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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1898
Page
4
A child recalls summers at grandpa's house with shotgun lessons, barnyard mischief, races, and laughter. Grandpa shares stories of war and frontier life, watching over a lively yard full of cats hens and apples. The speaker vows to return, picturing heaven as moments with grandpa and the enduring bond.
A four year old girl is scolded by her mother for misbehavior and a cold, while the mother claims a bird in her heart sees all. The child, with saucy innocence, contemplates and declares she can fool the bird. The tale ends with the girl’s clever boast about fooling the bird.
A New York family visits their grandfather in the countryside. The children, Sue and John, explore mountains and flowers after a train journey. Grandpa narrates a tale of a hunter who follows a bear into a cave and encounters a magical harpsichord that lulls listeners to sleep.
A collection of light edutainment tricks including number games that reveal the original number, a broom handle listening trick, a snail producing music on glass, water goblet light patterns when bowing, and a metal fire reaction with potassium sodium and quicksilver.
A child objects to moving from a chair despite a mother’s instruction about a supposed hole in the cushion. The exchange hints at parental control and child’s caution, with a playful, domestic tone.
A girl named Dorothy falls asleep during play and dreams a fairy world. Lily Rose Tulip Tuberose Violet and Sweet Clover greet her, grant wings, and invite her to a palace with magical servants and a feast before Dorothy awakens.
A Victorian era style description explains a coin vanish using a handkerchief and waxed coin. A dime is placed center with wax side up, corners folded to hide the coin, then fingers seal the fold. The performer presses so the coin sticks, folds are completed and the coin appears to vanish from sight.
The article lists Hamilton Fish and other prominent figures tied to Roosevelt's Rough Riders, detailing Fish's tall frame, athletic feats at Columbia, time at Utah railroading, finger amputation, and roving nature. It also notes Captains Capron Knox McCormick and Lieut Byram with service timelines, ranks, and origins.
Morice Cannon of Stein Germany is described as the heaviest man on earth with fifty stone weight and an over one hundred inch waist. He is a robust farmer and skilled rifle shot known for his size and athletic health.
The article notes wallpaper makers suffer arsenic poisoning and matchmakers lose strength from phosphorus but asserts human courage drives progress. It argues that if engineers paused to weigh lives before large projects, many great modern achievements might never occur.
A nine year old named Kenneth faces a morning rush that ends with the wrong lunch pail and public teasing. After a selfless crowd share a meal and a lesson learned, Kenneth vows punctuality and thrift, confessing that sloth is costly. Another section explains a brick sight illusion using a hollow case and mirrors.
An agent offers $4,998 on a property вместо $5,000, explaining the buyer is a woman. The owner questions why two dollars matter, implying a subtle gender-driven negotiation dynamic.
The article argues sleep requires ample coverings to ease the heart and conserve warmth. When lying down the heart slows to about ten strokes per minute less, saving nearly 5,000 beats and about 30,000 ounces of blood overnight. Slower circulation lowers body warmth, which coverings must compensate for by preserving heat.
A German patent describes cork production that improves grip by treating the cork surface. The broad ring contacting the glass is burnt or cor rosively treated to create a rough appearance. This roughened surface increases adhesion to the glass and tightens the seal.
A French firm announced an apparatus enabling a single bicycle to reach thirty miles per hour and a tandem to reach fifty. This innovation promises significant gains in speed for both individual and paired cycling efforts.
The fragment mentions FEHLMAN BRO and a decorated ware piece with an 80 reference. Details are unclear but indicate an item linked to a company or family name appearing in a trade or obituary section.
Luce, penniless after twenty years of prospecting, discovered a tailings pile near Yuma on the Colorado frontier and, after first being mocked by mine directors, built a cyanide plant with $100 and eight months later earned $45,000. He predicts $200,000 in three years from the 100,000 ton pile tailed by tailings.
Sir Walter Besant writes in the London Queen apologizing for offense to a Spanish writer. He notes historical conflict between England and Spain from the 16th to 19th centuries, defending his stance while respecting Spanish qualities. He honors a Spanish reader as a gentleman but says his sympathies align with those sharing his views in the present crisis.
Both houses of the Riksdag adopt in principle the government bill for a railway from Gillwara to the northern frontier. Sweden and Norway have been neglected by manufacturers, though they could provide a valuable outlet for many British goods.
A recent bombardment of San Juan saw a volunteer corps of bicyclists aid the Spanish commander by acting as messengers within the city. The riders delivered crucial orders and information, enhancing coordinated efforts during the siege.
The article traces the rise of freight car capacities from 20 000 25 000 pounds in 1875 to 60 000 pounds by 1885 and beyond. It notes 60 000 pound standard in 1885, then increasing toward 70 000 80 000 pounds and lists hundreds of steel cars rated at 100 000 to 110 000 pounds in service.
The Whitehead torpedo is 16 feet 5 inches long with a 17.7 inch diameter and weighs 1 160 pounds ready for service. It carries 220 pounds of wet guncotton, travels about 28 knots, and ranges roughly 850 yards. Steel construction uses two counter-rotating screws and a three cylinder engine. Obry gear gyro-stabilizes steering via two vertical rudders.
The copper industry in Newfoundland, begun in Tilt Cove in 1864, now ranks sixth among copper producers. Last year the district yielded over 70 000 tons of ore with profits above 115 000 dollars. 1896 exports reached 460 811 tons ore 50 730 tons regulus and 5 240 ingots valued near 11.5 million dollars. An estimated 50 000 tons of fine copper have been produced over 25 years, most in the past two decades.
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