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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
3
A reflective piece discusses sensationalism after a brutal murder and a mother’s grief. It contrasts cautious speech with public outrage and recounts a judge’s remark about uncalled for tragedy. It notes a wireless police system could improve disaster communications and save lives.
Police chief George W. Coffin discusses reorganizing the Indianapolis department to boost efficiency and speed. He notes a letter from an eastern corporation urging an aviation section to link with existing units, describing how a machine could integrate with patrol operations.
A recently patented synthetic milk is produced by boiling grated coconut in three quarts of water and three ounces of a mix of rice and oat meal. When the water reduces to half, the liquids are combined and filtered. Variations using other vegetable materials may substitute for the coconut.
An Indianapolis News feature recalls older veterans shifting to service roles as younger men depart. Retired farmers teach farming, bankers join thrift drives, carpenters work, and one veteran a pushcart full of junk offers to donate to the Red Cross, proving usefulness beyond wartime years.
An old note recounts Sir John Ross meeting Eskimo dog teams in Melville Bay and the surprise at a southern origin. It mentions explorers Kane and Hayes, and claims Arctic populations grew from 218 in 1908 to 261 in 1917, challenging earlier prophecy of rapid vanishing.
The National Brick Manufacturers association and the U S government conducted experiments to prove brick pier strength. Forty six piers 30 by 30 inches and 10 feet high, plus four supplementary piers five feet high, underwent transverse compression and absorption tests using bricks from four districts east of the Mississippi.
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