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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1904
Page
7
A professional man seeks a cheap motion picture setup to induce sleep at night. He plans to install a hidden projector with a screen in the bedroom so hypnotic waves on film and ambient sounds promote rest. He hopes the method will curb his acute insomnia without opiate dependence.
An article from Scientific American describes a simple hand operated rheostat to vary light intensity. Two telescoping tubes form the resistance path with an insulating inner tube housing the lamp socket. The sleeve contacts the outer tube wall to complete the circuit and adjust brightness.
The article describes a regulated lamp socket with a graphite core and adjustable inner tube controlled by a pinion and rack mechanism. It also reports Dr Vaughn's estimate of the annual U S cost from typhoid fever totaling about 800 million dollars, with 70 000 cases and a 10 percent death rate.
Two scientists tested how quickly the mind recognizes letters and found printed forms are physiologically awkward. They propose simple construction letters like J and L and white on black displays to boost speed and reduce mental fatigue, noting standard printing is far slower.
French inventor M Melt introduces a novel automatic compass. The card sits on a steel pivot atop an agate, immersed in mercury to conduct electricity. The device records course changes minute by minute, allowing officers to check the voyage from the chart.
Captain Duane leading a scouting mission encounters a mysterious figure in the Mexican desert. A shot from a sentry ends the pursuit as the follower is revealed to be Death, and the picket later reports an aid to General Taylor killed.
A historical note explains how Caesar's reform added eleven minutes per year and how Pope Gregory later adjusted to keep calendars aligned. It describes centurial leap rules and the 400 year cycle that keeps the civil and solar years nearly in sync with only minor one day differences.
A dramatic excerpt depicts a beleaguered heroine crying for help while a villain mocks the audience. The scene shifts to labor strife at Oniwaha packing-houses where Japanese strike-breakers struggle to find housing as white workers resist their presence.
An article notes King Alfonso’s planned tour in a forty-horsepower motor car and mentions the Italian colony in Baltimore declining a reception for Ste Bruanialti of the Italian cabinet. It also covers an expedition led by Dr. C. Z. Caracristi planning to traverse unseen parts of Colombia and Florence Lewes traveling from England to the United States to showcase her skill.
Opportunity to arrange reception services for visitors to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Louis Missouri opened by President Roosevelt April 30 1904. Contact F H Worsley 411 Dooley Brock Salt Lake City Utah for free literature rates stopovers tickets and hotel arrangements. Teachers may also benefit by correspondence.
Postpaid offer for a sample copy and a promise of a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding cases. Druggists refund money if PAZO fails to cure within 6 to 14 days. First application gives ease. 50c. Order by stamps to Paria Medicine Co. St. Louis Mo.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway began using electricity for train lighting in 1888 and led in traveler comforts. It built the Pioneer Limited trains with luxury cars that set a lasting mark in railway elegance.
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