23 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
1
A simple wall rack helps keep kitchen or workroom tools ready to hand. Cut from wood about an inch thick, the oblong rack holds five tools with five center rings and two upper suspension rings. It can be painted or stained, costing about fourpence, and similar racks for pipes can be made in dark oak with brass rings.
A guide to crafting attractive pillow covers from large linen handkerchiefs. Instructions cover sizing from 12 to 22 inches, corner embroidery, monograms, and methods to stitch the muslin bonding, beading, and fastenings for secure, removable cushions.
The season favors dainty handkerchiefs that harmonize with hats gowns and silk stockings. Sheer films with drawn-work lines or tiny monograms decorate handkerchiefs, while hand embroidery remains popular. Individuality in choosing these linen pieces reflects personal taste in feminine lingerie.
The article notes overskirts as a key feature with straight tunics edged in fringe and embroidery. Draping appears with diaphanous fabrics, ornaments, and flower clusters. Wraparound skirts and visible selvages show varied cutting. Some outfits use triple skirts or mixed fabrics including violet crepe meteor, gold lace, and blue chiffon.
The notice specifies a costume using spotted Viyella and plain material with tucks at front and back. It describes neck to elbow panels finished in points with double stitching, front and back strips, matching cuffs and collar, plus a black straw hat trimmed with a long quill. Required fabrics total two yards spotted Viyella and 44 yard plain three inches wide.
The description highlights narrow Dutch golars with dainty collars using real lace and fine imitations. Hand-embroidered batiste appears in ecru and white, creating elegant accessories. Small bows, matching gowns or contrasting silk, complete the look.
The Electrical World reports concerns from Marcon and French physicians over health risks to wireless operators. Eye irritation, eczema of eyelids, and nervous strain are linked to strong electric currents. With 20 countries hosting stations and hundreds of installations, medical bodies urge prompt protection and further study.
Unveiled in Maine a novel electric light cord regulator uses a hinged two part arm and a guiding wheel to change cord length. Pushing the arm up lengthens the cord while drawing it down shortens the cord, lifting the globe in a single motion. The device aims to replace older two handed methods especially where dust affects hands.
Experiments by the U.S. Army signal corps prove multiplex telephony practical enabling several conversations on one wire. A single wire with silent earth connections can replace the return wire, doubling capacity and showing the system now in use after passing the experiment stage.
A jeweler has created a watch that shows time day or night without light. Glow spots around each hour mark in the dial illuminate in the dark, with a double spot at 12 to indicate the dial's orientation. Hands also glow with distinct designs to tell hour from minute.
A novel lighter is described with a substantial base and a side projection resembling a telephone mouthpiece. Wires run from a lamp socket into the base, permitting flexible movement over a counter or display area.
Captain Scott plans a portable Antarctic telephone system with five sending and receiving units, aluminum insulated wire on sled-mounted drums, and uninsulated wire to avoid weight. Central station will link an observatory mile away, a distant open-air post five miles off, and the explorers headquarters 26 miles distant, aiding simultaneous photographs.
French inventors propose wireless time signals to correct clocks in offices stores homes and at sea. Popular Mechanics cites the idea and notes James Arthur predicted this method in his Time and Its Measurements articles.
Frederick Upham Adams argues for a new electrical age as a dredge on the Yukon handles 10,000 cubic yards daily. Telephonic service links Moscow and Nijni Novgorod across 276 miles. British teleg raphy spans 1,111,356 miles of wire. A device stamps records at 150 letters per minute. Electricity powers kitchens at West Point and new iron presses adjust weight with replaceable metal plates.
Over one thousand Danish creameries agreed to charge by butter quality produced after August 1. Strife between Slagelse sawmill strikers and non union workers escalated to projectiles and bloodshed requiring police intervention. Veile church walls reportedly house the oldest runestones dating to around 700, with later ones from the following century. Ane Marie Olsen of Vaile, age 105, finally rode in an automobile after initial hesitation, praising it as charming for an old lady. King George of Greece donates Greek marble for the double sarcophagus of King Christian IX and Queen Louise. A violent thunderstorm hit Ort ing Radstad Errindler Sondervind Creslette with ten fire starters observed. A woman regains eyesight enough to work as before. Stockholm private schools produced 39 bachelor candidates last spring, eight passed.
The report notes emigration from Norrland to Brazil, a 5 percent dividend by Helsingborg and Hessleholm railway, and Sweden’s imports of machinery totaling 6.9 million dollars with most goods from Germany. It covers kennel show prizes, storm damage at Fredrikskan harbor, fires at Kvistbro parish poor farm, deep May snowdrifts near Gellivare, Persia hiring Swedish gendarmery advisers, anti-emigration appeals, a Skansen peahen loss, a new Sweden Germany commercial treaty, and animal bounty data for 1909 along with early heading rye in southern Sweden.
Rev Anna Shaw sought to preach in Kristiania but was refused citing law forbidding women speaking in church. Alfred Eriksen emerges as a leading figure in both labor peace and language debate, while temperance and tariff battles shape Norways political climate as women delay taking office under new laws.
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