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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1899
Page
7
Dr. Robert S. Gabbey of Rossville Kansas describes an airship with gasoline propulsion and six rotating screws. The elongated craft features a pilot room forward and a passenger cabin amidships with buoyant chambers, aiming to lift the 1500 pound car and exceed its weight at high rpm.
The article notes three remaining Penns milestones on the old Gulf and Haverford roads in Montgomery County. Carved sandstone markers bore William Penns three balls and distances from Philadelphia. Legends tie Penns arms to a dumpling myth once linked to Tammany and a treaty tree.
A brief quip from the Philadelphia Record features a mock exchange about judging music and threatening contempt of court for singers, highlighting a sharp, wry newspaper voice. The exchange centers on a judge’s authority and musical performances with a humorous edge.
A Detroit Free Press interview recalls a broker who lends money at lawful rates, accepting odd collateral like an heirloom davenport. He avoids usury, offers a $500 loan for thirty days with fair terms, and profits by valuing old relics at many times their worth. The piece ends with a jab at politicians and a note on history.
A new electric line up the Jungfrau nears the Eiger Grotto edge with trains from Interlaken, height 7,565 feet. The venture may require $2 million funding, uses a 31 inch gauge and central rack rail, with 4,500 horsepower from mountain streams. Maximum speed 5 to 6 mph and a movable observatory will study meteorological data on the peak.
The Chicago News notes Parisians display abundant leisure in cafes at all hours while many hold jobs. Clerks and bookkeepers avoid early starts and long midday work, preferring 9 to 5 or later. In stores, after a noon gong they switch to high hats and cafe life, discussing commerce and politics as silks wait at their desks.
A long totem of stamps inspires a six foot US map of colored states, cut from a two thousand stamp collection. Market notes warn federation of Australian colonies and rising Hawaii stamps on annexation. Austrian stamp sold for $1100. Mauritius stamps found in Bombay. French railways lag Germany. German railways state owned more.
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