Treatment with high frequency currents slows age advance
A Medien Times report by Dr. Samuel Tracy from New York outlines high frequency electric current therapy to delay aging. He links arteriosclerosis and waste buildup in the blood to senility, arguing that moderation of blood pressure, diet, hygiene, and such currents can ease symptoms and slow aging, noting improved elimination and lung combustion.
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Medien Times
Samuel ‘Tracy
New York
Traey
Roman
Tracy
Homemade Electroplating Magnets for 120 Volt Use
Amateur builders can assemble a magnetized device using two magnets from a telephone bell mounted on a brass bar. An oil-filled cocoa can with a punched cover serves as a bath and four wire terminals are protected by rubber tubing. The unit operates on 120 volts for electroplating and small batteries, with magnet windings no larger than No. 40 wire.
Short Circuited Condenser Procedure in Early Electronics
The diagram explains applying electric current to a damaged condenser caused by foil contact through insulation defects. It details connecting the contact A to the source, wiring to the condenser, and using a test lead to burn out the shorted portion, restoring the circuit with a DC supply of five to six amperes or higher.
Philadelphia adopts simultaneous telephony for police
Philadelphia’s Public Safety Department installs a system allowing a single transmitter to reach 85 stations at once. Operators wear headsets so hands are free for typing while central messages reach all outlying stations. The setup can also route from one station to all others or operate like a normal phone when not in use. A Philadelphian developed the system after ten years of work. A Vienna paper reportedly has a related 800-subscriber news by telephone system.
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Philadelphia
Technical World Magazine
Vienna
Nickel Plating Without Electric Current For Brass Or Copper
A simple method deposits a light nickel coating on brass or copper using aluminum in a heated bath of nickel salts. Articles immersed with aluminum contact rapidly form a white nickel layer, progressing to a fairly heavy coat in minutes. The finish is slightly less white than electro deposited nickel but comparable to ordinary grades.
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Brass World
Violins Aged by Electricity Claim Gains Tone
A noted violinist and maker proposes using an electrical machine to impart tone similar to aged violins. He argues that tone comes from bowing or vibration, not age, and claims the instrument can receive the equivalent of 60 years of bowing in 39 days. Details of the machine and bow stress method are kept secret.
Cat Loved by All in Asheville Obituaries a Town Remembers
Splendid act of a beloved cat named Mirna in Asheville set off a citywide tribute after she was struck by a train. A clerk named Alexander bravely defended a bank by grabbing a revolver during a robbery, was wounded, and later rewarded with a postal service position. The tale ends with Mirna’s grieving yet ornate funeral and the note that her kitten would be highly prized.
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Asheville
Weyalk
Grea Mit
Joni
Andy
North Carolina
Alexander
Aponius
Alexinder
Ahr
Ieelove
D. J. McLellan
Umma
Capitol Flowers Bloom on State Capitol Plaza
The state capitol park features a 440 foot tulip bed along the plaza edge from wing to wing, with a 50-foot walk splitting the center. Planted last fall by Superintendent Rambo, the 4,000 red tulips are almost all in bloom, creating a striking decoration facing the stately building across a broad concrete pavement.
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Capitol
State Capitol Park
Rambo
Philadelphia Press
Macaroni Worms Lead Georgia Families To Daring Hunt
Aust Tine, a cook in a Georgia household, shared food from the white folks table with her own family. She praised it, then watched her children imitate her by digging in the yard. The next morning two children were found turning over stones and scritching the earth calling out they were hunting macaroni worms.
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Georgia
Austrian inventor builds coin counting machine
An Austrian inventor has produced a machine that counts money. Coins are poured into a funnel and slide down a spiral track with a raised border and slits sized for each denomination. Each coin passes through its matching slit and drops into a basket.
Study at Home Graduation Sparks Marriage Plans
Maud finished a cooking school last spring and will pursue post graduate studies next fall. She plans to marry a poor young man instead of returning to the same school, reflecting a shift in her future.
The Child and the Bible in Appleton’s Magazine
A discussion on how to present Bible stories to children without dulling interest. Advocates treating the Bible sensibly, avoiding moralizing or rote memorization, and balancing historical and moral aspects to foster genuine engagement.
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Ohio
Miain
Dilek
Tilerosilin
Dow
Appleton’s
Improved Matrimonial Conditions Amid Wealthy Marriages
In New York noted statistician Dr. L. Haliburton discusses marriage trends. He cites fewer unions between aged wealthy men and young mercenary women, calling such matches rare and subject to sharp newspaper commentary. He recalls a Hertfordshire example of a 79 year old marrying a 22 year old milliner, and local fear after a widow's death.
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L. ©. Haliburton
New York
Haliburton
Herts
Submarine Sponge Fishing Vessel Described in Paris Journal
A Paris journal describes an iron submarine for sponge fishing off Yunis coast. The 16.4 by 5.24 foot cylindrical craft carries two men and travels along the seabed. It features an electric lamp with reflectors and a glazed bow spy-hole to locate and harvest sponges.
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Yunis
Rockefeller jokes on abstinence at public dinners
A lighthearted anecdote credits John D. Rockefeller with a unique virtue. He supposedly told his family physician he cannot eat much, but must endure meals and speeches. He quips that an after dinner speech is like a bicycle wheel, the longer the spoke the greater the tire.
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John D. Rockefeller
7. D
Mount Etna and Sicily Span in Ocean Rim View
A vivid description notes climate bands around Mount Etna from frigid peaks to tropical foothills with vineyards beneath and a great ocean ring. Islands Lipagi Panari Alleudi Stromboli and Volveano dot the surrounding sea, their smoking summits visible as Sicily lies beneath.
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Mount
Etna
Lipagi
Panari
Alleudi
Stromboli
Volveano
Sicily
Damask Table Cloths and Napkins Care and Uses
Damask cloths and napkins worn for certain uses can be cut into doilies tray cloths and usable pieces. Pieces vary in shape from oval round square to oblong with scalloped or grouped designs and even embroidery. Washing pressing and care are discussed with tips for stains ironing lace and embroidery to preserve appearance and prolong life of table linen.
Fashion Notes on Gowns and Trimmings of the Season
Sik muslin gowns show cloth hema. The new petticoat is a mera ruf fle buttoned to the corset. Filigree not admitted to decorated scheme of paragols. Smart princess gowns simulate the tunic by a tuck. White pique salts trimmed on the skirt with bands of colored linen. Smart colored effects in dotted swisses. Sleeveless coat in silk lace embroidered net or similar to be a picturesque feature. Heavy filet laces gain popularity and supplant Irish and Venise. Green trimmings common with lingerie dresses in delicate shades. Jabots of fine plaited lawn with colored hemstitch resemble handkerchiefs in washing fibers. Black and white with pele biya taguya yellow edging.
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Paris
Waistcoat Decorations with Embroidered Front Bands
Spring coats feature waistcoats with embroidered front bands on fine canvas. Designs need only simple solid flowers, not large or shaped patterns, to create attractive waistcoats.
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