Cuban Cigarette Cartridge Attracts Smokers Invention Promises Quick Use
Article outlines Alfred Leblanc of Havana Cuba as inventor of a disposable cigarette cartridge system. A metal or asbestos tube houses a spring loaded tobacco cartridge with air ducts to the mouth piece. Cap seals and a spring pushes tobacco toward the air intake as the cartridge is burned. Empty tubes are discarded after use. Also notes Bohring’s Berlin book linking human and bovine tuberculosis bacilli and claims of vaccination and infection experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Leblanc
Havana
Cuba
Bohring
Berlin
Hue
Barb Wire Stretcher Invention by Col James H Birsh Plattsburg Mo
A pocket sized barbed wire stretcher weighing 12 ounces, invented by Col James H Birch of Plattsburg Missouri, a former U S Congressman. It uses a wood lever in a ring to tighten wire drum tight and secure it, freeing both hands to drive staples and featuring a staple puller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Birch
Plattsburg
Water surveys reveal value of river flow data in Texas
United States Geological Survey hydrographic parties track daily water heights and current velocities across Texas streams. Brazos at Ware reached record lows, Waco dam generated 130 horsepower with 80 feet head, and Colorado flow fell to one fifth of bond estimates for the dam at Austa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States Geological Survey
Brazos
Ware
Waco
Colorado
Austa
Causes of Volcanic Explosions in 19th Century Theory
The article reviews M. Bron’s theory on volcanic eruptions based on Gautier and Bron’s experiments. It notes Stromboli lava temps near 1230 C with surface explosions, and proposes that rocks shed hydrogen when heated above redness, hydrogen as the main explosive driver in crater environments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archives Des Sciences Physiques Et Naturettes
M. Bron
M. Gautier
Martinique
Stromboli
M. Gautler
Poultry Roost Device Aids Fowls And Vermin Control
A simple wire device by John H. F. Everst of Walla Walla Washington fits onto existing roosts. It prevents crowding and carries a vermin destroyer near the fowls while roosting without touching the birds. A looped end embeds in wood and a sponge or tag carries squid vermielde to deter lice and pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. F. Everst
Walla Walla
Wash
Russian inventor lends cement pour to dry moist soil
A Russian inventor proposes an apparatus to exhaust water from loose soil while injecting liquid cement. The system uses two small tubes to pour cement and a larger central pipe with a suction pump to remove water. This allows better cement distribution and weaker ground pressure, claimed by Nicolas Behietklewits of St Petersburg, Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicolas Behietklewits
St. Peters‘burg
Rusaia
Mountain air tale ends in muffled sigh
A reading of an old fragment shows a landlord praising the pure mountain air while a weary traveler named Nat struggles with the thin high-altitude air and gasps at the trek toward the summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teeort
Sequence of Calamities and Contagious Misfortune
The piece discusses a belief that misfortunes occur in clusters, citing biblical Job and modern observations from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. It notes patterns in accidents, fires, and injuries across industries, suggesting a perceived link between successive calamities though offering no scientific explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luch
Job
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Accidenta Ia
Shadowing a Teller and a Banker's Promise of Vacation
A Pinkerton detective recounts shadowing a Wall Street bank teller suspected of dissipation. He follows the man through lunch, a telephone booth, and streets, learns of daily calls to a stock broker, and discovers the teller’s family health crisis. The bank grants two weeks vacation and a $20 monthly raise, per the New York Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkerton
Wall Street
Ann Street
St. Nicholas Avenue
Mamma
Abe
Papa
New York Herald
Population forecast 1910 with Merriam stance on 100 million
Census Commissioner Merriam argues that a 1900s growth rate plus territories and overseas possessions would yield a US population near 98.6 million and that an 100 million figure by 1910 is modest and conservative despite criticism. He cites past decade gains and ongoing immigration as drivers. Mountain dew has caused torrents of trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriam
United States
Consuges
Alaska
Hawaii
Indian Territory
Indian Reservatons
Dian
Pacific
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
London contrasts and Sen Platt rumors in mixed clipping
The piece surveys a dingy London workshop and sales room with a sleeping apartment, praises English parks, notes height limits, and contrasts with American land values. It cites rumors of Senator Thomas Platt possibly retiring after his term and recalls leaders of the New York Republican Party. It mentions a portrait gift from the Emperor of Japan to the Passmore Edwards Sailors Palace in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Senator Platt
Thomas ©. Platt
Thurlow Wood
New York State
United States
William H. Seward
Reuben BR
Fenton
Roacoe Conkling
Thomas Collier Platt
Platt
Japan
Foreign Sailors’ Society
Claude McDonald
Tokio
Passmore Edwards Sailors
Witoh
Socioty
Miscellany of Notices From Pearson Weekly and London Letters
A string of brief items covers church notices praising singing by the congregation, sound church seating, and inclusive rites. It notes Brooklyn’s density of dwellings and institutions, discusses electrical weather effects, and cites a Peoria to New York carp trade, plus travel language on Scots usage. A Cleveland scientist claims an air based fuel gas breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson's
Feoria
Peoria
New York
Vienna University Receives 260000 Bequest After Lawsuit
A German university unexpectedly gains a $260,000 bequest after a complex court action involving the University of Vienna. The allocation follows lengthy legal proceedings and highlights cross country educational gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant Lerpale University
Prt
University of Vienna
Fasting Practices Among Jains Highlight Extremeperiods
The passage notes Jain fasting feats including thirty to forty days common, with some individuals abstaining from food for seventy five days in a year. It situates these practices as far ahead of rivals in fasting observance within India context and historical descriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Geographical Note on Jackson Kentucky Villages Climate
Jackson Kentucky is a village of about 200 people near the courthouse with a stimulating climate described as tending to irritability. The main industry is coroner's bene quests employing many workers, while others spend time in the industry of shooting. Jim Cockrill is noted with thirty six murders in six months. The climate is healthy aside from excess powder smoke in the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Court House
Kentucky
Jim Cockrill
Advanced Chinese Woman Plans World Tour
Mise Cheong Chuk Kwan, the first Chinese woman to undertake a round the world voyage, is exceptionally wealthy and multilingual. She intends to lecture on European customs after completing her journey and returning to her homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Cheong Chuk Kwan
New Trial Ordered in Kansas For Mob Hanged Man
A Kansas man who was hanged by a mob and survived has had a new trial ordered. He had been convicted later and given a sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Peculiar Sleep Habits and Odd Incubation Feats
A London Mall St Petersburg correspondence reports Sir Henry Campbell-Dannerman sleeping easily standing or lying, the Duke of Devonshire likening him to a policeman who can sleep standing. Lord Rothschild says he sleeps better in a theater. A Moscow student named Kolometzef hatched a guinea fowl egg under his left armpit in eighteen days, inspiring imitators to try hatching geese and ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Campbell-Dannerman
Duke of Devonshire
Bannerman
Lord Rothschild
Moscow
Kolometzef
St Petersburg
London Mall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Columbia Herald
Brooklyn
Bobbie Burns
Italy
Air Trust
Cleveland
Clams
Ghana
the Auditorium
Omaha Auditorium Co
Omaha, Neb
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha
Nebraska
Omaha Auditorium Company
F. J. Nettleton
Aie Auditorium Company
Neb
IBM
Auditorium CO
Omahs
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!