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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1902
Page
6
A playful verse from Montrose J. Moses in St. Nicholas where a boy challenges friends with guesses about what is behind his back. The youngster asks about a doll hat ball bun cat and finally exclaims oddly that he only had his hands, then laughs with glee.
In a St Nicholas tale a group of boys observe a deadly duel in a small Texan glade. A huge rattlesnake coils and attacks a chaparral cock. The bird strikes and drives the snake to the brain, ending the deadly fight as the road-runner vanishes.
A historical note describes making a pinhole gas burner from glass tubing and rubber hose to make a flame dance, speak, or play music. By altering airflow and using a tube speaking system, the flame can echo sounds and magnify voice, with demonstrations tied to watch timing and music styles.
A renowned German instrument maker has devised a process to craft violins from hardened clay. The instruments follow the standard violin pattern, and the clay is claimed to yield a better resonator than wood with a pure, full tone. The maker is also producing mandolins from clay.
During a great flood in England, onlookers watched a swan cross the river carrying a black object on its back. The burden proved to be a rat, believed swept onto the water by the flood and using the bird for transport. The rat fled as the swan reached shore.
The article notes that light takes about 1,000 years to reach Earth. It states the nearest Milky Way region is over 5 quadrillion miles away, highlighting vast cosmic scales and the immense distance to our galaxy.
The well arranged house costs 1200 dollars with a cement foundation and a 20 by 27 14 feet ground plan. It features double floors, extensive closets, bay windows, a parlor, dining room, kitchen, hall, veranda, and detailed measurements for rooms and walls. Construction uses yellow pine interior, five coats exterior paint, and cement foundation walls 12 inches by 34 feet deep.
A historic note on rubber gum forming bubbles like dough and the long effort to produce pliable odorless sponge. The piece lists many tested additives and cites a New York Tribune remark that secret formulas aim to imitate top grades. Uses include bath cleaning windows and items like horse collars and artificial feet.
The Engravinger’s Magazine cites six pivotal Alaska turning points since 1896. Klondike gold discoveries and rushes doubled population with $75,000,000 Yukon output. 1898 Philippine acquisition boosted Alaskan coast routes. Nome gold beach finds drew 30,000 people and $5,000,000 yearly. salmon fisheries grew to $20,000,000 capital and 10,000 workers by 1902. two railroads, one SE line earning $3,000,000 net on $4,000,000 cost. NW Nome line five miles net $80,000. Cod fields expanded after deeper exploration.
The national funeral for Lord Pauncefote, British ambassador to Washington, drew officials, diplomats, and military units to St John’s Church. President Roosevelt sat with the British charge Raikes as a vast procession and choir marked the service before interment at Rock Creek Cemetery and plans for final burial in Preston, England.
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