Cooling with cold air in old houses and tanks
An observer describes experiments using cold air to cool rooms by routing air from ice cooled spaces through improvised channels. He recounts placing ice and dry ice in a refrigerating setup in a basement tank and later venting air from an attic refrigerator through rooms. He notes achieving about 65 degrees in his home while outside temperatures neared 100, praising the method's comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Hee
Thample
Amc
Washington
Ind
Gil RE
White House
Taft
New Fashions and Ossified Owl Digest Revealed in Odd Notes
A quirky discussion on shirts described as blouse-persuasion robes and cotton weave simulating Shantung appears alongside a curious owl digestion anecdote. The column then shifts to an artifact note: a fourteenth century love token brooch from Lincolnshire, circular with emeralds, once bearing six emblems and now largely intact apart from one missing stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lincolnshire
Eng
Architectural and Archaeological Society
Lincoln City
Rand County Museum
Edward TH
Richard I
National Progress Motto Referenced in Quote
A compact quotation cites Samuel Smiles on national progress, framing progress as a measure of industry energy and upright ness. The line highlights the value of national initiative and ethical conduct in advancing a country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Smiles
Saskatchewan
Culinary Tips From a Bygone Kitchen
This fragment rails at cooking ethics and pantry discipline, praising bay leaves and peppery sauces while offering rough guidance on cleaning garments, gloves, and kitchen tools. It celebrates variety in spices like curry powder and Worcestershire, and suggests simple methods for stain removal and wardrobe upkeep amid a bustling home cook’s routine.
Personal notices from Lawrence and nearby towns
Local personals note frequent visitors and guests in Lawrence and Baldwin. Names include Mrs Belle Wilmott in Colorado summer plans and Mr and Mrs Sim Taylor of Baldwin visiting. many travelers plan trips to Chicago Detroit and along the St Lawrence with several Fourth of July gatherings and chicken dinners at the Elks club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Deeks
Claude Beeks
Baldwin
Lawrence
J. D. Rogers
Aloe, Tex
Senetoe
H. GC
Stillwell Kentucky
Chicago
Detroit
St. Lawrence
Red Bob wheat gains northward reach and rust resistance
Canadian wheat pioneer lr Wheeler develops Ned Bobs and Marquis wheat, expanding adaptation up to 100 miles farther north in the western belt. Ned Bobs resists rust and yields heavily, while Marquis, derived from Red Fife, ripens earlier. Wheeler’s work, distributed by the United Grain Growers, reshapes Canadian wheat production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Bobs
Wheeler
Canada
Praine
Department of the United
Great Co-Operative Farmers
Ops Fanitalien
Marquis
Sted Fife
The Study of Biography and Note on David Pryde
A brief remark on biography as a cure for affectation linked to concert figure David Pryde. The text then shifts to a provocative line about Japanese girl babies with shaved heads until age three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Pryde
Also Mentioned on This Page
Con
Walter H. Donaldson
Connects
Brooklyn
Department of the Interior
Omaha World-Herald
Hife Clarke
Seine
Donald
Fehl Company
Mrs
Belle Wilmott
Colorado
Mrs. Sim Taylor of
Elks Club
Ellacy
Topeka
Dorothy Queerfield
Hutchinson
Rollie Brown
Kansas City
Alicie Green
Onega, Kansas
Sigma Kappa House
the Elks,ub
Cap Shuey
Windy Campbell
W. J. Flintom
San Diego
California
E. 8. Sample
Clyde Stuart of
Charles Bailey
C.F. Warren
Allen Francis
FS. Hester
Jasper Griffin
Lester Griffin
Sylvia McConnell
Presbyterian Hospital At
Mildred Tein
Meclouth, Kansas
Nelle. Wiliams
St. Joseph
Esther. Williams
Myrtle Gottstein
Gardner Spent
A. H. Basye
Dartmouth
Mrs. Nu! Basye
Bob Fife
Iola
Wayne, Simmonds
M. A. Shaw
Paola
Brest
Ella Howell
Miss "Ee Gallagher
Greencastle
Alpha Omicron Pi
Miss Gallagher
Grace Bell Brush
Muncie
Toni Tite
McPherson
J. R. Wilson
R. F. Canary
Bessie Davenport
London
Vancouver Sun
Tole
Britisi
Ants
Lamion
Lady Clifton
Lord Clifton
Royal Artillery
Clifton
Duchess of Westminster
Cornwallis-West
Journal-World
Dellas County
Kansas
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!