Invention sale seals patent control for anti static device
Federal Telegraph Co and Dr. B Galen McCan of Ephrata have drawn up a contract granting control of patents for an anti static receiving device that eliminates atmospheric interference. Demonstrations occurred in Washington, Orange, and Palo Alto as McCan promotes a device that boosts signals while reducing static noise. United States patents have been allowed and foreign patents will follow worldwide.
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Federal Telegraph Co
B. Galen McCan
Ephrata
McCaa Hiia
California
McCaa
Dr.McCaa
United States
Cider Making Advice Aims to Help Farmers Sell Apple Product
Pennsylvania officials encourage farmers to press surplus apples into cider vinegar to avoid prohibition issues and profit from a ready local market. Director James Poust warns against out of state cider firms pressuring grocers and outlines simple labeling requirements to comply with state law.
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Pennsylvania
James Poust
Bureau of Foods
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Ad Comission
Gunning Season Opens Interest Rivaling Elections
A witty note reflects that the start of hunting season attracts more attention than politics for some readers. It adds that ideal women do not exist, and real ones are scarce, underscoring a humorous or cynical social remark from the period.
Learned Course of Light Through Refraction
The piece explains how light bends when crossing media of different densities. It compares distorted reflections in imperfect mirrors to a submerged stick appearing bent, attributing the effect to refraction rather than the water or stick itself. It notes advances in understanding light improving devices like microscopes and cameras.
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Chicago Journal
Jet the Black Ornament Aka Fossilized Wood Across Ages
Jet, a lignite or texture rich material, has served as a durable ornament since bronze age Britain. The Detroit News notes Roman mentions and monastic rosary use at Whitby, with jet found in shale and sometimes containing bitumen droplets indicating wood origin.
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Britain
Julius Caesar
Detroit News
Whitby Abbey
Whitney
When Is a Party Not a Party in English Usage
An excerpt from the Columbus Dispatch notes a grammar quirk about the word party. It contrasts correct uses such as the party to a contract with incorrect ones like the party who wrote that article, citing Woolley and urging precision in language.
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Woolley
Columbus Dispatch
The Sneaky Author Tries a Stranger’s Show Pick
A young man asks a stranger if a theater is good and, leaning on the box office nod, buys a ticket. The stranger praises the show and the man enters, only to discover the stranger was the author of the play.
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Saturdy
A Word for the Teacher from Boys' Life cave note
A short essay praising teachers, noting that while some are ornery, most are patient, friendly and helpful. It argues teachers work hard for little pay and appreciation, and do the students a great deal of good.
Vehicle request for vaudeville team sparks stage writer dialogue
A fragment from the Courier-Journal quotes Louis Wile where a stage writer asks about the vehicle for a vaudeville team. The exchange reveals a practical need behind theatrical travel and logistics.
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Louiswile Courier-Journal
Man’s handiwork lives long in Quarryville wagon maker
Michael Weimer, 82, of Quarryville, died after a long career as a wagon maker. He learned from his father J. B. Weimer, passed skills to his son Joseph Tooker Weimer, and his shop remained a busy center for carts, axe handles, and mining era wagons. He held several trusted public offices.
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Michael Weimer
Quarryville
J. 8. Weimer
Weimer
Joseph Tooker Weimer
Michael
The Stars and Stripes War Publication Record
The Stars and Stripes, official organ of the American Expeditionary Forces in France, grew from a 20 000 circulation to 550 000 in under a year and raised funds for a French war orphan fund of 2 000 000 francs. In 18 months it printed 500 soldier poems, rejected 20 000, and at times housed about 250 staff. Clevelanders Sergt. ALaj. Philip Von Bion served as managing editor and Sergt. Robert I. Saudr as staff contributor.
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Stars and Stripes
Amerean
France
Sergt. Alaj
Philip von Bion
Seret
Robert I. Saudr
Portable furnace described for field use with kerosene fuel
A recent trial furnace is shown as a portable self contained heater that requires no wires or connections. It runs on kerosene gasified before ignition and aims for 2500 to 2800 degrees Fahrenheit. The unit holds fuel in a tank under the burner and uses compressed air to feed the burner. It is designed for a ten hour shift with low oil consumption and can heat furnaces or tools without damaging the surrounding furries.
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Indus
Air Resistance Highlights Speed Limits in 1214-Mile Tunnel
The Simpson tunnel with 15 by 18 feet section and 250 square feet area uses two blast fans and two exhaust fans to move 3580 cubic feet of air per second. Air resistance varies with direction and speed, reducing efficiency by up to 15 percent at lower speeds, and braking limits keep electric trains under 35 miles per hour on gravity-assisted declines.
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Simpson
Brique
Iselle
Train Without Wheels Envisions Frictionless Transit
An American electrical experimenter foresees future transport dominated by wheelless trains that glide on a thin water film, separating from rails to reduce friction. He cites a precursory French design before the Franco Prussian War and notes potential for noiseless operation, equal capacity, and roughly double current speeds.
Pepto-Mangan Promises New Vitality for Pale Patients
A vintageHealth ad touts Pepto-Mangan as a blood tonic to strengthen red blood cells and restore energy. It urges adults feeling weak and pale to begin treatment today, noting physicians approve the formula and recommend the genuine Gude's Pepto-Mangan tablet or liquid.
Notice of Election in Lititz November 2 1920
Borough of Lititz to hold General Election on November 2 1920 to obtain public sentiment by ballot on loan authorization of thirty thousand dollars for town hall and street improvements. Assessed value 1 600 300 with existing debt 37 460 and floating indebtness around 18 968 for site and town hall and 11 714 82 for macadamized streets. Official notice approved by Lititz Borough Council Burgess and secretary.
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Lititz
Borough of
On the Russian Frontier and the Call of a New Language
A traveler at the frontier encounters three signals from Russia. The language with its melodic tones, the alphabet with unfamiliar and repurposed characters such as Hf for N, and a time reckoning that shifts the calendar back twelve days, severing the bridge between Western Europe and the new frontier.
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Europe
George Braides
Bitumen in Ancient Civilizations Along Dead Sea
Ample quantities of bitumen occur in the Dead sea region. It was undoubtedly needed in ancient times. The walls of temples and palaces at Babylon and Nineveh were joined with bituminous cements. Bitumen-lined cisterns in Syria from great antiquity are still water-tight and functional.
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Dead Sea
Babylon
Nineveh
Syria
Executor’s Sale of Lititz Properties in 1926 Notice
Executors of the late Miles Aallacher will sell Oct 30 1920 at 7 oclock PM at Hershey & Gibbel No 18 E Main St Lititz Pa real estate in Lititz borough. Properties include multiple North Broad Street Lincoln Avenue and public alley frontages, a mansion house and several dwellings with lots and proposed alley extensions. Sale offers a whole or separate parcels near trolley depot and factories. terms to be announced.
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Miles Aallacher
Visier
Hershey & Gibbel
Main St
Lititz
Vic
North Broad Street
Lincoln Ave
North Broad St
No. 1
Lincoln Avenue
Lincolth Ave
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Ralph M. Spacht
W. G. Hershey
Henry R. Gibbel
Miles Hallacher
H. H. Snavely
Owen Hershey
B. F. Bready
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