Synthetic rubber breakthrough aimed at cheap competition
The article traces early 20th century efforts to synthesize rubber to compete with tropical caoutchouc. It highlights Dr. F B Matthews and British chemists, German firms led by Dr F Hofmann, and the quest to produce cheap isoprene polymers by heat. It notes byproducts, plant economics, and the push for scalable production to stabilize rubber prices and widen applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogtiah
Cerimun
Thyety Ulaima
Weo
FB Matthews
Magland
W. HM Perkin
William Tarieay
Perriach
Matthewa
Wintitioe
Gimytehour
Willbotoe
Lee
Ploptifdl
Jesat
Tte
England
William Rameau
Finck
Far East
Holmainn
India
Hoffmann
Fernbach
William Ranesy
Amazon
Namerdie
Biberfeld Works
Gorlackh
Harries
Hermann
Inglinh Dirgelan
Malay Archipelago
Growth Attached to It Youve Been Sleeping In The Booth
The hotel manager comments on a guest’s sleeping arrangements and the room preference. He offers a billiard table but the guest prefers the room described as large and rosy. The dialogue depicts a casual, perhaps whimsical exchange at a summer hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edberfelder Farbenfabriken
Frits Hofman
Elberfeld
London
Dunstan
Carl Coutole
University of North Carolina
Greensboro
North Carolina
Winthrop Normal College
Hock Hil
South Carona
Prom
Six Letters Prove Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Restores Health
A series of letters from New England women extol Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They recount relief from hemorrhages, backache, fatigue, and nervous distress after using the tablet form and liquid preparation, praising the medicine and urging others to try it. The notices list names and towns including South Boston, Willimantic, Augusta, Newport, Bethlehem, and LYDIA E. PINKHAM CO, Lynn, Mass, offering confidential advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rowton
Masa
Vonea
Lydia EK
Piakihom
Alice
Ami
Fifth Street
South
Boston
Mass
Etta Donovan
Willimantic
Conn
Sol
Lydia
Pinkham
Dom
Extra Donovan
Main Street
Willitoantic
Doan
Lydia EB
Pinkham Meuloise CO
Lynn
Fortune telling and housing meals at Brent Garden village
A fragment describes a collective householding experiment with a joke fortune teller promising wealth. It mentions Brent Garden village and a central hall serving meals, a four course dinner, and meals cooled or sent home. The text hints at improvements in dwellings and a central hall with a charging rate.
Subtle Admanitisn Reflects Barber Banter on Pain and Time
A comical exchange between two barbers questions why a regular customer fears pain and jokes that if he forgives the pain he will be hurt again. The dialogue hints at persistence and the idea that the early movers often unlock opportunities, while people resist idle time.
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Lency
New England
Julia King
Phoenix
Pheenix
Lydia B. Pinkham
Mia
Winfield Dana
Augusta
Lydia BE
Mra. Wosheep Dasa
LF .D. No
Augonta
J. A. Thompson
Newport
St. Lehall
Jolly A. Thpauser
Newport Center
Vermont
Miss Grace Dodds
Bethlehem
N.H
Lydia H. Pinkham
Gnadra L. Doone
Box 195
Methlehem, N.C
Mr. Verywine
Great Northwest
Great Northern
Montana
Rereaey
Eae
Theodore Roosevelt
Lowe Mrunil
N. Y
Kansan City
Lilly White
Phobs Priam
Earhetbi
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