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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1903
Page
3
In a new Galileo biography, Lotario Sarsi notes the scientist’s caustic wit. Galileo argues that a supposed Babylonian method of cooking eggs by sling motion is flawed. He dismisses air friction as the true cause, insisting Babylonian status is irrelevant to the observed effect.
The United States imported over 60 million pounds of India rubber last year, valued at more than 26 million dollars. Over the past decade imports rose about 50 percent, while more than 100 million dollars worth of India rubber manufactures are produced annually in American factories.
Warns against mercury based catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from Toledo and Cheaney Co. as mercury free. Claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials available from Druggists. Mentions price per bottle and Hall's Family Pills as best.
At a St Paul Minnesota federation dinner a witty toast parodied man as a paragon of animals praising magnanimity acumen repartee thrift self control and social value. A second note touts Fiso s Cure for Consumption as an infallible medicine with a dated testimonial from Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17 1900.
The Suk people of Africa style their hair into a bag shaped mat, reaching near the waist, stiffened with clay. They wear a monkey skin cape rubbed soft, not for warmth but to cover the head in rain and prevent clay from washing out of the hair.
An old advertisement highlights Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims gums are soothed and inflammation reduced, noting a 24 bottle size and warning of colic and wind issues.
A humorous tale features Deacon C building a woodhouse over a well while his Irish maid jokes about moving the well to keep her splashy drop of water from escaping. The scene blends wit and rural charm with a boastful grin at the possibility of cleverness.
An English postal worker died recently leaving an authenticated record showing he walked 211000 miles during his forty two years of service with the Post Office. The remarkable tally highlights a lifetime of steady rural and city deliveries across decades.
An illustrated device combines direction signs with a weather vane sun dial thermometer mail box and weather bulletins for rural areas to aid travelers and farmers. Inventors Walton Weglein Jr and Neilson Burgess present plans to maintain and protect the post while aiding long distance automobilists and horse stock transport.
A Belgian firm unveils the largest gas engine to date with two 51 inch cylinders and a 56 inch stroke. Running at 85 revolutions per minute, it is designed to develop 3000 horsepower and spans 67 feet in length.
An observer describes an extraordinary rifle ball path while hunting antelope with scouts. The ball strikes multiple bones in a single animal, spiraling through the left elbow, brisket, both humerus, ribs, femur and leg joints before exiting, then dislocating the left hock joint. The author doubts ever witnessing such a trajectory again in hunting.
The Bank of England displays a curious note collection including a penny note bought back for 25 dollars, a million pound note, a note found inside a cod in Newfoundland, and a note in circulation for 150 years. The exhibit also shows forged notes worth millions and divers recovered notes from the Eurydice wreck.
A Connecticut woman credits Grape-Nuts with curing lifelong digestion and heart trouble problems, saying dieting worsened her condition. After a year on Grape-Nuts she reports no dyspepsia, walks 10 miles daily, and appears younger, noting life is worth living again.
A New York Times quote notes college students ignore live news, fixating on sporting pages. The speaker recalls epoch events past and observes graduates reflect on college life as a passing phase rather than central. The piece contrasts student insularity with postgrad perspective.
All new schools in Switzerland allocate a ground floor area as baths. Each class uses the baths about once a fortnight, in both summer and winter. A warm bath is followed by a cooler one after washing with soap. Sick children and those with skin diseases are excluded.
Whitehall reports a remarkable recovery by Mr. Jon Manley after doctors abandoned him with Bright's Disease. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for restoring his health after years of kidney stomach and liver trouble leaving him bedridden.
A celebrated preacher recalls a descent into a Cornish mine where heat rises as the ladder is climbed. A miner jokes that letting go would reach the infernal regions in about two minutes. The item ends with an ad urging creamery buyers to use June Tint Butter Color.
The writer explains that horn rings mark a ram’s age, appearing after rutting seasons and aligning with tooth-age indicators. Up to five years old, age is readable by teeth. a yearling has two teeth, two-year-olds four, three-year-olds six, and four-year-olds or older have eight teeth.
Prof D a famed ventriloquist almost ships a terrier without a dog ticket. He hides the dog in a hamper labeled Prof D Ventriloquist as the train moves. The porter notices the label and jokes he has been caught before. A Holborn clock in council hall survives 260 years and still tells time.
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