Marvelous Scarf-Pit Skull Trick At City Hall
A sleight of hand performer showcased a wired electric skull ornament in Paris made jewelry, costing about 100 dollars, during a City Hall visit. The skull, enameled to resemble a bleached human head with a fitted gold jockey cap, rattles its teeth via a hidden battery and wires, while answering questions and performing simple effects for spectators.
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Darky
N. FY. Mail and Express
Value of Labor Makes Steel Piece Worth Much More Than It Seems
A Scientific American excerpt explains how a small steel bar can gain over fortyfold its value through a sequence of forging steps. From heated stock to a hollowed form, final shaping, buffing, drilling, and spring fitment, the piece becomes a sewing shuttle sold wholesale for twenty to thirty cents.
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Mechanic Arts
Scientific American
Well on Wilbur Gatchess farm yields castor-oil smelling water
A Gastor Oil Well deepened to fourteen feet suddenly filled with water after drilling through hard pan into blue rock. The water in tanks shows a scum like petroleum and tastes and smells like castor oil, deterring all animals on the farm. Residents doubt the castor oil bottle claim and invite inspection. The note adds Boston reportedly has more music teachers than any US city.
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Syracuse Standard
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