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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1902
Page
7
Automatic Speed Regulator and Telegraphy Teaching Apparatus
Notes describe an improved fire escape using dual pistons in wall-mounted cylinders to regulate descent speed. The mechanism safeguards occupants by limiting car fall per window and ensuring the escape remains usable after a fire. Additional item explains a vacuum jar with a valve to seal air and later admit air for opening the jar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Williams
Belvidere
Iventor
Egg Opener Patent by Hiram Dotts of Thoburn West Virginia
The invention uses movable jaws that contact the egg shell at multiple points in a single plane to create a continuous fracture line. Two arms contract three curved plates via slots and pins, sliding pins inward to reduce opening and let sharp teeth bite and sever the shell. Designed for soft boiled eggs, it avoids striking the shell with a knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram 8. Dotts
Thoburn
W. Va
Pneumatic Canning Device Prevents Fruit Spoilage
The article explains air in canning causes fermentation and decay in fruit juice. It notes ordinary canning methods fail to exhaust air, and introduces a device designed by William H. Fredericks to address this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Fredericks
Innovative Telegraph Practice Apparatus Invented in Durham
Charles J. Kean of Durham, North Carolina, introduces a new telegraphy training device. The apparatus uses a rotary disk with nonconducting projections to vary contact, allowing learners to generate dots and dashes without an assistant. It improves ear training by matching sending speed to receiving pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ean Balu
Charles J. Kean
Durham
N.C
Electric Force From the Sun Theory by Nordmann
Nordmann proposes that Hertzian waves stream from the sun and that intense emission coincides with solar maxima. He notes prior negative searches for solar Hertzian waves may stem from atmospheric absorption and argues the undulatory electric theory better explains comets magnetism and stellar nebulosity than corpuscular emission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revue Generale Des Sciences
Nordmann
Space
M. Nordmann
Arrhenius
M_ Nord mann
Maywell and Hertz
Boston Transcript
Thrush and Maiden Foster Forest Tales on Shasta Road
A vivid excerpt describes a thrush singing proudly while a girl feeds trout, sparking travel curiosity along the Shasta road. The scene expands to a captive fairy framed in a crystal, with cracks showing escape routes through dotted lines and faint outlines.
Magic Pills Trick With Bread Pills
Anil performs a bread pill illusion claiming one pill is discarded while the other returns to the left hand. He manipulates both pills using the right hand to feign a single pill in the left while secretly keeping the second hidden between his fingers. Repetition after practice risks exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
The Butterflies Paper Craft Prank
A playful guide describes making paper butterflies from colored tissue to light on a fan and tower. The instructions include cutting shapes, folding, eating the forms, and attaching them to hair with wax. The piece suggests amusing setups with artificial towers for the butterflies to land on before fluttering away.
The Boy s Own Hammock Makes A Simple Camp Bed
A practical hammock construction for boys using broken barrels and rope to create a portable bed in wet camps. Holes bored in staves with a heated poker, rope through, and support blocks set with ditches for stability. Add pillows and a shawl for comfort during rains or reading in damp camps.
Little Girl Trains Fishes Near Shasta Yreka Road
A California tale tells of a girl living on the stage road from Shasta to Yreka who befriended trout in a pond beside her home. She fed the fish daily with crumbs and bread, forming a gentle bond that delighted visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Shasta Road
Shasta
Yreka
California
Grass houses of the Wichita Indians in southern Oklahoma
The grass houses are built from buffalo sod cut in spring after rain. Foundations dig one foot deep, walls rise twelve to fifteen feet with a domed roof and no top hole. Willow reed bindings hold the tufts. doors face south, no windows. Sod grass stays green with rain, houses stay warm in winter and cool in summer, never leaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Eighteen matches puzzle for equal line sums
A classic matchstick puzzle requests arranging eighteen matches into three lines of three parts each. The goal is to place them so that the sums of each horizontal vertical and diagonal line equal six, with three singles, three pairs, and three triples distributed on the table as shown in the illustration.
Boys' Chances in Life and Opportunity for Youth
Hundreds of boys feel underpaid and blocked in life yet the text urges awareness and learning. It argues the whirling world of business offers the finest schooling, calling readers to keep eyes open and absorb knowledge. Marsden in July hints at success through steady effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.S. Marsden
Broncho Tricked by Wild Indian Steed at St Belan Camp
A rash half breed rider in St Belan attempts a ride against trees and a tent. The horse collapses the tent, spooks cattle and ponies, and riders scramble amid steam, yells, and chaos. The dead man's brother laments the tragedy and warns to be careful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St .1 Béaln
Sleath
Frank
Gallantry of a Frenchman at Washington gathering
In a Washington social scene Count de Rochambeau saluted a noted young woman known for her social polish and European language skills. He complimented her in French before parting, declaring his cordial invitation would let him bow to every handsome young lady he meets in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count de Rochambeau
Washington
Doring Wisceront
de Hochanhet
Boeing Post
Imaiine
Comte de Rochambeau
Mademoaiselle
Prayer keeping guests awake at St Charles hotel
A Milwaukee Sentinel report recounts two divinity students in room 04 at the St Charles keeping neighbors awake all night with singing and prayers. Guests complain that the nightly devotions disturbed their rest and may affect their souls in the eyes of the recording angel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the St Charles
Clerk Rabbitt
Milwaukee Sentinel
Paris Sculptor M Capier and the Foot Model Tragedy
The famous Paris sculptor M Capier died recently while pursuing a Venus statue. He sought a model with perfect feet but faced refusals as the woman was engaged elsewhere. She offered to cut off her feet if he bought an annuity for her mother, which he declined, ending the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Captier
Paris
Venus
M. Capiter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Apaly
Tom
E. J. bin
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