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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1903
Page
8
A detailed note on paper straws and glass tubes used for miniature fountains, describing two egg shaped devices A and B, water flow, and how to renew the experiment with colored water. Also describes a cork fountain with rotating water and adds a brief section on sponge harvesting in Trieste and how damaged sponges regrow after partial mutilation.
Italian woodcutter Cassinelli was convicted of premeditated murder in the Bonati case, sentenced to life imprisonment. A searching party and Bonati’s dog exposed the crime when the animal uncovered the body after leading investigators to a forested thicket.
Simple leaf printing teaches any boy or girl to make a perfect impression of a leaf or cluster with little effort. Oil a fine writing paper with lard or sweet oil, wipe excess, air dry, then move the oiled sheet over a lighted candle to touch the flame.
Instructions from the Brooklyn Eagle describe a leaf printing process. Create multiple impressions by blackening paper and rubbing leaf surfaces, then transferring the image to paper with blotting paper beneath. The method promises prints as refined as engravings and notes the capability to reuse the blackened sheet for several impressions. Also included is a note that cats dread water because their fur lacks oil, causing slow drying.
Machinery ordered in Argentina to produce 250 tons weekly of molascuit cattle food. Belgium plans a $60,000 iron government pavilion at the St. Louis exposition with Flemish styling. Rhine area sign removal begins under Col nzel decree. Germany targets unauthority titles while old prefixes endure. Austria’s finances crumble after 1859 war with France. Baron Bruck committed suicide amid spreading distress.
United States Senator Daniel of Virginia cites Napoleon, Wellington, Von Moltke, Grant, and Robert E Lee as five great soldiers. Interior Department orders sale of 2,000,000 feet of lumber seized from unlawful mills in Indian Territory, halting local mill operations. Washington Station to include private presidential entrance amid new rail depot work. Ex-Gov Scofield recalls first dress suit at inaugural ball, describing a weightless moment and a joke with his wife Martha about appearing skeletal and fat.
An artist sketching in Con ventique is watched by a farmer and wife who invite him in when he asks for bread. She offers a warm kitchen meal and rejects snobbery, saying hunger makes him worthy of care. Minnesota report notes Doyle’s kidney remedy testimonial for Dodd's Kidney Pills.
A quirky quote on husking bees contrasts with a report on The Four-Track News growing reach. The publication, with 50,000 monthly copies, distributes via 34 US and Canadian news firms and International News Co across Europe. Foreign offices include London and Paris, with 210 cities in 45 countries selling the magazine.
The piece blends Burlington Route fare promotions for Colorado California and Minnesota with humorous quips and assorted notices. It includes travel rates after June and July, a street address for L W Wasgcey, copyrighted quotations, and short product pitches for Allen's Foot Ease and Bromo Quinine.
Register of the U S Treasury Judson W Lyons praises Peruna as an excellent remedy for catarrhal affections in hot months. The letter from Washington cites positive customer testimonies from Camilla Chartier and Kate Bohn. It invites readers with catarrh to write Dr Hartman for free advice and mentions The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus.
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