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Newspaper

Massillon Independent

Location

Massillon, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1906

Page

5

Paint and varnish sale offers bargains at cost

Large selection of white paint varnish wash nail and hair brushes and clothes brushes offered at prices from 10 cents up. Limited supply but items available at cost. drop in early for best selection and to stock up for future use with a very large assortment and favorable prices.

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Novel Living Concept Unfolds In Chicago Building

Chicago hosts a nine story Clinton and Washington street building combining business offices a club and Edgcomb residence. Ma hue mahogany interiors glow with lights and special kitchens while a West Side Business Men's club draws hundreds of applicants for occupancy by December. Edgcomb aims to live on site for economy and convenience. Also noted Lyons France to host a general electrical devices expo for domestic use to bring affordable motors and appliances to homes. A Hartford Connecticut cornerstone box reveals a zinc toned photograph of the old First Baptist Church from 1869 showing an early archival print preserved by chemical action.

Chicago Chicago Post Robert Edgcomb Clinton and Washington Streets Dee Edgcomb Edgecomb Consul Covert Lyons France Agricultural and Scientific Association of St. Louis Post-Dispatch Andrew J. Sloper New Britain

Horseshoer Who Pulls Teeth in Bakersville

George W. Jones, village blacksmith of Bakersville Connecticut, was called by Miss Anderson to perform dental work while shoeing horses. He found it necessary to extract twelve teeth. Jones completed the operation with expert skill and Mim Anderson returned home two miles away none the worse.

George W. Jones Bakersville Conn Miss Anderson New York World Mr. Jones Mim Anderson

Cotton Picking Machine Uses Gas Engine Powered Picker

Ingenious device aims to replace hand labor in cotton gathering. A later model uses a gasoline engine mounted on a truck frame to move the picker and drive the harvesting mechanism. Four cloth receptacles catch cotton, with tubes and conduits guiding the lint into storage while a fan cleans leaves and debris.

Mechanical picker arms drive lint into receiver system

An early machine uses eight picker arms attached to forward and rear sections connected by air pressure tubes. The endless belt with curved teeth strips lint, which is conveyed to a blowing casing and forced through a tube into a receiving bag. Four operators guide the apparatus as it traverses the field.

Welsh Coal Storage Experiments Stir Admiralty Plans

Naval authorities in England test coal storage methods to gauge steaming value changes. Eighteen months of basined and open-air storage show sea storage raises calorific value while open-air storage lowers it, prompting large scale trials. A new engine called monkey motion on the Southern Pacific hauls 1500 tons, promising 25 to 40 percent coal savings. Underground tests near a German well reveal temperature rises of about 1 degree per 55 feet.

Ith England Tropics Admiralty Southern Pacific

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John R. Smith West Main St Massillon Ohio General Hardware Stark County Gost Sale Main St Thos GC. Davis Stobert Edgcomb
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