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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1897
Page
3
An British noble on a northbound political mission changes into two full Highland outfits but finds a tailor cut the kilt too short. He opts for evening dress, ends up at a station wearing a chim ney-pot bonnet. His horror grows as his valet arrives with trousers, reminding him of the forgotten garments.
The passage notes a powder invention by multiple inventors and coverers, claiming two main components nitroglycerin and nitracellulone. It mentions wartime interest and a claim of twenty powder types under two heads, with broader context from a 1865 source.
The record discusses a historical misread on 1807 consumption figures with figures like 24.1 pounds per head and 56.4 pounds in ISB. It mentions Winsing's foottse Beery for Chiareg and various inflations and containers, but the text is garbled and unclear on specifics.
Attempts to illuminate opaque specimens under the microscope include Lieberkuhn’s oblique mirror method. It concentrates light around the objective but requires space for rays to pass and is limited to low magnifications. Charles Fremont has developed a method enabling illumination through the object.
Description of a technique using a movable concave mirror and aperture to bend light through the objective. An interposed component aligns light parallel to the axis before entering the objective. The setup aims for improved ocular view and clearer, more even illumination for photographic work.
A rider was injured when a streetcar struck him from behind. The lower court dismissed his damages suit for contributory negligence. The Appellate Division held that cyclists must look ahead and cannot be barred from riding. a new trial was ordered, with implications for many riders. Separate note discusses Tesla proposing electricity as a nitrogen fertilizer method via atmospheric chemistry.
A long list of opinions and quips from multiple papers mocks politicians and policies with satirical asides. It covers canal debates, press criticism, liquor laws, commissions, and theater etiquette, naming several cities and outlets while lampooning leaders and journalists.
The article features an eight and a half year old child who fluently speaks English French Greek and German. Born in America she was adopted by Dr. Achilles Rose of 832 Hast Fifteenth Street New York and Neue hints at her nationality.
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