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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
4
Japanese forces display preference for telephone and telegraph over wig wag and heliograph signaling. They rely on portable field phones housed in boxes, enabling weatherproof, concealed, point to point transmission. Line construction involves carriers advancing the line at three miles per hour, despite terrain.
The article details a French and Varian method to produce artificial cotton from pine and fir wood. It describes chipping barkless wood, steaming, bisulphate wash, heating under three atmospheres, washing, grinding, electrochemical bleaching, drying, and reheating with acids, castor oil, and gelatin to strengthen fiber before drawing into thread.
A scientific publication notes Indiana springs or wells reportedly contain magnetic water that can magnetize steel when dipped. The effect, linked to dissolved carbonate of iron turning into magnetic iron oxide, may distort compasses and bend knife blades, though standing water loses magnetism. An additional document discusses a typewritten South African peace treaty with Boer signatures in varied scripts.
The British admiralty probes a grave scandal where ship’s police at naval schools in multiple ports kept furloughed sailors on mess books. Rations were drawn for absent men and foods diverted by those posting false entries. The theft has reportedly continued for years.
A pair of escaped horses blocked a Pennsylvania railroad express between Pottsville and St Clair. The two mares raced ahead of the train through a long tunnel, forcing repeated stoppages and frightening 100 passengers. The engineman finally cleared the track at St Clair after the horses sped ahead with the whistle shrieking.
German calculations reveal annual tourist counts and spending in Europe. Switzerland hosts 9.6 million visitors spending 30 million dollars. Italy Riviera and Spain total 66 million dollars. Paris 45 million from 900,000 visitors. London 600,100. Berlin 500,000. Vienna 850,000. bath resorts host 12,000 guests spending over 15,000,000 francs.
A century of rapid expansion sees Berlin rise from a village to Europe’s third most populous city with 1,857,000 inhabitants within city bounds and potential for 9,450,000 in Greater Berlin. Growth since 1800 surged 818 percent, multiplying the population ninefold as streets and infrastructure transformed.
Palmer describes Japanese use of fans in battle in Collier weekly. He notes infantry near by fanning themselves and mentions the Makaki as possibly appearing effeminate to a Russian observer. The fans are said to carry the emperor's edict Do your best for your country and could provide a cooling breeze to prevent heat collapse.
Dogs belonging to downtown building janitors roam the rooftops of their owners’ buildings and adjacent roofs. From a steenth story window an officer may see several dogs playing on the roofs beneath. The roof dog faces less fear from the dog catcher, a rare advantage.
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