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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1898
Page
6
E. Hazard Wells reports on Samuel Wilderson who lives in a white three story tree house forty feet above ground in eastern Nicaragua. The home sits in a tall ebony tree on Rama river land and cost about $3500 in cash plus months of labor.
A narrator climbs to a tree house in Nicaragua where a wild Carib woman, described as gorilla faced, guards the dwelling. The home uses a rope hoist elevator and barrels collect rain for baths while sparse furnishings suggest modest living.
The article outlines New South Wales coal development over twenty years with output rising to 4,417,600 tons and heavy exports to the Pacific states, China, and India. Queensland and Victoria share coal resources, while New Zealand offers substantial supplies and potential intercolonial trade growth. It also digresses into stage life, noting Mildred De Grey and Miss Arline Potter in burlesque and opera and debating churchgoing for actresses.
The article catalogs many noted giants with heights from seven feet to nine feet three inches. Names include Joseph Brice Anak, Edward Bamford, Captain Bates, Chang, Patrick Cotter, Joachim Elcizegue, John Middleton, Charles O'Brien, Angus McAskill, and Rieh hart among others. It notes Frederic William of Prussia had a regiment of giants over seven feet tall.
In Cove, Mr. Gozzleby muses on finding a happy middle ground between sufficiency and excess. He weighs whether having too much is preferable to too little if the ideal balance cannot be maintained.
A witty exchange appears in Brooklyn Life featuring Brown and Towne about a man who truly desired the earth. Towne recalls a first class passenger on an ocean steamer, noted in a vivid vignette.
Theatrical notes praise Julia Arthur in Ingomar as a vivid Parthenia with a fresh take, distinct from Mary Anderson. Belasco prepares a Zaza adaptation for Mrs. Carter at the Garrick, sending his version to French authors for approval after its domestic edits.
A Nature correspondent from the Toulouse observatory notes a iron heating demonstration revealing rapid heat transfer to cold water and its repellent effect explanation. The piece also discusses incubator science, stressing automatic uniform heat, proper ventilation, and avoidance of added moisture for healthier hatchings.
The article describes new steel windmills for irrigation and water pumping, noting extended use and efficiency. It cites Wisconsin agricultural tests showing yearly water output capable of covering seventy nine acres to a foot depth, despite many hours of rest. It also briefly mentions an eagle mother’s misadventure with eggs and a spring loaded cake dish that aids cake removal from hot tins.
A playful piece suggests inviting friends to jot quotes on the spot. It links pen and ink choice to mood, noting dark writing hints at outdoor life and sports love, slender or slanted letters show reserve or sensitivity, and round letters imply sociability and open correspondence.
A Bar Harbor area woman reported a white headed eagle snatching her chickens. She and her husband found the eagle nesting in a tall pine top, with two eggs in the nest, which they removed.
A French journal describes M. Ader's Avion built with war dept support and subsides. The bat like craft uses front dual propellers powered by steam engines, wings do not flap, are movable to adjust center of gravity, and is made of bamboo fibre and steel wires. The first trial ended in a squall wreck, but authorities may authorize further experiments to determine if it can fly.
French government experiments at Pantin yield a lucifer match made without phosphorus. The new match reportedly ignites easily when rubbed on rough surfaces and avoids the necrosis linked to phosphorus, though price details are not provided.
The device uses two horizon tally rotated thermopiles to detect heat changes as small as a millionth of a degree. It aims to overcome unreliable fog signals by sense of approaching vessels, icebergs, land, or wrecks through heat radiations.
A brief opinion cites Ohio State Journal on hero kisses and women seeking new sensation. It argues the sensation from a kiss remains unchanged through time and suggests the pursuit is futile.
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