Scandinavian News Briefs From Copenhagen to Ribe
A digest of notes from Scandinavia covers a Danish carpentry student, King George of Greece visiting Danish relatives, a Samso academy incident injuring a student, and old coins found at Ribe dating to Hardeknut and William the Conqueror. It notes a Nordic centenarian count, Cook lecture profits in Copenhagen, railway rate shifts, Swedish emigration for military service, orthography shifts in Danish, and a reciprocal embargo rumor with Malmö.
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Klaus Berntsen
George
Greece
Samso Academy
Ribe
Hardeknut
William the Conqueror
Europe
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Cook
Copenhagen
Germany
Foreign Department of
Malmo
Sweden News Roundup Tracks Warmer Topics and Trades
Stockholm faces potato imports and a cold winter economy as Goteborgs cracker factory closes, 160 workers lose jobs, and a new farm machinery plant plans to rise near Stockholm. Diphtheria surges in Boden, a medical convention notes 3000 cripplings, while city firms expand to Capetown and Pretoria. A Chinese revolutionary figure, Kang Yu Wei, visited Sweden, bought Korsholmen, and influenced a Swedish tale of the era.
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Stockholm
Boden
Sweden
Copenhagen
Sodermalm
Augustendal
Trelleborg
J. A. Bohlin
Lenista
Export Union
Scania- Vabi
Sodertelge Manufacturing Company
P. Olsson
Helsingborg
Emil
Hunnebostrand
Baltic
Teheran
Persia
Russia
Foreign Office of
Ronne
Skane
Norrland
Hensleholem
Dagens Nyheter
Albin Guntafsson
Olverstad
Berggard
Askeby
Capetown
Pretoria
Oscar-Fredricksburg
Stockholm Salt Sea Baths
Kang Yu Wei
China
Korsholmen
John Wahlund
Kang
Svea
Wahlund
Waehlund
Mel
Norway News Highlights From Aasnes To Stavanger
The Norwegian note highlights Halvor Olsen Sauri’s $5,000 farmers foundation in Aasnes, repair finds on Munkholmen tower, and Stavanger’s export rise to 10,760 tons of canned goods and 630,000 pounds of butter in the first three quarters. Bears face protection questions, beaver dams grow on Nisser, and servant wages in Kristiania range from six to ten dollars monthly.
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Halvor Olsen Sauri
Aasnes
Munkholmen
Trondhjen
Stavanger
Norway
Brain
Satersdalen
Granna
Little Toapdal
Nisser River
Elle
Sohem
Kristiania
Heater Grid Pulled From Exhaust To Warm Cars
An Ohio inventor designs a grid like radiator of pipes beneath a car that uses engine exhaust to heat the seating area. The horizontal pipe arrangement distributes heat to all corners, reusing hot exhaust air to improve winter comfort for motorists.
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Gar
Ohio
Innovative chair aids invalid transport up stairs
A New York man designed a lighter invalid chair with front castors and rear wheel mounted legs. The back rises into curved handles and supplemental handles pivot on the rear legs. When moving between floors the extra handles lay horizontally and are secured, providing support at front and back to ease transportation.
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New York
Flying machine aims to lift six ton craft in flight
A Scotch inventor builds a six ton flying machine designed to carry 20 or 80 passengers with rotary gyroscope wings and bird like shape. Priced around 25000 dollars. Advocates claim weatherproof vertical takeoff, but aviators doubt feasibility and self lift.
Glass Auto Car Designed in France for Aerial Sighting
A French designed auto car uses heavy plate glass for its top and sides to follow and observe balloons and aeroplanes in their sights, aiming at precision tracking and visibility in aerial observation.
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France
Why Sun Changes in Size
A discussion on sun size perceptions shows ten observers give varying estimates from a silver dollar to a cart wheel when the sun is overhead. Without a reference object, the eye cannot gauge distance, so perceived size varies. A fixed standard is proposed by modeling the sun as a circle at a constant distance from the eye.
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H. C. Landis
Piano Player Pneumatic Invention by MacArthur
A new invention by William G. MacArthur of New York improves the piano player. The device is designed to be inexpensive to manufacture, strong, durable, and quick in action. It attaches the pneumatic operating mechanism directly to the keys to save space and improve sensitivity.
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William G. MacArthur
New York
Scientific American Brys
Enigmatic 1909 Tech Facts From a Fragmentary Page
A jumble of trivia covers blue eyes pine dwarfing ten year pine, European death rates, cod oil yields, sound speed, folding landing wheels, yen value, carbon to graphite, ancient observatories, Alhazen magnifier, 28 million quills, a 600 BC celestial map, 2,999,433 patents, and a cork jacket with a two crank propeller swimming device.
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Norway
Europe
England
Japan
Alexandria
Heypt
Alhazen
Fingland
China
B. C
National Library
Paris
Decorating the Fan Costing Little for Evening Frocks
The article details affordable methods to decorate fans with Japanese whalebone sticks or carved white bone, using satin, silk, lace, and paint. It explains frame mounting, pattern transfer, and careful cleaning of sticks, offering guidance for needlework or watercolor decoration to produce stylish, durable fans for each frock.
Gate of the Face Care Advice From Sun Exposure
Do not wash the face in cold water after sun exposure. If washing is necessary, use water as hot as you can bear and then rub on plenty of cold cream.
Holder for the Scissors
A 12 year old boy crafts a dual wood holder for three scissors. It measures about nine inches long and four and three quarters inches high. The back and front pieces are one half and one inch thick. Holes for hanging, slots for the blades, and four nails or glue joinery are shown. Painted to match the wall.
All Wearing the Long Coat in Fashion This Season
The article describes essential coats for women this season including the long ulster and raglan styles. It notes Dame Fashion’s approval of separate coats, emphasizes straight up and down silhouettes, and highlights features like revers and cuffs, two toned fabrics, and reversible or two faced cloths for trim and lining.
Packing Lunch Basket for Wax Paper Lunches
Guide to packing a lunch basket with each item wrapped separately in waxed paper to prevent flavor mixing. Notes removing orange skins and separating sections, avoiding cups for liquids, and using napkins parchment and twine for secure wrapping.
The Waterproof Coat Tops Season Styles
A striped diagonal tweed coat in black white and green with raglan sleeves a large patch pocket and storm collar is highlighted as the season’s weather wrap. It replaces lighter summer garments due to its weight and practicality reflecting prevailing fashion trends.
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Alwayas
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