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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1901
Page
7
Historical notes describe an ambulance bicycle with a foldable stretcher system and extended front support to operate by a single rider. The device aims to reach the injured quickly rather than transport to hospital, using a curved front bar with pockets and a rollable frame. It includes an elongated handle for steering and a canvas stretcher.
A fragmentary article discusses Phoenician letter origins challenging De Rouge's claim of Egyptian derivation and lists names for letters Aleph Beth Daleth and 9 forth. It shifts to scientific notes on a Yale bicycle wheel method for meteor velocity measurement, then weighs elephants as weight carriers in Africa, and details an Irish invented dredging apparatus for deep water channels. It concludes with a Nebraska professor disputing California giant tree age estimates, citing a 150 to 200 year growth ring count from a 1853 felled tram.
Arthur J. Evans claims the Knossos palace ruins in Crete illuminate the origin of writing. He argues the Cretean script links to early scripts predating Phoenician records, suggesting a long Greek soil basis for writing and a pictorial proto form.
A Magdeburg report states world beet sugar output now doubles cane sugar thanks to chemistry advancing beet refining. Germany employs over a thousand chemists in sugar factories. Spain expands beet sugar after losing colonies. Berlin Zehlendorf runs eight car Wannsee trains with motors at ends, aiming to replace steam. early tests show electricity about 15 percent cheaper.
A New York Press analysis argues absinthe fuels France’s insanity rise. It cites rising consumption, 2.2 million gallons annually, and links to epileptic and nervous conditions. It notes limited U S use, then traces its Algerian war origin and rapid spread as a national evil demanding strict legislation.
Extensive use of natural gas in Indiana Michigan and Ohio has drained supplies. Indianapolis Gas Company reports three quarters of citizens steal gas by tapping feed pipes reducing earnings by $110000 yearly and delaying dividends. No gas meters are used in Indianapolis to quantify consumption.
The article traces the coffee plant origin in Kaffra Abyssinia and follows its travel via Arab traders to Java. A 1706 Java tree sent to Amsterdam produced a seedling to Louis XIV, spawning seedlings to Martinique Jamaica Cayenne and Santo Domingo, with Amsterdam seedlings reaching Surinam and shaping French possessions and the West Indies.
Dr Donaldson Smith, first white explorer in the Lake Rudolf to Nile district, notes desert conditions inland from the Indian Ocean result from dry northern trade winds crossing Abyssinian highlands. He cites widespread drying, drastic fauna changes past Lake Rudolf, and many bird species observed, with species shifts including Waller's gazelle departure and replacements like aribi and reedback.
The report notes that the specimens found belong principally to West African types as documented by the New York Sun, highlighting regional classification and source identification.
London Onlooker reports a tea party hosted by M. Bemberg with the Grand Duke and Durhesa Valdimir of Russia. The composer created an impromptu piece by puncturing music on a hat pin, turning the duchess’s pinholes into notes, then played the resulting air to the delight of all and gained a claimed partnership in the work.
Australians dislike bachelor governors and declare Lord Beauchamp’s failure as NSW governor stemmed from his unmarried status. Society women favor more lively capital activities, pushing candidates to marry quickly to qualify. Benuchamp’s fate reflects this social pressure and public sentiment.
In this Farmers Review notice, dairy and poultry topics cover English market butter from Australia and New Zealand, dairy herd culling for profit, cooperative versus individual creameries, and meat feeding's impact on chick development. Poultry health issues include bedbugs and tapeworms, proper processing before market, and the benefits of meat in summer rations. Also includes a Kansas City hog show plan, Minnesota livestock meetings, and a Missouri senator’s grandson anecdote.
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