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Newspaper
Mora Tribune
Location
Mora, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1895
Page
6
In a heated confrontation, Col Dalrymple accuses Eleanor of a flirtation with Dartford after seeing him kiss her. Eleanor denies engagement but contemplates a future with Barbour while plotting to shield her reputation and pursue artistic fame.
A weary Western man describes a chaotic scene in a New York saloon and vows to return home after a brutal confrontation. The narrative contrasts rugged Western bravado with a harsh city reception.
An article surveys evidence for water on the moon from observed river bed analogies and surface humidity. It also notes lunar seas, possible vegetation implications, and the Sea of Tranquility. It reports P B Delaney arguing telegraphy could carry mails via copper lines, proposing 40 000 to 50 000 letters daily between Chicago and New York at 12 to 15 cents each.
Inventors unveil an electric directory machine with a clocklike dial. rotating the band to a subject yields full particulars quickly. It can store business details and transit data including locations and phone numbers, promising less inconvenience and dense condensation of information.
A novel gyrograph top records its moves as a pencil traces curves on paper. The device uses two iron disks on a spool with a spirally bored shaft to hold a pencil. Swiveled handle lets spinning while held, producing intricate paths on a surface.
Article discusses making chloroform by electricity to ensure purity and reduce surgery risks. Scientist Raoul Pictet claims purer chloroform by low temperature distillation, while an electrical method using acetone, salt solution and electrolysis promises faster results yielding about 1.90 parts of pure chloroform from 100 parts acetone.
A European vacuum canning process for fruit packs jars in glass, removes gases and air during sealing to reduce fermentation. No solder is used. jars are opened by a penknife puncture. Solid packing saves freight, avoiding resin and hot iron scorching and cloudy syrup from crushed fruit.
An article describes a light portable negative washer using a standard jet, a rubber tube with two bulbs, and a vessel of water to produce a fine spray for cleaning photographic negatives. Similar devices are noted for home shampooing use in the country.
Brown questions Smith about recent days and Smith replies he was with a fishing party enjoying a royal time pausing before clarifying the joke about being drunk as reported by the New York Recorder.
A state street merchant reports a marked decline in petty kleptomania over the past year. He notes many cases involved wealthy women acting on impulse, often paying for stolen goods to avoid prosecution, with detectives quietly handling most incidents. The trend, he says, suggests kleptomania is a passing fad rather than a true affliction.
The Mesada iron mines in St. Louis County faced losses for two years and again underperformed in 1895. Ore sold early for $2.25 to $2.50 per ton but lake freights rose to $1.50, rail freight 80 cents, and other costs, leaving miners with a net loss and anxious about year’s results.
A correspondent suggests carrying electricity for body heating using under clothing devices. Proposes 200 ampere hour cells in pockets connected in series, totaling about 500 pounds plus heating apparatus. Notes weight, distribution, and risk of short circuits leading to severe burns.
An eminent official frets over a proposed prize fighting event near him. His wife asks what to do and he contemplates issuing a proclamation to ban it, fearing law and order consequences. The exchange captures tense public nuisance politics in Washington.
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