an incoming train from La Jolla. The engineer and brakeman captured the seal and moved it to the baggage car. The state fish and game commission may be asked to keep the animal in a tank on depot grounds. The seal was found several miles from water, possibly carried inland by high tide from False Bay.
Canada added 1,588 miles of new railroad lines in 1909, according to official railway company returns, compared with 1,748 miles completed in the United States. The figures highlight Canada’s large railroad expansion relative to its population.
Among Germanys 693 railroad workshops there are 70 employing more than 300 persons. The data highlights the concentration of labor in the nations rail industry and signals the scale of operations within major workshop facilities.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers avoided a strike after protracted deadlock with major western railroad companies. Both sides showed willingness to compromise, averting a national crisis and sparking optimism for upcoming years. The Cleveland Leader notes the settlement could set a trend for future industry disputes and bolster prospects for prosperity.
The first 100 miles from Khartum to Wad Madani opened January 1 and surpassed expectations with freight returns of 50000 dollars in the first month. The new section handles daily trains of durra gum and cotton, and fourth class passenger traffic nearly covers operating costs. If southern sections follow, the country’s commercial prospects look bright as the line reaches farther south and next winter traffic may begin.
Pennsylvania railroad workers await a Philadelphia general office plan that would retire employees earlier. The proposed system allows voluntary retirement at sixty and compulsory retirement at seventy, potentially affecting about eight percent of the workforce and reshaping seniority and staffing.
The first large consignment of rail road ties shipped from Australia to the United States is on its way to Redondo, California. They are mainly iron bark, widely used in railroad construction in Australia, and number 66,000.
A plan for an electric underwater railway would link Sweden and Denmark across the Baltic Sea. The project envisions a tunnel facilitating rapid transit, potentially transforming regional commerce and travel between the two nations.
In Washington the Democratic caucus faces a critical decision on committee appointing power. Some conservatives may oppose the plan to shift control from the speaker to a committee on committees, while leaders urge unity to maintain harmony in the House and avoid Republican leverage after the election. Senator Elkins of West Virginia and Senator Dolliver of Iowa are highlighted as contrasting figures amid party tensions. A separate note mentions the post office conscience fund receiving several small and large unsigned contributions intended to reconcile past government frauds.
A concise market observation notes that in certain conditions the favorable side for trading may lie on the market's exterior. It contrasts typical expectations with occasional external advantage and implies strategic implications for participants.
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