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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1902
Page
7
A plain description of glass etching by sand and emery powder. Paper patterns are applied to glass plates then sealed in a box. Emory and shot shaken to engrave designs such as stars leaves and lettering. A shellac coat can protect shallower areas.
The 125 ton vertical single acting Bethlehem steam hammer, once the world’s largest, is being removed as hydraulic presses prove superior. Built ten years ago in South Bethlehem, it weighed 125 tons with a 76 inch bore and a 16 to 20 foot piston stroke.
Chicago inventor J B Merkel devises a solar soldering method using a powerful burning glass and special solder. He concentrates sun rays to create strong joints, avoiding iron and heating pots, illustrating a safe novelty from a familiar sunbeam principle.
A Chicago Tribune report explains Merkel's sun powered soldering using a burning glass to concentrate sunlight on solder. A soft zinc lead bismuth alloy and an acid solution allow joints on wires and small metal parts without harming temper. Drawbacks include solder softening in heat and dependence on sunny conditions.
A Herald reprint argues science now favors bananas over wheat as the world’s staple. It claims bananas are cheaper to grow with far higher yield and nutrition, surpassing potatoes and rice, promising to banish famine with improved transport reducing hunger in India, Russia and beyond.
A Edinburgh church sent 26 missionaries in ten years and Oberlin’s first woman alumna. John J. Anderson recalls Lafayette era memories. The Bible translation effort totals 475 versions with 456 by missionaries, and 54 American missionaries operate in the Philippines. The Yokohama printing house issues scriptures in multiple languages. The Girls' Letter Guild pledges noble outreach to uplift lower‑class girls. Johns Hopkins receives $500 for books and $1,000 for labor history research to start next fall.
Mark Twain recalls a private audience with an emperor. He describes the emperor's delicate exit and the jealous observer who tried to dampen Twain's perceived distinction with a petty remark about cigars. The tale highlights envy and the value Twain places on how the moment felt rather than the moment itself.
How American women travel abroad and work hard, wandering through nighting walks, visiting churches and cathedrals, and rushing through cities with groups. They see many places superficially and learn little about nations, people, language, or culture, leaving a question about true understanding.
A fragment from Tit-Bits recalls a four year old Willie who says he gave a penny to a donkey. The donkey placed it in its cap and then passed it to its father who played the organ, preserving a playful family anecdote from a past era.
Miss Clara Morris recalled a comical onstage moment from Camille in which she searched for Armand’s missing rose. Spotting celery on the table she twisted the stalks into a makeshift camellia and delivered a line about a flower’s life, noting the scentless bloom and the strange flower.
A column includes a parable about ministers confusing a raise with a true call to service. It also notes Wisconsin fish stocking plans with fifteen million pike fry and two million muscallonge, plus rail excursion rates to Wisconsin resorts. A light exchange on impulse follows from the Richmond Dispatch.
A large New York mercantile house seeks a capable young man to manage a branch office. A clerk currently employed, ambitious and with executive ability, may apply with full particulars and references to local figures. No charge for advice. Also, miscellaneous items and jokes from era included.
An OCR fragment pack of old ad lines and quotes. Mentions Allen's Foot-Bare cure for foot pain and sweating sold by druggists and shoe stores, with a warning against substitutes, plus scattered quotes from Washington Star and Atchison Globe. Also references Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for coughs and colds and a line about streetcar travel and clERK timing.
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