Big savings through research and invention gains
The American Chemical Society cites Herbert Hoover on garret genius. Organized research since then boosted living standards in sugar, water supply, bread, X rays, lighting, waste reuse, and artificial silk. Highlights include longer locomotive life, fuel cuts, weed suppression, cheaper lighting, and a yearly $5 million in total savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
American Chemical Society
Hawaii
United States
Society
Dressed Codfish Machine Aids Northern Fishermen
A new mechanical device from Senitic Washington automates cod processing aboard vessels off Newfoundland and Labrador. It replaces 60 cutters, splitting, de-boning, cleaning, and washing while crews work long hours in fog and flare light. The iron sifter cuts labor and spacetime, echoing early Iron Chin adaptations in salmon canneries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Newfoundland
Labrador
France
England
Seamlinay
North Pacific
Contested claim over Gutenberg Bible ownership
A New York collector bought the Gutenberg Bible for 60000 dollars. Dutch and German claims contend Gutenberg as inventor, citing Haarlem statue of Laurens Koster as another early printer. The piece notes simultaneous invention and historical ambiguity across eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Haarlem
Totland
Laurens Koster
Finland A Bilingual Land 5 as £
The piece notes language as a key travel issue in Finland, where Swedish and Finnish coexist. It discusses shifts in language use among educated and rural groups, mentioning Runeberg Tonpellus and Fredrik Cygnaeus as noted Finnish literary figures and the changing literary landscape across languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Finland
Rune- Berg
Isa Aaland
Runeberg
Tonpellus
Fredrik Cygnaeus
Ace
Automatic Phones in India and Global Telegraph contrasts
The article notes India's plan to adopt machine switching in Delhi amid tropical climate challenges and reliance on foreign built exchanges. It cites about 18 000 government telephones and 24 000 privately run lines, comparing India's ratio to US levels, and includes stray colonial era observations on global telephony.
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Government of
India
Delhi
Davenport
Empire of India
United States
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