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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
5
A University of Wisconsin bulletin explains that light from stars is bent by the earths atmosphere causing twinkling and color changes. Planets show less twinkling due to their larger disk while stars appear as points, making their light deflected as it travels toward observers.
A Scranton electric service company drew a large audience by proving a vacuum cleaner's power on a coal-dusted mine mule. The stunned animal emitted a surprising "hee-haw" as the device ran, and the noisy demonstration likely spread news far beyond the office doors.
Berlin street cleaning uses 18 battery driven machines costing 4.41 dollars daily each, vs ten horse drawn machines at 4.57 dollars. Each electric unit cleans 55 496 square yards per eight hour day, compared with 44 013 for horse drawn, making electric about 26 percent more productive and roughly 30 percent more economical.
The London Chronicle notes a sparing yet publicized incident involving a Royal Engineers lieutenant who shoots a pike in Scotland. It describes pike behavior on warm days and mentions local practices of retrieving carcases with dogs, while contrasting Scottish hunting customs with English methods for animals like foxes.
The article notes vast Chinese regions with yellow dust up to a thousand feet deep, labeled ginger powder by locals. It describes dusty, dreary lands, irrigation wheels, and the Gobi desert near the Great Wall where winds obscure the landscape yet this dust underpins northern China's fertility.
A historical recipe instructs stacking fresh lime with water to cream, then adding one pound of alum, 12 ounces of potash, and about one pound of salt. Stir and apply while hot, with two or three coats claimed to keep wood fireproof for many months.
A rule in England prohibits any carnivorous bird or animal from eating cat flesh. The ban covers even scavengers like carrion crows known to devour dead dogs.
Prof Inayat Khan notes animals vary in musical response. Cows show fondness for a pulse Indian instrument, horses prefer wind to strings, camels avoid music, cows dance to bagpipes, birds dance to a guitar and even tap for more tunes.
Sunstroke and heat exhaustion are heat related conditions from excessive exposure. Heat stroke presents with loss of consciousness flushed face dry skin rapid pulse while heat exhaustion shows dizziness pale cold skin rapid shallow breathing and a need for warmth and fluids until a doctor arrives.
John Hamilton of Montela in Sullivan county found a trout in a hollow log after sawing a log in his mill. The fish measured 27 inches long and weighed seven pounds with the hole in the log serving as its home. The trout swam the wrong way when removed from the water and wedged in the cavity.
A market scene has Mrs Clancy greeting a friend with cheerful talk of her family. She says the husband has long been in poor health but yesterday morning he claimed to feel better.
Salt wells in China have operated for centuries, notably in the Teelinching district, yielding a prosperous community. Some wells reach 300 feet, producing brine drawn up by bamboo tubes via crude derricks powered by water buffaloes.
Historical notes suggest spectacles may have been used before de Spina's era. The extent and effect remain uncertain. The text posits early sight relief devices in China and possibly among ancient peoples.
The text notes the astonishing multiplication power of potato bugs. A single pair, if all offspring survive, could produce 60 million insects in one season.
A health column urges readers to use Chamberlain's Ointment for a sprained ankle and follow directions closely, promising quicker recovery than usual. The remedy is stated as obtainable everywhere.
The mitsumata shrub yields inner bark processed into a vegetable leather tougher than kid, yet translucent like vellum and as pliable as calfskin. The material is described as a flexible, durable substitute for leather.
A German scientist has invented an electric oven so small it can sit on a microscope. It heats and dries objects prepared for examination, enabling precise handling at tiny scales.
The fountain pen’s serious development came in the nineteenth century with inventors including Joseph Braham patenting several plans. A typical pen holds ink for about ten hours of continuous writing or roughly 15 000 words.
A Constantinople housewife collects kitchen refuse in a kennel outside her door for wandering city dogs. The curious setup highlights urban animal care practices amid crowded streets.
The earliest horseborne drums in England date to 1542 when Henry VIII sent kettledrums to Vienna for horseback play in the Hungarian manner. Mounted bands became fashionable in the late 18th century, with two Life Guards regiments adopting them by 1895.
A quotation from Beecher compares the Sabbath to a smile a gardener a garden and a pleasant home, praising the day as a joyful centerpiece of the week. The note frames the Sabbath as essential to happiness and well being.
Madagascar hosts a rare oxen cavalry regiment where horses prove unhealthy for the climate. The oxen have been trained to maneuver with surprising skill though they are not speedy.
Mrs. Gabb declares a woman cannot be in two places at once while Mr. Gabb challenges the idea. The exchange revolves around a woman who respects privacy yet faces doorbell interruptions from people she dislikes, highlighting domestic tensions.
Instructions advise placing a piece of India linen under the area to be cut, cutting buttonholes through both layers, then removing the underlay close to the work. The result is a firm and neat buttonhole.
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