Wireless fire alarm plan aims to save vast timber stands
Spokane timber cruisers back wireless telegraphy to locate fires and call for help across Washington Oregon Idaho Montana Nevada California and British Columbia. Expert operator I H Arm Alrong proposes signal boxes and training forest rangers in code to speed alerts, cut fire losses, and avoid damaged poles and lines. Estimating hundreds of thousands saved yearly, the plan seeks faster reports and earlier containment before fires spread.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
California
British Columbia
United States Forest Service
I H. Arm Alrong
Ite
United States
Armstrong
Pacific Northwest
Forest Service
Maho
Bree
Oregon
Lhe
Pacife
Norths
Intiberiog
Emergency Rope Tire For Auto Race Replacement
An emergency rope tire designed to be compact and portable has been introduced to replace a damaged rubber tire after a vehicle mishap during an auto race. The device aims to provide a temporary, lightweight solution for in-field tire issues.
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Autox
Isolated Damascus Fed by Two Rivers in Desert Oasis
Damascus stands alone in a vast desert oasis where two rivers, the Pharpar and Abana, sustain a thriving city. The Abana supplies the main water, feeding gardens and fountains that color the marble streets, khans, and courtyards with constant, life giving flow. The Pharpar reaches within seven miles and channels water through canals to nourish the oasis.
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Damascus
Palmyra
Bagdad
Danageus
Des Gute
Phim
Laimascus
Ain Fijih
Atti-Lebangus
Changed Mind Over Lonely Fortunes Man Seeks Final Aid
A New York pastor receives a visitor who confesses intent to commit suicide after losing his wife, fortune, and companionship. He asks the preacher to explain the death to his body’s discovery, and the preacher listens before responding. The tale unfolds with the man leaving after the exchange.
Man Plays One More Round Before Carrying Out Plan
A dialogue notes two men debating leisure and purpose. One urges one more round of golf before pursuing a hidden goal. The other agrees, and the man heads to the golf course, leaving his true intent undisclosed as the scene closes.
Ore Mix Up Sparks Chemistry Help At Pittsbury Plant
Andrew Chueme recalls a Pittsburgh ore trial that misled him into a large purchase. A chemist tested both ores, finding the new ore better by 20 percent iron content. with adjusted flux the furnaces could run it, saving the business from a dump risk.
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Andrew Chueme Ouve
Pittsburg
Heat Conductors and Poor Insulators in Materials
Heat conducts more freely in metals like gold copper and iron than in glass wood and resinous substances. Silver is a better conductor than some metals. water is a poor conductor and the top layer may boil while the bottom remains cold.
The Spaniard Primitive Hospitality and Charity Tale
A review of Bavelock Hills’s Soul of Spain notes the Spaniard’s primitive hospitality and charity. An Aragonese newspaper anecdote tells of a hungry laborer who, after halting a wagoner for money, returns most cash and shares rice and beans. The wagoner’s offer of luck money is refused as the robber is moved by generosity.
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Chico
Widow Jason and the Hog War on the Ohio Farm
Widow Jason, a sharp widower, clashes with neighboring widower Chisholm after his hogs ruin her crops. After legal and yard skirmishes, a lengthy truce forms and, at last, she yields the farm and hogs to him, acknowledging love.
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Paul Carew
Jason
Eve
Chisholm
Phen
Josh
Cornfeld
Lin
Passi Et Isser
Heber
Carlyle Lectures Followers at Kyleakin Visit
Reports from Kyleakin on Skye recount Carlyle’s visit with Lady Ashburton. Admirers pressed him in crowds and at sea baths, prompting sharp rebukes. Keeper Neil MacInnes recalls being lectured for half an hour, the sage allegedly intense and unyielding.
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Carlyle
Kyleakin
Skye
Lady Ashburton
Neil MacInnes
Neil
Tommy Carlyle
Loudon Standard
Ant Hill Soil Crafts in Central Africa
A traveler in central Africa reports ant hill soil forming bricks and rail components when mixed with water, dried, and baked. The same material yields tennis courts by spreading a thick paste on the ground. Nearby Lake Nyassa, the kungu fungus is a native delicacy, and seasonal fires light the land as swarms that locals harvest for a sweet confection.
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Central Africa
Lake Nyassa
London
Standard
Standing on His Rights Witness Reluctantly Tests Veracity
A sturdy yeoman with a bristling chin beard answers about the reputation of the man for truth. The defense questions Tam Gigson’s veracity and how the court should interpret the term as the witness fumbles with his hat and hesitates in the stand.
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Gigson
Thrilling escape saves Bert R Lean from death
Bert R Lean of Cheney Washington narrates a near fatal lung trouble. He sought experts in Spokane and California without relief until Dr King’s New Discovery cured him. The remedy aids lung trouble bronchitis coughs colds asthma croup and whooping cough. 50c and 1.00 trial bottle free guaranteed by OM Olsen.
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Bert R. Lean
Cheny, Wash
Spokane
California
OM_ Olsen
Women Envious Of Their Own Health Promised Beauty
Attractive women's vanity is linked to illness and skin flaws. The ad claims Electric Bitters cure weak nerves and constipation from kidney impurities, purifying blood and improving complexion, breath, and vitality. O. M. Oleen sells the product at 50 cents.
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O. M
Oleen
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