Sir Hiram Maxim Inventor of the Maxim Gun
Sir Hiram Maxim, who died recently in London, is famed for the 1884 Maxim gun. Born American, he became a naturalised British subject and led aviation experiments with flying boats. He also pursued curious inventions including a glass pipe for asthma relief and studied gambling systems at Monte Carlo.
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Wheat price trends show rising fob averages over decade
Commonwealth Statistician reports average fob prices per bushel for ten wheat crops from 1966 to 1908 1910 10-year sequence includes 48 2d prior peak in 1909 1910. Last year a 1.0 lb basis price nears 4s 9d a penny above. Also notes Woods' Peppermint Cure for hacking cough at 1s 6d.
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