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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1898
Page
6
Charles E. Tripler describes liquefied air's creation by mechanical cooling, its two fluids liquefied nitrogen and liquefied oxygen, and dramatic experiments. He shows cooling a hand without harm, freezing mercury, and explosive power of liquid oxygen with metal, ice, and wicks, noting nitrogen boils off leaving a rich oxygen liquid.
The guide outlines necessary wardrobe basics for summer including russet pigskins, calf skins, patent leathers, and pumps for evening wear. It recommends a dozen shirt waists, multiple collars and stocks, white wash channel gloves, pale suede for church, pique for evening, and light outerwear like a golf cape and macintosh.
On an American warship, officers control access to the quarter deck and saluting conventions. Salutes, ranks, and courtesy extend from entering and leaving to colors at dawn and dusk. Gun salutes vary by rank, with 21 guns for the president, 17 for an admiral, and protocols for timekeeping and interviewing captains.
Superintendent Greenwood questioned pupils on heroism and pictures they admire. Many cite Dewey as hero while Washington Lincoln Boore and religious sentiments appear in responses. Children define hero by character, education, bravery, and faith, with varied views on what makes a hero and what endures.
In Atchison Kansas three men who were discharged from volunteer service for drunkenness enlisted in the regular army as soon as they were sober.
The text surveys several civil and criminal law precedents. It notes that juror inability to read English discovered after trial does not grant a new trial. It covers land common ownership, unlawful detention, railroad yard limits, library tax delegation, and auditor casting vote in vacancies.
A New York confectioner develops patriotic cake molds for Fourth of July parties. One mold shapes a flag with red and white stripes and blue stars from candied violets after molding, with other molds featuring Dewey, a torpedo boat, and a large firecracker.
An old advertisement claims Cascarets beauty pills cleanse the blood and improve complexion. It touts low price ten cents, with druggists offering satisfaction guaranteed and a claim to banish blemishes and blotches.
A quoted line from Pick Me Up advises a frugal seaside experience using simple routines to simulate Margate. It suggests bathing, fish meals, brisk walks, sleeping on the floor, and keeping the house unclean to feel the coast.
An old advertisement promotes Allen’s Foot-Nose powder to ease swollen tired feet and hot burning sensations. It claims relief from smarting feet, blisters, corns, bunions, and sweaty feet with a trial package offer and a price of 2nc. Address given for Allen & Olmsted in Le Roy New York. Also notes a design concept: oil cans on a central pivot with a chimney cleaner at the top.
A promotional note extols a Denver house as among the best with pure artesian water, charging $3 per day. It mentions a Younger brother once a desperado now in Roosevelt's Rough Riders and references a cosmetic and a teething remedy line with generic claims.
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