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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1902
Page
3
Colorado inventor unveils a simple distilling device for furnishing distilled water at home. A copper tubing setup fits a kettle and pail, with clamps and collars enabling easy use without high cost.
A Pueblo inventor Emma Jester describes a condenser for a kettle that directs steam through a single pipe into a receiver. The device uses a plug in the spout and clamps to detach the condenser while allowing water to be poured without displacing the receiver.
Reports show flywheels designed to minimize air resistance save engine power. Tests at Nuernburg station with a 450 hp engine and 95 rpm reduced friction by about 5.7 hp, about 1.2 percent annually, and a 630 hp engine saved 30 hp with a suitable cover. The accompanying drawing presents a combined embroidery frame with a tray bookholder and writing outfit attachable to chairs, tables, or bed rails for embroidery, reading, or writing, featuring adjustable tilt and a book-elevating tray held by spring clips. Also described is a new key seat rule using two uniform blocks and thumb screws for laying out a keyway on a shaft.
The article cites N. G. Ybsler of Fort Collins and discusses global coal stocks. Estimates by Professor Ferdinand Kischer place Germany at 160 billion tons and western Europe at 1.6 billion tons in other regions. Russia’s store is uncertain. North America could yield 684 billion tons, with China similar. Japan, Africa, and Australia have notable supplies, England may exhaust earlier. U S is noted for production potential.
The text explains alignment measurements for a shaft construction. It notes that the distance from the block bottom to the slot top should match the inch scale, ensuring the ruler parallels the shaft axis. A line scribed from this point yields the correct key way line.
M Verneau reports a new fossil man type from a Mentone cave in Italy. Two adult skeletons, a woman and a man, measure about 1.57 and 1.55 meters. The find is described as a previously unknown Quaternary negroid type, with earlier finds by Riviere in 1874 and Villeneuve’s Cro Magnon skeletons at greater depths.
The 1900 lightning toll reached 718 dead with 291 in the open and 158 in houses. Injuries totaled 973, while 700 to 800 annual lightning injuries were estimated. The worst injuries occurred in the Middle Atlantic, with the Pacific recording the fewest. Separately, Prof George Forbes claims a distant planet Victoria may lie about 10 000 million miles from the sun, seeking its discovery beyond Neptune extended over 1 000 million miles.
A narrative blends mythic empire vision with Davy Crockett on the Nagasota river in 1836. Crockett recounts fending off a Mexican cougar, a Comanche encounter, and the tale of a hunter’s escape, while interwoven are portraits of leadership, ambition, and frontier vitality.
The article describes a party trick involving staring contests to force a seated guest to move, a light social diversion. It then details crafting a lasso from rawhide for Western ropers, describing cutting strips, half tanning with hair, braiding, and burying the finished rope in sand to absorb moisture before use.
An eminent violinist, Herr Baker, tested animals in German zoos for music sensitivity. The puma reacted most strongly with mood shifts as tempo changed, wolves showed interest, lions and hyenas were frightened, leopards remained indifferent, and monkeys were curious.
H. E. V. writes to remind readers of the woodchuck riddle and supplies the classic question and answer in quick humorous form. The note urges fast reading to savor the humor.
A collection of satirical jokes and quips on free art censorship and social quirks. Topics include alphabetic schemes for art and beer, a children’s explosive volcano prize idea, chaos of the French Revolution, a moving household, and playful barbs about fortune, theatre, and dueling.
A playful exchange shows Johnny asked to deliver a note to his sister for a dime or a quarter, hinting at secrecy. Tommy hears a newspaper phrase un necessary and Mr Figg explains the writer’s unclear meaning, reflecting misreadings of print.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from Stray Stories: scenes of vanity and miscommunication. The Reporter’s disappointment, a scathing stage remark, a vellum ping pong row, and a club satire reveal social foibles. A doctor pun on cephalargy ends with a clever relief.
A visiting stranger praises spring to a Bib ville resident while a witty exchange unfolds about Billy selling rattles to fund it. The fragment ends with a registry office scene where a lady asks about child minding experience and a nurse replies she lacks it but can mind many children.
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