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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1905
Page
5
A war correspondent details Russian defense measures including double wire entanglements, pole embankments, and foghorn-like smoke charges. Japanese attackers struggle with shears, shields, and powder blasts, while searchlights reveal and repel them, forcing a retreat under brutal machine gun fire.
A Scientific American note describes asphalt laid in hardened slabs placed on prepared foundations. The method allows quick reopening of roads after paving, with advantages, including reduced tar usage and a potentially smoother surface, though some concerns about slipperiness are mentioned.
Historic ice fishing on Chautauqua Lake allows up to 102 fishermen to spear muscallange each Monday and Thursday for five weeks starting February. The setup includes homemade coils and shields, with fishermen using a long spear and corded lure to catch fish from a hole in the ice. Fishermen travel from surrounding states, turning the lake into a busy scene as crews settle into wooden coops and fire a small stove for warmth.
The article discusses a broader revival movement affecting English inns and public houses. It notes renewed attention to hospitality, modernization, and the need to attract patrons with better services. The piece links improvements to a climate of cultural refreshment and public interest in improving local establishments.
The passage describes traditional salt farming and the use of windward and leeward terms in a voyage context. It notes long harvest cycles, labor, and markets, with details on how weather and shore positions influence loading and storage, referencing historical West Indies routes from Spain to Carthagena and nearby ports.
A fragment discussing American wives of British peers being frugal. It notes Lady Curnon’s tolerance for needless waste and the Duchess of Wa’s careful housekeeping. The piece highlights daily routine of checking accounts and bookkeepers’ knowledge.
An analysis of sweeping Australian reforms advocating restrictions on aliens and racial groups, abolition of plural voting, progressive labor measures, and expanded suffrage for women. The piece surveys moves toward federal schemes, state loans, and social protections amid a broader shift in democratic practice.
The article argues Britain remains prepared to defend imperial interests across the Atlantic and Pacific, highlighting naval strength, unity with the United States, and a commitment to safeguarding sea lanes. It notes public recognition of power, warns against abandoning duties, and stresses cooperation with allies to deter aggression.
A fragmented report shows broad pushback against cremation as a religious and ethical issue. Stakeholders including local leaders and congregants debate whether cremation aligns with faith, tradition, and modern practice amid rising inquiries and petitions.
George W. F. Vernon, writing from Cairo to the Baltimore American, extols the Nile as Egypts lifeblood and its floods as the world’s granary. He notes the river’s source near Victoria Nyanza Lake, annual inundations from June to November, and how ancient rulers engineered canals and dykes to control its waters. He cites bearded wheat near Luxor and details irrigation methods like shadoofs and water wheels, explaining immense labor in producing crops, including three wheat crops per year in many areas.
A historical note on English expansion from Elizabethan times, tracing its rise via colonization and migration. It compares English with French Spanish Russian and German, cites the U S German merges into English, Anglicization in Florida and California, and rising English dominance in the Transvaal and Orange Free State. It highlights English grammar simplicity as a factor and notes spelling irregularities as a drawback.
I D Smith of Madison South Dakota retires after amassing about 1.6 million dollars from farming. He built wealth by buying land, reinvesting profits, and applying strict economy. He owns dozens of farms in Central South Dakota and Northwestern Iowa and favors practical living over society. He rewards workers with deeds and supports cemetery land and lodge benevolence.
Interest in the Maryland and Pennsylvania and Western Maryland railroad corn special trains grows as farmers see Maryland move toward prominence among corn producing states. A letter from Henry Wallace, editor of a Iowa farming journal, notes past success with corn specials in Iowa and recalls initiating the first such program with the Des Moines and Fort Dodge railroad, praising the idea's potential for Maryland.
A composite piece covers alfalfa cultivation prospects for Western farmers in Maryland and beyond, citing Nebraska acreage and Des Moines clay land as fit for pasture. It notes immigration advertising efforts, land sales to immigrants, and opinions on eastern versus western land productivity. It also explores Had a vision of optics in birds, discussing the pecten and eye shading in hawks and eagles with references to Prof. Brooks and Mr. Hackett.
Dr Hugh A Hackets of Johns Hopkins University presented a paper to the Baltimore Naturalists Fluid Club proposing a new theory on the functions of the birds padte. He claimed no prior theory adequately explains the phenomenon and his theory comes closer to the mark than others offered to date.
A reflective verse about planting an oak in a father’s park and a traveler’s departure. A distant grave is marked by the oak’s shadow while the thinker’s name fades from memory, though his idea lingers to stir minds long after.
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