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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
4
A simple science trick folds paper into a box with tied corners and suspends it over water. An alcohol lamp heats the box but the water absorbs the heat, preventing ignition. The text compares this to steam boilers, noting that low water allows heat to damage the boiler and cause an explosion.
A simple party experiment uses a coin attached by thread to wobble like a pendulum. The coin sways toward a glass on the table, failing to avoid contact as the thread length and balance create motion that cannot be controlled.
Mr and Mrs Nel son Joleen faced eight exhausting hours of doorbell raids after a misread wedding gift ad in the paper. Prospective buyers pressed for the piano and furniture, while the couple, just married, tried to enjoy a quiet day.
A nature student explains how bats hibernate hanging head down in barns while lizards and snakes stay underground and frogs freeze in pond mud. Rats and mice ignore hibernation, entering human homes to breed, thriving in warm, food rich, crowded spaces.
A quotation from H. G. Wells in American Magazine notes that only in romance can a man exhaust himself at work yet return home to be cheerful and entertaining. The remark highlights idealized domestic harmony.
A terse proverb warns that boastful talk of horse sense reveals foolishness and serves as a reminder to distrust self important claims. The line implies the speaker views such boasting as an ass charitably criticizing arrogance.
Keepers at the National Zoological Park ban dancing after monkeys perform the turkey frosts and grizzly bear steps. Julius Caesar and Cleo patra were seen leading the routine, causing widespread amusement and concern among staff and visitors.
An anecdote recalls Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Harlan riding home on a car platform where smoking was banned. The conductor insists on the rule, Harlan cites law, Fuller quietly lights his third cigar, and both depart without remark, illustrating Fuller's courtesy.
Judge Pugh dismissed the assault charge against William Hart foreman for Washington Gasoline after Hart used rough but successful resuscitation methods on gas victims in Takoma Park last winter. Hart, aided by Dr Archibald Miller and locals, revived most men but one who remained dying. The court ruled against prosecuting resuscitation efforts that prevent death.
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