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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1896
Page
7
An engineer proposes a V shaped rail inside a car to reach speeds of 150 mph. The design would have the car straddling the rail with twelve wheels and 133 seats. The main challenge is what occurs to passengers on sharp curves at such speeds, a concern the Pittsburg Dispatch notes.
A historic 1864 record by W H Brewer and C F Hoffman near Mount Brewer in the Sierra Nevada was recovered after a San Francisco ascent by Miss Helen Gompertz of Berkeley and three companions. They uncovered an inverted bottle with a paper log noting the height about 13 650 feet and the July 4 dated inscription. The find was etched from the summit and returned to observers in the city for preservation and study.
Boston schools test 5 and 10 cent penny luncheons offering broths soups sandwiches pork and beans milk or cocoa fruit with New England kitchens supplying meals at minimal cost. The plan aims to curb sweet tooth excess while providing wholesome food to pupils amid broader urban charity efforts in Philadelphia Chicago and New York.
A resident of Jumata Nebraska, Mrs Matilda Vanatta, testifies after years of severe inflammatory rheumatism and St Vitus dance that she was cured by William Pink Pills for Pale People. She details long suffering, failed treatments, and a final recovery after using the advertised remedy, signed by a local justice of the peace. The notice promotes Pink Pills as a cure for various blood and nerve diseases and lists purchase details.
Fragmentary dialogue from a boarding house scene shows characters Ned and Somerrifie Jeerzal in a sleepy morning exchange as one complains of ear pain and contemplates stuffing it with cotton. The text reads like a jokey, archaic vignette.
A garbled report describes a farm where people must work to receive food. A trainer allegedly forces workers to labor, and a bell rings when work ends. Authorities claim a purge of a local crime group related to the incident.
Mrs. Joesph R. Edwards of Jersey City lost her wedding ring while crossing the Surombaverna bridge over the Pennsylvania railroad cut. The ring slipped from her finger and fell into a track, then was found Friday on a twig wedged in a rock crevice about ten feet from the bottom of the cat.
A traveler quotes admiration for Fleaga meals while a railway restaurant worker explains he made sandwiches smaller to reduce complaints about quality. The exchange suggests new portioning as a response to diner complaints.
Reports indicate a white whale was seen recently in Long Island Sound. The sighting marks a rare occurrence, as the species is infrequently observed outside its typical Arethe regions.
A fragmentary OCR passage lists medical products and claims including Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for dyspepsia, Piso's Cure for consumption, and various tonics. It mentions a Petersburg medical school for women and notes about debt after fifty. It ends with a garbled line about teachers in Japanese waters.
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