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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1911
Page
5
A description explains how a Persian man produces ice by creating a shallow pool and a high sun shield. He grows a wall to shade the pool, forms a thin ice layer, then floods it at night and repeats the process, adding inches until thick blocks are cut.
In Tatters hall near Boston Lincolnshire a historic castle rebuilt in the fifteenth century by Cromwell stands as a local landmark. Nearby Tatters hall catapult ruins and two Roman camps draw visitors while a Bordeaux magistrate briefly arrests a railway locomotive on arson charges and awaits jury verdict.
A coastal crab hides from predators by attaching seaweed to its back with underwater glue, forming a green waving wig as it crawls. The crab repairs the wig as needed while remaining exposed to potential predators.
Omaha ophthalmologist Dr Harold Gifford describes his practice of transferring freckles from one body area to another as a unique pastime. He told the Nebraska Medical Association he has experimented since 1901 and can craft decorative freckle arrangements with his own skin using a razor.
At the tombs of Chinese emperors near Nankin stand curious monuments shaped like camels and elephants. They are protected from vandalism by railings, preserving these odd landmarks.
Roast Beef Marseillaise presents two French styled methods with steps to prepare a rich sauce from onions vinegar mustard and bouillon. Beef a la mode describes larded top sirloin simmered with calf's foot for gelatinous gravy and French side notes. Sweetbread Cutters and Creole Sauce finish with butter flour milk and vegetables.
Steep a bunch of mint in hot water to extract flavor then add juice of six oranges and two lemons. Dissolve gum arabic in cold water, mix with sugar, boil, and fold into stiffly beaten egg whites. Stir in strained fruit and mint juices, dilute with cordial water, and garnish with lemon peel and mint sprigs.
A simple batter blends one cup flour and one cup Indian meal with cream of tartar soda and salt. Combine one egg and a cup of warm milk with the dry mix, beat well and bake to finish.
A recipe instructs to pour six thinly sliced lemons into two gallons of cold water with sugar and ginger. Boil, add cream of tartar, strain, chill, then mix in a yeast cake dissolved in warm water. Ferment overnight, bottle tightly, lay bottles on their sides, and age two days before use.
A cake mixte prepares two eggs half cup butter one and a half cups sugar half teaspoon soda one teaspoon cream of tartar one teaspoon lemon extract and citron to taste. Flour added to reach a thick cupcake batter.
A method describes arranging five or six lettuce leaves tightly, crossing once, then cutting into narrow strips with a sharp knife to create long, narrow fibers used as a novel pretty garnish.
Two Englishmen devised a compact mail friendly box with a netted sleeve to hold an electric light bulb. The bulb rests in the open end, netting closes with strings, and a folded cardboard cover adds protection. The device shields the fragile globe without a bulky container for safe mailing.
Exasperated subscribers unable to reach quickly were exposed by a gramophone at Copenhagen central exchange. Offenders were summoned and convicted by exact playback of their own voiced remarks, leading to improved telephone manners.
A recent message reports a remarkable wireless transmission covering the journey from Glace Bay to Dakar on the West African coast. The feat showcases advances in long distance communication.
A recent electrical measuring instrument records power consumption accurate to within one percent. It maintains this precision regardless of temperature and current changes.
The article notes a new miniature electric railway at Hershey Park in Hershey Pennsylvania. The one mile line uses 22 inch gauge with a locomotive and four flat cars seating about twenty per car. It houses two 10 horsepower motors and runs up to 20 mph with bidirectional operation. Plans call to extend to about four miles next year.
In Japan the extension of electric light and electric railway plants brings big orders to American companies. German firms slash prices, but in most cases the Americans win the contracts.
A Newcastle engineers' detector device attaches to trailing wires and uses a platinum coil that absorbs hydrogen fire damp. When contact between unlike metals closes the circuit, gongs and red lights warn of danger. It detects as little as two percent hydrogen.
A redesigned alarm clock features an electric lamp lighting the dial controlled by a cord push button long enough to reach the bed. A standard alarm bell can be set to ring at a chosen time. To deter tampering, a left side valuables bank is wired to sound an alert if disturbed.
A survey notes Denmark telephone costs about 5 dollars yearly and the US has 87 phones per 1000 residents. Japan has 31 electric railways totaling 567 miles, Amsterdam tests semif automatic phones, and New York Tel spends 6 million annually on repair and removal of instruments.
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