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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
3
A buck deer disrupted a Vancouver scene as it escaped from a handcuffed restraint after an officer arrested it near a church area. The animal toppled a horse and knocked down Boyd Lauder, then slipped away into a creek after a twenty minute struggle.
In Sark an island in the English Channel a quaint old mill sits by itself. The wheel turns in a roughly hewn stone trough built in sections. It has not been used in living memory and the original use remains uncertain.
In Montgomery Alabama Judge John Elmore heard about a copper worm used in a moonshine still. Alpheus McGowen of Coosa county admitted making the device, boasting its seam free and expertly shaped. Deputy E N Winters led the raid that captured the worm.
A draft from an open window woke Mrs Mary Lober of Brooklyn who found her bedroom ransacked by burglars. She woke her husband and while he investigated a man entered, attempted to pass her, and leaped toward the open window. Mrs Lober screamed and grabbed him, but he was beaten off and the husband captured him.
The article notes an adult inhales about one pint per breath and averages 16 to 20 breaths per minute. It cites 10 000 liters of air inspired daily and 500 liters of oxygen absorbed with 400 liters of carbonic acid exhaled. It adds that two thirds of oxygen absorption occurs at night, from 6 pm to 6 am.
Miss L. V. Brett, daughter of Maj. J. B. Brett, arrived in Portland to wed Lieut. B. J. Dawley of the field artillery but spoke of disliking facial hair. At the dock the lieutenant wore a blooming mustache, and no wedding occurred. She returned to her mother in San Francisco while Dawley went to Wisconsin on leave.
Neighbors examining Mrs Mary Krauss of Sandusky Ohio for a county burial found certificates of deposit totaling almost $1000 sewn in the lining of an old skirt. The 81 year old had supported herself by washing and cleaning, and died suddenly on the street. A friend who knew she had funds for a decent funeral prompted the search to locate the hidden money.
A side view illustrates a concrete block smoke flue with a lower engaging portion for the chimney interior and an upper square portion for the exterior. A circumferential flange extends from the upper block forming overhanging members to protect the roof opening. The illustration shows the flue applied to a chimney and roof.
George Bailey a honey maker near Placerville Colorado was nearly blind for a long time. While transferring a swarm he was stung on the face and eyelids by several bees. The stings restored his sight, saving a trip to Sacramento for a specialist.
Mrs Helen Sheldon Smillie, totally deaf, testified in the city court term with lips reading from her son. She answered prompt questions from attorneys and Justice Finelite, seldom needing her son to repeat queries. Her nearsightedness did not hinder her lip reading of the questions.
The U S Department of Agriculture introduces a mold based device to form rosin samples exactly seven eighths by one and a half inches for uniform grading. Producers can determine grade before shipment using standard rosin types and a tin mold, dipper and knife while rosin is liquid.
The three pictured tinder-boxes are not weapons but early flintlock devices. Pulling the trigger sparked steel to kindle tinder, making lighting faster than striking tinder by hand. These boxes were used on English stage coaches over a century ago.
A bricklayer uses an angled hole in wooden blocks to grip a taut string for straightening mortar lines. Two blocks slide onto the ends of the string and clamp it tight, aiding alignment around corner bricks as shown in Popular Mechanics.
The year ending June 30 1912 saw 89,835,302 feet of motion picture film exported valued at 6 815 000 and 14 274 768 feet of positives exported at 825 083 while imports totaled 8 000 miles. Most US films are made domestically and two thirds exported unexposed for overseas use. A London cinematograph exhibition is planned for March 1913 with international participation.
A Texas invention features a teacher's desk with a hinged blackboard lid and a foldout maps roll. The upper cabinet stores charts for demonstrations and a side pigeonhole column holds chalk and paper.
A new process coats iron and steel with lead or a lead tin alloy to resist rust. Lead containing 1 percent tin proves durable, especially for electric railway work. The alloy is cheaper than zinc and requires a much thinner coating, reducing material use.
The article surveys diverse industrial notes including Theophratus reference to coal, steel content in passenger cars, coal energy per pound, patenting of wash tub lifts by a Wisconsin inventor, German color coding for pipes, a £50,000 English university endowment for coal gas and fuel industries, shellac as a furniture filler, UK miners' ten year work days average, chromium molybdenum alloy iron, Chilean native mechanics school for railways, a Nebraskan thumb stall invention, and durable artificial silk gas light mantels from wood pulp.
A man gains a new perspective following his wife’s firm decision. The change prompts reflection on their relationship and choices.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a subject questions a portrait claiming he may have sat for it but refuses to be placed in it. The skit hinges on pride and the sting of being depicted without consent.
A dialog contrasts taking chances with guarding against illusion. The speaker urges embracing opportunities while warning that optimism can become a delusion if not checked by realism.
A short, humorous anecdote describes a fast dog that bonds with people who can outrun it. The line compares the animal’s affection to that of loyal pets, ending with a playful note about speed and attachment.
A Boston Transcript excerpt shows Mrs Hiram Offen accusing a man of unstable work history with six or seven positions in a year while a girl asks how many others he has had. The dialogue ends with a flippant response about dating.
A fragment from the Manchester Guardian notes a modern small boy answering with cautious refusals and conditional politeness. The boy says he would attend a bonfire only if his own event, his father takes him to Belle Vue, and if invited to a better bonfire.
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