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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
3
Washington D C Health Officer Woodward declares milk sold locally contains 35 000 000 germs per teaspoonful and bans its sale while noting 2 000 000 as the city standard. He urges cleaner milking practices and rapid cooling to protect public health.
Miss Isabelle Lengel, 17, of Scranton, weighs 117 pounds yet lifts 700 pounds with growing strength. Trained since age four under her athletic father, she plans to lift 1,000 pounds without a harness, staying disciplined with a clockwork routine.
In Topeka, Miss Emma Skinner introduces elementary agricultural study across Johnson County schools. Boxes of earth and growing plants are used in simple experiments to show soil mixtures effects. The optional program has business support and prizes planned for proficient pupils next year.
The inventor described a respirator as a metal cap with an elastic band and fine gauze front that filters air. It could prevent tuberculosis and lung damage for workers in metal stone glass cutting typographers and engravers by blocking fine dust while letting in air.
Popular Mechanics explains a flexible metal hose attachment for fire extinguishers that can swing in any direction. The design allows 360 degree vertical coverage and over 180 degrees laterally, with a rubber lining and a universal joint for wide action.
The article notes flying frogs, squirrels, and fishes using aeroplane-like methods for short flights. It mentions the Javea frog Polypedates reinwardii described by Prof. Seidlecki of Cracow University, detailing its green color, white belly, orange-yellow membranes, and gliding behavior from bushes when disturbed.
A 360 ton export of granite from South Carolina quarries was sent to Aberdeen Scotland to diversify the local color demand, despite Aberdeen being the home of Scotch granite.
A note on mixing plaster of Paris says adding a quarter of one percent of sodium bisulphate to the water will cause the plaster to set faster and gain strength.
Laurium Mich inventor W H Harris explains a caliper centering device that keeps legs centered by a spring pressed point in a rocker rod. The automatic adjustment matches any cross sectional form, eliminating per piece reattachment.
Australia reports a simple mechanical washing device that cleans clothes without rubbing beating or harsh handling. A perforated metal cone boiler uses steam to create a vacuum and circulating hot water at about four gallons per minute to quickl y and thoroughly cleanse garments.
Fragmentary items discuss noiseless paper for theater programs, a random ammonia solution in a brightened metal finish, Mozambique's Ki Africa province industry, railroads in varnish markets, and inventor G. Whitnw with a matrix process. Mentions private corporations and Austrians with horseshoeing, plus rural machinery in British mills.
The Daily Mirror surveys public opinion praising a thoughtful trustworthy man with a bald head. It notes his success, property, and calm charm appealing to women who value decency and stability.
Ellsworth Durham of Hiram Maine recalls his mother suffering eczema on the head with hair loss. Two doctors failed to help until Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment were used, restoring itching and hair in six months. He also notes his own eczema on the feet improving after winters with Cuticura.
A pale refined young woman laments a catastrophe described as the worst she endured. EF had written a modern society novel whose final chapter is ruined when a careless servant girl stacks the manuscript sheets and uses them to fuel a fire, provoking shamed remarks from Miss Tartan.
Russia's census figures show a population rise of five million since 1908, bringing the empire to about 160 million. The growth continues annually by roughly 2.5 million despite wars epidemics and disturbances, supported by available cultivated soil suggesting ongoing increases.
A literary aside notes the hero could not steal home in darkness arguing that if darkness made it worth noticing the game would have been called. The editor and author debate the realism of a steal in a conceit about a pivotal moment.
A brief jokey exchange between two chambermaids centers on a pillow slip and a cover. The light moment captures workplace humor and timing in a domestic service setting.
A Michigan woman recounts severe indigestion after an operation. She lacked appetite, grew weak, and suffered headaches until starting Grape-Nuts. She credits renewed nerve energy and physical strength as her stomach improved and she regained interest in daily tasks.
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