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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1911
Page
4
A specially designed nailer for shingles reduces manual handling. Nails drop from a hopper then hang by heads through parallel slits into a catch spring. The plunger sets nails in material, protecting hands with gloves and avoiding holding nails in the mouth.
A Philadelphia inventor designed a combined weighing scoop and scale. The device lets a grocer see the contents weight at a glance via a hinged scoop and a taped scale that extends as items are scooped. This speeds bag filling without separate weighing steps.
U S cement output set a record in 1909 at 64,196,386 barrels worth 51,282,979, with an average price of 81 cents per barrel across 108 plants. Pennsylvania led with 21 plants, followed by Michigan and Kansas.Exports remain 1 to 3 percent, while trends point to rising foreign trade. Also notes Nero Deep depth at 269 fathoms in the north Pacific.
German engineers in Hamburg have pioneered a method to repair cracked masonry without demolition. Crumbling bridges with 51 foot arches were repaired by boring holes to reach cracks and pumping watery cement mortar under pressure until filled. After hardening the bridges remained firm and unblemished, offering a way to renew ancient stone structures without disfiguring age.
A New York inventor creates a compact putty knife with a slot that holds a pivoting scraper blade. When used the scraper removes excess putty without needing to wipe the edge, keeping the knife clean and enhancing efficiency for applying and trimming putty along window frames.
Scientific notice explains that fish age cannot be determined by size. Researchers Reibisch Heineke and others found that bones scales and otoliths commonly show annual age rings similar to tree rings, enabling age estimation in fishes.
The text surveys early manufacturing shifts such as nail making by machinery from 1790, England's cotton female labor predominance, French straw based matchwood, Amsterdam diamond trade scale, Indian match stick grain, Rand gold wealth, wallpaper vertical designs to enlarge rooms, feathered inner heel boots, Austrian kerosene refinery plans, wood pulp processing, Nova Scotia gypsum reserves of varying thickness, and global industry notes.
In a small town, D Nesbit notes how many families are famous by reputation while many others remain anonymous. He parodies pride, listing neighbors whose relatives gain attention for oddities or misfortunes, contrasting them with the narrator’s own unnoticed lineage and the town’s gossip.
The passage extols travel for broadening a man and softening his view of life yet mocks the sleeping car pillow. It notes travel widens resilience to hardships and car service complaints but laments the pillow’s stubborn size and its habit of invading a sleeper’s chin. It ends with a humorous note on the pillow’s unwieldy bulk.
A patron rails at a chef for a fourth hair in soup incident. The staffer proposes not returning the hair as a ploy to teach the cook a lesson, highlighting tempers in a kitchen dispute.
Goodman Perkyns accuses Badman Warbeck of their inn sighting leading to a quarrel. Warbeck retorts it concerns him little how often the other man is in the inn. Moments later the sturdy watchmen separate the two unseemly broilers after a heated exchange.
A proud mother protests that the suitor lacks business capacity and mental worth to join the family. The suitor retorts that his request to marry the daughter proves his merit and answers her objections.
A London Times dispatch outlines Kokovtsoff era plans in Russia Finland relation shifts. Duma bills would compel Finland to share defense costs and grant equal rights, while Finland’s obstacles invite imperial legislation. Censors promise action against bad films, and various Norse notes cover philanthropy, a whaling firm’s finances, a 99 year old mission organizer, Goethe translation, mine impacts, and a blind student’s teaching career.
Prices for shoes rise as duties on foreign leather increase. Former Premier C Lundeberg is buried in Stockholm after a funeral officiated by Bishop Billing. Bells toll at Riddarholm. Sweden debates canals, suffrage gains, and Red Cross sewing duties for schoolgirls amid broader political shifts. Two youths build a bamboo framed flying machine and fly briefly.
G A O Reilly official of the Philippine government toured Denmark for six weeks to study agriculture and industry. He praised cooperative farming, state support for agriculture, and Denmark's milk butter and egg regulation linking health and market reputation. Also notes a vocal journalist at festivals cafes and a hotel palm court. Wireless messages linked Kristinia and Spitzbergen.
The notice describes new dresses for children and adults featuring one sided trimming, shoulder tucks, variable necklines, and long or short sleeves. Frocks use fine twill serge cashmere challs and require pattern 5046 in sizes 6 to 12 years. Medium size needs 2 1/2 yards of 44 inch material. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.
Description of a three piece ladies skirt with circular side gores a narrow front panel and knee depth point. Back closing waist options high or normal in broadcloth serge zibeline and similar fabrics. Pattern 5654 sized 22 to 30 inches waist uses 3 1/4 yards of 50 inch material. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with pattern size and number.
A Pictorial Review tip explains that if a clock runs poorly due to dryness, saturate absorbent cotton with kerosene oil and place it inside the clock under the pendulum. When removed after a month, the cotton appears very dirty, indicating the fumes have both oiled and cleaned the mechanism.
A church visit recounts a child’s sly question after a baptism by immersion. The piece contrasts a curious child with an inquisitive boarder pondering old fashioned dialect and manners.
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