07 Sep 1901
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1901
Page
1
A kite propulsion experiment on the Moselle city river shows a Malay kite two meters long towing a six person boat against a swift current. Multiple kites, stronger cords, and wind angle over 45 degrees affect steerage, but the method offers a simple path to a continuous air current at height for meteorology and photography devices.
H E Canfield, postmaster of Wichita Falls Texas, visited the sub treasury and was allowed to handle a million dollars in small packages. He describes the instant sensation of being a millionaire for one minute, swelled with pride then feeling like a worn torn two dollar bill as the money was taken away. He plans to return to handling postage stamps.
The Parramatta region near Sydney is highlighted as Australia’s premier orange growing area. The article compares it to Kent in the United Kingdom, noting abundant orchards along the Parramatta river and the dual beauty and utility of orange trees with white blossoms and golden fruit.
Dr. Paul Michel exhibited a skin sewing machine at the late congress of medicine. The small instrument, designed for surgeons, uses nickel agrafas to join wound edges without pain. It won the Barbier prize of the Faculte de Medicine and aims to speed suturing by gripping with the left hand while the right fastens with the device.
In Zante, an Ionian island, a petroleum spring reputed to be nearly 3000 years old is noted. It is cited by Herodotus as part of ancient knowledge.
The Union depot’s three legged brindle dog Jim will undergo an operation to heal the injured stump and be measured for a cork leg. Jim guards mail in the depot mailroom and wards off intruders with a sharp bark.
An Indian agent in Oklahoma challenged Cheyenne schoolboys to milk cows for calves, then to grow corn for more rewards. Twelve of fifteen boys earned calves. ten cultivated 3 000 bushels of corn, sold for 35 heads of steers. Each steer bore a boy’s brand, boosting pride and industry. The tribe became notably industrious farmers.
A Philadelphia Record report describes how loud music inside a shell repelled flies. The crowd noted insects could not fly against the powerful sound waves, leaving musicians undisturbed while Wagner played.
A German study notes height decline begins in the mid thirties with full growth by 30, then a slow descent that becomes visible around sixty and obvious after seventy, leaving aging individuals shorter though posture may mask it. A Missouri farmer sells apples for 6000 dollars while a poor urban worker questions rural contentment. Aluminum curtains for theaters now use 60 by 54 foot dimensions, 1/12 inch thick sheets, totaling 4000 pounds.
A Brooklyn barber expands to a grand new shop with a luxurious waiting room filled with magazines novels and art journals. Customers in a hurry relax in comfortable chairs read or choose a book while the barber schedules the next haircut. Chess and draughts will ease the wait as patrons pass time before their turn.
The normal school system originated in France with Jean Baptiste De La Salle who died in 1719 and was canonized in May 1900. La Salle a priest in Reims funded and trained teachers from his own funds forming a model for elementary teacher training that influenced early education systems. After his death the independent French normal schools faded from public notice for nearly a century.
A Cincinnati Enquirer writer recalls Jack the pet monkey pulling cats by the ears and dumping a pan of water on a sleeping cat. He even kissed a neighbor’s baby held at the cage, illustrating his mischievous nature and quick reflexes.
A stabbur is a Norwegian farm storehouse raised on posts. It protects winter provisions like flour dried meat fish cured pork flatbread butter and cheese plus extra clothing and bedding. Traditional stabbur features two stories and an ornamental balcony.
The Chicago Record-Herald mocks a Yale professor for showing a grafted tail idea on a rattlesnake rather than seeking potato bug extermination. The piece also notes a two mile long wooden railway project in western British Columbia with bark stripped trees as rails and a grooved ten inch wide wheelcar.
Three ships from the West Indies unloaded a total of 42 300 banana bunches in Philadelphia, the Urania 16 300 and Spero 12 000 and Leon 14 000. About 2 538 000 bananas were moved, crowd gathered as longshoremen rushed to work and wages rose with demand.
About 5000 spectators watched a Mexican-Herald reported exhibition by Mexico City cyclists in Romita bull ring. Bulls from Atenco owned by Senor Barbabosa were killed. Notable feats included Jose Basurto placing banderillos on a bike and Alberto Elgues performing a Don Tancredo en biciclo. Manuel Sanchez failed to finish the first bull. Jose Cosio killed the second with estocada de pulmon. The remaining bulls fell to the two matadores in alternating order.
A reliable authority notes no true round the world voyage exists yet. Typical routes cover about 20 000 miles, with George Griffith of England holding the best time at 644 days as a regular passenger via Suez and Hong Kong. An equatorial path of 24 855 miles would be needed for a real circumnavigation, a feat deemed highly doubtful due to dangerous jungles and fever zones.
An old account notes that extreme worry drys the mouth and throat, with signs like speaking difficulty and a rolling tongue. It cites a mental state cue observed in criminals and mentions 60 sawmills and 179 steam craft on the Mississippi between St Louis and Minneapolis.
Prof Spriggs introduces Lafe Sogback at Polkville Ark school board as he reads an original piece on lynching. The fourteen year old declares lynching harmful and expensive, noting it harms trees and birds, disturbs nests, and is debasing to participants and only elevating for the one lynched. He adds the remarks apply to white men and claims to know nothing else.
A coin weighing machine, designed by George Sites and M Reeves, automates weighing and sorting of gold coins, reducing teller work in Chicago banks. The device handles 3000 coins at Commercial National Bank, returning standard weight coins and underweight coins separately with high accuracy.
The piece contrasts beggary in northern and southern Italy, praising Lombardy’s wealth, irrigation, and industrious people while noting Naples’ beggary. It also mentions Milan’s La Scala falling from prominence and cites a Lokal Anzeiger report on Germany forming a colonial army of volunteers led by Count von Waldersee, pending Reichstag funding.
Gossip in London headlines the Connaught household as a hub for royal marriage prospects. Reports say the German crown prince courts a Connaught daughter while a betrothal between Princess Margaret and Grand Duke Michael may soon be announced. The piece also notes Siberian river lengths and drainage details.
A Cincinnati Inquirer report profiles Richard Boseha of Congress Arizona as the United States youngest officer of the peace at 14. Son of Deputy Sheriff Boscha of Yavapai County he is credited with fearless arrests including capturing a Mexican duelist at age 13 and bringing him in at gunpoint.
The diplomat Wu Ting-Fang appeared at a social event with both men and women present. He spoke to the ladies, praising their beauty, intelligence, and demeanor while expressing admiration and best wishes for their youth and honorable years.
The passage outlines traits tied to long versus narrow teeth indicating liberal views and heroic virtues, long or short noses reflecting caution or impulsiveness, deep eyes signaling truthfulness, arched lids for affection, curling eyebrows for jealousy, ear apex proximity for refinement, and thumb alignment predicting marital submission or willpower. It also links bent fingers to determination and round fingers to strength.
Doesn't Mind Snowake Bites Antonio Adabio, foreman of an Italian track gang on the New York Central railroad, killed 11 snakes after his men fled a den at Jersey Shore. He refused medical aid, continuing work the next day despite blood from leg wounds.
A sentry paces the Cherbourg docks where the ironclad Galisoniere was used as a melvnite target. After inspection the ship was moved but the guard post remains, keeping the public away from the vessel.
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