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Nutley Sun

Location

Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1900

Page

2

New Sky Artillery Fights Hail Storms With Sound Funnels

Herr Albert Stiger invents a hail dispersal device using six foot high sound funnels and mortars placed on hills in Austria. June 1886 tests dispersed thunder and hail by releasing air pressure while claiming electricity plays a role in hail formation.

Albert Stiger Herr Stiger Stiger Styria Austria

Folklore Tales From Maryland Witches and Pacts

Stories from Maryland folklore presented by Johns Hopkins Folklore Society recount hunting charms with blood patches. witch killing rites using a silver bullet. selling oneself to the devil at midnight crossroads. and a superstition about an egg predicting marriage outcomes with a looming death risk.

Maryland Baltimore Sun Folklore Society Donovan Johns Hopkins University Crum Frederick County Newcomb

Lazy Island Ruatan Described as Starvation Proof Paradise

Lemuel Cooper of Ruatan describes the island as a remote Caribbean paradise where no beggars exist and starvation is nearly impossible. Cocoanuts fuel the economy on the forty by three mile island with a 3,000 population of Carib Indians and long fruit-bearing trees. A reporter learns life there but also notes a transportation dispute where a passenger sues after being denied extra fare.

Lemuel Cooper Ruatan New Orleans Bay Islands Spanish Honduras Tort Cortez Mr. Cooper

Scientific Notes and Inventions Across Continents

A survey of energy scales for rail and artillery, an ostrich riding feat in Pasadena, and German slag brick research. The piece cites Alaska’s size versus U S geography, a train energy estimate at 20 and 30 mph, an ostrich rider with photograph, and slag brick properties including heat resistance and air permeability.

Alaska Great Lakes Gulf of Mexico Chicago London Abyssinia Pasadena Cal Scientific American Germany Ronney

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