Electrically sent photographs and self contained track car
An inventor perfects a wireless photo transmitter and a car with its own track for rough terrain. The system, tested over distances, reproduces photographs at a distance. Other items note Burbank cactus developments, university industry links, and safe work gear innovations. The piece surveys scientific advances shaping transport, agriculture, and factory safety, with various brief examples.
Two Years as a Tramp Inspires Lodging-House Idea
A narrator recounts two years living as a vagrant to understand the needs of the homeless. He describes disguising himself, gathering facts about shelters in Chicago New York and Kansas City, and arguing for municipal lodging houses. He contrasts harsh treatment with orderly facilities and criticizes police suspicion of the unemployed.
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