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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
3
Inventor Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim proposes a maritime "sixth sense" that uses high energy acoustic waves to detect nearby objects. A bat inspired system would emit atmospheric vibrations, record echoes, and measure distance and size of obstacles such as icebergs, with separate transmit, receive, and recording devices on the ship.
A Westminster Gazette summary notes about 60,000 Boer War medals unclaimed at Woolwich plus 4,000 Zulu War medals awaiting owners with a government tracing effort. It recalls historic medals from Crimea to the Afghan conflict and cites a Leicester veteran's postwar award after thirty years. It also warns the Parthenon may collapse unless Greek foundations are reinforced amid funding shortages.
The Panama Canal will be operated almost entirely by electricity. About seven percent of the minimum water supply will be diverted for hydro electric development beyond lockages evaporation and leakage. A 6000 kilowatt station near the Gatun spillway north wall will supply power while the yearly hydraulic head averages about 75 feet.
A cheeky exchange shows Ned Kelly forgetting lines and Dan Kelly replying with comic gusto. The Sydney Bulletin captures the offbeat moment, hinting at the Kellys’ outlaw lore and defiant humor.
A brief, fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs. Rooney insisting there is no trouble while claiming her husband tried to provoke a fight but failed. The exchange hints at a domestic issue rather than a police incident.
An antiseptic remedy for catarrh is sold as hot douches by The Paxton Toilet Co Boston Mass for 25 cents a box or by postpaid. The ad notes its effectiveness and promotes purchase through druggists or direct mail. The second sentence hints that many reputations have suffered in politics.
A fragment quotes Marjorie Benton Cooke praising doctors as healers. The excerpt includes a jumbled ad like line about Mrs Winstow's Soothing Syrup for Children claiming gums soothing and pain relief. A stray hymn to work, milk spills, and a house on the lot appears.
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