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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1911
Page
2
An Ohio inventor proposes a car heater that uses a horizontal series of pipes under the vehicle as a radiator. It connects to the engine exhaust, reclaiming hot air that would otherwise exhaust out the back to warm the passenger compartment.
A New York inventor designs a lighter invalid chair with castor front legs and rear wheels. Two curved front handles and supplementary rear handles pivot for stair transport, dropping to horizontal use and locked by catches to provide front and back support during transfers between floors.
A Scottish inventor claims to build a six ton fly ing machine to carry 20 or 86 passengers at about 25000 dollars. Shaped like a bird with rotary light theory, its large horizontally revolving wings act as gyroscopes. He says it could travel in any weather and lift itself vertically, though aviators doubt the feasibility of a machine this heavy rising from the ground or succeeding in other ways.
The fragment mentions glass plate glass and paneer in a vague note about car design. No clear event, people, or organization is identified to form a complete news item.
The article notes that sun size appears variable to observers, from a silver dollar to a cart wheel, due to lack of a fixed reference. It cites experiments by Landis showing distance perception fails with a beam on a screen, then argues the sun’s size should be represented as a circle at a fixed distance from the eye.
William G. MacArthur of New York patents an improved piano player. The device aims to be inexpensive to manufacture strong and durable with quick positive action. The pneumatic operating mechanism attaches directly to the keys saving space and increasing sensitivity.
A garbled collection of general knowledge items including eye color, tree dwarfing, European death rates, codfish oil, sound speed, aeroplane wheels, currency conversions, carbon forms, ancient observatories, magnifying glasses, quills, heavens’ ages, and patent totals up to 1909, all tangled with misspellings and mispunctuation.
In Macon circuit court, Alonzo Dixon shot at farmer Ben Harrison over drainage on Eagle township land. The shot hit a mule that protected Harrison, taking the load intended for him. Dixon received a two-year penitentiary term with parole, amid appeals for leniency to support his large family.
In Latrobe Pennsylvania a dawn parade by local society drew shock for revealing outfits with women as Eve and men as Adam. Revelers mocked authority, a police officer Sunday school teacher attempted arrests but fled, and the event drew scorn from residents who compared it to a Sunday school gathering.
A farmer near Wilber Nebraska was shot by his own spring gin wolf trap while attempting to drive a calf into a barn. Both barrels discharged into his feet and legs, with more than twenty shots removed later.
In Memphis Tennessee Miss Frances King woke to loud snoring from beneath her bed and quietly alerted neighbors. M Prescot J A Dolan Atwell arrived with revolvers, seized the intruder a sleeping negro, who yawned then tried to draw his weapon before police took him away. The man confessed to hiding in the house intending to act after the family slept.
Jacob Steinman a hermit from Reserve township arrived in Pittsburgh and saw a mirror for the first time since 1870. He fainted then revived, telling reporters of the change since he last viewed himself in a fishing pond. He hurried to a barber shop and had his beard three feet long shaved off.
In Lebanon Oregon Ray Leonard aged sixty two, long a resident, was revealed to have lived as a man since youth after a Linn county court ordered commitment to the state insane asylum. Leonard and father from Maine ran a shoemaking shop. after the father's death Leonard kept the business, avoided voting, and adopted male mannerisms.
An instructional piece by J G Davidson and M L King outlines the value of silage for dairy cattle and other stock, stressing air tight, smooth interior silo walls, tight doors, and proper joints. It covers wall alignment, tamping, insulation, and avoiding air leakage to prevent spoilage and freezing.
Due to a severe drought seed potatoes will be scarce with prices doubling from last year. Buyers are advised to select medium sized smooth potatoes from home crops and store them in dry pits before freezing weather. Suggested pit dimensions and storage steps are detailed for farmers and truckers.
A regional report notes total annual steel production reaching roughly ten million pounds, reflecting a sustained output level for the year. Officials say demand remains steady in key markets, with mills operating near full capacity to meet orders.
A partial OCR fragment describes heat flowing freely and readily from wall to wall in a manner. The text lacks clear context, dates, or identifiable entities, but suggests observations about heat transfer or insulation between adjacent walls.
A described kafir corn topper used to top kafir corn and cane. Two straight blades from an old stalk cutter mounted on a 2x4 allow scissor-like action. Cleats fit wagon edges. one man feeds bundles into the topper while another stacks chopped heads into the wagon.
Fragmentary note highlights duck eggs as highly valued for eaters in England and on the continent. Mentions quality and taste comparisons to hens, implying broader preference and culinary use.
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