Electric Power and the Modern Farm Across the West
A report from the American Institute of Electrical Engineers outlines how irrigation and electric power transform arid western farms into electric farms. It notes extensive canal work, new transmission lines, and the rise of electric milking, lighting, and refrigeration boosting productivity and farm life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Boston
Putnam A. Bates
Farmare
West
Mr. Bates
Fireproof House Demonstration by Former Chief Croker
Former New York fire chief Edward F. Croker plans a $30,000 fireproof home built in the suburbs to prove fireproofing works. The house will use noncombustible blocks, metal trim, and Edison concrete furniture. It will be furnished with fireproof items and include insect and rat proofing, rounded corners, and a vacuum system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Croker
New York City
New House
Metropolis
Mr. Croker
Atyle
Neith
Edison
Agents Wanted in a Peculiar Society Note
Dialogue excerpt features Mr Gowit and Roegay with humor about joining a crime prevention society and painting the town, then a tender heart remark about Calley and the two girls, one who plays piano and another who would not make others unhappy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gowit
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Roegay Riverside
Mr. Calley
Fa Hyley
Mamile
Carrie
On the Farm. He Trouble Timekee on The Aay E Ve Robt
The readable fragments describe farm life with hints of trouble and robotic or mechanical elements. Names and places are unclear, but the text centers on agricultural work disrupted by unfamiliar devices. The tone suggests a local rural scene facing unexpected modern challenges.
Cuticura Hand Treatment Promise in One Night
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment as a cure for red rough chapped hands and promises a velvety whiteness after a single night. It instructs soaking hands hot water washing with Cuticura Soap drying applying Ointment and wearing soft gloves overnight. The copy claims the products prevent redness roughness and chapping and notes availability worldwide with a free sample offer and a Skin Book by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Baby's Friend advertised cures and teething relief
An advertisement for Kopp's Baby's Friend claims it soothes a crying baby and aids teething. Mrs. L. P. Plummer of Rockland Maine praises the product and offers samples by mail from Kopp's Baby's Friend Co York Pennsylvania. The reel also mentions a biting theater remark about a new actor who used to be a dentist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colie
Kopp
L. P. Plummer
Rockland
Baby's Friend Co
York
Athens
Biedeer
Berto
LeClerc Med. Co
Ravers Joes Boad
Paxton Toilet Co Paxtine Sponge Bath Ad
Sweet and clean living urged for women with Paxtine sponge bath. Eradicates perspiration and body odor available 26 cents a box postpaid from The Paxton Toilet Co Boston Mass. Red Cross Ball Blue recommended for blueing. Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup for teething. Money saves worry by not having it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Masa
Resige Ointment and Resinol Soap for Summer Ailments
The advertisement touts Resige Ointment and Resinol Soap as quick remedies for ivy or oak poison sunborne rashes insect bites and other summer troubles. It claims rapid relief and healing through topical application and baths using the products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Morris
Astonville
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Ectric
Powis
E¢Arby
Pacific Coast
Plainaboro
N. J
Mae Pian
Morristown
New York
Mary
Red Cross
Chad
Ness
Pac Sing Signatur
THE
Common Company
Bears
Ral Chem. Co. Co
Daisy Fly Killer
Marold Somers
Deville Ave
Bree
Conia
T. & P. Remedy CO
48Th St
Patent Office
Tren
Clements & Clements
Polost
Coars
I. Mora
J-Stanley-Falck CO
Corcoran
WUSU
Echool
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