Inventions and Discoveries in Early 20th Century News
A French teacher aids Judenta with a lever device to learn multiplication. A two wheeled truck moves barrels with an adjustable hook. The American Peat Society plans its ninth Detroit meeting in September. German scientists create a high contrast X ray absorbing glass. A portable refrigerator with a separate ice chamber debuts in Michigan. Bath waters found to radiate radium in large quantities by eminent English scientists. A wax olive oil blend protects fingers handling chemicals. Swedish electricians perfect a high amperage transmitter for long distance and wireless use. British North Borneo hires a US expert to survey timber. A Russian firm acquires peat near Moscow for energy and heat. A reel in a new electric light fixture moves a lamp easily. Left handedness linked to heredity in 78 families. A mechanical corn cure device in Milwaukee sparks on contact with a devil figure. A Pittsburgh inventor creates a narcotic bullet with antiseptic to numb pain and control bleeding.
Colorado man patents electric motor to aid fruit trees
An inventor from Colorado patents an electric motor designed to vibrate fruit trees. The device aims to boost sap flow to buds and blossoms, improving frost resilience and budding success.
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Colorado
Pointed Paragraphs On Money And Campaigns
A compact critique notes aging wealth, quick matches by rooks, and tricks used by clever spouses. It contrasts radical campaign rhetoric with voter focus on bank accounts and headlines that resemble meal tickets. The piece surveys social dynamics and public perception in witty, dated prose.
Quiet Thoughts From Judge on Modern Nonsense
A Judge comments on political power and world affairs with satirical observations about Pancho Villa, China Japan and Castro, noting misaligned moves by Yuan Shi Kai and misfortunes of a Detroit mule incident. He lampoons devices that fail or misbehave and muses on safety and practicality with wit.
Brief Decisions on Kicking at Nothing and Wives
A wry aphorism notes that even persistent critics may sometimes be right and cautions that generalizing about women leads to a hopeless marriage. The quip reflects a humorist view on human foibles and stereotypes.
Byplay and Other Reflections From Old Cincinnati Pages
Fragmented humor column with social quips and anecdotes. References include local figures Luke McLuke and Mrs. C. 1, and notices about marriages in Martin's Ferry. Passege discusses fashions, jokes, and everyday life with period slang and cartoon-like exchanges.
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Luke
Ima
O. Martin
Perry
Martin's Ferry
Tinu
Walter Goyil
Martin's Berry
Cleveland
Gingerbread Recipes from a Vintage Kitchen
A collection of home bake recipes including Hot Water Gingerbread, Sour Milk Gingerbread, Molasses Layer Cake, Ginger Cockles, and Ginger Drop Cookies. Each uses molasses, ginger, and flour with variations in eggs, soda, fats, and spices, offering stepwise mixing and baking instructions.
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Tulsa
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Judenta
American Peat Society
Detroit
Michigan
Bath
British North Borneo
United States
Moscow
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Pancho Villa
Detroit Auto
China
Japan
Castro
St. Thomas
France
St. Denia
Yuan Shi Kai
The
Indiana Progress
Best Magazine
Indiana
Woman’s World
Farm and Fireside
Poultry Success
Today’s Magazine
Peoples’ Popular
McCall’s Magazine
Farm Life
Cincinnati Enquirer
Egbert
Ruben Hayseds
Alderson, W. Va
Anderson Street
Sunyanunah (Ga
Luke McLuke
Fier Alwys
Dbed
Tures
Astrachan
W. R. Loughry & CO
Court House
Pennsylvania
Szabinet
J. T. Trowbridge
Indiana Foundry Company
U.S
Indiana Foundry CO
Indiana, Pa
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