Art in Architecture and a New House Design
The piece details a seven room house design priced at 1800 dollars with rubble foundation, 16 inch walls, and a 24 by 37 foot ground plan. It describes parlor, dining room, kitchen, four chambers, vestibule, hall, stairways, pantry, veranda, and second floor balcony. Construction specs include 2x4 studding, 2x10 joists, fencing floors, Star A Star roof shingles, Georgian pine trim, and galvanized gutters.
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Star A Star
Valuable Woods Open New Frontiers in Central and South America
A historical note on rare Central and South American woods, their extraordinary quality, and the expectation that railroads will unlock vast forests for global use. It highlights woods from Argentina, Brazil, and neighboring regions, noting hardness, resistance to insects, and suitability for fine cabinet work and shipbuilding.
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Montreal
South America
Central
Argentine Republic
Brazil
Andes
Ievel
Lumbur
MAKING COLORED GLASS INNOVATION REPORT
A German method for color glass embeds a hue film on the surface using a two-cylinder apparatus inside a furnace. A later note describes chemistry trials, while unrelated items cover upper air phenomena with Hermite balloons, an electric retouching tool, and observations on newborn skin tones among African and European populations.
Shrine of Bacchus and the first locomotive from antiquity
Scientific American recounts R W Durfee's account of Vero of Alexandria creating a self moving shrine of Bacchus two thousand years ago. The device used a rope drum and weight to propel wheels, with hidden mechanisms to drive in straight lines or curves and even pour wine or milk beneath the canopy. The article argues this proves ancient knowledge of powered wheeled propulsion and refined automata far earlier than commonly believed.
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Scientific American
R. W. Durfee
Vero
Alexandria
Bacchus
Lero
Victory
Ilero
Hera
Commadine
Sand of Baldi
Luis
McChtanies
Sun Heat as Global Energy Source for Engineers
A Vrench chemist urges next generation engineers to consider using the sun’s heat or a central heat as an energy source. He envisions drilling three to four kilometers deep to access water at 200 to 300 degrees Fahrenheit to power machines, a limitless supply enduring for centuries. The Nachricht notes seawater can be converted to drinking water by sand filtration, yielding 2,600,000 gallons per day.
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M. Berthuson
Genertion
Milatiut
Sewaryo
Medien News
Alter Bnaing
Gold and Silver at Philadelphia Mint Mining Coin Alloy
A Houston Post correspondent describes the Philadelphia Mint process for treating preciously refined gold and silver. Silver bars from 1890 are melted with copper to form an alloy. Copper additions adjust the silver ratio toward nine to one, with iron crucibles and black lead pots used for melting. Each iron pot holds about 1,000 ounces and lasts 230 melts, costing about 44,400 for a two million ounce yield. Gold is melted in a cheaper black lead pot, durable for about thirteen melts. Metal recovery occurs at multiple stages including sieving, sweep machines, and settling wells, all designed to extract every trace of precious metal.
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Philadelphia
Houston
Hypnotized Egg Trick With a Hollow Egg String
A clever housewife science trick uses a hollow wooden egg with a pierced cord. By pulling the string tight the egg can be made to stop or move slowly or quickly as spectators command, explained by the brake effect of the cord against the egg.
Photographing Meteors at Yale Observatory
A Yale University observatory device uses an inclined shaft with multiple cameras aimed to image a large sky area. Clockwork drives the shaft to track meteors, turning their trails into points for precise relation to celestial bodies and directions. The setup aids finding meteor radiant points and origins. A Tassian scientist demonstrates that the human body is an electric pulse conductor, with sparks spreading over the skin and photographable, though invisible to the eye.
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Yale University Observatory
Amumier
Ststel
Hunn Hady
Pangs of the Ratluer and the Rattler’s Deadly Fangs
An illustrated dissections exposes the rattler’s anatomy and hunting habits. The four fangs attach to a poison sac, with three hollow needles delivering venom. The specimen, nearly four feet, had eaten three young rabbits recently, and its tail shows a rope-like construction.
Anatomy of a snakes fangs and jaw mechanics
A detailed, disjointed description of a venom duct system in a reptile, explaining how the fang is erected by a hinge of muscle, the fang’s placement behind sharp teeth, and the surrounding muscular coverings. It notes the tongue, jawbone ridges, and the needlelike fangs used to inject poison, with reference to microscopic appearance and delicate structure observed by N. Y. Vines.
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N. Y. Vines
Effects of Cold on Metals Tests
A series of experiments tested metal strength at very low temperatures. Tensile strength rose markedly for many metals, with tin doubling from 200 to 400 pounds and another metal increasing from 140 to 450 pounds. Magnetic properties appeared linked to tensile strength, with several instances showing strong correlation and amplified effects at chill temperatures.
New Substances Diacoyared Discovered by German Dentist
A German dentist reports the discovery of a new substance named Diacoyared that solidifies on heating yet remains liquid at lower temperatures. The compound is obtained from equal parts phenyl, camphor derivatives, and related materials with smaller portions of an essence, yielding a product that changes texture on heating.
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Ana Wuidila
Drying Rubber Boots with a Lamp Tube Method
A reader describes an invention to dry wet rubber boots quickly after a hunt. Using a bedpost, a paper tube, and a funnel mouthpiece, warm air from a lamp chimney circulates through the boot, delivering rapid drying in about fifteen minutes.
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Miel
Piper
Thomas
Harris
Paddle Wheel Boat For Narrow Streams
The article reviews a paddle wheel propulsion device by F. B. Nichols of New York for small boats. It uses dual upright levers to drive a horizontal bottom bar, transmitting motion through gearing to rotate a paddle wheel, enabling forward vision and navigation in tight channels. A simple water backstop attachment is described. It also notes a novel desk light with a sliding shade and perforated metal heat shield, designed to direct light onto a desk and protect hands.
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Germany
F. 2B. Nichols
New York
My. Nichols
Baeks Water
Tribune
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Parneniy
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GOLD
Nissan
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