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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1897
Page
6
The article surveys smokeless powder types for the Navy and Army with varying nitro glycerine content. It notes contracts with major US powder makers, Newport torpedo Station formulas, cordite used by the English ships, and the discrepancy between name and form as smokeless powder often resembles strips rather than powder.
A New Jersey farm near Camden displays a white oak with two trunks joined at a union. Each trunk measures 2x14 and 1 4x2 feet, with the larger body notably stout. Observed about forty years ago, it now prompts discussion on its natural marching formation rather than a split or rooted branch.
French surgeon M Calot has reportedly corrected hunchback deformities in thirty seven children using a plaster apparatus attached to the back under chloroform. The method gradually straightens the spine over several months, with complete deformity removal observed after ten months. The Academie de Medecine has praised his communication on the technique.
A scientist named Villard developed a substance to replace ice for skating. The material blends ozokerite stearin and paraffin to form a hard, glassy, rubbery surface that floats and resists skater blows. It can cover hard or soft surfaces and remains stable under sun and thaw, with wax protecting the surface from melting.
The article describes diverse smokeless powder forms from strips to hollow tubes and chunky grains. It notes higher velocity at same chamber pressure versus black powder, smaller charges needed, and a fleeting gray muzzle film that clears instantly. Major makers include Dupont, American Smokeless Powder Company, and California Powder Company with government contracts anticipated.
The record notes the exact moment the shell passes the first screen and reaches the second screen, enabling straightforward calculation of the initial velocity from the measured distance.
Gibson the sculptor recalls a traveler who, crossing Mont Cenis, misremembered a town beginning with R. The man described a one syllable place with a big church and two fountains, which Gibson deduced as Rome after pondering Ronciglione and Radicofani.
A collage of humorous quips and anecdotes follows. A boy on a hill warns a fast bicyclist of a bottom crick as he speeds down. A Lumpkin County man sues for 18 cents and bills his sister for flour and lard at their father’s wake. A lordly exchange over a writ and a footman ends with dismissal. A suitor touts tested love after golf with his intended wife, and a reflection on the fading old-fashioned man in an army overcoat.
The London Lancet reports astonishing lifespans from the Russian empire and Caucasus. Ivan Kouzmin, 140, traveled Moscow to Kiev and Sa mara exile survivor Lavarentii Efimoff, 150, tied to the Pugatches uprising. Armenian elders in Vank and Gori cited ages 110 and 108.
The text notes a patent for a pen holder worn on the forefinger with an outwardly projecting stud. It also highlights Mingo County West Virginia's sparse court history with over 1,000 criminal cases to be tried from recent indictments, despite a small voter base.
A collage of quips and cartoons from various papers features witticisms about weddings, fashion, theater, and punch lines. It blends jokes about marriage modern life and humorous exchanges among editors, critics, and readers, capturing a lively era voice.
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