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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
7
English professor Alexander Hill reports a single fox terrier experiment to test canine reasoning in Nature. The dog learned to lift a latch to reach meat but did not display deliberate reasoning, acting on conditioned cues rather than planning.
The Paris Le Monde Illustre profiles Octave Chanute's enduring role in American aeronautics and traces two historic methods of achieving lift. It notes Chanute and his pupils the Wright brothers favored balance and gliding, delaying propulsion until stability and control were mastered.
A detailed description explains a two‑deck airship with a boxlike frame 30 feet long and 152 meters wide, braced together, with front and rear control planes. The navigator lies nearly flat to operate rudders for vertical and horizontal steering as about 700 flights reportedly occurred without accident.
A rare giant egg from the extinct aepyornis, once living in Madagascar, is exhibited in the American Museum of Natural History. The egg measures about one foot long and ten inches in diameter, with hens eggs fitting about fifty times inside. Fossils show the bird stood two to three times taller than an ostrich and was feared for attacking cattle, making humans wary of wild savagery. Prices for such eggs range from $100 to $500 due to their rarity.
Instructions describe washing the zinc with hot soda water then rubbing with a flannel dipped in turpentine to restore its appearance.
The article notes that paper originated in China 423 years before the Christian era, marking an ancient development in writing material.
A magazine note describes a cannery where cleaned fish move through a nearly automatic line. Two workers assist as cans are filled and sealed, oiling and handling minimal human input. The process ends with labeling and packing for transport.
The Farmers' Tribune reports a proposal to extend special rural mail delivery by using farmers' telephone lines. Senator Fairbanks backs the idea, arguing letters could trigger phone broadcasts to intended rural recipients, promoting more lines and lower costs. Indiana leads in rural telephony, with barb wire fences already used as lines and experts predicting a major role for barb wire fence telephony in western and prairie states.
Farmers describe a portable 12 foot long fence panel system with X shaped supports and wire ties for extra security. The article also notes a federal push to tear down illegal stock fences on public lands and warnings of enforcement, while discussing soil erosion, alluvium formation, and crop practices in New England and California.
The St Louis convention featured President Roosevelt and Col. Bryan on the same platform as champions of good roads. Bryan urged permanent, universal country road improvements to ensure farmers can move crops to markets, pay taxes fairly, and stay connected to urban centers. He argued for a national plan balancing federal, state, and local roles.
The Santa Fe passenger department plans five pamphlets describing regions once seen as cattle country. One titled The Panhandle of Texas highlights small farming with stock raising, the other Fruit Growing in Pecos Valley of New Mexico shows Pecos Valley's appeal.
Advertisement fragment listing one fare round trip via Queen & Crescent Route with July travel windows July 7 8 010 and July 15 return, deposit and 50 cent service at Joint Agency in Atlanta, plus extortion privilege through August. Mentions ticket agents and various unrelated quotes and goods.
The June market brief details mixed commodity movements with wheat and corn prices fluctuating. Livestock values show steers around 4 to 9 dollars per head, sheep and lambs varying, while hogs and butter and cheese quotes appear with multiple regional references and date markers in June.
Instructions describe pulling fence posts using a farm wagon chain and slipknot. A long plank slides under the chain while the post is lifted and dragged with careful leverage. The text notes securing the load and guiding the post through tension until it yields.
Hints advise spraying fruit trees only in good weather and avoiding blooming periods for bees. Cautions warn against spraying during storms and advise restraint when combining Paris green with Bordeaux mixture.
Miss Muriel Armitage of Detroit testifies she suffered uterine irregularities for five years causing hysteria and exhaustion. After six months and fifteen bottles she reports full recovery and urges other women to try Peruna for health. She belongs to the Royal Temples of Temperance.
An ad-style appeal claims female weakness is pelvic catarrh and that catarrh harms the whole body. It promotes Peruna as a permanent cure for catarrh and urges letters to Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio for free expert advice.
In Ridgeville Indiana a reader reports relief from rheumatism after using Troan sample medicine. The patient notes improved sleep, less backache, and better water comfort following treatment and thanks Dean’s Kidneyville medicine.
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