The Inventions of Hawkins Auto-aero Mobile
Hawkins builds an aluminum body auto aero mobile with a balloon canopy and gas driven lift. Griggs peers through peril as the craft hops a town square then climbs telegraph wires before a crash lands them in the street. Hawkins vows a safer design while Griggs jokes about divorce.
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Hawkins
Griggs
Wriggs
Hook and Ladder Company
Telegraph Company
Scott
Great Caesar
Flinders
Hawkins Auto-aero-mobile
Grigge
Brotherton
Indy
Experimental Roads Highlight State Highway Efforts
The Tilindie late Highway commission rushes experimental road work across the state. Salem sees 2200 feet rebuilt with a steam roller using modern methods, costing about 2500 dollars per mile. Free stone from state quarry and rail freight handled, improving local routes and drawing travelers away from older roads. John H Greene maintains a mile near his farm with a simple drag, praised as best county road last winter and urged for broader use of earth road maintenance methods.
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Tilindie
Salem
Salem Township
State Highway Commission
Etate
Alinais
Menard
Nifois Southern Railroad
John H Greene
Greene
Hiding a Cellar Door by Hidden Compartment
A Farm and Home correspondent describes a discreet cellar entrance built under the kitchen sand. A heavy 2x inch frame covered with matched boards forms two equal parts, hinged together. Part b doubles as a table until opened to reveal hidden cellar stairs.
Cypress logs defy gravity study by Washington scientists
A Washington expedition studied bald cypress lumber in a Louisiana camp. Logs floated north of a latitude and sank south of it, baffling researchers who speculated on Earth’s rotation influencing buoyancy. a curious tale from American Magazine.
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Washington
American Magazine
Useful Outdoor Ring to Hold Kettle Over Fire
A device with a ring and legs supports an iron kettle for outdoor heating. Place the bend near the kettle base to prevent tipping so it becomes a convenient aid when building a fire.
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Edgar Franklin
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Auto-Aero Mobile
W.G. Chapman
Ping
Highway Commission
Cypress
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