Parachute Jump Reveals Truth About Falling Speed
An army field experiment at Wilbur Wright field Ohio shows parachutes correct two long held beliefs that a fall from height causes unconsciousness and instant death. Lieut Harold R Harris jumped from 2500 feet during a mock fight and survived after a delayed chute deployment.
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Wilbur Wright Field
Army Experimental Aircraft Station
Beyton
Ohio
Harold R. Herris
Harris
Dayton
Sarr
Making Magic Furniture for Conjurers Mong
Los Angeles craftsman Floyd G. Thayer builds trick furniture and illusion devices for magicians, claiming 90 percent of magic rests on performer presence and 10 percent on materials. He notes magicians eat, and is the world’s largest maker of trick props, while denying any secret details.
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Thayer
Opening Oysters by Machine
Otto Schenk of Dayton Ohio invents a lever operated oyster opening machine. A spear shaped knife set at the hinge opens shells with a steady pull and slight jerk to insert the knife point. The device aims to produce cleaner oysters than hand opening.
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Otto Schenk
Dayton
Ohio
Ich
Why Lost Persons Walk In Circles
A science note explains why blindfolded people and swimmers drift into spiral paths when attempting to move straight. Experiments show a common steering mechanism causing clockwise or counterclockwise circles as they lose directional control.
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Gor
The Mystery of Ju Ju and Ju Ju Practices
Explorer Mr St Barbe Baker reports on Ju Ju magic in Africa. He notes a Benin x missionary murder four centuries ago and a Ju Ju man using a white cassock cross and chalky paste in rites. Bushmen fear a devil and seek recovery by Ju Ju spells for stolen money within days.
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Africa
Benin
Safety box helps money drop to secure receptacle
William F. Clegg of Oakland California patent a beneath the cash register safety box that releases drop into a locked receptacle. The strongbox allows only small change to be taken and operates via hidden electrical switch preventing cashier coercion. It targets robbery prevention for business locations.
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William F. Clegg
Oakland
Cal
Branch F
Terrapin trade and theft rise as prices soar
As Volstead era rules persist, terrapin demand remains strong and prices climb. Chesapeake Bay firms breed terrapin in overflowed enclosures around Cristfield Maryland, with watchman houses on stilts to guard pounds from poachers.
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Chesapeake
Cristfield
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
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