This Little World Judge Quips On Divorce
A short humorous line from This Little World notes a man who married the world and now cannot even find ground for a divorce. The judge delivers the quip, reflecting a light legal aside.
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
7
A short humorous line from This Little World notes a man who married the world and now cannot even find ground for a divorce. The judge delivers the quip, reflecting a light legal aside.
Walter Mahony of Troop H 6th U S Cavalry at Camp McCoy Sparta Wisconsin describes a two year psoriasis ordeal on arms and legs. After trying various treatments he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment following a newspaper ad and reports complete cure in three months. Ends with Cuticura promo and a stray dating line.
George Elmer Cobb tells of Abner and Mary Vance who invest in a Malden Palace film house. They shelter Adrian Noble, a penniless ex-drinker, then Noble reforms and secures the hall lease while Helen grows close. A prowler scene foreshadows danger as the group faces a fragile future.
A homing pigeon found in Central Park carried a political vote inquiry attached to its neck. Daniel Burns of the aviary cared for the exhausted bird before it flew off toward Philadelphia, bearing a brass ring and an aluminum tag with J. MM and L 1. The message referenced strawberries and a McNichols remark, citing the New York Times.
A young man confronts a magnate claiming his dog prowled him while visiting his daughter. The magnate jokes about replacing the dog, muttering about dealers and quotas as the exchange reveals tense humor and social pretensions.
George Schomberg a Brompton Road whip maker for 45 years announces closure as motor cars replace horses. Once selling six to eight dozen whips weekly his turnover drops from 16000 20000 yearly to 2000. He notes many high end buyers including royalty and Indian rulers and hands over 20000 stored sticks to his long time assistant.
Scientific American describes a refrigerating machine invented by J. J. Schrade of Waco Texas. The device is touted as an improvement aimed at simplicity and efficiency in cooling systems.
A device designed to operate with an ice making machine uses air circulation for cooling. The circulating air lowers the temperature of the system, enabling efficient cooling during operation.
There are no producing nickel mines in the United States. Domestic nickel comes as a by product from copper refineries and electrolytic processes. In 1912, about 328 short tons of nickel were saved in domestic refineries from foreign and domestic ores, with most imported ore from Canada.
Scotch shale field fuel oil is deemed highly suitable for the British navy. It is estimated that 400000 to 500000 tons can be produced annually for 1500 years, providing a vast long term energy source.
A garbled excerpt mentions copper added to steel to prolong life, pottery employment in Staffordshire, wax and turpentine cleaning bronze, Britain’s coal exports for half a year, panes in a new fountain, turpentine ammonia for removing paint, and Panalua canal rock and earth disposal.
A New York designer presents corrugated steel fasteners as a handy home repair aid. The strip features a sharpened edge and varying lengths, laid across two pieces to be joined. Corrugations prevent slipping and promise a lasting hold, offering a glue substitute for furniture and picture frames.
The device offers a quick, element resistant fix for repairing broken chairs tables and frames and is particularly handy for joining mission furniture and pattern making, highlighting its value over traditional glue in craft and repair work.
An article notes that iron dust or dust from blast furnace flues, composed of iron ore limestone and coke, has become a valuable resource. A new briquetting process allows this dust to be turned into merchantable iron, estimated at about 12.5 million dollars annually in the United States.
James M. Kane of Doylestown Pa describes a method for anchoring bolts in a concrete pier. A soft pine block placed on the bolts marks the dent locations, a skeleton base holds bolts in position, and holes are bored at the dent marks to ensure a perfect fit when pouring concrete.
Instruction notes a home remedy for damp walls using two coats of castle soap and alum solution applied alternately and dried before the next coat. An unrelated historical aside mentions Germany fortifying Heligoland with a concrete wall to shield it from the sea for twenty years.
Coal to Newcastle. Even as crude oil and gasoline substitute coal in Seward peninsula Alaska 16405 tons of coal were imported in 1912. Despite Alaska rich coal resources not over 200 tons were mined in the entra territory in 1912. Alaska is sadly in need of a statute allowing her to mine her own coal under adequate terms.
Illinois coal mines adopt fireproofing measures including concrete shafts low timber usage and stone or berm barriers to reduce fire risk across two facilities aiming for safer operations and enhanced containment practices.
Western Canada shows strong potential for profitable farming through technical education. Government experimental farms in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, provincial agricultural colleges, and university programs in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba foster practical training, demonstrations, and student enrollment, with broad private and rail support. Dean Curtiss notes Canadians’ bold belief in education for resource development and vocational, technical schooling.
Dean Curtiss cites government methods advancing from 60 to 80 percent of needed funds for cooperative creameries and elevators, with low interest and long-time terms. Government buys bulls of dairy breeds at cost for breeding support amid strong 1913 Western Canada grain yields.
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