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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1913
Page
3
Description of a futuristic dining room where guests order via electric pen and meals are delivered by a dumb waiter, plus a Forest Service update showing bayonets repurposed as ground rods for field telephone lines to report fires. Forest rangers use a bayonet and bare wire to complete a return circuit for headquarters communications.
A Paris boulevard hotel named La Maison Electrique showcases electric service without staff. Guests use magnetic keys, electric lifts, moving floors, and button menus for meals and amenities. Rooms open via magnetic combines and automated luggage hoists. The building eliminates traditional stairs in favor of elevators and platforms.
Railroads apply electricity to daily tasks to improve service cut costs and boost passenger comfort. A Western electric railway demonstrates a new method for washing box cars and is testing adaptation for passenger coaches.
An electric washing device uses two large cylindrical brushes mounted on a track to clean rail cars rapidly. Water is supplied from shop mains to the brushes driven by a motor, allowing cars to pass along the track for swift, low‑cost cleaning. The idea may adapt to passenger coach yards amid a hot summer and growing family needs.
Toronto shoppers flocked to toaster stores in a single day as May Bargain Day inspired early Christmas shopping. Women claimed to be buying gifts while others planned ahead, making it a brisk shopping spree.
A newspaper note describes a new device for barbers to address baldness. The instrument attaches to an electric light socket and singes hair by heat, offering an alternative to flaming tallow methods.
Judge Cobb discusses the police power as a foundational government tool, its relationship to taxation and eminent domain, and the difficulty of defining its exact scope. He argues it must be exercised within constitutional bounds, with courts reviewing legislative action, and stresses the need for an honest judiciary to guard against arbitrary use.
A vintage medical ad touts a ten cent box of Cascarets as a superior alternative to laxatives like salts and castor oil. It promises cleansing of the digestion pathway, bile relief, and elimination of waste through the bowels, with claims of overnight results and no griping. It urges household use and notes children enjoy them.
The Bludwine Company touts widespread acclaim and physician endorsements for its drink. Noted figures including Dr. J. Johnson and Dr. Mark J. Ingle laud its nutritious value and refreshing taste. Bottled in unique shapes, each bottle is bonded for authenticity and protection against adulteration.
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