22 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
1
A detailed look at how modern locomotives are tested on a treadmill to gauge starting power, pulling capacity, and efficiency under varying loads. Engineers measure steam pressure, water and coal use, and gear performance to determine optimal load and identify needed parts.
A stingy expression compares labor intensity to moving a heavy freight engine. The author states the difficulty is comparable to forcing a locomotive to operate in a testing plant, akin to training a horse or dog on a treadmill.
The piece blends London fog lore with abrupt vignettes about James Lick the donor of Lick Observatory. It weaves urban mist scenes in London with a 19th century tale of aspiration, a San Jose mill, and a barber shop quip from a Stockton rail line anecdote.
Albany N Y Aug 22 Governor Hughes responded to a telegram appeal for protection of ninety New York state workers taken to Duluth Minnesota by a man claiming to be a United States Steel Corp agent who forced them to act as strikebreakers in iron mines. He said New York has no jurisdiction in Minnesota and advised applying to Minnesota authorities for any illegal detention. If New York law was violated it can be prosecuted there with available evidence.
Chicago August market quotations for Wheat Corn Oats Live Stock and Hay. Futures and cash notes show mixed moves across Wheat and Corn with various contract prices and bid ranges. Livestock receipts listed for hogs cattle and sheep with price brackets and shifts. Exchange and commission details from Downing & Stey noted.
Unable to extract a coherent news item from the provided fragment. no identifiable people, organizations, places, dates, or events to summarize into a newspaper card.
An anecdote from the Saturday Evening Post recounts Cincinnati Commercial General Boynton defending his office when an intruder threatened him. Colonel Sterret, new to Washington practice, asks if future entrants may receive a kick in honor of Confederate dead, prompting Boynton’s wry reply.
A collection of brief, antiquated anecdotes includes a royal engineers drawing where two men vanish and then are memorialized, Sandy and the Mare recounting a moonlit ride, and a curious tale of a cavalier returning to a family after years with a quip on aging and language study.
Matinee features Sol Smith Russell hit Poor Relation and Luckless David at Bucklen with The Young Worlds is Penar and Hilsworth company. Evening program offers A Poor Relation preceded by Luckless David and Toyland a musical operetta to debut next Monday with a Chicago cast.
A reader praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best of its kind, noting five years of use in his family and many recommendations in York county Pennsylvania. Also mentions Father William's Tea for liver and kidney relief sold by local merchants and a light verse from the Washington Star and Pueblo Chieftain.
A fragmented Chicago News Readers note argues that since ancient times women seek speaking parts, reflecting a broader view of women’s public roles and stage presence. The piece critiques reviewers as buyers of quality goods in cultural discourse.
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