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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1916
Page
26
A movie expert describes how films simulate battle through staged uniforms, props, and mechanized effects. Soldiers in peacetime villages are drilled in fake warfare using spring bayonets, gas effects, and exploding shells to create convincing combat scenes.
Detailed description of how early film productions stage realistic war effects from explosions to marching troops using concealed mechanisms fake mines and electric triggers. Explains camera setup safety and director control ensuring audiences perceive authentic battle scenes while producers stay out of danger.
A fragmented historical account describes electric searchlights used in wartime to blind enemy gunners and illuminate night skies. Innovations include mobile four wheel mounts, remote control operation, and high candela power enabling detection and targeting at several miles.
The Murvard Physiological Laboratory conducted a cold bath experiment on a volunteer to test body warming. After running and resting on a couch, a spray of cold water followed, with heart rate peaking at 140 per minute and body temperature rising briefly before cooling. The study tracked how exercise and cold immersion affected circulation and temperature, noting gradual changes post-exercise and variations with subsequent cooling.
Philadelphia inventor W Katherine Y Minehart patents a handbag seat design No 1 140 097 with two matching sections hinged to form the bag base and connected by flexible sides permitting opening The sections can serve as a seat and back rest when laid flat on the ground or used for support, illustrating a clever multifunction bag concept
The Hessian fly is portrayed as a world menace to the wheat crop and national food security. An eminent English authority and the U S Department of Agriculture warn that infestations across the central United States threaten millions of bushels of 1945 wheat, potentially impacting bread supplies and war effort.
A detailed description of the cyclograph, an early efficiency device recording workers’ hand movements via a rotating disk, copper strip circuit breakers, and a photographic plate to standardize manual labor. It explains how the apparatus records motion intervals as dashes, aiming to reduce unnecessary motions.
A fragment describes Jupiter’s belts as results of rapid rotation and uneven weather patterns. It notes belts form due to faster eastward movement at lower latitudes, creating elongated cloud streaks and dark markings from atmospheric eruptions and contrasts with the planet’s polar regions.
A historical note describes rough conditions on field trips with snow sunburns. It explains ineffective ointments and heat for treatment, then details a simple remedy once tried by Mr. Rose: covering the head with a flour sack to shield the face and ears. The thin cloth provides ventilation and protection, especially on warm days, while tucking the rag into the collar helps guard the ears when a cold wind arises.
The article describes Mare ewnatals and Ty ol wuitgestians for police and protélation, noting a surface marriage in watts factory, Prof. Plckerng at the dust opposition, and a 2K0 tangollisation. It compares stations, star images, and color pencils used by a professor, with details on art materials and the sun’s name source.
Explanation of why water gurgles from a bottle when opened due to air rushing in to replace the exiting liquid. Describes how gravity and air pressure interact, creating a continuous rise and fall of liquid as air moves to equalize pressure inside the bottle.
A humorous piece references a Garden of Eden gown worn by a figure called Garden of Eden Gown, photographed near the equator in the tropics. It notes a one year old tree frond fashion introduced from China, with a large leaf shown.
The article describes a novel electric iron with a headlight lamp providing four candlepower. The beam shines on the work directly in front of the iron to aid the operator. The lamp only lights when current flows, serving as a signal for on or off.
Herbert Adams Gibbons describes Sardine industry on Brittany coast. Braton girls sort and pack fish on quay and in depots while boats unload. Workers march through fish yards and factories, handling thousand baskets and drying platforms amid salting, cooking, and canning in vast, rhythmic labor.
The article details explosive naval firepower and shell costs, noting a battleship could expend around $100,000 worth of ammunition per minute in full broadside. It discusses large guns, their range, velocity, and impact, plus the economics of munitions and the burning of different materials.
A garbled historical note questions thunder at sea and its effects near shores. It references Aron Yon Humboldt and a French secretary in an era describing lightning and thunder patterns, suggesting a debate on atmospheric phenomena during distant events and political contexts.
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