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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1909
Page
3
An article describes Nevada’s Soup Spring near Elko as a natural calcareous water source once used by Native Americans and later shared by Washoe and Paiute peoples. Prospectors opened forty acres around it, tunnels increased yield, and visitors dip the waters then add pepper and salt to mimic chicken soup with no poultry involved.
Constant recalls Napoleon I in the barber chair showing restless habits and rare self shaving. The emperor distracted by papers and turns, yet never cut the barber during works. He sometimes sat immobile, and insisted on shaving only one side at a time, often leaving part of his face unshaved after a failed attempt.
The Electrical Review notes telegraph engineers face serious difficulties from electric traction systems as high potential alternating current grows across the United States. Induction and conduction effects may alter telegraph service, possibly forcing removal of poles along rail corridors to secure rights of way, a step already taken between New York and New Haven.
In 1905 the average daily water pumped from Pennsylvania anthracite mines was 633 million gallons. About 1000 engines lift 500000 gallons per minute to the surface, keeping the flow constant even if coal output stops. The Iron Age notes that removing this water is a major expense in producing anthracite coal.
The imperial household includes 30 physicians 75 astrologers 76 cooks and 60 priests among its staff, highlighting the diverse roles serving the Chinese Emperor.
The article surveys claimed ages of famed trees like Cos and Arcadia planes, noting how sources exaggerate age to legendary status. It cautions about inscriptions and boundary markers, citing German forestry as the cautious counterpoint that no European tree is proved older than 800 years.
A dealer in Mexican life argues against the stereotype of Indians as violent. He portrays Mexican Indians as peaceful, provident in their own way, deeply polite, and devoted to family, with a ready generosity and a calm, deferential conduct that contrasts with the Northern stereotype. He notes their love of children and their habit of showing respect in public spaces.
Finger prints pressed from pigment on fingertips onto keys test piano playing. Impressions reveal a performer's technique and whether he touches keys like a skilled musician, aiding analysis of touch without replicating a fingerprint for other tasks.
A prominent Broadway office building attracts attention for its windowless appearance due to a decision against advertising. The vast structure has many windows, none bearing a firm name except ground floor banking signs. Owners oppose window advertisements on artistic grounds, and tenants share the stance, resulting in no window signs.
Monks of St. Bernard have adopted motor cars, sparking talk that dogs at the hospice may be replaced in life saving work by vehicles. The breed, linked to Danish bulldog and Alpine shepherd lines, faced near extinction in 1812 after mother dogs were sent to the difficult pass in defiance of rules.
A French mariner believes favorable cyclone winds can aid navigation. By observing barometer readings and other instruments he could determine the storm’s direction and steer the ship so it is carried with the atmospheric sweep, avoiding the storm’s dangerous center.
The article notes five million pounds annually as the cost of London education. It mentions government girls and routes three, an average elementary school roll of TAO NO children, and a staff of about 20,000 teachers. About 17,000 work in public elementary schools with salaries over £2,000,000 yearly.
The Sheldon township trustees resolve a legal disposal for $120 found on a burglar shot dead in the town. They set a monument with an inscription recalling the incident at the scene near Messrs. Gennison and Gallois store after an October burglary attempt.
In Germany, paper floors are favored for their lack of joints which aids cleaning and their poor heat and sound conduction. They are laid as a paste rolled smooth then painted in any color or pattern after hardening.
Thomas Hadam notes in study that a man aged fifty has lived about 18 250 days awake and 6 212 asleep. He estimates 6 348 days devoted to work and 4 192 days to pleasure, presenting a view on time use.
The average tractive power of freight locomotives rose from 13 900 tons in 1886 to 31 500 tons today, signaling larger trainloads and stronger pulling capability across the rail system.
The article notes a historical shift in Europe from salted pressed sardines to oil canning, and mentions a period when butter was used. It highlights a change in preservation methods reflecting broader food industry trends during the era.
A Swedish inventor claims peat derived alcohol could cost under half the current price of alcohol and below the cheapest refined petroleum. The note highlights potential disruption to fuel and beverage markets if scalable.
An Indianapolis shopkeeper flooded the local post office by mailing a large batch of his name bearing toy balloons to customers. The action aimed to promote his business and reach patrons through mail delivery.
England's potato crop averages over six tons per acre, far ahead of Russia at about two tons and Italy near one and three four tenths tons. The comparison highlights Britain's productivity advantage in root crops.
After total combustion the diamond leaves absolutely nothing and would erase all mementos. The idea of burping diamonds suggests final destruction with no trace or remembrance remaining.
The piece argues that while abolition of feudal abuses is underway in Britain, the inner feudal spirit persists. It notes continued reverence for a king's image, a titled aristocracy, and an unelected upper house, suggesting Brits would avoid full reform, unlike American observers who view this as a dark-age survival.
The article explains how the term vegetable applies to entire plants or parts used at meals, while some items like tomatoes are called vegetables despite fruit-like origins. It notes celery apples quince and asparagus examples, with classification based on culinary use rather than botanical facts, from St. Nicholas.
The account describes Prince Max of Saxony as modest in manner and dress despite royal status. Attending Princess Marie of Boition’s Cannes wedding, he is turned away at the church door for being poorly clad, then revealed his princely identity. The narrative frames him as an austere, worldly-averse royal figure amid Parisian high society.
Government naturalists report sub species of the giant spiders or mygate possess stridulating organs to emit noises. Professor Gorhead notes no evidence these spiders hear, but they produce sounds likely for defense when frightened or angry, similar to a rattlesnake's brattle.
The Social Gazette cites a 200 percent rise in personal crisis reports in the United Kingdom over fifty years. In 1904, England and Wales recorded 9 523 men and 822 women who took their own lives, while 600 died in the metropolitan district. Across Europe and America, figures show sharp increases with 70 000 yearly in Germany and 323 600 in Switzerland over recent decades.
A Chilean labor market report notes a shortage of skilled artisans compared with the United States and England. It cites daily wages: unskilled labor four to five delat, carpenters and masons seven dollars, gas-fitters and plumbers seven to ten dollars, with typical prior wages from one to fifteen dollars per day. The piece also mentions Congress appropriating funds to promote immediate action.
The piece traces the origin of kissing honored feet from ancient Orient to Roman times. It notes Egyptians and Assyrians influenced practices, Greek adoption, and Roman pontiffs. A Briton king’s homage to a monk ends in a clash, while Turkish sultans receive deep reverence from elites and only fringe touches from the poor.
Professor Von Lippmann argues Arabs did not introduce gunpowder to Europe in the 8th or 9th centuries. He links the first powder manufacture to Marcus Graecus in Constantinople mid 13th century, a source for Roger Bacon Magnus and Aquinas. Berthold Schwarz is credited with early projectile use during a mishap in medicinal preparations.
A Public Health and Marine Hospital Service scientist notes rain increases microbes in Potomac River water. After a heavy multi day rain the microbes rise to about six times the usual level, then decline with cooler late weather. All observed microbes were harmless species.
The United States Fur Seal Commission reports success using an electric cauterizing wire to brand female fur seals. A gasoline driven dynamo heats a platinum wire to incandescence and, moved over the body, strips hair and fur. A second pass destroys surface cells to prevent regrowth and reduce pelts value.
Washington scientists contend that the greatest heating power lies in the linden wood and nearly equals it for wood heating. Pine ranks next, little short of fir and linden, while oaks are about 40 percent weaker and red beech around 10 percent less efficient.
At the request of Herr Wilhelm Leigson of Innsbruck the seaman Johan Leigson who was drowned in May 1869 on a journey from Stockholm to Hamburg in the Kaiser Friedrich is hereby called upon by the courts to appear and report himself on or before April 1 1881 under pain of being declared dead.
Up to age twelve Turkish girls are free like European children but at twelve they become women and join the silent sisterhood bound by the tenarchaft, seeing the world through a veil yet retaining their natural desire to engage in its quiet joys.
In Matagorda Wharton and Brazoria counties Texas 40000 acres of red cedar yield timber used for pencil wood. Much of the wood is exported to Germany after being cut into strips.
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