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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
3
The Delineator outlines door hangings and lace window draperies for privacy and draft control. It discusses materials from cotton prints to Persian embroidery, shelf displays, and methods for hanging Point arabe and bonne femme curtains with ecru nets and Brussels lace.
A Vogue style survey details skirts with flat folds and entre deux laces, bias sleeves, and elaborate belt trims matching bodices. It notes mousseline gowns, sage green taffeta, sash knots, and the new loose sack coat with bias back, plus jet and pearl accents for light summer outfits.
An Italian engineer Signor Bonafete claims a hemispherical basin and a cylindrical tube funnel prevent any liquid from being wasted during transfer. The device design aims for zero spill while filling bottles or vessels.
A bottom basin grate with holes leads to a central pin, ring, and rubber valve. When filled to the tube’s bottom, trapped air resists further intake, keeping the basin water in equilibrium and preventing any additional liquid from entering the bottle despite funnel fullness.
Philadelphia inventor Captain Eoffstetter claims a single armored engine can replace a regiment, using twenty rapid fire guns two breach loaders, and two searchlights. He says twelve men operate each machine, electric or gasoline powered, 10 feet 6 inches by 6 feet 6 inches by 3 feet high.
A. Pictet and A. Rotschy report to the Paris Academy of Sciences the discovery of new tobacco alkaloids. They identify niciteine as a liquid form, nicotelline as a solid, and nicctimine as another compound, all present in far smaller quantities than nicotine.
Robert Williams plans a vast goat camp in the Mogollon mountains to operate a sanitarium for pulmonary diseases. A Chicago Inter Ocean correspondent notes Williams, who studied medicine, allegedly cured his consumption with goat milk and now seeks to treat others with a herd of over 2,000 goats and a major facility.
The article describes how bulbs and lilies shift position yearly as roots form new tubers and stems draw nourishment from older storage organs. It notes Lilium auratum and Lilium speciosum show horizontal spreading before erect growth and cites grasses like maram grass and sea sedge forming long creeping rootstocks that bind dunes and prevent erosion.
A Popular Science and News writer notes rising asbestos demand for commercial use. The Theifort district in Quebec provides most supply with veins from thread to six inches, extra No 1 fibers yield fireproof curtains and pipes. Best quality asbestos around $300 per ton. Green gems gain fashion, with chryso praise green quartz showing rare vein finds in Fulare county Cul found and exhausted by collectors.
The text describes making a skin whitening preparation using equal parts finely ground oatmeal and almond meal, mixed with a touch of perfume and sieved. A teaspoon of the mixture is placed in the hand basin, boiled water poured over, and left to stand for hours before use. If needed, a small amount of warm water may be added.
The article notes white mice will be used aboard future submarines to detect toxic gasoline fumes. Mice are more sensitive to vapor exposure than humans, so cages will be kept on the finder and monitored to ensure their well being and safety as fumes rise.
The article notes W. G. Stratton's observation that leather, including chamois skin, serves well as a filtration medium for thick liquids. It recommends rinsing in cold water and wringing out excess moisture before attaching the leather to the funnel top to avoid deep hanging.
Treasury experts report to Assistant Secretary Taylor that no vault or safe is burglar proof. A new chemical compound named therikte mixed with magnesium powder can destroy steel temper, allowing a burglar with ordinary tools to cut through as if it were soft.
Very low rates in March and April via Chicago and Northwestern Railway. From Chicago to Helena Butte Anaconda Ogden Salt Lake City 30 dollars. to Spokane 30 50. to Portland Seattle Tacoma Vancouver Victoria and many other points 43 dollars. Tourist escapes daily from Chicago to the Pacific Coast. For maps and details contact the nearest ticket agent or A F Cleveland 234 Superior Street Cleveland Ohio.
Notice of dissolution states a stockholders meeting at the First National Bank of Massillon on June 12, 1902 at 10 a.m. to dissolve the corporation. President C Steele and Secretary F C Humberger sign the notice from Massillon Ohio dated May 15, 1902.
Mrs John Andrews of 58 Plum Street Massillon Ohio reports rapid relief from nervous prostration and insomnia after using Dr A W Chases Nerve Pills marketed by B S Craig druggist 9 South Street. She credits the medicine with restoring sleep nerve strength and steadiness.
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