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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1907
Page
4
On a Schenectady to Troy trip, a wreck spurred Westinghouse to imagine controlling trains from the cabs. The idea led to the air brake, conceived amid wreckage and later made famous worldwide.
W. E. Webb author of Buffalo Land tells a cat story about the west’s chicken hawk in a dramatic air fight. The brief item sketches a vivid scene of predator and prey, highlighting nature’s grit and survival in a prairie setting.
A hawk swoops down to seize a doctor's sleeping kitten, lifts it fifty feet, but the cat fights free and lands safely on its feet. The dramatic chase ends with the hawk dropping the kitten-like prey after a brief struggle. The incident unfolds near a medical office, in a scene of bird versus cat prowess.
A detective explains why onion-induced bravado helps shoplifters steal. Thieves eat raw onions before entering jewelers or silversmiths and gaze at sapphires and diamonds, causing clerks to turn away. By day’s end two costly rings vanish. The tale is drawn from a New York Press report.
The Carriage Monthly notes two processes used in imitation Ebony. It discusses methods, materials, and their applications, highlighting differences in appearance and wear. The piece surveys crafts and trade practices shaping furniture and finishing techniques of the period.
Describes two wood staining methods. One uses French black polish to create a superficial black surface that reveals light wood at worn edges. The other method baths dense wood in log wood boilings, dries, then treats with iron acetate solution to deeply stain, resisting wear.
The New York Herald notes Cartagena Colombia as possibly the oldest walled city in the hemisphere. The wall spans several miles and features sentry boxes atop its flat crest. A government prison near the sea remains, with cells still kept for convicts who now sell shell and wood carvings to tourists.
A Minneapolis Journal note explains the hidden effort of writing a letter. It cites a fast penman producing thirty words a minute and tracing many pen curves daily. The piece compares daily and yearly curve totals, highlighting the strain of prolonged writing and the huge volumes some men achieve.
A nurse offers practical tips to tidy a sickroom. She suggests using a mop dipped in warm water with a dash of ammonia to pick up dust from carpets, then a broom for larger dirt, followed by a lightly sprinkled dust cloth to clean furniture.
In travel notes a Travel Magazine explains that European wagon wheels are heavier than American ones. Hickory wood used in U S wheels provides required strength with less mass, making European wheels seem clumsy by comparison.
Popley boasts stricter economy affecting his household finances. He notes monthly needs include a new pair of slippers for himself and new pants for his son, reflecting frugal living. The dialogue centers on shared restraint and household budgeting.
A humorous San Francisco Chronicle exchange shows a suitor asking to marry the daughter while the father insists she will remain under his roof. The suitor asserts the parental roof suits him, as the two clash over autonomy and obedience.
A compact history of early Arctic exploration from Cabot’s 1497 discoveries through the 17th century. It highlights Froebisher’s 1576 78 national role, John Davis’s 1585 88 voyages, Henry Hudson’s 1612 expedition with his motto, William Baffin’s 1616 ascent to 77 45 N, and the three sounds he found Jones Smith and Lancaster as eastern entrance to the passage, as noted by A W Greely in Century.
A bishop in St. Asaph once posed a riddle to ordination candidates asking which has more legs the cat or no cat. A candidate finally answered cat, prompting the bishop to press on. The item then shifts to short, promotional notices for Pinesalve Carbolized and Bees Laxative Cough Syrup, touting relief from insect bites and coughs, sold by O W Sparks.
Time table notice from Providence Company listing schedule for June 15 1907. Includes service times and notes for leaving Bristol.
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