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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1909
Page
8
A Scientific American description details a novel rat trap with dark runways leading to a ball room where trap doors drop rats into a receptacle holding water or acid. The design keeps noise low and includes self-emptying features for disposing of captured rats.
A 1909 Bowles article notes light speeds and travel times from the sun to Earth and distant stars. It compares Alpha Centauri’s immense distance to Neptune and Arcturus, and reflects on the vast scale of celestial distances with a playful analogy using a City Hall square.
A century-old report discusses how electricity may spark fires in cleaning shops. It notes magnesium oleate reducing sparks in benzine, with Just at Karlruhe estimating benzine conductivity. Also mentions Prof Hitchcock’s volcano studies at Hawaii, with Mauna Loa and Kilauea featured as notable subjects.
A new instrument from Austria Hungary blends piano, violin, and harp elements. Keys strike strings via pivoted arms while a traveling band acts as a bow, producing violinlike sounds. A pedal adjusts tone while springs reset the mechanism.
An Ohio inventor proposes an efficient wardrobe hook arrangement. Five hooks are cast from one metal piece and mounted along the top, each hook directly behind the other to utilize every available bit of space in the wardrobe.
An early notice describes a new method by British chemist Mr. Gilbert to form metals into thin ribbons by dropping molten metal onto a rapidly spinning water cooled drum. Ribbons form at about 20 miles per hour and can be caught by hand, potentially reducing costs to $5 to $10 per ton. Zinc and lead ribbons are highlighted for industrial uses including packing joints and cyanide processing of gold ores. Also noted is preservative timber treatment doubling or tripling life of fence posts and rails at low cost.
Ed Walsh signs on with Chicago White Sox renewing the rosters and boosting pennant hopes. He reportedly accepted terms after a dispute over a $7,500 salary, with previous gifts lifting his pay to top among pitchers except Christy Mathewson.
Howard Wakefield, a catcher on the Indianapolis American League squad, ranks among the nation's best but his shoulder has limited his usefulness this season.
The national commission voids the revised national agreement after the American Association and Eastern League refused to sign in Chicago. The two leagues are no longer class AA and operate outside organized baseball, while major league clubs face no required player limits under the old pre January agreement.
Starr, from Pittsburg, shines at second base for the Doves while Hogg excels for Louisville. Noonan, a former Cub catcher, is sought by Mobile of the Southern League as Wilkes-Barre’s manager Shitteridge holds his contract. Grant of the Phillies hits a five for five, Moran helps the Cubs, and Spike Shannon shifts to center for Kansas City with Beckley and Cross as nearby young talents.
Manager Chance of the champion Cubs stresses the catcher as the pivotal point of a ball club. A great backstop must be fearless at the plate, a sharp evaluator for the pitcher, and a careful, accurate thrower with smart judgment. He highlights how elite catchers read foul balls, block runners, and avoid unnecessary throws, using the 1907 World Series as an example of conservative, decisive play that wins championships.
Attorney at law listing for Bpacalities offers abstracts opinions titles real estate and property law services. Located at the corner of 4th and Chestnut Streets in Atlantic Iowa.
A fragment listing contact numbers and affiliation for a person once connected to the university hospital. It notes residence and office phone numbers 276 and 263 and references the University of Iowa context.
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