Inventions and Oddities From Kenosha and Rouen
Charles Broadwick of Kenosha has patented a 50 foot balloon without a basket, requiring a rope ladder for ascent and descent. M Noel of Rouen invents an acetylene moth trap using a molasses-coated barrel to attract and catch insects. Idaho snowshoeed horses carry winter mail along rough terrain through double thick wooden devices designed for hooves.
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Charles Broadwick
Kenosha
Wis
Broadwick
M. Noel
Rouen
France
Idaho
United States Penitentiary
Patented combined tank and flat car for Great Northern
Patents granted to Max Tolz and L Will assistant to President James J Till of the Great Northern railroad for a novel tank and flat car. A forty foot rectangular steel tank two feet deep sits on a standard flat car frame with steel roof and wooden lining, convertible to a gondola with valve apparatus for filling and emptying.
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Max Tolz
L. Will
James J. Till
Great Northern Railroad
Speen
Utilization of Wastes and Byproducts in Industry
The census bureau reports on waste and byproducts use in manufacturing denying that profitable waste use has peaked. It forecasts further development including turning byproducts into main products, citing coal tar and its byproducts. It notes $3,000,000 to $4,000,000 in wool fat and potash lost yearly in the U S and similar missed opportunities.
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Census Bureau
United States
Bricks From Sand and Cement Innovation in Missouri
A new sand and cement brick process operates without ovens in Missouri. Bricks mold and harden immediately, reaching delivery readiness in fifteen days. A single brick endures 65 000 pounds during molding, ten tons after thirty days, twenty tons after sixty days, and sixty five tons in a ninety day test, while typical building use requires about eight tons.
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Missouri
Air Cleaning System Debuts in Milwaukee Hotel
The first stationary compressed air cleaning apparatus in a U S hotel opens in Milwaukee. Basements house the compressors with pipes to every floor and hose connections. An automatic electric unit maintains eighty psi while air travels through carpets furniture and bedding to remove dirt. Sievenas pew Harrie.
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United States
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Sentinel
Sievenas Pew Harrie
Tongue Traction in Resuscitation Debated by Laborde Evidence
A Scientific American writer cites Dr. Laborde of Paris claiming tongue traction can revive latent life in drowned or asphyxiated victims. Experiments on dogs show respiration returning after prolonged tongue pulling, with a switch from hand to automatic devices powered by clockwork and electric motor for continuous three hour traction.
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Scientific American
Laborde
Paris
Lazarus
Secon
Perfume Plants Dominate European Scent Trade
Among 4200 plant species gathered in Europe for commercial use, 420 are scent producing and used in fragrances soups and sachets. White flowers lead with 1124 species, many with allergenic scents. Yellow 951 with 77 scented. red 823 with 84 scented. blue 594 with 34 scented. violet 308 with 13 scented.
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Europe
New Fire Extinguishing Powder Claims Safe Use
A new fire extinguishing powder is claimed non poisonous non explosive and non corrosive unlike liquid extinguishers. For chimney fires the powder is thrown on the stove, the heat gases rise the chimney and suffocate flames by removing oxygen without fueling combustion.
Cuban inventor Dorticus projects miracle electric auto
Cuban inventor C Joaquin Dorticus in Chicago describes a new automobile promising safety, very low maintenance cost, and high range per charge. He claims it can run 150 miles on one charge, recharge quickly, and even power a second machine, with four wheels acting as flywheels to generate power.
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C. Joaquin Dorticus
Dorticus
Chicago
Seed corn vitality and farm woes in a mixed digest
A collection of agricultural notes covers seed corn longevity, farm finance from thrashing machines, Georgia peaches, sheep killed by lightning, parson salaries, and crop reports. It notes hay yields, regional crop differences, and farm labor wages, plus remarks on stock valuation laws and cooperative grain handling disputes.
Old Bulls and Bologna Sausage Spark Rural Ruminations
A rambling 1900s column ponders Bologna Bulls in packing houses, dairy byproducts, rice farming growth, and farm economies. It notes bearable cheese substitutes, drought drain myths, stray cats harming poultry, raspberry harvest timing, and shifting agricultural practices across states with humorous asides on neighbors and hired help.
A Bad Year For Theories On Drought And Rain
The piece argues against popular drought theories blaming forests or drainage for rainfall changes. It asserts rainfall cycles vary and that human actions can only modify effects, not create or prevent droughts or floods, citing long-term records and forest impacts.
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Par Sears
Mississippi Valley
A Good Stock Country Across Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota
A historical note describes a vast stretch of pine lands across northern Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota now burned and bare yet suitable for grazing. It highlights rainfall, grass revival prospects, fruit potential, rail and lake access, and the conflict with homesteaders and stockmen over land use during settlement.
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Wisconin
Michigan
Minnesota
Rape Sowing Rules for Feeding Stock and Grain
Advice notes that rape should be sown after grain is up to prevent injury from rapid growth. It warns limiting rape to stock feeding capacity, recommending one acre per twenty five pigs or twenty sheep, as the crop cannot be stored as hay and must be fed off before frost.
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Adesson
Farm life versus city woes and U S meat exports
A crofter warns of city life troubles after a farm man’s injuries and slow sidewalk fixes. Meanwhile, the United States exported meat, dressed and cured products, and dairy items totaling about 254 million dollars, highlighting the growing domestic farming efficiency and soil fertility.
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United States
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