Inventions Promise Dramatic Freezing Advances
The article previews cheap practical freezing devices and ice making methods. It details a rotative compression machine operable by belt steam engine electric motor or hand crank with a sealed chemical cylinder producing ice in water and even cold air while saving cooling water and power. It also notes a German household freezer using carbonic acid for rapid chilling and references aviation propulsion progress and a British Admiralty court ruling clearing the St Paul’s crew after a collision, with a Canada trade focus shown by June wheat export data.
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The
Technical World Magazine
Frigate-bird messengers in Pacific isles and tales of swift letters
The frigate bird, famed as the swiftest sea bird, is described as a native letter carrier in equatorial Pacific isles. Accounts recount tame birds fed by natives, nesting behavior, and a North Pacific test voyage showing a bird returning home with an accompanying message after 48 hours at sea.
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Pacific
South Sea
Nanomaga
Nuitao
Redcoat
Nulao
John O’brien
Naitao
O’brien
O'Brien
Honest man’s codfish joke ends with advice
A Bridgeport man known for honesty buys fish while keeping true to character. When a codfish is tucked under his coat, the merchant comments on honesty and advises him to wear a longer coat or steal a shorter codfish to avoid exposure.
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Bridgeport Conn
Bird Outfitters Showcase Patent Perch And Bird Bath
An advertisement for a bird outfitter touts a patent perch that sways like a real twig at two dollars, a bird shower bath with an eight inch spray, patent nests made of floss silk, and a food and medicine department selling plumage reviver and other tonics for birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patent Medicine
Illiteracy Declines but Remains High in Rural Areas
The census bureau bulletin reports 106 illiterates per 1000 over ten years old nationwide with 46 per 1000 among native whites and 128 per 1000 among foreign-born. Illiteracy is falling, especially among native-born, though rural areas still lag due to sparse school facilities. city illiteracy is lower as population grows.
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Ile
Government Study Trails Windbreaks To Aid Farmers
The United States Forest Service launches a wide field study across Nebraska Colorado Oklahoma Kansas and more to measure how timber windbreaks shelter crops. Corn plots behind wind breaks will be compared with unprotected fields using instruments to track heat moisture wind light frost and snow effects with results published by the forest service and cooperating experiment stations.
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United States Forest Service
Forest Service
Nebraska
Colorado
Oklahoma
Kansas
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa
South Dakota
Texas
New Mexico
Utah
California
Washington
Idaho
Central Plains
Prairie
Canadian
Canada
Gulf
Caliiornia
Mojave Desert
Paper Wood Hunt Substitutes for Spruce in Pulp Making
Dr. H Stanley Bristol head of the Forest Service wood chemistry section explains experiments to find pulp substitutes for spruce. He cites rising pulp demand in the United States, higher spruce costs, and Canada’s possible export controls, urging use of alternative woods and waste materials for news print and other papers.
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H. Stanley Bristol
Forest Service
Washington
New York Herald
Bristol
United States
Canada
South
California
Pacific Coast
Tin in Alpha Scorpii Atmosphere Sparks Interest
Observations of Alpha Scorpii from the Cape of Good Hope reveal a puzzling spectral line. An English astronomer suspects the line corresponds to tin, potentially marking tin’s first stellar appearance and noting the historic context of the discovery.
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Cape of Good Hope
Kern as Democratic Leader in Indiana Political Scene
John Worth Kern emerged as a key Indiana Democrat, repeatedly uniting factions and drawing Republican support though repeatedly defeated in gubernatorial bids. A former Kokomo city attorney and Indiana state senator, he later settled in Indianapolis and kept a strong personal reputation.
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John Worthern
Denyerag
Bryan
Indiana Democracy
Kern
Democratic Party
Kokomo
Indiana Supreme Court
State Senate
Ag Cny
Indianapolis
Indiana
United States
Voorhees
Wabash
Senate
Kernhag
Michigan
University of Michigan
Hammond of Minnesota Nominates Johnson in Political Habit
Winfield Scott Hammond, congressman from Minnesota's Second District, is the official Johnson nominator. A Massachusetts-born Dartmouth graduate, Hammond has a track record of nominating Johnson at multiple conventions and is described as Johnson's mascot. He beat James T. McCleary to win his seat in a staunchly Republican district.
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Winfield Scott Hammond
Gov
Johnson
Congress
Minnesota
Hammond
Bourke Cochran
St. James
Minn
Win Hammond
Win Hammond Do It, For He's My Mascot.” Hammond
St. Peter
St. Paul
Congressman Hammond
Dartmouth
James T. McCleary
Levin Irving Handy Named For Gray Presidential Bid
Levin Irving Handy of Delaware rose to prominence at the Denver convention after years away from the limelight. A politician and orator, Handy has been a newspaper writer, lecturer, and schoolteacher who once led Delaware’s congressional delegation in both houses during vacancies and later led the Democratic state central committee. He was chosen by Judge Gray’s campaign to place the nominee’s name before delegates, reflecting his long service in Delaware politics and national lecturing.
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Levin Irving Handy
Delaware
Denver
George Gray
Handy
Congress
Senate
Maryland
Wilmington
Lyceum
Democratic State Central Committee
Judge Gray
Col James M Guffey a Pennsylvanian political fighter faces Bryan era fate
Col James M Guffey, famed Democratic power in Pennsylvania, rose through bribed finances and campaign prowess to back Bryan in 1896. Though read out of the party in his state, he remains a resilient actor who has long funded campaigns and shaped state politics. The piece notes his wealth as oil coal silver and gold interests and questions his ultimate fate under the Bryan influence.
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James M. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Denver
Bryan
Guffey
Hoe
Sil
William ¥. Harrity
Harrity
Cal. Guffey
Bryan Steam Roller
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