Women Inventors Rise From Domestic Duties in Patents
Washington January 23 1886 a dispatch from the Enquirer notes women form a large part of patent applicants often for housekeeping and dress items but many show striking mechanical genius. examples include sewing machines attachments disinfectants dishwashers meat of various devices a stone composition clock building clock and patterns for carving irons and stoves. the article catalogs numerous named inventors from Kansas City St Louis Philadelphia New York and other cities, highlighting Mary S Carpenter Mary J Butler Ella Crain Elizabeth Briggs and Sophia L Meader among many others. It cites patent office officials and states roughly 334000 patents issued with only about 60 yearly to women, reflecting the era’s expanding female ingenuity.
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Washington Debates over President Removal Sparked by Senators
Special to the New Harmony Register reports a partisan clash as Republican senators debate the president’s right to remove officeholders without Senate input. Democratic leaders pledge support. January debt fell by 8,672,563 dollars as patents are listed for Indiana residents with varied devices. Calf farmers in Sonoma offer bounties for sheep scalps amid local woes. Maine salmon catches top since 1835. Maryland and Virginia endure heavy snows.
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Indiana State News Frolics and Feats from Indiana
In Columbus a box car on the J M I road held loose grain and a herd of 25 to 30 goats that escaped in Indianapolis after the car was opened in the yard. A four hour chase yielded about half the goats. An Oatville correspondent claims a giant 100 pound potato grown by John O Neal, described as five feet long and three feet in circumference. Kate Luther of Galena shattered her leg in snow when a rabbit chase by a hound caused both leg bones to snap. Knights of Labor in Wabash oppose lawyers for city office, likely leading to candidate selections. Last year Indiana produced 180 01L pounds of feathers and 4 612 177 pounds of wool. Drain tile in operation totaled 17 412 784 rods, up about 3 million in one year.
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