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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1891
Page
3
Professor Bie Theeees concludes after lengthy tests that alternating current life risk is inversely related to the number of alternations per second. He notes a dog dying after twenty strong current pulses when 4500 per second opposed 130 per second, while 300 per second halved the danger compared with 12 per second.
A German chemist markets a preparation claimed to triple shoe life from five to ten stone and waterproof them. The right to use the coating allegedly sold to the Bavarian government for army use, with tests said to be satisfactory in the German forces.
A Philadelphia expert warns that fuse metal varieties and loose solder joints threaten electric lighting safety. He notes risk of lightning entering from aerial wires to gas fixtures and outlines tunnel lighting trials as New York and Bergen tunnels seek safer illumination amid growing use of electricity.
A brief report highlights John A. Tobin’s bronze alloy for naval machinery, noting its strength, ductility, and sparks-free property for gunpowder uses. It also describes Ansonia Brass’s government manufacture, an automatic tobacco and starch packaging machine, and new electric crane and drum unloading methods boosting yard efficiency.
In Ansonia Connecticut veterans recall a Danbury resident who served yet never fired his musket. On mustering out he sabotaged the weapon with wire, posing as if loading while the gun never fired. He kept the relic as a reminder of his restraint and honor.
A man storms a Chicago bank and deposits a forged check for 463000 from a major syndicate, then exits in under a minute. Weeks later a woman with a satchel tries to open an account using a certificate of default. She reveals bonds worth over 248000, yet the certificate remains blank and an account is opened.
Cuar Nicholas I attended a masquerade as the devil and, after dawn, had to travel by coach to Quai Anglais. Wrong turns led to a cemetery where a knife was drawn and demands for money and furs were issued. The driver fled in fear as Nicholas revealed his true role and returned to the palace.
They say Italians come to this country to earn money and send it home, often naturalising for financial reasons and then returning to Italy. They were not raised to embrace a republican form of government and show little interest in it.
In a terse domestic vignette a mistress questions a cook about a rabbit left on a plate. The cook admits giving it to the dog, claiming he is still being taught. The mistress mocks the cook’s skill, and the exchange ends with a sarcastic remark about using a knife and fork.
A mucage machine driven by electric power drew attention at the St Pan cres exhibition in Jane England. An electric heating attachment was proposed to deliver savory din to buyers. The idea of a universal pig processing machine, turning live animals into cured products, was described as practical, not visionary.
The Cinego SaTon DAY Press and People’s Great National Weekly advertise for an active energetic boy to sell the papers in towns and villages. They promise earnings from 21,000 on FiLOdee week and a chance to join a growing national enterprise. Apply at Barnesay Pures Co 417 Dearborn St Chicago ID.
Observers at Mount Hamilton report glimpses of Jupiter’s shadow appearing doubled. The double shadow suggests the tiny moon casting it may be seen twice as it orbits the planet, according to observations through the Livk gliass.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe careful experiments by a named industry group at a mint site. Text is garbled with numerous typos, making exact actions and outcomes hard to discern. It mentions abrasion losses, testing with various samples, and attempts to remove a compound, but details remain unreadable.
Matron of the Earth reports that pendulum experiments to demonstrate the earth’s motion will be renewed in a larger scale. A gigantic pendulum hangs from the Eiffel Tower center platform with a chrome wire fifty feet long and a steel weight of fifteen pounds. A new mineral named sanguaite has been identified as bright red and contains silver arsenic and sulfur.
The piece merges several clipped items including a police case fragment with unclear details about a colored man, family distress over money, and a possible crime opportunity. It mentions a German paper on artificial silk, spider silk strength, and a court exchange about domestic cruelty with a judge evaluating evidence.
Fragmented text references Cantoria and Castoria in a tale about babies and children, hints of signaling memes and a lantern described as a haigraph with slits. Mentions a ship, a detective agency, and distant fishermen with traps, plus scattered garbled names and phrases.
A dialogue fragment features a boy Johnny-Pa asking about being elected in the United States and a father replying about birth and nationality. The text then shifts to odd, garbled lines about a Dr I M Mollingsworth, Lagromequart, and a Chicago residence, followed by references to cures and infant ages, with Minnie and Wool contributing disjointed phrases about marriage proposals.
An advertisement for Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription claims to cure chronic diseases and disorders unique to women. It promises restoration of female function, removal of obstructions, relief from periodical pains and inflammation, and general invigoration with improved digestion and mood, guaranteed satisfaction.
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