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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1903
Page
3
The German government seeks higher rail speeds and proposes a contest between electric and steam locomotives. Plans call for motors achieving 100 mph under unspecified load and track conditions, while current steam locomotives reach about 60 to 65 mph under favorable conditions.
A travelogue outlines Swiss peculiarities in customs and laws such as public shaming via the Anzeiger, mandatory local voting, and tax-like penalties for late or unpaid debts. It notes annexation of a wife’s maiden name, a city informer, and varied small bank interest quirks, illustrating cantonal practices with humor.
Municipal ownership of waterworks is becoming common in large U S cities. Memphis Tennessee has just wired the plant formerly owned by the Artesian Water Company, reducing to nine the cities in the United States with over 100000 population whose waterworks remain privately owned.
The notes cover a harmless house spider's beneficial role, Prof. Molisch photographing phosphorescent micrococcus, Marconi wireless links bridging Cape Town to Cairo, beet sugar output in 1901-02 totaling about 186000 tons, and hydrogen atoms described as the smallest ultimate atoms yet vast compared to recently demonstrated corpuscle elements.
Arabella Huntington and H EB Huntington divide the 60 million dollar estate of the late Collin P Huntington. Each heir receives half in a settlement that ends the long family dispute.
A poem recounts a feuding trio Butterby Bob and Jim with gunfire and bravado. Bob spares Butterby after a child intervenes, and both men reflect on forgiveness as the coroner remains idle, preserving the New York Times record of the tale.
An insomnia relief method recommends deep breathing that arises spontaneously rather than forced. The writer describes lying on the right side with knees drawn, pedaling the feet slowly at the ankle to synchronize with breathing, until deep, natural respiration leads to sleep. In stubborn cases pedaling may continue two to three minutes, or longer, with occasional alternation of feet.
The London Spectator extols Saint Francis and his followers for shedding earthly weight and living with a light heart. It contrasts manual labor joys of domestic help with the burdens of professional life, noting writers often lose levity, yet a lighthearted literary figure remains most appealing.
Reports of two scientific treasure hunts surface as researchers plan systematic dives. In Rome’s Tiber a project seeks submerged arms and offerings once cast to the river god. in Colombia’s Lake Guatavita, high altitude waters are to be drained to retrieve gold jewelry and sacred tribute pieces from native tribes and early conquistadors.
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