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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1908
Page
8
A Pennsylvania machinist devised a leather glove with removable finger tips, secured by metallic clips and a resilient wrist clamp. The design aims to shield fingers from rough and injurious surfaces while allowing tips to be renewed when worn.
An umbrella is described with a shifted central handle allowing two users to share shelter. When raised the handle sits to one side, freeing the central area from obstruction. The design aims to keep both users protected from rain with enhanced coverage.
The article describes a device that closes with the same appearance as the ordinary article. It notes a handle with a runner and stretched ers attached to a carrier linked to the runner. When closed the ibs seal tightly. when raised they tilt slightly to one side.
A new spring wheel uses hard rubber cishings and flat steel springs linked by elbow joints to absorb road shocks. Spokes connect with a socket joint at the hub and riveted lower springs, forming a smoother pneumatic tire action, with the cross of three spokes tangent to the hub under load.
A detailed account explains the final stage of a blood transfusion between a donor and an infant recipient. The process includes eye protection for the patient, morphine premedication, and the use of a small aluminum transfusion instrument. Surgeons dissect, clamp, and connect the radial artery and a vein, then gradually restore blood flow. The infant gains strength to resist illness and to sustain future blood production.
Brief 19th century note explains that small steam boiler leaks can be halted by pouring a small amount of wheat bran into the boiler through the manhole. The tip emphasizes quick, low cost repair method for steam systems.
The first regular Sunday milk train from Goshen to New York faced fierce church opposition led by ministers and congregations. Despite threats of excommunication, a boycott and practical pressure on the railroad compelled Sunday service, with early mishaps and eventual acceptance by Orange County farmers and churches.
A fragment describes a South scene where Black railroad firemen and workers rely on a mystic rabbit foot for safety. The charm is said to work only if kept in a graveyard haunting and killed under a dark moon, with white witches in some areas adopting the talisman in a left breast pocket between pencil and toothbrush.
The Pennsylvania railroad finishes a two mile stretch between Vineyard and Newton Hamilton in Mifflin County, enabling a rail link between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The project marks a key grade and track completion advancing intercity service and regional connectivity.
A Washington Post excerpt recalls railroading’s early charm and dangers. Veteran workers recount incidents from New York to Long Island, including near misses, cattle guards, and a mixing of travel lore with talk of European rail efficiency and punctual schedules.
The article describes widespread traveler superstitions such as white flowers or ribbons guarding against accidents and burning coffee as better than insurance. In the south some tie Psalm 16 under the left arm when traveling, place straw in trunks for protection, and women pack stockings in trunks for safety. it is considered unlucky to lock a trunk before leaving home and to have the lid fall on a packing traveler.
The Spokane & Inland Empire system spans 169 miles linking Spokane with Coeur d Alene Tolalia Colfax and Moscow Washington. It uses electric locomotives for freight and an overhead trolley system for passengers. The line is praised for boosting the inland empire around Spokane. Siamese railroads reportedly total 436 miles.
In London a portrait emerges of Clement Armand Fallieres, a gifted yet lazy lawyer whose wife Mme Fallieres transformed him into a national leader. Critics note his lack of initiative, crediting Mme Fallieres with diplomacy, social strategy, and a decisive push to elevate him from Nerac to the Elysee Palace.
A political leader expresses desire for harmony while an adviser cautions restraint. The exchange includes a warning against extreme actions and a reminder that total victory over opponents is not prudent. The dialogue reflects tensions between peace aims and hardline rhetoric.
A fragmentary verse scene shows a man asking to be listed among names while the angel compiles a count. Ben Adhem’s name leads a poetic tally as the angel records the human flaws and loyalties in a mystic ledger.
In West Guthrie visitors are drawn to a famed round house known as the round house or the house with the pin on it. Built by Charles Babcock to face all directions, it features a pagoda-like multi story design with circular exterior walls and central corner rooms. Babcock, a Wisconsin native and former Milwaukee blacksmith, later served Guthrie on the city council before moving to Kiowa and Comanche lands in 1901. Flo still owns the house today.
A group of foreigners with poor English visited Secretary Root at the state department. The conversation relied on sign language until a spokesman bowed and said they would not further encroach on his time. Root explained encroach as the proper word in diplomatic terms.
An autdcor screw driver enables railroads to use screw spikes in track construction. Previously impractical due to labor and cost of boring holes and driving by hand. The machine is powered by a two cylinder 12 horsepower gasoline engine and operates from five to forty miles an hour.
Madrid police clear city streets of beggars, with the blind permitted to remain. Public welfare concerns cited, as authorities report a measured crackdown on street begging activities across the capital.
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