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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
6
A new aluminum holder for shaving mugs keeps brush and soap in place. Two flexible arms clasp the brush over the cup, bristles and drips drop into a receptacle, and a spring secures the device. The main piece enters the mug with a bottom strip and spikes to hold soap firmly as the brush is used.
A California inventor unveils an automatic change making machine that discharges coins into a cup. After the clerk records purchase amount and money received, pressing the change button releases the correct coins from a built in chute.
At a Paris Academy meeting Monsieur Kunz discussed feeling at a distance and the ability of blind people to sense obstacles. He believes the power exists beyond blindness and may reside in the skin, though its nature remains unknown and not linked to hearing. He notes a tendency to attribute such phenomena to electrical action but offers no model.
Describes celluloid ear protectors for sailors to muffle shock from naval artillery. The device sits at the ear opening and uses a bore that turns to fit the ear seat, reducing impact from loud blasts on deck.
Gustav Dalen develops an automatic fog horn using a sun valve to control acetylene illumination. A patented Canadian fog horn employs a rotating disk with gas pockets and spark ignition, adjustable to 500 or more explosions per second, with activation linked to a ship whistle via a tuning fork.
A British firm manufactures an automatic oil discharge apparatus to calm rough seas. The unit places a cast iron reservoir above a vertical cylinder with a heavy spring loaded piston to spray oil onto the water. Two bow pipes emit about half a gallon per hour each, adjustable by density and need.
A collage of science items notes 14 percent of eggs albumen London is healthiest capital of Europe and gas lamps began in 1807. Licorice grows in Russia Ural region. Rat tail has more muscles than a man's hand. Scotchmen are the heaviest among British. West Virginia coal production surges 65 times in 30 years. Ribs radiate from a metal center in a Wisconsin kite frame patent. Moving pictures demand 55 000 miles of film yearly. New Jersey public schools cost about 20 cents per pupil per day. A French chemist claims a simple method for measuring human skin surface. Man brain weighs 3 pounds 8 ounces. woman's 2 pounds 11 ounces. A Berlin scientist says diamonds can be built from chips with gas and mercury amalgam. An attachment for phonographs lets a violin connect to records for music, by Frederick C. Hewitt. Hewitt left 20 000 to Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital and 2 000 000 to Little Day nursery, both in New York. An automobile wind shield from a Vermont woman features a small window to admit air but keep out dust.
The article details red and black raspberry pruning. Remove old canes after fruiting, limit to eight canes per plant, and keep yearly pruning so no cane exceeds four years. Propagation uses one year shoots, with two to three feet between plants and three feet between rows. Black caps require summer pruning, pinching at two feet height to promote side branches, and burying shoot tips to form new plants.
The article advises early drive stakes with wires or twine to support beans and similar crops when poles are scarce. It recommends 18 inches between plants, 3 feet between rows, and suggests gas pipes as an excellent though costly support option.
The article advises filling vacant orchard spaces with younger trees up to about eight years old. After eight years, older trees dominate the ground with their roots, stifling young trees and hindering their growth and bearing potential.
Barnyard manure is, in general, the best fertilizer for the orchard says Cc. M. Buritt of the department of agriculture. It should be applied at the rate of a load to from three to five trees, at least once in three years. The use of commercial fertilizers is hardly prudent except where expert demonstration shows value.
An improved holding device for pivot-handled half-bushel fruit baskets is described. A stout manila cord attached to a hook secures the basket to a tree limb and can be instantly released, offering a secure yet easily detachable support for apples and pears picked from branches.
Bees and fruit go well together as bees gather honey from blossoms and fertilize them. The hum of industrious workers foretells rich harvests, and the orchard is a good place for hives under trees.
The article covers currant worm and currant borer signs and control using Hellebore, notes on pest prevention with dew damp leaves, and cautions about grazing in orchards. It also mentions keeping pears in grass after the fourth year and handling raspberries with minimal surplus suckers.
The tent plan used in major cities last summer offered eight cradles on roofs or lots where babies under two could sleep outdoors at night. Free medical care by nurses and doctors accompanied the cooling methods using water pipes, ice blocks, and electric fans to reduce heat. The approach, praised for its success, could be adopted by any caregiver prioritizing infant welfare.
An American helped a Frenchman eager to learn English by correcting his exercises. After a delay a letter arrived with comical, imperfect English showing the learner’s struggles, including phrases like I will to come at the America and to go on the scaffold.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions long service and questions about exile and pardon by an animal judge, with unclear quotes and missing names. The readable bits suggest a discussion of ten years in one place and inquiries into whether Poca received pardon. No clear entities or dates can be confirmed.
A father remarks that his son should marry a practical girl. The response highlights the young woman who drives her own car and can disassemble a motor as well as any expert, signaling a pragmatic set of attributes.
A 1911 letter from D Tharrington of Creek NC claims Cure of scalp eczema after three years using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Another note from Samuel Stern of Brooklyn reports itching scalp, hair loss, and crusts resolved by Cuticura, with hair regrowth. Both letters encourage others to try Cuticura remedies.
The readable lines hint at a past appearance by a performer named Samii Say Shee Fela with phrases about listening and silence. The text is garbled and incomplete, offering little concrete context or identifiable events.
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