Station Indicator And Strong Car Wheels For Railroads
A. M. Taylor of Port Ewen is credited by The Scientific American with inventing a simple durable station indicator for rail and street cars. A capped casing houses a paper web displaying station names, wound by a button to bring the next stop into view. In related notes, New York Car Wheel Works reports tests on wheels for one hundred thousand pound capacity cars. Wheels endure ten blows of 140 pounds from twelve feet, plus a thermal test with molten iron bands. three wheels per hundred are inspected, and rejected if any fail.
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A. M. Taylor
Port Ewen
N. Y
Scientific American
New York Car Wheel Works
Black Rock
Buffalo Express
Master Car Builders’ Association
A Moths Knife Described by Entomologist
In The Entomologist F B Dodd explains a peculiar instrument used by Australian silk moths of genus antheraea to cut from cocoons. It is a short black curved thorn at the base of the forewings, one on each side. In rubbed specimens the thorn shows, but in fresh ones it is concealed among dense scales.
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F. B. Dodd
Wakefulness linked to brain blood flow and habits
The Popular Science News cautions that any condition raising brain blood flow can cause wakefulness. Prolonged vascular stretch prevents contraction, worsening health over time. Dress tightness, footwear, and warming feet are advised to aid circulation. Moral factors keeping attention high also keep brain vessels distended and awake.
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Popular Science News
The Gentle Art of Packing for Summer Trips
Practical advice on trunk packing for travel. Start with a written list, then neatly fold outerwear and stack undergarments flat at the trunk bottom. Fold skirts and dresses, place on top, and keep fragile bodices and hat items on the tray. Use a hatbox to fit several hats, reducing space and saving effort.
Neat Modern Dwelling Plans for Narrow Lot Home
George Hitchings presents tour plans for a compact residence 16 by 36 feet with a two story layout. First floor includes parlor dining hall and kitchen, second floor holds two bedrooms and alcove with bath. Built with cypress trim, brick cellar, painted exterior, cost $1200 with race in cellar, $909 without plumbing.
Lace and bolster bed coverings trend in period decor
The Delineator highlights bed room styling with lace bed covers and bolster curtains as the latest trend. It notes silk or lateen linings beneath spreads, decline of pillow shams, and long lace bed and bolster curtains replacing older bedding. Patterns include Renaissance Irish point and point arabe in ecru and white, with Japanese cotton prints and domestic ticks offering affordable options.
Nut Bread for Noisette Sandwiches from Chicago Tearooms
Readers seek the popular nut bread recipe as served in Chicago tearooms. Scald milk and hot water, dissolve yeast, mix lard butter molasses pecans, flour and wheat flour, knead, finish and bake like ordinary bread. Let rise twenty four hours for sandwich slices, assemble Noisette sandwiches with currant jelly or orange marmalade.
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Chicago
Fashion's Echoes Revive Summer Silks and Linens
Fashion's Echoes notes revival of tiny pin stripes in summer silks and linen dress goods for costumes. Mercorized lawn and grass lawn appear in prints, ruffles and cravats brighten outfits, soft glazes and louisines peak, grass lawns dominate, tricorne hats gain white gray or black wings, printed chiffona debuts for dainty gowns.
Kite with parachute toy inventor Sydney Fletcher
Sydney W. Fletcher of Viborg South Dakota claims a novel toy using a kite with a parachute attachment. A doll swings from a horizontal bar beneath the parachute, aided by a cone shaped passeboard sliding on the kite, making an ingenious contrivance for play.
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Piys
Sydney W. Fletcher
Viborg
S. D
Word Card Slur Plot Reversal In Kansas Suit
A Kansas man sent daily one word postal cards to a neighbor to slander him. Read in order they seemed to accuse, but the court ruled the sequence could be read as a defense, though townsfolk believed the slanderous reading was correct.
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Kansas
Bill Jones
Doll on a parachute scene described in motion
The passage explains a toy doll attached to a parachute being released by a wind driven kite. A knife cuts the cord causing the parachute to descend while the doll remains suspended, mimicking a real sky dive on a miniature scale.
Substitute For Rubber From Rocky Greasewood Plant
The greasewood plant of the Rocky mountains is said to yield a rubber substitute. Young shoots bruise to milky fluid while older wood yields a resinous gum. The mass is processed in rollers and crushed, then placed in a vessel with solvents such as carbon bisulphide or naphtha. After hours, the quid is strained, heated to drive off volatiles, and the nonvolatile portion is washed and refined.
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Rocky Mountains
Zinc in fruit salvage problem shocks exporters
A study by Herr Solstein of Gorlitz links zinc contamination in dried fruit to zinc salts in soil and fertilizers. He notes zinc absorbed by plants occurs regardless of drying methods, explaining persistent levels despite changes in drying practices. The finding implies common fertilizers may be a key contamination source for exported fruit products.
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Herr Solstein
Gorlitz
Lie
How to make waterproof varnish for bottle labels
A writer in Popular Science News describes cleaning gelatin coatings from film to obtain clean celluloid. Cut the material into bits, soak in methylated spirit, adjust to a thick creamy varnish, then apply to labels with a brush or feather to keep them legible and firmly attached.
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Popular Science News
Ingenious Life Raft Resembles Cork Ring Craft
A simple life raft described as larger and more ship shaped than a cork ring float. It features a transverse seating band so only the lower body sinks, a knotted rope for climber ascent after the bear is thrown overboard, plus paddles and an automatic alarm.
Color of Tea Lectures on Green and Black Tea Color
A Tokyo agricultural college bulletin explains color differences between green and black tea. Green tea derives its hue from leaves dried immediately after picking, while black tea ferments first. Fermentation reduces tannin content, affecting color and perceived quality.
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Tokyo Agriculural College
Reasons For Pride at a Dinner in England
An American woman at a high profile English dinner growls off a taciturn remark about coats of arms. When asked if her family has a notable ancestor, she calmly notes two grandfathers: one took Burgoyne’s sword at Saratoga, the other took Cornwallis’s sword at Yorktown.
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England
Burgoyne
Saratoga
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Small Legal Fees Through English History
A glance at past legal charges notes sixpence as the smallest fee seen by Sir John Holker. St Margaret’s Westminster records from 1476 show Robert Fiypott receiving fourpence for dinner plus Gs. &d. for counsel. Nare’s Glossary cites a barrister’s fee as ten shillings, while Sir Charles Russell reportedly earned far more at Leeds assizes, equating to over three guineas per minute for hours of work.
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John Holker
St. Margaret’s
Westminster
Robert Fiypott
In the Art Gallery by Mrs Oldcastle
Mrs Oldcastle admires a new neighbors art gallery exclaiming a Corot and debating cloud-like spots on the canvas with the hostess. The exchange highlights misinterpretation of art in a refined social setting.
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Chicago Record-Herald
The Limit of Chivalry Theory Rebutted by Kin
A man who argued women must not wage earn is challenged by his four sisters three cousins and two aunts who question whose home he defends. The exchange exposes how theory ends where fact begins in a Philadelphia Ledger style remark.
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Philadelphia Ledger
The Good and the Bad in Character
A reflection on balancing virtues and faults to judge character. It cites Polybius noting people can be both praised and blamed since no one is always right or always wrong. The passage emphasizes time lived as a measure alongside behavior.
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Polybius
Out of His Dinas Clock Thief in Mantelpiece Snag
Mrs. Jones recalls a thief entering the room and lifting the clock from the mantel while Mrs. Brown notes the dog was present. The dialogue underscores Fido as only a watchdog, a small domestic anecdote from the Boston Transcript.
Sorry She Spoke. Miss Passay Thanks Boy For Seat
In a Philadelphia Press anecdote a woman thanks a boy who offered his seat in a car. She asks if he was taught to yield to ladies, and the boy replies he was taught only to old ladies. The exchange highlights courtesy in everyday life.
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Miss Passay
Philadelphia Preas
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Featured in Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a universal kidney remedy curing rheumatism back and urinary issues. It promises relief from frequent urination and night trips, claims high cure rates, and offers a free sample bottle and book by mail from Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Home of
Swamp
Elixir of Life Promises Free Cure All Ailments
Dr James W Kidd claims to have discovered an all purpose elixir that cures diseases from rheumatism to tuberculosis. He offers free samples by mail to any sufferer who sends name and address. Cures are attributed to witnesses who say crutches were discarded and health restored. The ad emphasizes no risk and universal effects across body systems.
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James W. Kidd
Baltes Building
Fort Wayne
Ind
James William Kidd
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