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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1908
Page
3
A dramatic plea warns against promiscuous baby kissing citing Dr Martines and a London Graphic piece. It argues kissing spreads diseases from scarlet fever to tuberculo sis and urges restraint by the young and old alike.
Capt Warren, master mariner and engineer, unveils a hydrogen motor claiming to split water into hydrogen and oxygen to produce power. He argues this could supplant coal and steam, enabling faster ships like a 60 mile boat and a three day Lusitania, with simpler propulsion and widespread fuel access from water.
Captain James W Balano of the Margaret Thomas has been Brazil’s official Santa Claus for 17 years. The 61 year old Thomaston native sails Boston to Rio de Janeiro with gifts, using the Mabel Jordan and Margaret Thomas ships, delivering apples and goods to Rio residents and friends. He markets hydrogen fuel ideas during the voyage and notes the long 7000 mile trip takes about 40 days from Boston.
A humorous mock reportage set in Albany features Jofin Fen-Lawmaker remarking on lawmakers and a streetwise duel of wits between two rival figures, Mike and Rudolph. The scene unfolds in a Ten Buck Saloon with sly barroom questions, rambling dialect, and a critique of local politics amid the winter wind.
A timid man recounts a close call yesterday after a science tile man warned of germs in his well. He says he drank the water, then nearly drowned when he fell while attempting to vomit.
The London Times reports Denmark weighing a rail tunnel under the Great Belt about 17 miles long with 12 miles underwater. Estimated cost slightly over 7 million dollars. A train ferry now operates, often hampered by weather, and a tunnel would likely be profitable even with higher coal costs. Borings indicate favorable ground for tunneling.
The article compares party performance in 1900 and 1904. It notes Prohibitionists led with 209,062 votes in 1900, Socialists 2,142, Populists 60,000, and Socialist Labor 33,376. In 1904 Socialists rose to 402,159 votes, Prohibition 250,550, Populist 113,259, Socialist Labor 33,622.
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