Queer Patents Granted by Federal Government
Uncle Sam has granted patents for unusual inventions from a Buffalo man’s aerial railway using balloons and a moving cable to power cars. Another patent covers a two-shoulder support hat to improve airflow and prevent headaches. A third patent describes a combination churn and rocking chair aimed at rural use.
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Buffalo
N. Y
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Multilingual Barbs and a Teasing Reply
A speaker lists languages English French German Greek and Italian and jokes about studying Hisperanto a misprint for Esperanto. A second voice suggests finding a native speaker to teach.
Diesel Engine Principles According to SAE
The Society of Automotive Engineers outlines two key features of the Diesel engine: compression of pure air and ignition by heat of compression. Combustion occurs near constant pressure. The American Diesel engines follow German designs and operate on the same basic principles.
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Society of Automotive Engineers
Flour by mail speeds Kanab’s winter needs from Utah rail
Kanab Utah receives winter flour via mail after 23 tons are moved from Elsinore 100 miles away. Elsinore postmaster appeals for 500 dollars in stamps to finance ten pound parcel shipments, proving mail delivery the cheapest link from rail terminal.
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Indianapolis News
Changing His Tune Bobbie Laughs At Grandma
A child pretends to cry to please Santa Claus but laughs when his grandmother asks him to cry. Robbie realizes his ruse and corrects the scene with a witty remark about not crying.
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Hall of Fame Idea Proposed for Gallatin Missouri
Gallatin plans a town hall of fame founded in 183 percent and aimed at displaying portraits of 200 men notable in professional and business life. The courtroom walls will feature pictures of “boys who went away and made good” in unusual ways.
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Gallatin, Mo
Administrator's Sale in Lumpkin County Georgia
Public sale by court order on the first Tuesday in May 1927 at Lumpkin County Courthouse to settle multiple deeds. Properties include Lot 397 in 12th district and various tracts totaling 40 acres plus hundreds of acres in 5th and 12th districts, with note balances and interest due and advertising costs.
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Lumpkin County
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A. W. Caldwell
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Coastline Erosion Threatens Norfolk and Sussex Shorelines
An official from the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries warns that more than 800 feet of English coast between Gorleston and Lowestoft have eroded over 50 years. Erosion runs 14 feet yearly from Cromer to Mundesley, with Yorkshire losing nine feet annually and areas near Rye harbor Eastbourne Bexhill St Leonards and Hastings showing increasing washouts. If unaddressed, historic coastal towns may vanish as seas advance.
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Mundesley
Yorkshire
In the Kitchen Vifie and Hubby Decide on Meat Loaf
Vifie voices fatigue and prefers rest over cooking while Hubby suggests preparing a meat loaf as an alternative. The exchange centers on meal planning and domestic dialogue.
Solutionist of Love Becomes Matrimonial Riddles
A divorce suit in England reveals a petitioner calling himself a competition solutionist. The Guardian notes the irony that a professional puzzle solver seeks court aid for his own marriage, granting a decree nisi, highlighting the paradoxes of matrimony in modern civilization.
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England
The
Guardian
Their Situation in Tomlinville Amid Music and Mumps
A Kansas City Star fragment shows Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge exchanging gossip with a local acquaintance. The note mentions a singing school and many youths with mumps while others entertain with fishing, dancing, and social events despite limited pastimes.
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Tomlinville
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
Nut Cracking Block Aids Shelling Nuts Efficiently
A heavy hardwood block with multiple shallow holes enables cracking many nuts. Each hole fits a nut type, such as walnuts or butternuts, with the nut projecting about one third its length. A sharp hammer rap cracks shells without scattering fragments.
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Popular Science Monthly
Coalville’s Moviegoer Dog Delights Seat Sighting
A Coalville dog attends the weekly cinema and sits intently through the film. He whines softly at the door before entering and, if blocked, plants forefeet on the seat ahead, yet remains unusually quiet throughout the show.
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Moving Picture Theater
Coalville
England
Tle
Fur Farm Numbers Rise in US and Canada
Government statistics show about 2,500 fur farmers in the United States and 1,500 in Canada. Total investment reaches roughly 30 million dollars in the United States and Alaska and about 11 million dollars in Canada.
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Canada
Alaska
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