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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
5
August Matitsch of Vienna debuts a lace machine claiming to produce lace indistinguishable from hand made work. The apparatus adapts the English twist lace principle with independent carriage and needle movement, replacing the pillow and other band lace tools.
London Engineering outlines how steel girders rust despite maintenance. Corrosion depends on construction details and atmospheric salt or gases, with steel rotting about twice as fast as iron. Recommendations include extra plate thickness, concrete filling for flanges, avoiding loose ballast, and using cement concrete with asphalt when not sun exposed.
The article surveys summer fashion using black velvet with lace openwork, Basque motifs, and white on black contrasts. It highlights two gown models in ecru and white with a jour embroidery, basques, and velvet accents, plus accessories like lace collars, wide sleeves, and fashionable wraps for resort wear. It notes wrap garments in black and white brocade and a couture lace draped hat, with emphasis on elegance and height suitability.
A Cassier's Magazine report describes a plan to run fuel oil to homes and factories through a city pipe network by converting a 20 million gallon reservoir into an oil tank and repurposing mains for oil delivery. Backers reportedly include financial interests, boosting the proposal’s prospects.
A Stockon on Tees discovery of old account books reveals that John Walker, a Durham chemist, created the first lucifer matches. The diary shows the first box sold for 35 cents in April 1827.
It is reported the Santiago now uses forced draft with two Scotch boilers doing work originally done by four under natural draft. A daily coal saving of four tons is achieved.
A German scientist with many head apparatus claims yawning is healthy like oatmeal and brown bread. He says yawning stretches brain muscles and tendons, increases blood to the jaws and sharpens appetite and intellect. The practice, he asserts, is cheap and accessible to all, promising health for everyone in the country.
The framing of pictures has improved and plain frames have become more popular. Different pictures require different framing, but the rule remains: the frame should enhance the image and not draw attention to itself. Oak frames stained to harmonize with the picture often satisfy both photos and paintings.
A Philadelphia Times writer notes Charlies B Knight’s painting showing protorohippus the oldest horse ancestor. The sixteenth inch, four-toed creature from American Museum fossils illustrates the evolutionary chain. the horse’s American lineage, extinction in pleistocene times, and ongoing paleontological searches are discussed. Also covered is the chinchilla’s decline in Chile and a new vole genus Prometheomus schaposehukowi from the Caucasus.
Sir W M Preece reports a decade of northward magnetic variation near Cornwall and warns navigators from Cherbourg to the Lizard to account for it or risk missing the Manacles. A one degree magnet difference equals about one mile per sixty miles of travel.
A large coalfield has been found between Chipping Campden and Moreton-in-the-Marsh in Worcester shire. An expert for the landowners Lady Northwick Sir P Van Notten Pole and Mr Vreeman Mitford reports coal within workable distance of the surface.
Following the success of the turbine passenger steamer King Edward on the Clyde a larger improved vessel is planned. It will be 20 feet longer 2 feet wider and 1 foot deeper with a speed of 22 knots. It will run Campbeltown Fairlie Glasgow for next season traffic. Denny Bros of Dumbarton, builder of the King Edward, will construct it.
M Armand Gautier reports in Comptes Rendus that minute injections of sodium methylarsenate cured nine Africa contracted malaria cases, with rapid relief and blood tests showing disappearance of parasites. The salt also halted malaria anemia, suggesting a possible quinine replacement pending dosing and administration method verification.
The U S Department of Agriculture bulletin on Mendocino County Indians notes extensive plant uses including many seeds saved for food. It highlights clover consumption by Indians and contrasts with white children who eat only the flowers, while stems and leaves are chewed as herbivores do.
The Austrian motor factory at Wesselsdorf Mora via is building a recon vehicle for the army and forthcoming racing use. It features three independent engines and a novel transmission. The car's top speed is claimed at 120 kilometers per hour.
A thin woman fainted at a dinner in her honor due to restricted motion and long sitting. An antiquarian cited by Popular Science News links the high seat trend to old French court practice where wall sets highlighted furniture left unused. Modern chairs mimic showy pieces with spring cushions, and a cabinet maker notes the knee height rule for seating.
A leak in a gaa pipe can be found without light by painting the pipe with soap and water. Bubbles indicate the leak location, offering a simple visual test for plumbers and users.
A Paris professor proposes oxylithe a stone like chemical that emits oxygen to create a self contained breathing cycle. It absorbs carbonic acid and provides life support without ordinary air for divers or workers in noxious environments. Tests used a mask system delivering artificial air through tubes to and from the apparatus.
An exhibit at the Royal College of Surgeons hall demonstrated a device by a Belgian doctor that preserves the dead by chemical treatment. The method uses formatin charged air to penetrate the body, render tissues insoluble, and halt decay without any manual intervention.
Professor Charles Wilson reports a sun temperature of 6200 degrees Celsius and 6600 degrees Celsius for its body after atmospheric absorption. Nordman’s Mont Blanc study tests if the sun emits Hertzian electromagnetic waves reaching Earth, but experiments at 3100 meters yielded negative results.
A newly invented sail uses adjoining overlapping sections that spill wind from each other. Each section ties to a gaff and boom, with ropes guiding the after corners. Proponents say the design lets a yachtsman exploit nearly even breeze for improved performance.
A fashion feature describes the latest millinery using straw, tulle, and rosettes with blue hyacinths and azaleas, plus silk gowns and elaborate coats. It highlights straw hats, velvet bows, and decorative trims, noting curved forehead shapes, back fullness, and tighter coats with tails improving fit.
Three Feet describes a powder used by German troops to lift feet into shoes and stockings. It blends salicylic acid starch and pulverized soapstone to keep feet dry prevent chafing and heal sores. Soapstone with starch absorbs moisture while soap and hot cloths aid shoe stretching for comfort.
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