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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1910
Page
6
A fragment discusses crows as clever farm eaters and winter threats to crops. It recalls a curious Ohio lawsuit over feeding crows and a German naturalist Breitling’s early experiments to tame crow songs. The piece mixes natural history with anecdotal tales of crow behavior.
A fragmented recount describes crows, their cooking lore, and reactions of people to crow songs. It notes humans’ attempts to season crow meat, a hunter with a gun driving the bird away, and the crow’s longevity and vocal behavior. The tale shifts to a night scene with a crow hearing a gunshot and a hunter returning home.
A Boston Post reprints a fable about an Employer who hires a Man and a Horse. The Man works long hours while the Horse works eight. The Man cares for the Horse yet envies the animal, and the tale ends with a moral about you must be a horse but you can hire a man.
A distressed boy sobs in the gutter as an old gentleman comforts him with a penny. An attendant explains the boy’s misfortune is over a marbles game in a nearby alley. The scene shifts to Verner and Sloman banter about a stage opening and a mother.
In a heated exchange Mrs. Benham argues that a married man has rights women must respect. Benham counters with the decision was in the negative according to the New York Press.
A local exchange notes a man who recently came into a fortune now engages in settlement work, with others remarking he formerly owed many. The tone suggests interest in his new activity and the community’s curiosity about his finances and obligations.
A curious whispered note asks to give it to Miss May de Sylphington, described as the aw-pretty Witte Diond creature with violet eyes who dances in the ballet. A responding character reveals he is her son, adding a personal twist to the street corner exchange.
A fragment from a Yonkers Statesman item shows a young man speaking about a mustache and a girl replying with playful humor. The exchange hints at social attitudes and slang of the period.
An old newspaper blurb advertises a brick piazza bungalow with brick walls and shingled gables. It notes a 28 by 41.5 foot main area and a construction cost of 2000 dollars excluding heating and plumbing. Plans and specs for design No 846 available for 20 dollars via editor Glenn L Saxton.
An engineer in the district patents a simple process to extract water from peat, producing briquets claimed to rival coal in caloric power and cleanliness. The method uses peat coke mixed before pressing and a simple press, yielding low smoke and ash with peat’s inherent elements.
Instructions describe a method to color steel and prevent rust by polishing and degreasing first. The process calls for preparing a bath of 1,000 parts hot water and dissolving specified chemicals to ensure a permanent slack free finish.
A Swedish invention called the photographone records sound on sensitized plates then transfers the image to ebony plates for reproduction. The inventor claims recordings can be reused endlessly and amplified to fill large halls. He predicts photographone fog horns will replace lighthouse sirens, calling out the lighthouse name miles offshore.
A French physician notes head temperatures rise under sun using silk hats and thermometer readings. He argues heat difference may trigger headaches and nervous disorders in hat wearers. The report also mentions Japan treaty terminations sent to European nations.
A Department of Agriculture proposal backed by Dr W N Irwin urges introducing and domesticating 100 foreign mammal species for meat to avert famine. Beef alternatives include hippopotamus, yak, rhinoceros, antelopes, and elephants, with Louisiana hay potential and vast gulf coast lands proposed for cultivation.
Superintendent Ella Flagg Young announces a new sanitation oriented plumbing course for girls in Chicago. The sanitary science class will cover how water and gas reach kitchens, waste removal, and cost savings from proper utility use, aiming to empower future household managers with practical, economical knowledge.
The article describes a shift from steam and turbine engines to compact internal combustion in a 400 foot liner weighing 9,000 tons. Petrol motors with twin propellers are tested in European and American waters, with coal bunkers replaced by fuel tanks as liners age toward a new era in navigation.
The public theater sits at the heart of Latin American cities occupying a prominent city square with splendid design and costly construction. It stands as a key cultural feature reflecting municipal pride and urban life.
A London Chroniclo report outlines a plan by the Russian government to improve inland waterways in European Russia, proposing direct Baltic to Caspian and Black Sea connections. The project estimates 79.825 million dollars with 10 million yearly revenue, plus a 1.5 million annual maintenance call. It also notes a potential 100000 horsepower via Divnn rapids and 1080 hp via Duleper. The plan would finance abroad, boost Moscow’s trade, and expand regional commerce. A separate anecdote mentions French customs and a lighthearted Dieppe street scene involving a matchbox incident on a stage.
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