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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1908
Page
3
At the Pacific Coast Gas association meeting a method for storing hot water using a gas burner heated boiler linked to a larger storage boiler is described. A 200 gallon tank can feed 60 basins and baths via direct delivery or storage, with valves, sediment cocks, and a vent cap for combustion products.
A 1000 ton hydraulic press used by a car building company for large pressed shapes in steel car construction. The main ram strokes 48 inches and operates at 3000 psi. The illustration highlights the press’s vast scale with nine foot bolt spacings.
A old manual describes making white lead pliable after months in a keg by using a stout narrow paddle to stir from bottom to top until the mass becomes plastic. It advises beating the lead before thinning with thinners and then adding japan. Stand time improves mixing and may remove the need to strain.
The 1906 mineral products value for the United States totaled 1,902,517,565, up 1,556,000,000 from 1900 and 279,000,000 from 1905, with iron leading at 505,700,000 followed by copper 177,595,888 gold 94,373,300 and silver 38,256,400. Non metallics top with bituminous coal 381,162,115 and Pennsylvania anthracite 121,917,694. clay products 161,022,722.
The Harlem creek public sewer in Louis Mo is touted as the world’s largest recarved concrete sewer. It runs 4800 feet with a clear span of 26 feet. The wooden form and steel reinforcing inside are in place to receive the lining. A French frost-predicting invention uses thermometers to forecast frost at sundown. An army of coal diggers totals 1,260,000 workers worldwide.
A Popular Mechanics description notes a motor boat driven by a four horsepower motor spinning an aerial screw. The craft averages 30 miles per hour, and at that speed the screw wings whirl so rapidly they become nearly invisible.
A new Australian device enables breeders to separate lambkins from their tails without blood loss. The machine plans to scar or burn the tail end in a simple, effective manner, replacing the traditional knife which causes bleeding and hampers growth.
Observations from Pic du Midi in the Pyrenees confirm prior findings at lower altitudes that both Sun and Moon induce a positive charge on the Earth. The solar charge ranges from one to six volts per minute depending on atmospheric clarity, is absorbed by clouds and moist air, and the Moon similarly produces a positive induction comparable to the Sun.
A clear method for testing electric circuits uses twisting ends together and attaching double bladed knives to terminal wires. By closing the large blades on each wire and opening the other blades to cut insulation near the main connections, a bell will ring when done correctly.
D. M. Carr argues mid-winter is dull for retail yet prime for local merchants to advertise. Farmers read catalogs while mail orders lure customers, so small-town stores must plan campaigns, use clear price circulars, study department store methods, and emphasize home advantages to counter catalog rivals.
The push for pure food laws over six years spurred states and the national government to enact stricter measures. Unprincipled makers of baking powders flavoring extracts spices and coffees used vile drug mixtures sold through traveling agents and mail. A western state's analysis found every tested item adulterated. many firms have since quit.
The article argues against doomsday forecasts for small retailers. It explains that economic laws drive urban and rural commerce, with country merchants forming the backbone of growing towns. Large department stores may expand, but small shops remain a necessary part of social and economic life everywhere.
Government fraud crackdown highlights a New York mail order concern selling a silver fruit dish via premium offers. Some 5,000 letters promised 88 cents to cover packing, with recipients urged to send funds to claim a supposed valuable prize. The scheme exemplifies risks faced by the post office department and vulnerable individuals.
The piece warns farmers about cooperative stores as grafts. Promoters solicit small stock to gain control while backing jobbers profit from inflated prices. Managers’ salaries eat profits as readings of earnings mask failures, and many co op stores have collapsed in recent years.
Roger Colton earns favor of president Marlow by securing Frank Jacksons 4000 shares as proxy. A tense cross country chase reveals Miss Jackson, a sharp businesswoman, aiding the cause and Briggs’s pursuit. Marlow wins the election. Colton becomes auditor for the United States Coal and Iron Company.
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