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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1895
Page
3
The article surveys arrest devices including ripper handcuffs opened by a spring button and released by a second contact, twisters or chain nippers with a connecting chain, and a range of clubs from locust to ironwood. It notes prices such as 40 cents for an ironwood billet and up to 26 dollars for a jeweled presentation baton.
A Victorian note covers petri dish science and insect infection with a bacillus that kills hosts fast. It also rails at women’s pockets, proposing a vinaigrette bottle pocket sewn into a belt to carry reviving salts.
A Science note praises the katydids for coordinated, sustained sound in the evening. The writer calls it an example of concerted natural harmony as katydids tune after sunset and maintain the rhythm through the night until dawn.
The passage describes musicians and their conduct under windy conditions, noting how some play on while the wind hinders others, shaping tempo and cadence to finish the performance in regular measures.
A Paris medical report notes chronic caffeemia as an under recognized disease often confused with alcoholic troubles, especially digestive and nervous system involvement. Caffeie dyspepsia mimics alcoholic gastritis with food aversion, nausea, vomiting, gas, emaciation, tremors, insomnia, and weak pulse.
A Canadian patents a tire that can be ridden over tabs glass and debris without puncture. It uses elliptical steel springs at right angles to the rim riveted to it with a steel band around the outside circumference. The assembly forms a strong resilient tire that may be rubber covered to keep out dirt and water. several American firms are negotiating for its use.
A midlife patient dies after shock with autopsy showing heart failure. Experts explain heart failure stems from defined conditions and can be triggered by sweet foods and alcohol. They argue fatty degeneration is curable with proper diet and medical care.
An inventor introduces an electric comb device with platinum wire heated by a switch to burn hair between the teeth. Proponents say it improves hair vitality and gives a smoother cut without fire risk, unlike torches or tapers.
Farmers are hopeful about a remunerative corn in the new Peruvian corn named zea amylacea. Samples have been procured and will be tried at experimental stations. It may acclimate here as grains are four or five times the size of ordinary maize and its value is evident. The corn is distinct from any known species in this country and contains unusually high starch and sugar in one of ten varieties.
In some countries massage is practiced mainly by blind persons and in St Petersburg there are massage schools where teachers and pupils are blind. This provides a profitable occupation for a class excluded from many other employment options.
A Calcutta court refused a warrant to arrest three monkeys charged with theft and mischief. Complainants alleged the animals robbed houses and damaged property, but the English magistrate declined to issue the warrant due to sacred status. He proposed a formal indictment for burglary instead.
An old aeronaut recounts a high ascent of over five miles with a scientific witness and a dog aboard. The tale describes near heaven, a fall, and an ascent that ends with the balloon drifting back toward the start as observers debated the outcome.
A New York City drug store near the Produce Exchange stands out for its long service and ship fittings. The proprietor, in business for about 25 years, supplies medicines to captains and crews, reflecting a maritime culture where the captain often acts as the shipboard doctor, with detailed diaries recorded by the U.S. Shipping Commissioner recording doses and medical care aboard.
A recert suspension of Prof Sayce asserts there was a Queen of Sheba and that her journey to Solomon was a notable event. It challenges previous claims denying her existence and mentions districts and journeys, with uncertain details lingering about the spade evidence.
A garbled court report from Nevada describes a verdict condemning a defendant for suicide and notes the judge’s remark that the man could not defend himself. The fragment hints at debate over responsibility and justice amid unclear facts.
A garbled text block reveals fragmented dialogue and stray data including names, dates, and numbers. Several proper nouns and places appear inconsistently, with references to researchers, locations, and statistical values interwoven without clear context.
A study by G B Willetts of Michigan compiles 250 years of mortality data with tables and diagrams. The material compares general and specific causes across England and London counties, noting fever deaths and shifts in mortality rates over time.
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