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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1905
Page
8
A Brooklyn Eagle item advertises a novel underground refrigerator that requires no ice. A steel, partitioned box lowers into a well on a wire cable, then raises for loading with a crank, claimed to keep delicate items cool for long periods and to be vermin proof.
The article profiles painters who risked life and limb for authentic scenes. It recalls Herbert Schmalz’s Palestine pilgrimage and a near stoning incident at Hebron, plus Vasili Vereshchagin’s war journeys, Caton Woodville’s campaigns, and Meissonier’s雪 weather ordeal in a snowy Parisian road to capture true detail.
A new method injects liquid fuel into passenger boat furnaces under 10 to 20 pounds pressure, evaporated by a modified Kortings burner without steam. The system runs quietly, saves fresh water, and uses a furnace arrangement that ensures complete burning with minimal smoke, steady boiler pressure, and reduced leakage risk.
A new auxerophone by Hon. C. A. Parsons uses compressed air driven by a small engine to push sound through a trumpet. The device, with a valve and comb-like slots, could reportedly be heard up to three miles on calm days, according to Scientific American.
J C McNally United States consul at Liege reports to Washington on agatine a hardened glass and crystal ware from Belgium. The costliness limits production but the glass resists breaking, with tumblers and dishes touted for durability even when dropped or hurled across a room, though extreme violence can shatter it.
The Krupp company at Kiel has built seven shipbuilding docks 400 to 640 feet long and 90 to 100 feet wide. Plans call for a dozen total docks made of gray and glass to let workers labor with little artificial light, making work easier and more efficient.
The St. Nicholas article explains the cicada is not a locust but a distinct insect with the longest life cycle, some species living up to seventeen years, earning the nickname seventeen year cicada.
A husband complains that his wife used to claim no man matched him. She retorts that she would not want to think there was another man in the world, revealing strain in their marriage.
A London shop assistant recounts widespread cheating in grocers shops. He describes weight padding on butter and cheese, use of water and wrappers to fake pounds, and staff dismissal for honesty. He details methods in tea sugar and other departments and notes managers may encourage or hide the practice.
The article notes Welsh immigration to Ireland with Walsh as a common Welsh name across counties. It cites the Forth and Bargy region in Wexford as a long lasting Welsh settlement and mentions surviving Huguenot naturalizations in 1674 with colonies in Dublin Kilkenny Portarlington Waterford Cork and Lisburn. It lists notable Huguenot surnames such as La Touches Trenches La Fevres Lefroys and Lejanus.
A clergyman extols patience as essential to success while a street corner overhear of a young man praising patience leads to a humorous misread of time. The patient suitor smiles as a girl arrives late, revealing his long wait spans over a day.
The London Standard argues fish show curiosity and temper like other animals. It notes young animals play with enticing objects while adults are less demonstrative, and that hungry fish can be irritable and even toy with flies before biting.
A fragment from Arthur Colton in Atlantic notes the difficulty in distinguishing people by appearance or upbringing. He argues Americans are indistinct to the eye, with varied beliefs and roles, from bank presidents to beggars, clergy to officials, and governors to congressmen, amid a cluttered, disorderly social backdrop.
The article extols peaches as a versatile food and medicine noting they can form a meal with sugar and cream, aid digestion, blood, and complexion. It advises eating peaches soon after cutting for full benefits and claims they influence facial redness and bilious tendencies.
A learned English judge asked a woman to marry him after she cleverly played with a salad, provoking a surprising vow of appetite. He later repented as their marriage strained court sessions late at night, the judge addressing the wary jury about the hour.
The article surveys early life of Indian infants, noting calmness, simple dress, and cradle boards. It describes weekly or biweekly baths in pools, no luxury soaps, and drying in trees. It traces freedoms after infancy, athletic games, and parental aims of bravery, endurance, obedience, and early education through elders around the lodge.
An English traveler recounts how coffee introduction in Europe varied by culture but notes tea was not adopted in the Chinese fashion. He recalls early experiments in Portugal and the idea of grinding tea powder to extend supplies, with tea brewed as a simple infusion in the absence of milk or cream.
Professor Thomas R. Lounsbury in Harper's Magazine notes Sterne's persistent use of vulgar English and his indifference to critics. He cites the 1768 Sentimental Journey reception where reviewers mocked Sterne for the line Maria lays in my bosom. The passage reflects Sterne's view that such usage is proper and widespread among city writers.
A New York dealer notes a curious belief about smoking. One man thinks retaining the ash on the cigar enhances flavor and would not smoke after the ash falls. The narrator argues the ash does not affect taste but the believer remains convinced, guarding the ash as long as possible.
Crowded Paris ateliers employ hundreds of petites couturieres who sing while sewing from dawn until after midnight earning about 50 cents a day. They must cover lodging food and clothing and save for four months of the off season when orders fall and workshops close.
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