Birth of Westinghouse and His Early Inventions
American inventor George Westinghouse was born October 6, 1846, at Central Bridge New York. He grew up amid manufacturing, joined the Union army in the Civil War, studied at Union College, and at 22 introduced the Westinghouse air brake. He later advanced railway signals, engines, turbines and electrical machinery, pioneering alternating current in America.
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George Westinghouse
Central Bridge
N. Y
George
Young Westinghouse
United States Navy
Schnectady
Union College
Westinghouse
America
Avoid Embarrassment of FALSE TEETH Ad for Fasteeth
An advertisement promotes Fasteeth powder to prevent slipping or dropping false teeth while eating speaking or sneezing. It claims a fine powder with no gummy taste and urges purchase at Eckerd's of High Point or other drug stores.
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Eckerd’s
High Point
Turin Tries Training To Cut Unemployment
Turin conducts an experiment to train idle workers for specific jobs. Prof. Gino Lilorata started in 1928 with 507 men. 383 secured jobs by course end and nearly all remained employed. The 1929-1930 term had similar outcomes with 500 plus students. A new course is planned for the coming year.
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Turin
Italy
Gino Lilorata
Leaping Moose Fails To Hurdle Motor Bus
A young cow moose on a road near Stockholm failed to clear a passing motor bus. It leaped and landed on the radiator, fatally injuring itself as headlights confused the animal. The tale is used to illustrate moose population growth under game protection laws.
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Stockholm
Gustav
Death on the Footpath Turns into Political Flap
In Footscray Melbourne Thomas McLaren collapsed and died after scraps of paper were tossed on a footpath as council actions sparked accusations of murder at the municipal elections. The Footscray City Council faced a heated clash over the incident and its political implications.
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Melbourne
Australia
Footscray
Thomas McLaren
Central Cross 15 Peg 16 Pitcher 17 Cut out
Fragmented OCR style word list with varied terms and numbers. No cohesive narrative or clear event. Text appears as a glossary or index fragment with potential entries including times, actions, and objects.
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