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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
2
The Milwaukee Railroad Company, in its gondola car project at Minneapolis shops, relearns old journal box waste and reclaim babbitt metal. A hot oil bath frees grit and worn brass fragments, yielding about 400 pounds monthly and a metal value around 36 dollars, boosting car performance and reducing operating costs across railroads.
Two riders on a southern railway, Jones and Smith, discuss biblical creation while traveling on an accommodation train. As cows pass by, Smith argues the Lord created all, including the slow coach road, citing Genesis. The dialogue turns on whether divine creation extends to modern railroad speed.
Josef Szabo a railroad inspector narrowly escaped wolves while fleeing along the Csap Hungary line. After exhausting cartridges he climbed a signal post and hid for three hours. He set a handkerchief ablaze to draw a train crew and was rescued from near freezing.
King Edward travels in his own cars when abroad, with royal carriages stored in Brussels and sent to Cherbourg Calais or Flushing as needed. The German emperor's private train surpasses it in splendor, boasting 11 carriages with Gobelin tapestry and marble statuary and costing about $900000 after three years of construction.
An veteran theater ticket seller shares a humorous creed of box office manners. The rules cover mind reading politeness, never arguing, handling seat requests, and avoiding offense while maintaining a smile. The piece closes with a stray tale of wind and rolling snow balls observed by locals.
The article describes hardtack like ringed bread from Siberia used by railroad workers as staple food and improvised tools in winter. It notes bread's preparation, cooking uses and as a counting abacus. It also covers a German invention replacing the phonograph needle with compressed air to create sounds like a siren on a large record cylinder.
A Nicholville correspondent reports a north country snow storm lasting with strong winds. The brief dispatch notes drifting snow and bitter cold affecting residents and travel in the northern New York town.
The saying links a person’s character to the company they keep, suggesting networks and relationships reveal truth about individuals. Social circles and associations become indicators of influence and trust.
The seal of Oliver Cromwell lies with a prominent Welsh family. It is a plain gold mounted conundrum stone five-eighths of an inch across dating from 1653. The device bears the complete Lord’s Prayer engraved on it and was used on several deeds.
A discussion on job fit with quotes from a physician and a surgeon. It argues 40 to 50 percent of people may work in unfitting occupations, citing cases of nervous exhaustion from unsuitable work and the need for change. It emphasizes three essentials: vocation, mastery, and physical endowment, and suggests hobbies can restore vigor for those stuck in sameness.
Inaugural visitors glimpse a modern Union station that handles ten trains at once with ease and features roomier, more convenient facilities. The article notes ongoing streetscape work, potential Lincoln memorial placement, and Washington’s push by Congress to elevate the capital’s appearance and municipal efficiency.
In December 1900 the centennial of the seat’s removal to Washington was marked by a push to place the capital in order. The Institute of American Architects and a special park commission led by Burnham Olmsted McKim and St Gaudens proposed a plan updating L'Enfant to improve the park system and help center the nation’s capital as a model city.
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