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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1912
Page
7
Aunt Jane visits Mrs Merriwid who mourns Henry Merriwid yet clings to routine and plans. The conversation touches marriage, money, and comfort, with Merriwid joking about a possible new match while sharing comic and domestic details of life after loss.
The article notes hickory as the essential light strong wood for carriages and wagons. It highlights hickory’s superior strength and elasticity, explains substitutes like ash and elm fail, and warns production may struggle to meet demand though growth and forestry management offer hope.
A concise note from Scientific American describes a quick method for estimating a circle’s circumference. By dividing the diameter into 21 parts and adding one part to the full diameter, the divider can be set to 11 21 diameters and three steps yield an approximate circumference. It notes mechanics favor fractional divisions over full figures for practicality.
A plant in Wilmington Delaware will divert about 100000 tons of waste residuum from nearby areas. The plan calls for a process to extract carbon and convert soil into fertilizer aiding soil enrichment and market use.
The article explains fused silica as a potential original standard of length. It highlights its light weight, low expansion, and cheapness while noting drawbacks like brittleness and poor elasticity. A silica tube with fused ends and platinum-coated bases forms the prototype, ground to plane parallelism and measured by a diamond. The meter is annealed by gradual heating to 450 degrees, held for eight days, then cooled for fourteen days, achieving about a 60,000th inch precision.
Canadium is a bright white metal discovered by A G French in Nelson B C during a platinum deposit study. It occurs in igneous dikes around Nelson and is softer than gold or silver, melts at a lower temperature, resists tarnish from damp air and sulfur compounds, and shines brighter when burnished.
A geared ratchet automobile jack features lifting arms or antlers designed to fit any rear axle. Operation uses a pinion, gear wheel, and a sliding rack within a threaded tube. The device rides on four rubber tired casters with ball and roller bearings for smooth motion.
A fragment list notes wide industrial facts: Brazil nut oil content, glycerine byproduct, rice alcohol in China and Japan, Britain’s gold imports, New Zealand tobacco per capita, Russia’s poultry and eggs exports, London bridge traffic, refrigerated ships, Newfoundland cod values, typewriter ribbon revival via glycerine, shipping casualties last year, British beer decline, Rhodesia gold yield, and fishing practices with smoked appearance.
The university president, pale and trembly, confesses to his wife that a nightmare left him convinced he must pass the freshman entrance exam. His anxious demeanor shows his nerves shattered as he speaks of the imagined decree.
An ad claims Murine Eye Remedy treats red, weak, watery eyes with granulated lids and includes an illustrated book. It touts years of practice and availability from Druggists at 60 or 60 cents, linking to Chicago shipper Marine Eye Remedy Co. A humorous Missouri anecdote about newlyweds on a hilly road follows.
Stop the Pain. The hurt of a burn or cut stops when Cole's Carbon salve is applied. It heals quick and prevents scars and is offered by J. W. Cole & Co. Black River Falls Wisconsin. A Special Favor. Customer asks for a ton of coal, dealer confirms a 2000 pound ton. Garfield Tea mention.
A collection of aphorisms and maxims contrasts sowing and reaping with gender and health quips. Notable lines include wild oats yielding lemons and Garfield Tea claims about blood purification and complexion. The tone mimics a period newspaper snippet of miscellaneous wisdom.
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