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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1906
Page
3
A 19th century essay argues home shelter should cost no more than a fifth of annual income. It warns against vanity in housing, emphasizes sanitation and drainage, then analyzes clothing costs and the value of thrift in food. It stresses waste avoidance, prudent buying, and that wages support a prosperous, productive society.
A millinery model showcases a high crowned narrow brimmed hat in rose pink straw with folds of taffeta, a pink shaded wing, rhinestone buckle, and ribbon loops at the back. A beauty tip advises a velvet skin routine using cold cream, Turkish wash, and benzoin tincture for a clean finish.
The reply from Mr. and Mrs. Afra G. confirms acceptance with pleasure of the invitation extended by Mr. and Mrs. K and Mr. and Mrs. W for Tuesday evening May 15. The envelope is addressed only to the hostess at her residence where the event will be held.
A column of egg tricks explains spinning raw and hard boiled eggs with strings, plates and brine tests. It describes brine flotation, air pressure methods to fit eggs into bottles, and a trick to make an egg stand on end by releasing the yolk from its membrane.
A 15 year old named Warren Dalton built a diminutive auto with a one and a half horsepower engine. He designed and assembled the machine in his father's workshop at the Pacific Coast Laundry Supply plant. The contraption climbed Pike Street from Second to Broadway and headed toward its garage at about ten miles per hour. The Detroit auto marine water cooled engine and most parts were not from Walton’s workshop.
Young inventor Dalton created a gasoline powered runabout named Model B. The motor delivers one and a half horsepower with 20 inch wheels and a single passenger seating area. He showed the machine to observers after a successful first run on Saturday, then disassembled it and transported the parts home by streetcar.
The Detroit Free Press notes Mother Goose was a real 17th century figure. Elizabeth Foster Goose born 1665 married Isaac Goose in Boston in 1693 and died 1757 at 92. Her nursery rhymes appeared in 1716 in Boston as Mother Goose's Melodies, compiled by her son-in-law Thomas Fleet.
A reader notes palm trees appear to lean uniformly when the edge of the paper is held close to the eye, observing that all lines run parallel across the print.
A Sunday school teacher notes how little girls value outward dress. Mary Potter explains her absence was due to a torn coat with ruined lining, while the teacher cites inner virtue over appearance. Conversation appears in Youth's Companion and Tit-Bite humor columns.
A long article describes Dr Thaddeus Cahill of Holyoke inventing the telharmonium. The device uses alternating current generators and tone mixers to produce musical tones at a distance through telephone receivers. It weighs about 200 tons, costs around $200,000, and powers many indented alternators to create complex, blended tones. Guatemalan Street Card, Guatemala city has ten miles of single track street railways.
Christian Hulemeyer of Dunseldorf Germany has invented and patented a telemobilestone using 203 Hertzian waves to detect distant vessels. The system, mounted on ships or trains, sends waves that reflect from objects and return to a receiver to indicate direction and distance, with tests in Rotterdam showing reliable detection up to two miles and a plan to extend to about twenty miles.
The account recalls a Pittsburg steel mill where a 50 ton molten ladle is moved by a crane while workers pass below with planks. It contrasts the crane operator’s precision with laborers burden, highlighting electric motors’ rising role. Electricity powers welding wire production by welding strands together.
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