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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1901
Page
2
Wind wheels have evolved from ponderous old devices to compact Yankee turbines. Portable and versatile, they suit agricultural users and now number about 600000 across the United States. Most manufacturers cluster near Chicago, with numerous firms in the region adapting to modern demands.
The article discusses mechanical hurdles in harnessing wind energy, focusing on reducing power loss in wind wheels and determining local wind strength and power. It envisions storing wind energy, rooftop micro-wind systems, centralized power plants, and transmission, noting inland plains like Kansas and Nebraska offer stronger winds than the Ohio Valley and highlighting the U.S. latitude range 30 to 55 degrees as favorable.
A poetic fragment celebrates spring’s arrival. The speaker revels in misty woods, rain in the air, and the unfolding of new life. The poem asks where spring’s moods come from and answers with a joyous cry that April has arrived, urging love and longing to awaken.
A piece on keeping hospital conversation cheerful advises avoiding mention of illness to lift the patient. It then recounts a dramatic tale of a whale stranded near Oyster Bay in Washington, drawing crowds as railroads ferried visitors until a storm sent the creature back out to sea.
In Norway the ski is common in winter, enabling peasants and friends in distant districts to travel easily. Sportsmen and soldiers use skis to move about, reducing travel when exercising. A regiment seen around Christiania is not unusual. The Traveler notes a railway to Mecca proposal. Mohammedans want a faster route and have given the sultan 108000 to fund railroad construction.
Funeral processions in China are granted the right of way in streets, requiring all traffic to yield. In the United States farmers saw a strong year with $185,000,000 more for their products than in 1899, signaling improved prices and demand.
London letter notes a red sandstone piece embedded in the coronation chair at Westminster Abbey. The description mentions era attire with dark cutaway coats and waistcoats, continental pattern coats, button usage, hooks and eyes, and long hair styles of the period.
A Winnipeg era feature extols Saskatoon district lands in Western Canada as fertile alluvial loams with two soil varieties, rich pasture potential, and climate free from summer frost. It notes proximity to rail, abundant water and fuel, profitable cattle pasturing, and widespread settler endorsement from travelers and missionaries.
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