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Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1901
Page
3
An article extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as cures for female ailments including irregular periods, postpartum weakness, and menstrual problems. It cites Mrs. Cordelia Henson of Coalton Kentucky describing renewed health, red cheeks, and a return to vitality after using the remedies.
Leroy Stoner of Centerview Missouri has invented a rotary steam engine that reportedly surpasses all previous speeds and even beats an electric dynamo. The design uses two four cogwheel pistons in a figure S boxing with ducts for direct power, a reversible single lever, and friction reduction to prevent wear. Potential naval use includes steamship propulsion.
The New York Journal reports Thomas A. Edison is developing a lighter storage battery to power electric automobiles and reduce weight. If successful the invention could revolutionize the industry, with Edison planning to test his own batteries on two automobiles and undertake a lengthy tour.
E L Harris reports a new bleaching liquor apparatus developed by Dr Oettel and Haas & Stahl in Saxony. The device uses brine and electricity to produce sodium hypochlorite with superior whitening potential for cotton linen jute and paper. Electrodes wear about one year and temperatures gauge active chlorine strength.
German marine experts viewed an automatic signaling system to warn ships of reefs. A rotating wheel of cogs slides over a Morse apparatus linked to a shore ladder. Waves detected by ship receivers within seven miles trigger a bell and mark the warning spot.
A peculiar bridge is being constructed over the Mary river in Mary borough Queensland designed to submerge its surface during high floods. The aim is to save material by not raising the deck above flood levels, since riverbanks are very low and approaches would be prohibitively long and expensive.
Dr. Freund of the Frankfort Society of Natural Philosophy reports artificial silk can rival natural silk in color and price but lacks value. It has been used to cover cables and as horsehair substitute, yet breaks when wet and must be blended with natural silk and cotton.
Paris columnist reports Dr Deschatieres presenting red solar ray therapy for measles. In 12 observed cases, placing patients in rooms with red window shade light allegedly fortifies the system and reduces fever rapidly.
Aluminium booms in France as cars are set to be built almost entirely from aluminium and steel. Reported deposits make France claim the richest supplies of the light metal, signaling a shift away from wood and iron in automobile construction.
French photographers have developed a method to capture colored images on silk. The results are praised for exquisite beauty and soft mellow tones, especially where lace or transparent fabrics appear in the scene.
Birds feed on mountain ash berries which are poisonous to humans. Goats consume oak twigs with no apparent injury, while deer and cows suffer fatal poisoning from unknown encounters.
Dinkerescu, a Roumanian chemist, has found a way to apply sensitizing photographic substances to the skin without harm. The skin becomes a sensitive plate for printing photographs, combining photography with etching to a limited extent.
A Vienna physician Dr. Germusy publishes a surgical resource noting vaseline injected into living tissues remains stable and non irritating. It could raise spirits in scarred or flattened areas or replace missing bone until new tissue forms as Le Semaine Medicale outlines sterilized vaseline of paraffin compounds melting at 40 degrees PF.
Mrs. Carrie Renstrom of Seattle and her two sons announce a discovered tempering method making copper attain fineness and strength surpassing steel. She says she has knives with edges sharp enough to cut polished iron and has produced a copper trolley wheel that would wear almost forever.
The article notes decoloration of precious stones from prolonged air exposure as a common issue. Emeralds rubies and sapphires resist change best while opal is most sensitive. Heat harms pearls and diamonds should not be kept too near fire.
A substitute for india rubber is made by layering fine varnish on rice paper sheets. After pressing, the outside is coated with Japanese cork, producing a flexible, elastic, very light and completely airtight and waterproof material.
A Brazilian physician from San Paulo proposes rattlesnake venom as a remedy for leprosy, reporting favorable results in a recent issue of Deutsche MedWernische Wochenschrift.
Professor Il St Gaylord of the University of Buffalo identifies and isolates a cancer germ varying two to six microns in size. He describes it as a protozoan like the germs of smallpox and possibly measles, capable of appearing as fat particles or epithelial cells in different stages. He notes no cure yet but expects easier discovery of one as identification progresses.
A Cassier’s Magazine writer notes aluminum resists ordinary soldering because a thin continuous oxide skin forms instantly on its surface. This alumina layer prevents solder from reaching the metal beneath and reforms immediately after scraping or filing, hindering tinning and adhesion.
The report notes ether and nitrous oxide can prevent suffering without erasing consciousness. In some cases the anesthetic makes pain feel pleasant while the patient remains aware and nerves respond normally, reversing the usual distress of surgery.
A report to the state department from Consul Baehr at Magdeburg states stone made from sand and lime is set to become a key building component. Once viewed with suspicion, experiments show it can produce a perfect building stone cheaply. Production is rising in Germany as factories proliferate.
It states that fruit acids from limes and lemons act as powerful germicides. The juice can disinfect water if added and left to stand ten to fifteen minutes, comparable to strong chemical disinfectants.
Discovery of Penicilium brevicaule mold explains arsenic poisoning from wallpaper. The organism feeds on arsenic and causes the paper to emit diethyl arsine gas, blamed for harming residents.
An Ottumwa Iowa team N A Baker and W W Rankin patent a machine that eliminates the engine dead center. Trials show success and the locomotive may be operated with a single piston. The device promises several advantages.
Mortality from surgical operations has fallen about 20 percent thanks to Lord Lister's teaching, reducing fear of septicaemia and gangrene when amputations are performed as in former times.
Inquiries show prairie fires often caused by broken bottles. Evidence points to the theory that sun rays through curved glass ignite dry prairie grass.
Professor Savischenko reports finding the bacillus of acute rheumatism in five of six cases. The microbe is noted as highly sensitive to salicylate of soda.
John Adams and daughter Mrs Nat T McKee visit Muscatine while B I Hart moves from Bureau Jr to work with Rock Island bridge company. Mrs S W Brookhart and her father visit Keosauqua relatives. Walter Fulton visits from Iowa Falls. G W Dodder reports a finished barn near the Braden tract and near Columbus Junction. Washington Steam Laundry under new management guarantees first class work. Kady Howe and Wallace families host a six o clock dinner for about eighty guests.
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