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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1900
Page
6
A new armored automobile fortress capable of express-speed movement across varied terrain is being developed with British government interest. Trials showed a shell defense while design features low center of gravity and wide wheelbase to resist overturning. Officers weigh a “flying artillery” concept using Yetfeld guns on auto carriages.
Describes a motorized land monitor concept with double turrets and heavy armor, suggesting future armies could field impregnable machines on suitable terrain. Notes gasoline or steam power, field gas lines, and water needs, plus an idealized coastal summer resort construction guide amid a mix of contrived instructions.
A detailed explanation of how the Earth's rotation moves air and water, the eastward drift of dropped objects, and the rightward deflection in the Northern Hemisphere. It notes that horizontal motion shows the most pronounced effects, with examples from cannon balls, trains, rivers, and large currents, plus a discussion of learning from these motions.
A fragment discusses improvised coastal forts and fast moving battery gunnery, imagining mobile defenses and pirate style burglar schemes. It then veers into bizarre ideas about hotel beds, skeletons, robbers, and a comically odd plan involving a barber shop and poor beverages.
A 19th century report exposes butterfly and moth deception where dusting powders recolor wings to create valuable specimens worth dollars from five cent originals. Experts note fraud by reassembling parts from multiple insects and refurbishing damaged bodies to craft convincing but faked curios.
A short devotional verse urges the reader to abandon doubt and plans and to trust in divine wisdom. It counsels calm waiting, recognizing that only God holds power and knows best. The poem emphasizes stillness, faith, and submission to a higher will.
The account notes that after a Prussian princess wed, Marshals and Ministers escort the couple to the nuptial chamber then the Prince returns to distribute precious morsels of his.
A giant crab captured in the Indian Ocean near Calcutta draws attention for its enormous eyes, royal crown like markings on claws, and milky phosphorescent sparks emitted at night. In a large sea water tank it devoured 50 crustaceans and other fish within two hours, highlighting specimen size and behavior observed by the Calcutta Zoological Society.
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