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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
7
A nostalgic excerpt from Mary M. Parks in St Nicholas describes a twilight amusement ride. The merry-go-round with glowing lights, music, and laughing visitors creates a scene of perpetual motion and seasonal joy.
A Rhode Island lightship keeper recounts Dick the gull who, for 24 years, received daily food from crewmen with strict regularity. He vanished in 1895 after a final April departure, sparking theories of aging or an unknown summer home. The tale underscores Dick's fame among Newport locals and ship records.
A Nineteenth Century account highlights ravens forming lifelong partnerships and remarkable interspecies friendships. Examples include a Hungerford raven nursing a Newfoundland dog with a broken leg and a yard raven coordinating with a mate to lift a sparrow trap. A 600 year old raven once kept with a blind porcupine forms a seagull companion, then attacks when the gull refuses to eat putrid food.
A trick to balance a ladle and a skimmer on a decanter using a plate and cork wedge. Balance requires steady hands. initial fails amuse observers as the trio tumbles, then practice yields an adept performer capable of impressing the audience.
The Week's Progress defines two friendship types. A true friend remains connected despite long separations and bodily distance, while a geographical friend forms from shared routines like college, travel, work, or clubs. Such ties rely on common interests and simple sociability rather than deep emotional bonds.
Robert Edwin and George Hoff man of Cleveland perfected a two piece loop the loop device. The 18 foot wheel spins inside a rigid frame and speeds riders up to 15 miles per hour before a diamond shaped brake wedge stops the wheel. A platform then frees the rider to continue around the framework until gravity halts motion.
Mosquitoes force suspension of a government survey of Louisiana oyster reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. Officers report swarms ten miles from shore hamper work, with historic notes on mosquitos delaying expeditions in Africa and the Arctic.
A new theory described as the astronomy of atoms posits that atoms contain numerous electrons in orbit like planets. Electrons are purely electric, atoms dissociate and reform over infinite time, and the number of electrons per atom varies from hydrogen to mercury, suggesting an immense internal electric world within matter.
The Ohio River near Evansville Indiana shows a natural amphitheater with yellow banks and multiple circular steps carved by falling water. The feature’s shape recalls Greek and Roman architecture, suggesting Dame Nature imitated ancient arenas.
The article cites Elie Metchnikoff arguing humans could live to 140. It notes few die naturally beyond infancy and suggests aging aims to serve science and humanity from midlife onward. It portrays the desire to live as an instinct fading with fulfilled days.
The Black Minorcas are a Mediterranean class fowl similar in appearance to Leghorns but longer in body and heavier. They are nearly as heavy as Wyandotte, about half a pound lighter. Origin is disputed between Minorca island and Black Spanish. They are profitable for the farm with white flesh and fine grain, known for eye production and year round laying, especially in good winter conditions.
A Prairie Farmer article by B. P. Wagner advises summer hen care focusing on lean meat sparingly, grazing, and varied foods. When hens stop laying in summer, offer a small daily lean-meat portion and ensure access to milk, grass, seed, insects, and clean range. Check hens for lice and overall health to prevent laying issues.
Practical advice for beekeeping including hive setup, queen quality, gear, and smoker use. Warns against sloppy hive construction, keeping honey scraps away, and proper hive height to avoid rot. Recommends routine removal of damaged combs, fall extraction, and potential use of wax. Notes tobacco use harms mites and cites a farm column example.
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