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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1899
Page
3
A 1870s wooden block contraption in Washington’s patent office is identified as the first typewriter. Inspected by staff, it shows essential features later refined, with R. T. P. Allen of Farmdale, Kentucky, credited as the inventor who secured a patent in 1876.
A western railway mechanical engineer proposes a locomotive headlight attachment that keeps the beam aligned with the track. A turntable mounted light rotates via a cable and air cylinder driven by the air brake system to follow track inclines and reset automatically when pressure drops.
An inventor from Bladensburg Ohio designed a low profile hood for horses. The cup shaped shade fits the head and shelters from rain in cold and heat in warm weather with a damp sponge inside. It features slotted feet on the bottom to adjust instantly to any harness without straps or buckles.
A writer in the Engineering Magazine argues that gas engines using fuel gas offer clear commercial advantages over steam across powers, with greater gains at smaller sizes. The main hurdle to wider use is limited experience with larger sizes, though experts deem large gas engines an assured certainty. A little more than a week ago.
Inventor Lavi A. Blevenson of Gaylord Michigan introduces a hinged caliper style gauge to measure nose angles for eyeglasses. The device uses offset ends and nose clamps with telescoping gauge bars to ensure accurate, comfortable frame fitting before try-on.
The Washington Monument is described as an ideal lightning protection system by N M Hopkins. Eight half inch copper rods extend from an aluminum apex pyramid to the base, bending inward through the shaft and connecting outside by a heavy gold plated rod. Two hundred platinum tipped points cover the top, with conductors linking to four iron columns and a water filled bottom well for grounding. Severe electrical storms reportedly do not affect the monument.
The Fitzgerald machine gun battery fires eight shots per second under severe tests. The Admiralty Gazette calls it a success noting over 800 rounds did not overheat the barrels. The mount has two tiers of four barrels each, weighing 150 pounds, and allows instant elevation.
Description of the Trinidad lake of bitumen shows a ten acre site with a central semi liquid patch and a crusty surface along the edges. The crust sinks under weight forming basins as workers remove between 80 000 and 90 000 tons of asphaltum each year.
The plaintiff's attorney defends the dog by noting it was good and valuable while countering the defendant's disparaging remarks. The court record cites an instance when the owner offered $5 for a pup, illustrating the dog's worth and the case's preclusion of disparagement.
The United States plans a national display of American manufactures for exporting, with samples from England, Germany and France. An International Commercial Congress will convene in October with delegates from world markets. Congress appropriated 350000 dollars. many states support the effort.
A Harper's Magazine passage reviews Crane's World War I era writings noting his Porto Rico dispatches and essays on Nolan and a Guantanamo marine. It compares him to historical Italian figures, discusses church state clashes in Rome, and ends with a courtroom like parlor trick illustrating misdirection.
A decorative and useful note describes a sewing screen in a lady's morning room as a delightful little affair. It highlights its charm and practicality as a graceful household accessory.
At the 1900 Paris exposition a private project recreates Old Paris with turrets gables and scaffolding. The exhibit spans 20000 square feet along the Seine from Alma to Jena bridges and sits on 900 piles. A St Michael gate entrance leads to a square near Pre aux Clercs once famous as a duelists’ meeting place.
A guide on nightly self care extols washing, hot drinks, and rest for wellbeing. It then describes a proposed historic Parisian streetscape with landmarks such as Chartreuse du Luxembourg Saint Louis and the Louvre, a new theater, and notable hôtels and bridges including Pont au Change and Grand Chatelet.
Plans describe a 70 acre exposition with a main eight acre steel and brick building offering over 200000 square feet of space and a 5000 seat auditorium. A 160 by 450 foot farm machinery hall and a 20 acre windmill field will showcase agricultural implements and a transportation pavilion will display locomotives cars and electric vehicles. The site will include Philippines and other nations villages on a broad esplanade and feature daily concerts and elevated amusements for visitors.
A historical note recalls how the papacy once ruled the States of the Church and how the 1870 capture of Rome by Italian forces ended that sovereignty in the atlas though the pope maintains a claim to temporal power. The piece references the unification led by Cavour and its impact.
A remark instructs the reader to test a claimed ability by having someone write a message on paper and roll it, then hold it up in different ways to reveal what is written. The piece frames a demonstration and warns against being misled by the result.
A guest asks to add to an order, but the waiter ignores him and returns with woodcock cooked to a turn. The guest protests the bird is overripe while the waiter recalls the guest’s earlier instruction to cook it high.
A dialogue wonders if dining with music serves to distract from food or if music itself is the distraction. The exchange notes ambiguity in the ritual and questions its purpose.
A dated advertisement extols Sarsaparilla as a faultless cure for overworked anxious people. It links purified blood to relief from aches kidney issues and fever, quoting classic rhetoric about burdens of life and crown.
A who’s who list of directors tied to major firms and rail lines outlines the B&O Railroad reorganization. William Salomon, Jacob Schiff, James J. Hill, Edward R. Bacon, Louis Fitzgerald, Norman B. Ream, James Stillman, Edward Harriman, J Kennedy Tod, Charles Steele, Alexander Brown, H Clay Pierce, H Crawford Black, John V L Findlay and Maryland appointees contribute influence and finance through banks, trust companies, railroads, and oil interests.
The Missouri Pacific Rock Island sleeping car departs St Louis at 9 a.m. and arrives Denver at 11 the next morning. In Berlin the pawnshop is described as a royal philanthropic institution with all profits aiding charity.
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