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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
5
F. F. Marsh painter paperhanger and decorator offers free estimates. Battleford Wildfong and Limpert advertise as house sign and carriage painters paperhangers and decorators with orders to Model Bakery for prompt attention. J. Pickel promotes as provincial auctioneer Maidstone Sask with 24 years in business. Write for terms, Ashton & Co.
The Beresford family recounts a dream linked love story involving Lady Beresford, Sir Tristram Beresford, and her deceased brother Lord Tyrone. A dream prompted injury to her left wrist with black ribbon, foretold a second marriage, and a private union with a neighbor youth ending in separation and death at forty seven.
Otis B. Chessman of Pittsburgh asserts proof that the island of Tobago off the Venezuela coast matches the setting of Robinson Crusoe. He cites native accounts and tropical familiarity from a decade of travel, linking the tale to the land described in the novel and its Spanish translations.
After long deliberation in a west England case the judge threatened the jurors with disqualification for any holdout. Eleven jurors stood for a verdict but one man kept silent. A final juror rose and claimed to be the sole supporter of the defendant’s side, prompting a tense confrontation.
In Ramsay's personal lab at University College London a new balance weighs one seven-millionth of an ounce. The room stays semi dark as the instrument trembles with slightest vibrations. The operator must wait in darkness for an hour and read quickly before temperature changes affect the reading.
The article notes a 196 mile straight stretch in New Zealand, claimed as the longest unbroken line of railway. It highlights New Zealand’s rugged terrain with mountains, curves, and heavy engineering challenges as context for this feat.
Dr. Arthur H. Mes argues letters between youths offer strong literary lessons. He warns tact is essential, noting a case where a young woman broke an engagement over a misprinted or misread note.
The South African Prime Minister addressed the navy issue, noting the long coast and reliance on Britain for sea trade. He urged patience as a government plan unfolds to protect commerce, criticizing opposition for focusing on naval contributions. He warned against pressuring to force action, favoring slow but sure progress.
A cow owned by Mr. Brown of Blue Slate Farm swam the mile long tunnel on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Foulridge near Colne England. Dragged out exhausted by Constable Bell and a boatman, it recovered after feeding and was returned to its owner.
A London Daily Mirror report describes T Thorne Baker using high frequency electricity to ripen a green peach in minutes. Sparks coated the fruit surface, the peach charged with electricity, then opened to reveal juicy flesh near the stone after a brief rest. The method costs only a small amount of electricity.
The article explains how water pressure grows with depth, noting that at one mile down pressure exceeds 133 atmospheres. It states lowering the Atlantic by 6,564 feet would halve its width, and hints at further implications if lowered more.
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