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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1902
Page
2
A garbled column notes global remarks from John Chinaman to Senator Clark. It references Uncle Sam time changes, Teddy, a Detroit bank case, Wilkestarte Thies, Minister Wu, Count Boni de Castellene on the Panama canal, bank tenders, Sir Robert Ball forecasting a new ice age, and a Porto Rico riot, ending with a flippant line about Marconi signals.
A coronation gift presents King Edward II with seventy watercolor paintings. Critics question whether the monarch has power to reject or manage such a substantial offering amid royal prerogatives and oversight.
A historical report recalls a notable Italian event when parliament opened and a presiding officer faced a surprising ink toss. The incident marks a vivid snapshot of political unrest and ceremonial disruption in the era.
The remark argues that if Japan formed an alliance to borrow money, it would have benefited more from J. Pierpont Morgan as a partner rather than Great Britain, suggesting an economic motive behind strategic alignments.
Maryland once grew the finest figs and locals joke that Baltimore pride runs deep with boasts of superior produce and even Eve’s apron supposedly originating from the state.
A Cleveland genius claims to have invented a smokeless furnace that produces no black smoke, a development that outshines other new inventions of the year. The announcement positions this device as a major advance in clean combustion technology.
A light hearted legal note riffs on justice blindfolds and a judge closing his eyes for a nap, suggesting a nodding judge could still uphold fairness per Supreme Court remarks.
Indications show the Spanish throne may be out of repair by the time Alfonso is ready to take possession. Alfonso is referred to as a royal thirteener in casual remarks about the monarch.
The Albany Times Union notes that if Spain's new navy stays near shore and avoids belligerent actions, it may enjoy a long and honorable existence according to the paper's optimistic view.
In his role as general pacifier Uncle Sum hints at providing good offices to help resolve the unhappy dispute between Spain and the anarchists if requested.
A Brooklyn clergyman asked trustees last week to reduce his salary from 10000 to 5000 dollars. Hopes are raised that trustees will soon be able to enjoy solid food as a result of budget relief.
A Brooklyn lawyer faced twenty two cooks from an intelligence office in one week and then attempted suicide. He did not choose the simple option of killing the cooks.
A New England railroad reports it has issued four thousand and one dollars worth of free glasses to a state legislature. The incident is described as one of those extraordinary accidents that occur within the rail road president's office in the best regulated times.
In Sumatra tobacco culture under cloth, the United States expects Connecticut inventors to succeed in creating a viable paper substitute for the cloth. The outlook suggests a practical alternative may emerge to support tobacco production and export dynamics.
A fragment from Atchison reports a Christian Scientist warning that if Father Time approaches he will seize the scythe and break it. The sentiment is described as daily done by unscientific resolute persons of the other sex.
A fragmentary schoolroom moral urges diligence and accuracy in duties. It notes that early success comes from faithful work, with many references to boys carrying items and a playful verse about pocket contents, ending with a lesson on earnestly performing tasks.
The text describes flag meanings such as lowering colors for submission and flags as symbols of command used by officers called Mag officers. It notes a flag of truce, white flag as peace, half mast for mourning, dipping the flag as a salute, and other flags like yellow for quarantine. It mentions the president aboard a vessel carrying the American flag.
In New York a friend of Edison tells how a phonograph charged doll from Sonneberg speaks to a four year old girl. After the child lies to her mother, the doll warns in a solemn voice that little girls must never tell lies, stopping the bad habit more effectively than punishments. The tale casts talking dolls as potential moral teachers and global toy trade.
A woodman near Leach Gilen New Jersey shot a large black eagle which fell. As he moved to secure it the bird flew at him tearing clothes and wounding face neck and hands with claws. He used a gun as club and finally felled the eagle with a sharp ax striking its neck, saving himself from further blood loss.
A writer counsels boys to be thorough in every duty and to avoid seeking sudden fame. Begin at the bottom and work up, valuing even small tasks as steps toward larger achievement.
Mrs. Roosevelt discovers Kermit plays the role of a sick child after an overindulgent Christmas feast in the White House nursery. The scene contrasts national affairs with the everyday life of the presidential family as the First Lady tends to a waking, unwell child.
A historic hillside carving known as the Great White Horse on Wiltshire Downs is said to date to the time of King Alfred, about a thousand years ago. The figure stretches roughly seventeen feet high and appears crude up close but distinct from a distance, overlooking the valley with the remains of an old camp nearby.
The text presents chipmunks as diligent creatures who work steadily in fair weather and curl up in nests during rain. They become alert to odd happenings as wind and rustling leaves create a wary atmosphere. A chipmunk eats on his haunches, drinks by lapping, and keeps himself neat by grooming with paws and teeth.
Danish children are taught to knit from age five in public and private schools alike. One hour daily is devoted to sewing, knitting, crochet, embroidery, or tatting in homes. The expectation is lifelong skill for women, who should always have handiwork ready for visitors.
A historical Indiana case linked four then little known lawyers who within twelve years gained national fame. The group included Gen. Harrison who became U S president, Thomas A Mendricks who served as vice president, David Turpie a U S senator, and Walter Gresham who rose to the Supreme Court and held two cabinet posts.
A London board schoolboy, in a chatty Eskay on temperance, argued about personal control of limbs. His spelling was misspelled, but his line, I must be very guard to be drinkhard, shows the era’s rough humor and moral tone.
A paper by H F L Greatt before the British Institution of Mechanical Engineers argues against the belief that modern industrial methods require large scale standardized production. He urges use of exact gauges, advantages of small shop testing labs, and regional collaboration to advance English practice. Wireless longitude by telegraphy and new methods for islands like the Alaskan archipelago are noted as valuable developments.
Wireless telephony experiments by M. Ducretet reproduce Borbouge's tests using earth as conductor. He says earth filters the continuous current and diffuses it into multiple circuits to power several telephones around the transmitter, with strong diffused currents able to actuate a relay.
The invention describes a sugar dispensing device for use in restaurants and confectionery shops. It features a pair of rotary buckets under a reservoir. turning the crank scoops sugar for discharge into a cup. Buckets hold about a teaspoon, with reverse action to release a continuous stream if needed.
The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey conducted experiments to measure longitude between Nantucket Shoals and a distant ship forty eight miles away. Chronographic records of chronometer beats and signals were obtained and instrument errors eliminated to produce new chronographic records. Time observations were made and the first determination.
The text describes a stock proof passageway within a field fence not a gate, allowing easy human passage while blocking animals. It mentions hinging an open portion, posts with a wire lanyard, and a gate background on hinges that when closed rests against the fence and is held by a staple and took.
A Nature correspondent reports a spiral horn on wild sheep may aid ear hearing by guiding sound toward the ear. The mechanism would help locating a distant call in misty or foggy feeding grounds, suggesting a natural hearing aid in sheep.
An extraordinary violent dust storm near Adelaide, South Australia, illustrates the peculiarity of these phenomena for which Australia is noted. Storms can burst suddenly, sweeping people with sand for a quarter hour and sometimes peppering with small pebbles. The storm usually gives warning, allowing time to close windows and seek shelter.
The American Philosophical Society has arranged a general meeting for April 3 and 4 with many scientists from across the country expected to attend. Secretaries request those wishing to present papers to notify them promptly so papers can be printed in the preliminary program, and members planning to attend should also inform the secretaries quickly to assist arrangements for entertainment.
The article notes that in 1877 sunlight proved fatal to certain bacteria, especially violet and ultraviolet rays. It explains two radium radiation systems, Becquerel rays and another, with differing properties. Experiments show Becquerel rays are fatal to bacteria, aligning with sunlight in physiological and physical effects. It ends with a provocative line about education and loyalty.
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