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Inventors Spar Over Tail-Switching Cows And Pants Pouches
The piece notes inventors not attending a California congress and mocks gadget ideas. It highlights a pants pocket tobacco pouch idea and a cow tail switching device, lampooning overhyped innovations while praising the public service push behind small practical creations. It mentions humorous failures and odd contraptions, from umbrella yodeling to door knobs and openers.
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National Inventors’ Congress
California
McCoy
Congress