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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1900
Page
29
Frank Reifsnyder and his wife with their children have lived in a roofless East King Street home for over a week after the landlord, angered by unpaid rent, removed the shingles. Heavy rains drenched the family as they slept, and Mrs. Reifsnyder has grown ill.
A narrative on an unusual dwelling conceived and constructed by a single individual. The piece traces the creator’s vision and the home's distinctive design features and significance within its locality.
The article chronicles John Nieman a German immigrant who built a five room residence atop Botkins Ohio’s highest land 115 miles north of Cincinnati. He designed a band hall in the top room and created a weathered, unfinished house now owned by Mrs Teeple with Nieman’s widow Mrs Kate Nieman living elsewhere.
A Viennese professor posits that Mediterranean fish possess a language and may be able to convey conversations via amplified phonograph records. He lowered himself in an electric illuminated cage to record underwater sounds, noting shark astonishment and other sea creatures producing distinct notes.
Unclear fragment references a wind dragon and swift sailing imagery. No identifiable people, organizations, places, dates, or concrete events readable. Summary limited to fragmentary text with no coherent incident or report details.
Special correspondence from Washington reports Uncle Sam acquiring a yellow airship named the Dragon. Invented by Lt. Von Siegsfeld, it pairs kite and balloon principles, uses a two-compartment gas system, and will operate from Ft. Myer with a new balloon train unit.
The San Francisco press notes Julian the mastiff of Lawrence J. Berry fame died from exposure to harsh northern climate. The dog hauled freight over 1000 pounds in a single load across Lake Bennett and served as a mainstay for Berry and his wife during 1895 to 1898 before suffering rheumatic illness and eventual death from chronic ailments.
The Paris Exposition catalogue lists about ninety thousand exhibitors from many nations. The vast roster reflects the event's global scope and the breadth of goods and innovations showcased to the public.
The greatest watch ever built is planned for the St. Louis Fair of 1903. It will be seventy five feet wide and forty feet high with galleries for visitors to walk inside among moving wheels. The balance wheel weighs a ton and the mainspring runs over 300 feet.
The aging of timber once needing long storage is now completed in hours using electricity, a rapid method highlighted in the report.
A newspaper note describes a piano built without iron, using a wooden arch for the sounding board and only a small iron piece at the bottom to anchor strings. It asks hypothetically how much an iron keel would improve tone and vibrancy.
English beech trees are famous worldwide and form the bulk of standing timber in England. In the New Forest the tallest beeches reach 110 feet, with notable specimens in Lord Brownlow's Ashbridge park known as the Queen beech rising about 100 feet in a near cylinder shape.
A Berlin exhibition described Paris as a remarkable strongman who carries a boat holding eleven men. He surpasses famed lifters Andersson and Sandow in strength with feats likened to rolling and balancing heavy burdens, drawing crowds in the Winter Garden during June shows.
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