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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1908
Page
6
A Boston Herald excerpt describes an impulse type engine where steam is blown to turn a wheel, noting its innovation compared to steam giants of ships and trains. The fragment reflects on the method’s simplicity versus evolving, more complex propulsion ideas and hints at its eventual supersession by newer thought.
A jazzed up con scheme unfolds in Manhattan led by Frenchy and a drummer. They plot a pool room scam involving fake races and staged bets while targeting a naïve gambler and using a Boston-leaning boss to manipulate the operation. In the end the drummer escapes with caution, while the crew contemplates further bets.
Magistrate Frank J Brady set Julia Kahn bail at 300 dollars to await outcome of Joseph Johnston injuries after she shot him in the right foot last night Mrs Kain owns a poodle and Mrs Hattie Williams owns a bulldog A poodle and bulldog fight was interrupted by the shooting as the dog yelped and Johnston was struck by the third shot after the second hit the dog.
A Colorado Springs cottage tale profiles Bob Womack known as Crazy Bob who discovered Cripple Creek and its vast gold potential. His fortune eluded him after he traded a bonanza for cash, then faced paralysis and poverty while others prospered in the Cripple Creek district. His father and sister support him as memories of a spectacular but costly legend linger in Colorado mining lore.
A Berlin linked report surveys bold surgical feats aided by Roentgen rays. It highlights a bullet wound repaired inside the heart, another case where a bullet lodged in the right ventricle was removed, and the broader transformation of surgery driven by asepsis, anesthesia, and imaging. The piece lauds pioneers like Lister and Troves, notes the risks to surgeons from X rays, and emphasizes modern operations that proceed with minimal patient distress.
An old remark discusses Dr Andrew S Nelden in New York performing ear grafts and explores future ideas of grafting limbs onto others. The writer emphasizes surgery as a noble work and imagines a future where physicians may outrun surgeons, while urging gratitude for medical humanity.
Chicago Tribune reports Denmark weighing insurance for telegraph messages after Copenhagen operator M Gredsted promotes the idea. The Danish Government and Telegraph Department consider stamps on message blanks to insure against delay or misinterpretation, with premiums possibly high and coverage up to 3000 crowns initially.
The piece explains how whitewashed or kalanmined walls carry eight cubic feet of air per square yard per hour, creating suction that pulls dust and dark streaks across ceilings. Health Commissioner Bryans links poor ventilation to pneumonia deaths, urging attention to wall treatments as a factor in indoor health.
An English writer argues goat milk is rich in butter fat and protein and safer than sow milk. She notes a typical nanny yields about one quart daily and advocates goat farming for economic gain. The piece also critiques the Board of Agriculture ban on importing goats for stud and calls for quarantine to protect English stock from disease.
The Boston Journal reports the freighter Silvia arrived after a snowstorm and unexpected steam rising from the Gulf Stream. Officers noted the intense heat and visibility loss as the vessel moved cautiously under Captain Ferguson. A dog aboard leapt ashore during towing near the Congress Street Bridge, eluding a crewman for some distance before capture.
A courtroom exchange features a defendant described as lazy by a lawyer. The witness pushes back, noting he won’t condemn the man but jokes he would have starved without voluntary aid for 15 years due to his eating habits.
An American inventor presents the electre hen incubator, a glass globe with an incandescent lamp in a fenced enclosure. The device demonstrates the full laying and hatching process for use in nature study classes and schools.
The tale recounts an Irish raider among Morgans men during the Civil War who single handedly captured a full company of Union soldiers at Vernon. He misled them by posing as a Confederate courier, drilled the captured unit, and arranged a parade before Morgan’s approaching force, then escaped with the raiders.
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