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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1908
Page
8
The water knights sport uses logs or rafts with a knight and esquire paddling toward each other in shallow water ten yards apart. Clad in bathing suits, they joust with an open palm, aiming to topple the opponent while staying upright. A tournament crowns an undefeated champion among many entrants.
An electroscope can be made from note paper a cork and a needle. Push the needle into the cork cut the paper into a small arrow balance the arrow on the needle. Heating the paper or rubbing with cloth moves the arrow, or hold your hand near it to move it.
An Heidelberg astronomer captured a celestial photograph resembling a map of North America. The nebula in the Cygnus region shows the continent’s shape with the Gulf of Mexico gap and Central American isthmus outlined by starlight. The object is named the America nebula, the first celestial body named after a continent.
An improved blasting dynamite lowers the freezing point of nitroglycerin to 35 degrees. As temperatures drop further the dynamite freezes more slowly. When frozen it thaws with a fraction of the time and cost of ordinary dynamites.
Lucy longs for Philadelphia to see Betsy Ross's legendary flag origin while her mother prefers a Hudson River trip. A cadet cousin hints at family ties and travel plans amid a quiet, reflective journey.
A mother and daughter travel along a coast seeking landmarks. Lucy asks if they arrive soon and points to distant rocks, while the mother reassures them they will reach their destination in good time and warns to watch the coast for many places of interest to be seen.
A nostalgic piece recalls Washington Irving and his link to Tarrytown and West Point as well as a trip wish to Rip Van Winkle’s haunt. It also shares a Bermuda jewel like the angel fish seen by a traveler, its colors and use in island art souvenirs.
During his London visit Voltaire faced a hostile crowd over his French origin. He climbed a stone to address the mob, declaring Brave Englishmen I am unhappy not to be born among you. The crowd then carried him to his lodgings on their shoulders.
A vision in South Africa imagines financiers and railroad builders creating a seamless four day journey from Pernambuco to Valparaiso across the continent. End-to-end travel would require no carriage changes as travelers land in Pernambuco and proceed onward.
The article details building a compact lamp frame from bar brass with a welded loop shape, precise top and bottom lengths, a cross bar, and brass bushings for bearings. It covers winding a No 14 magnet wire coil around a wooden spoon core, mounting an armature with adjustable screws, insulating ferrules, and wiring with binding posts for a low voltage circuit including a resistance such as German silver wire or a water rheostat.
Wireless telephony on the Great Lakes connects the steamer City of Cleveland with Detroit and other land stations. Since July 10, officers and passengers have talked up to 25 miles, with rates of 50 cents for ten words and three cents per extra word. Directions describe how the system works and future aims to allow simultaneous talk and listen and direct links to offices.
The Railway News notes Japan and China's rapid adaptation to western electrical methods with Yokohama electric tramways, Tokyo electric railways, and Shanghai tramways. It highlights Japanese engineers and directors guiding the systems and predicts more Chinese and Japanese cities will adopt electricity in street transport.
Peru plans increased electrical material purchases as development in the country continues. Hydraulic and electrical engineers recognize the Andes water power, but slow industrial growth may delay some larger projects from becoming commercially feasible.
The article argues that atmospheric electricity affects natural phenomena and life, urging researchers to study this field rather than spending time on balloon experiments. It suggests prudent use of time and money to advance science and benefit humanity.
The Harriman system may soon run trains through three mountain ranges on electric power. Expert engineers studied water sources to power turbines, aiming to electrify Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Shasta routes over the Rockies Sierras and Siskiyous. Project cost rumored above 40 million dollars with substantial savings expected, doubling mountain capacity and easing bottlenecks.
A portable blacksmith shop using two box cars aids the Missouri Pacific maintenance of way. One car houses sleeping accommodations for the blacksmith and helper, the other is the shop with tools and spare parts to repair switches frogs hand cars and stand equipment. The setup speeds repairs and reduces shipping costs by enabling on site work and temporary frog replacements during heavy traffic periods.
A Chapel Car from Catholic Church Extension society called St Anthony visited Utica. The coach contains a chapel seating about 100 with altar and candlesticks fixed for train motion. Behind is a library and two berth rooms for chaplains, plus lavatory office kitchen and staff of secretary two chaplains and a porter.
Gov. Stuart approves the Carrick and Baldwin Street Railway Company charter. The line, the smallest chartered this year, will run about 0.35 miles from Carrick in Allegheny County into Baldwin Township. Capital is $6,000 with F. K. Martin of Pittsburgh as president and J. C. Bily J. G. Evans S. T. Tone and W. B. Carson as directors.
The ocean liner Lusitania carries nearly 60 clocks, all regulated by a master clock located in the charthouse, syncing shipboard timekeeping across decks and compartments.
An old California railroad man recounts founding Corinne in 1868 with fellow railroaders and speculators. He describes rapid growth, wagon trains to Montana, steamboats around the lake, and hopes for irrigation and ore plants. The Central Pacific and Union Pacific clashes near closing the town's prospects.
A British commission outlines four groups of countries by how they own or finance railroads. Group one includes India, Canada, Australia states, New Zealand, several African colonies, Austria Hungary, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and others. Group two lists Newfoundland Nicaragua and the Netherlands as leasing states. Group three shows Denmark France Greece Luxembourg Russia and Spain aiding private lines with eventual state transfer. Guatemala stands as a near sole example where state built railroads went to private ownership.
The newly opened Mendel railway near Bozen in Tyrol claims the steepest grade in the world with 70 in 100 at its steepest section and 66 elsewhere. It climbs to Virgil Terrace above the Eisach River using electric wire rope, with cars carrying 32 passengers at five feet per second. Grain men tour new line west of Winnipeg. Frank W. Morse, Grand Trunk Pacific vice president, leads grain dealers to inspect a wheat belt town’s first elevator site. Settlers have opened farms along the line, expecting wheat shipments this year.
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