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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1885
Page
2
A report describes a decanter of water with a burning glass focus that chars wood inside without cracking the decanter or heating the water. Removing the wood stops effects on the vessel. If metal is placed in water it heats quickly, and ink darkening or blackening the vessel enables water heating.
The Nautical Gazelle reports a breakthrough in using liquid fuel to generate steam for ships and land boilers. It claims 18 to 30 gallons of crude petroleum can replace a ton of coal at lower cost and less dirt, with one fireman per large steamer able to maintain pressure.
An anecdotal sketch recalls hysteria as a fashionable social phenomenon. It notes male and female episodes, church outings, and drastic remedies like cold water and a penknife. The writer laments the end of such theatrics and its impact on courtship.
The process describes milk being delivered to the factory, rennet added at 96 degrees to coagulate in thirty minutes, curd cut and stirred, whey separated, molds formed, salt applied, and bricks cured before market packing. Prices fluctuate and large vaults store cheese to remain fresh. milk price relates to American cheese at the factory.
A forestry writer extols the Shetland pony as a gentle, intelligent family helper fit for peat hauling on steep hills. It cites sure-footedness, calm temper, and adaptability to rugged terrain, noting a warm felted coat for winter and the breed's hardiness shaped by local conditions.
In Para Brazil workers trek through swamps to gather latex from trees using clay cups and gashes. A guide explains the slow process of turning milk into durable rubber, with the industry costing locals dearly. The system yields small profits per day, prompting calls to reform through government land purchases and rubber tree plantations.
The article notes gatherers kill large numbers of trees along the Para estuary as they move deeper into the forest toward Tocantins Madeira Purus and Rio Negro regions. It argues plantations could reduce labor and raise yields in about fifteen years and highlights the heavy travel burden on rubber collectors. It also reports Delaware iron and steel shipbuilding expanding rapidly above 1882 levels in early 1883 with first-half tonnage reaching 55,079 versus 40,097.
Governor Sherman's message to the Iowa Legislature urges stronger road taxes paid in money, a single township roadmaster, and expanded trustee powers to replace bridges swept away. He notes the need for enforceable guide boards at highway crossings and proposes penalties for noncompliance.
Mrs. ex Senator Joseph E McDonald of Indiana is described as a striking woman with white hair brown eyes and a peaches and cream complexion. Her prior marriage to Jehiel A Barnard former secretary of the Indianapolis Board of Trade ended in divorce after more than twenty years, and she then wed the Senator whose status as a widower preceded their marriage. Her son is married to a niece of Senator Sherman.
Two girls find a ball with wire in St Louis and strike it with a hatchet. Fragments injure Jennie Landergan in the left leg and a fragment remains in her right cheek while Maggie Coyne suffers a cut ear. Parents seek the railroad torpedo’s careless placement.
A New York Commercial Advertiser feature profiles a professional rat-catcher who describes his work lighting dark rooms, using a forked tonged trap, and a dark lantern to paralyze rats before bagging them. He shares profits, rat-bait trade, and odd beliefs about rat fur and diet, while noting competition and sewer work possibilities.
Chicago Times notes a superstition among Mississippi steamboat men against vessels beginning with M saying most have burned, sunk, blown up, or failed financially. Chicago News urges delaying judgment until full facts are available, contrasting Old World and New World news habits.
Dr Richardson of London states that many deaths attributed to an esthetics result from syncope caused by fear in the patient.
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