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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1910
Page
9
An article notes a new recording device to measure motorman coasting on grades by linking the electrical controller and brakes to a paper ribbon clock. It also describes Venezuelan cocoa beans, their fermentation, and tree growth, with claims of fulfillment after five years and beans growing on trunk and limb clusters.
Philadelphia notes two elder skaters, Wiles B. Wetherill at 73 and Frank Wetherill at 71, making their yearly appearance on Haverford college pond. They perform figure eights and stunts causing wide-eyed awe among onlookers.
By the opening of the last section of the see railway the Grand Trunk line Japan has run completed from Sapporo on the north to Kagoshima on the south a distance of 1300 miles. The first part Tokyo Yokohama began to carry passengers in 1872. Japanese horses wear sandals of rice straw and other regions use animal horn and antlers for shoes.
The piece notes the wear of a twelve inch gun after about 60 shots reducing accuracy, praises a new fourteen inch gun for about 300 discharges, and mentions Smyrna’s petroleum lamp lighting valued at 600 a year. It also cites low export activity of American chimney makers and a statistic on electric fire alarms adoption in larger countries.
A humorous ventriloquized tale revises Rome’s history through a local dialect voice. It skewers Julius Caesar and Nero with exaggerated, comic recollections, contrasting famous figures with a synthetic, folksy narrator and a playful critique of classic legends.
Mrs McCann recalls finding a mink fur in the barn from her late brother in law and planning a surprise gift for Christmas. The fur ends up worn by another woman, sparking reflection on happiness versus appearances and a warm family scene.
Mr Jones accuses the girls of forming four secret societies. Maisie explains they have pledged themselves to share all the secrets they know with each other.
A 1909 Edwards anecdote recalls a Washington meeting with Henry Clay and General Cameron. An Andrew Jackson Democrat, slandered as a scoundrel, encounters Clay, earns a sincere apology, and leaves reformed, guiding Cameron to praise Clay for life.
London readers learn of the camel’s endurance and diet. The desert resident survives on tough plant matter and scarce water, carrying 500 to 1000 pounds across 26 miles daily, resting days with no water, while swifter camels and riders log high daily distances.
A joke exchanges between a salesman and a woman customer about false hair. The man is noted for being black balled at clubs and lacking excitement from late nights. The piece plays on social stereotypes and witty misdirection.
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