Rocket Plane Could Reach Berlin to New York in Twenty Six Minutes
An article describes a German stratosphere rocket plane with alcohol-oxygen rockets and a braking forward system. It models a Berlin to New York flight in about twenty six minutes, detailing cabin design, pressure, heat, and pilot sensations during ascent.
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Simple butter mixer device faces USDA objection
A clever device promises to double butter yield by mixing one pound of butter with eight pints of milk in a cylinder. The result, claimed to produce two pounds of butter, was challenged by the U S Department of Agriculture which ruled the product a butter milk mixture, not true butter.
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Synthetic homes of the future predicted by chemist
A Pennsylvania chemist foresees future housecleaning as a gala event. He envisions synthetic homes with concrete and steel structures, enamel floors, tiled walls, and furniture made from bakelite with easy care rugs and cushions.
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Pennsylvania
Housecleaning Turns Into Domestic Holiday Says Article
The piece foresees new fabrics and leathers washable with soap and water and predicts cheap chemistry will allow soiled articles to be burned. Spring cleaning becomes a festival with a bonfire for discards a house wash and a warm air drying, after which families plan next year’s decorations.
Cedar fragrance plaster coats closets with lasting aroma
An insect proof cedar fragrance plaster provides cedar scent in walls to repel moths. The product blends Tennessee red cedar ingredients into plaster for closet lining, offering similar benefits to wood at lower cost, with a washable, dustproof surface suitable for old or new homes.
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Tennessee
Colors That Make Good Salesmen in Street Signs
The article notes traders favor bold black and white or black and yellow signs to grab attention. It explains visibility ranges of colors like red for distance and green for medium range, while blue and yellow show at about a mile. It concludes books use vivid cover colors to attract readers.
Inventors’ Device Aids Lung Treatment Use of Oxyren
STYLIGIANS today employ oxyren widely for lung troubles. Rostanina Warren E. Collins has invented an apparatus that supplies vitalizing amsote on a bead to facilitate the method.
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Warren E. Collins
Mystery of Corpse Candles and Saint Elmo Fire
Reports recount lights seen on ship masts during storms called corpse candles, with sailors treating them as omens. The piece also touches on Saint Elmo fire lighting chimneys, parishioners’ hair, and beliefs about sacred trees and ancient idol worship.
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