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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1895
Page
7
The fragment advertises Syrup of Figs by the California Fig Syrup Co and praises Castor Great Britain tobacco use and various remedies. It mentions Hanson’s Magic Corn Sale and Krupp’s wealth, reflecting varied 19th century trade and consumer notices.
A feature surveys English summer living on houseboats on the Thames. It notes origin uncertain with a London perfumer linked to early usage in 1865, then widespread by 1880s. It mentions a New York company forming to build and rent house boats and contrasts English lifestyle with Manhattan imitation. The piece opens with a Time Piece in the Heavens and a hospital patient waking.
The text explains using the Big Dipper around the North Star as a clock. It discusses why the dipper circle stays above the horizon and outlines the clock mechanism. The author guides how to diagram a celestial dial from the earth's orientation and stars to tell time.
A historical note explains the Dipper cluster and North Star relation as seen from New York and the equator. It describes how the Dipper remains near the North Star, never setting from northern latitudes, and outlines the celestial clock set in motion at the dawn of time.
Describes a circular dial showing hours between sunrise and sunset with long hour marks and short half and quarter hour lines. Notes the dipper’s path during daylight and its usual position near the north star, while admitting the dial lacks precise markings and the patient lacks proper instruments for accuracy.
The Sanitary Plumber recounts a clogged closet pipe caused by solder filling the bore. A large lima bean shaped solder lump hung at the coupling, hindering air and water flow. After pinching the solder from the pipe, the system functioned properly, much to the plumber and his boss's disappointment.
Describes how trawl lines are laid along the seabed anchored at both ends for cod or haddock. Lines 350 to 500 feet long hold hooks every six feet with corks to keep them near the bottom. buoys mark ends for retrieval. Two men pull up a line at a time then reset or haul to the vessel, with long lines possible by end to end joining.
The article describes a precision balance system housed in glass cases with a sliding door. Weighing a pencil autograph of nine letters exactly two milligrammes, to the ten millionth of a pound troy, the device uses a button to reset and can compare equal weight papers to trigger the balance.
A simple dry mix uses eight parts furnace ashes slag or coke four parts slaked lime and one part clay. When water is added the mixture sets in the ordinary way and can be adjusted to produce either aerial or hydraulic cement.
A Newton Englander admires a Boston area boy who offered to shovel snow for pay, sparking a debate on American democracy and initiative. The tale contrasts English views with Yankee practicality and hints at future wealth for the determined child.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt describes a father who rules a city household by telephone while the mother is away. The nurse and a single line connect the father to each child, directing behavior and discipline during the day.
An advertorial asserts childbirth can be natural and safe when prepared with Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It claims the remedy reduces labor duration and pain, easing both mother and child during delivery and shortening confinement.
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