08 Mar 1907
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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1907
Page
1
The piece shows old advertising rate cards for a newspaper dating May 1908, listing column rates and terms. It includes a collection of trivia quotes about women, city life, and a note on Deborah Powers claimed as the oldest banker at age 105 in Lansingburg England.
The Aurora Nebraska Sun notes publishers may raise subscription prices as paper costs climb by about twenty percent in recent weeks due to a new paper trust and tariffs on wood pulp, leaving editors cautious about meeting expenses.
A fragmented sales pitch argues that goods bought from mail order houses can be matched locally. It asks residents to spend butter, eggs, and other purchases at the town’s dealers to keep money circulating, fund schools and churches, and support the community amid crop misfortune.
The line poses a question about loyalties and support, asking who stands ready to aid in times of need and who truly represents one’s concerns.
Experiments on men of various statures show lifting capacities. A five foot tall, 126 pound man lifts 166 pounds eight inches, and 217 pounds 1.2 inches. A 6.1 foot, 183 pound man lifts 156 pounds thirteen inches or 217 pounds six inches. A 6 foot 3 inch, 198 pound man lifts 156 pounds sixteen inches or 227 pounds nine inches. Overall, average strength equates to lifting 30 pounds two and a half feet per second.
The article notes women in Chile serving as streetcar conductors, shoe store salespeople, and telegraph operators, while men perform housekeeping in hotels and homes. It highlights American women’s surprise at male hotel servants and overall gender role comparisons in Chilean society.
In Paris an illustrated publication wires a President Fallieres portrait 640 miles to Lyons in six minutes using tele photography. Prof Korn of Munich demonstrates the device to a large audience and predicts near universal newspaper use and police applications.
The piece estimates over 5 million dollars yearly in tips to American waiters, suggesting the number of porters at 8,000 and a typical daily tip of around 13 718 dollars when summed across the population. It cites a New York waiter earning about 10 dollars daily and notes past litigation over waiter injuries.
The article promotes plain vaseline rubbed into the scalp nightly or several times weekly to prevent hair loss and stimulate new growth. It claims petroleum has a wonderful effect on hair growth and notes Irish women with fine hair and mentions kerosene as another popular Irish remedy.
A ten foot tall wooden eagle carved as a ship stem ornament, weighing about a ton, will travel to the Jamestown exposition on a special navy car. The eagle dates to the Niagara and has rested at Charlestown yard for years. Also slated for Jamestown is the steel scroll from the Olympia’s stern, once displayed in the yard museum.
For about three years some 100000 members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers have paid three one penny levies to support Ruskin College at Oxford. The levy yields over £300 annually and funds six engineers for a year of study at the college.
A long standing royal rule at the Siamese court forbids sleeping in spaces above the king's apartment with execution previously imposed for violators. The article notes this strict etiquette and its severe penalties.
Census Bureau figures show 1904 capital invested in American manufacturing totaling 12,686,265,673 dollars, up 41 percent in five years. Manufacturing output rose 30 percent to 14,802,147,067 dollars in 1904.
Messrs. Leonard Hill and M. Greenwood report experiments with air pressure up to 92 pounds in a large cylinder. They tested effects by staying under varying pressures for different durations to assess tunnel construction feasibility.
The municipal bakeries at Catania, Italy, reported by British consul Mr. Churchill show a 30 000 deficit. An 80 000 loan request was refused by a royal commission, resulting in the institution's closure.
A Canadian head tax of 500 dollars on Chinese immigrants has reduced unskilled labor supply in Victoria British Columbia as canners and other workers face shortages.
A New York Times note highlights animal healing methods, citing dogs with saliva as antiseptic tourniquets for wounds and a sled dog surgeon named Rover. Monkeys use torn sawdust to stem bleeding, while cats seek catnip when unwell, illustrating surprising animal medical instincts.
In Nova Scotia an experiment ran a train carrying hammocks instead of bunks in the sleeping car. The initiative, described as a triad of changes, faced mixed reactions and highlighted passenger comfort concerns.
The Census Office report states about one person in every 1 200 was blind and one in 850 was deaf in 1900 in the United States. Germany and Great Britain show much larger card usage figures. The Philadelphia data are noted in the inquiry.
The Marquis de Custine calls the Russian government an absolute monarchy tempted by assassination. Constantin Waliszewski calls the present state anarchy tempered by a state of aloofness.
A fragment notes moonlit viewing in Zwinland with objects appearing distinct under night light. The garbled text hints at a scene where the phase of the moon influences perception of items or phenomena.
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