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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
5
The article describes turtles migrating to an atoll to breed from December to April. Females dig egg chambers, bury about 200 eggs, and return to the sea. After 40 days, hatchlings emerge and race to the sea, facing predators like frigate birds, herons, and sharks, with only about ten percent reaching maturity.
The famous Campanile of Venice is nearing completion after a collapse. The logetta of Sanisovine at the base is being restored under a noted archaeologist and architect, with work progressing well to welcome tourists again.
The Festival of Empire at Crystal Palace in London showcased tall youths among its giants. Frederick Kempster stood 7 feet 8¾ inches tall at age about 20, noted as a basket maker from the Garden City for Boys in Woodford.
John Gaydos and six friends entered Stephen Brady's room where the body of John Vorchik lay in a casket, knelt, seized the casket, moved the body to a Gaydos coffin, and sent the empty casket to Brady. Vorchik's relatives filed larceny charges against Gaydos before a magistrate.
Margaretta township farmers armed for a pair of blackbirds raiding a elm tree near Teemes. Fred Blair saw one bird exit a window with a razor in its mouth. A search found scattered farm goods hanging in a crotch, but the birds dodged buckshot and escaped, suspected of forming a new fence.
Henry Nixon of Blanchard Indiana reports his right leg exploded into fiery fragments during a hot spell. He escaped serious injuries but faced a scare of possible nervous collapse. Nixon owns one natural leg and an artificial one attached above the knee.
Lemmon Freeman of Staiistown Pennsylvania died at age 50 after telling friend James Thompson he would die at 11 PM Thursday. He directed Thompson to alert undertaker Elmer Miller to prepare the best casket and interment arrangements, then died minutes before the predicted hour.
A remarkable incident reports 37 monster whales stranded on Perkins Island coast in North Tasmania. A lone cow and the others struggled as the tide fell and perished on the sands. Onlookers formed a syndicate with 1500 dollars to recover ambergris from the carcasses.
In England the mare Black Boss, star of the sketch Dick Turpin's Ride to York, broke a front tooth traveling from Sheffield to London. A gold tooth was fitted during a dental procedure shown in a photo, with four men and a pitchfork nearby adding a curious backdrop to the scene.
A Colorado man describes an electric insole device using conducting material pads wired to a portable battery carried in the pocket. The insole applies current through the feet while the user moves about, enabling longer treatment without inconvenience.
A method by M Basty uses six foot iron rods with noncorrosible tips placed near crops to discharge electric points and create ground oscillations. Demonstrations showed spinach, strawberries, and peas growing earlier and better than nearby plots, prompting questions about the chemical role of the iron.
An Irish terrier belonging to Mrs. Bretram woke her at a Southampton hotel to a gas smell. The dog led her to Miss Jones asleep in a room with a leaking gas pipe and likely suffocation. Miss Jones recovered.
An electric life buoy has been perfected with storage batteries concealed in the buoy light two small waterproof lamps making it easily distinguishable to the man overboard on the darkest nights.
Dr. Goldschmidt's high frequency device for direct production of electric waves has seen nine months of quiet testing and is hailed as epoch making. At the consulate's request he forwarded four English typewritten articles on wire lens telegraphy and his invention to explain the tech to readers.
The item, three valves designed to regulate water for 12 000 horsepower hydraulic turbines at the Ontario Power company Niagara Falls station, has nine foot diameter and weighs 65 tons each. Gates take three minutes to lift or lower.
There are 110,000 telephones in use in Japan at the present time, and the number is rapidly increasing.
The article reports tests in Stockholm where two groups of 25 children studied under equal conditions were exposed to continuous electric currents from a dynamo. After several years the electrified group supposedly surpassed the other in mental and physical development, though skepticism remains about the results. Further trials are planned to verify the claimed benefits of the electrifying process.
A metal disk bent into a semi cylinder with spring clamps grips the lamp globe to hold the shade in any position. The shade directs light away from a patient's face while keeping the room illuminated and can be painted white inside to reflect light. This hospital use aids nurses by shielding faces from direct rays.
A Texas worker created a simple device to twist two or more wires together as it runs along them. The long list of electrical advances includes widespread electric lighting in homes and power in packing houses, with Germany hosting 1,850 electrical works plus many private plants and India authorizing wireless stations for garrisons.
A Kansas guide urges housewives to can vegetables despite a poor harvest. It outlines safe canning methods using a boiler or steamer, emphasizes killing bacteria with repeated steamings, and provides specific steps for canning string beans corn and peas with salt and proper jar packing for long storage.
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