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Indiana Democrat

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1910

Page

5

How an Aeroplane Works by Glenn Curtiss

A historic overview explains Curtiss Aeroplane flight control by three rudders: altitude, stabilizing ends, and lateral steering. It describes how tilting elevates or lowers the aircraft, and how a pilot’s body movement via the seat and control wires adjusts the fins to level the craft and maintain direction.

Glenn Curtiss Hamao Cece

Curtiss Airplane Control Rudders and Engine Setup

Condensed from the New York Evening Sun describes Curtiss aircraft controls including altitude and stabilizing rudders, side to side steering, and engine throttle. It explains the dual-plane altitude rudder, stabilizing fins, and a vertical shiplike rudder for precise maneuvering, with notes on operation and start up.

Curtiss Curtis New York Evening Sun

Aviators and settlers flourish in distant frontiers

In 1911, the Greens soar beyond polar seas while the Browns build in the empty ninth degree and the Graya camp nearby. North Vale remains cooling and calm as the Whites establish a new Walrus Farm in Brooklyn Life.

Tha North Vale Brooklyn Life

Persistent fad and social snip from era papers

A compact exchange notes a fad in neighbors' attire. Eve remarks on clothing as Adam retorts it is only a fad that cannot last. Collected lines from Mrs. Gadsby in the Washington Herald and Mrs. Bungwats in the Somerville Journal reflect witty social commentary.

Eve Adam Washington Herald Mrs. Gadsby Mrs. Bungwats Somerville Journal

Women voting sparks fashion quip at Bryan rally

In a rhetoric filled exchange Judge probes women voters. Mrs Benham responds that with the ballot they would change fashions periodically rather than keep backing Bryan. The remark highlights gendered political dialogue of the era.

Stage Comic Says He Seeks Raise In Three Years

Dialogue from a promotion scene shows an actor demanding a raise after three years with his manager. The manager retorts that from now on the actor will play all roles with meals. A separate quote from Fliegende Blaetter and New York features a joke about an eggplant demanding respect and being sat on.

Fliegende Blaetter

Proxies and Parlor Quips Across Late 19th Century Papers

A collage of humorous quotations from multiple newspapers notes social banter, secrecy, and marriage views. Dialogues feature a proxy claim, a secretary, a drink request refused, and jokes about secrecy, marriage, and fashion with references to Kansas City Journal Philadelphia Record Catholic Standard and Times Louisville Courier-Journal Chicago Daily News Washington Star.

Recipe for string bean salad shocks Ohio State Journal

The Indianapolis News recently printed a string bean salad recipe that drew criticism from the Ohio State Journal, which viewed the publication as driven by questionable motives. The exchange highlights tensions over editorial intent and recipe content in the press.

Indianapolis “News Ohio State Journal

Saved Old Lady's Hair With Cuticura Products

A grandmother nearly lost her hair from eczema on the head, but after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment her itching and hair loss stopped in six months and her hair regrew. A reader recalls his feet clearing after cold winters using Cuticura. four to five winters left them smooth. Also noted are two brief ads for War Department recruitment and Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets curing constipation.

Elis Worth Dunham Hiram, Mo

Galileo's Prized Telescope Preserved in Florence Museum

Galileo's first practical telescope used in 1610 to discover Jupiter's satellites remains in the Florence Museum of Physics and Natural History. A concave eye-piece differs from modern convex designs, and Galileo impressed the Venice crowd atop St. Mark's Tower, famed for its anticipated military advantage.

Galileo Jupiter Museum of Physics and Natural History Florence St. Mark’s Venice Republic Strand Magazine

Careless of Life and Workplace Safety Critique

The Philadelphia Inquirer cites a grim comparison to Civil War era losses noting about 500 000 annual deaths and injuries from workplace carelessness by employers. It praises a new incandescent lamp and reflector mounted on the forehead to illuminate dark car corners while keeping hands free.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Man sues for divorce over wife chewing tobacco in Indiana

A Indiana man seeks a divorce after twenty eight years of marriage claiming his wife chewing tobacco constitutes cruelty. The New York Mail urges nonsuit with costs, arguing a wife’s tobacco use is not unfair and that a plug between spouses holds no exclusive prerogative.

Indiana New York Mail

Plan of campaign and its costly harvest

A young man ambitious to study law and marry wealth fulfills the first two steps but marries a rich, uncongenial wife, bears an imbecile son, runs the family fortunes, and on his death asks a friend if he has earned his living, as recounted by the Christian Register.

Christian Register

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