Diverse prewar era tech and trade notes from Seattle exposition
A roundup of items includes wireless demonstration plans at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, novel building materials from blast furnace slag, Seoul exports of brass wares and silks, and a Seattle exhibit. Also features Prohibition effects in Atlanta, a coal handling apparatus in Philadelphia, and scientific notes on Mars water proof by Percival Lowell.
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Korea
Seattle
Seoul
Atlanta
the Constitution
Recorder’s Court
Philadelphia
Coal Mining and Navigation Company
Percival Lowell
Scientific American
Lowell
Alaska
Odd Uses for Odds and Ends Bring Millions in Value
The article notes a century of waste material turned into million dollar products. It traces how old coal slack and other byproducts rose in value from pennies per ton to demand from cement makers, transforming waste into a vast new industry and economic impact.
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United States
Tom
Siaeck
Dust and water woes plague Goldfield Nevada dwellers
In Goldfield Nevada dust storms sweep through the canyon streets and homes. Water, drawn from nearby wells and carried by mules or vendors, costs about a cent and a half per gallon. Bathhouses charge a dollar a bath, with a story of cheaper earlier pricing. Residents improvise with African water bags to keep cool, while weather shifts between wet and dry summers.
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Goldfield
Nevada
Camp
Lida
Parrot tale shocks Philadelphia listeners
A Philadelphia pet stock dealer recalls a parrot story in which a man tries to force a bird to say Uncle. After tossing the bird into a chicken coop the parrots rise from the floor and utter a startling reply. The tale blends cruelty and dark humor in a warning anecdote.
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Philadelphia
Balville Banner Editor Reflects on Hard Times and Hunger
The Balville Banner editor laments losses from a house fire and no insurance, noting sheriff seizures of a hand press and business closures by grocers. He remains resilient, invoking Rockefeller era hardship and a sense of whistling on despite hunger.
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Balville Banner
Rockefeller
Atlante
Constitution
Striking Similarities Noted Between Apes and Mules
A fragmented excerpt hints at a comparison among monkeys and mules, suggesting a study or opinion on behavioral or physical resemblances. The text remains incomplete, offering limited identifiable detail about authors or context.
Inventor's Reel Eases Clothesline Handling For Homes
A West Virginia inventor introduces a reel device to speed washing chores by replacing traditional clothesline winding. The iron framed spool with central and end handles rolls line neatly, keeping it dry and untangled, reducing strain on the maid and washerwoman.
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West Virginia
Dried Split Pea Soup Recipe
This recipe instructs making a pea soup with water and soaked split peas, salt, pepper, celery salt, sulpicant, curry powder, and marjoram or savory. Boil two hours or until liquid reduces to two quarts. strain through a colander and press the peas. Toast stale bread slices in butter and crumble into the soup.
A Simple Fragrant Cake Batter Method
This recipe combines three teacups sugar with one and a half butter, then the beaten eggs are folded in with three teacups sifted flour and rose water or lemon essence. A saleratus solution is added with milk, followed by three more cups of flour, then baked promptly in cups or pans.
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Hancock
Purdue University
London Chronicle
Port Éu
Huiti
Flaiti
France
Chospica
Port Henri
Henri 1
Port Republican
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Pruning and Sauce Guide From a Garden Notebook
A simple instructions set covers making a light batter with ovo flour water and butter and pruning large tree limbs. It advises smoothing cuts with a sharp saw and chisel, performing two cuts to prevent splitting, and easing the weight before finalizing the removal.
Prune Preparation with Gelatine Centered in Regional Cuisine
The method describes pruning fruit until tender, pitting and filling cavities with chopped mats, raisins or dates. Liquor is returned to the fire and boiled, then mixed with dissolved gelatine. The mixture is poured around prunes and chilled to harden, served with sweetened cream.
Creamed Butter Cakes with Rose Water and Currants
A recipe instructs beating one pound of butter to a cream with rose water, adding one pound each of flour and sifted sugar, then stirring in currants. The mixture is divided into small pans, sugared on top, and baked promptly.
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Isaac Newton
Guillebent
Seine
Dion-Bouton Automobile Factory
Puteaux
France
Barcelona
Spain
Bureau of Manufactores
Colombia
Russia
Chaco
Choco
Platina
Condeto
Two Loaves Baked From Oatmeal Yeast Mix
A bread recipe instructs soaking two cups of rolled oats in one quart hot water at noon, then adding two thirds cup molasses two tablespoons salt a yeast cake and one quart four to make two loaves.
Coffee Cake Without Eggs
A simple eggless coffee cake recipe uses sugar butter and molasses half cup measures plus bread flour and baking soda. It includes raisins and coffee for flavor and yields a wholesome treat with easy mixing.
Practical Household Tips and Bee Culture Notes
ShortSuggestions outlines everyday kitchen hacks from washing glass in hot water to using sugar in roasting and oil fire safety. It also discusses modern glass or porcelain rolling pins, starching linen, boiling clotheslines, and mending china with winter lead. The article then covers apiculture basics, hive counts, and bee profitability, plus a New York dairy plant using whey to make butter and improvements in cheese yield and whey value.
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Calico
Redman Village
Jefferson County
New York
St Lawrence Dairy Products Company
Raegs Genet Oleoms Garlic Versus Butter Memo
Fragmentary text discusses oleomargarine as a legitimate product when made well and sanitary, criticizing butter disguised as margarine. It references Illinois laws on sanitary butterine and ice cream factories and Worcester Board of Trade urging hygiene and clean garments. Additional lines discuss tree pruning and root growth with unclear context.
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Illinois
Worcester
Mass
Quail Seen as Valued Asset in Clever Farmer’s Tale
The farmer treats quail as a key asset guiding crops to yield. He tends the fields and accepts loss, while the birds forage on waste grain, weed, seed, and insects. They also eat wild berries and rose tips, aiding pest control and soil health in a simple farm ecology.
Transplanting Trees and Root Care in Young Fruit Trees
Advice on transplanting old trees emphasizes saving viable roots and minimizing disturbance. It notes that cutting back roots aids growth and recommends removing broken, mangled, dried, or dead parts to encourage healthy establishment in young fruit trees.
Hog Wallows and Water Access in Modern Farm Yards
The Journal of Agriculture notes cement wallows in farm yards and periodic fresh water supply. Hogs enter through cobble stone approaches to avoid mud, and oily antiseptic additives may float on the water. The remedy's safety for hogs, especially if ingested, is questioned amid concerns about potential harm.
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Journal of Agriculture
Make the Horse Eat Slowly Feed Box Self-Feeder
A Farm and Home note explains a self feeder for horse feed to curb bolting. Use inch boards to build a hopper like poultry feeders, sized to hold one feed portion. The trough bottom slants to ensure only small quantities release at a time.
Census Shows Chickens Dominate U.S. Farm Stock
The latest census reports 233,598,005 laying hens in the United States valued at 70 million dollars. Eggs from these birds would yield 203 eggs per person annually if shared, while total fowl value would grant each person 1.12 dollars. Animal product exports total 16,860 tons of meat and related items, with eggs weighing 970,363 tons annually.
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United States
X Ray Seeing Insects Wonder From German Scientist
A German scientist claims insects like moths and butterflies possess N ray vision enabling sight beyond normal eyes. He suggests they could see through clothes and flesh to reveal skeletons, if sunlight provides sufficient X ray like rays.
Mecubator Egg Hatching Caution on Pip Timing
Beginners should avoid turning or moving eggs after day eighteen as chicks begin to pip the shell. Movement can tear the shell and trap fluid, drying and restricting the chick’s head. This risks fatality during the crucial hatching stage.
Recipe for successful churning of cream and butter
Brief note advises heating fresh milk on the stove until just hot then straining. This yields thicker cream and quicker butter. Small amounts of cream can be churned by stirring in a crack if treated this simple way.
Dairy cows show strong fertilizing value for farms
Prof E B Voorhees of the New Jersey Experiment Station reports a well fed cow yields about 107 pounds of nitrogen ST pounds of phosphoric acid and a portion of potash per year. The data illustrate how manure from dairy cows can boost farm fertility when properly cared for and managed.
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E. B. Voorhees
New Jersey
Poultry Advice and Curious Scientific Tidbits
Practical tips on feeding hens and improving egg production mix with a flood of varied notes. The column discusses grain rations, mineral toppings, and avoiding condition powders, then pivots to short science facts about whales, Newton, moonlight, and pearl bead manufacturing, ending with jewelry trends.
Inventions for Household Use and Pie Crimping Tool
A galvanized wire clothes basket attachments drip drain and clothespin receptacle for line drying. A New York invention called a trimmer and crimper speeds pie making with two rotary disks that trim crusts and crimp edges while perforating dough for steam release.
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Trea and Bakers
New York
Tennis Posts Hold Net In Any Ground Weatherproof
A Pennsylvania inventor creates double tubular tennis posts that screw into the ground with spikes and hold the net taut. The two posts form a waterproof round case for the net when collapsed, letting courts be set up anywhere and left outdoors in severe weather, preserving expensive nets.
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Pennsylvania
Adjustable lamp tops desk lighting with Florida design
A Florida inventors patented adjustable desk lamp offers wide position freedom with a large base joint and a ball and socket shade joint. The parabolic shade uses aluminum reflectors to diffuse light and reduce eye strain on roll or flat top desks, libraries, or pianos.
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Florida
Pearls Valued Amid Turbulent Auction Rumor
A murky clipping reports two linked strings of pearls valued at sizable sums, with unclear buyers and a misleading note about prices. No confirmed sale details or participants are presented.
Our Richest Men: Millionaire Rankings by New York Bank
A New York State bank compiles a hat list of wealthiest Americans with figures for J D Rockefeller 600 million Andrew Carnegie 300 million W Asto r 300 million J Pierpont Morgan 150 million and others. The list includes J J Astor Russell Sage and many notable financiers with values ranging from tens to hundreds of millions.
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New York State Bank
United States
New York
J.D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
W. W. Astor
J. Pierpont Morgan
William Rockefeller
Hi. H. Rogers
W. Vanderbilt
Senator Clark
John Jacob Astor
Russell Sage Estate
E. C. Flick
D. C. Mills
Marshall Field, Jr
H. M. Flagler
J. J. Hill
Oliver Patna
J. H. Higgins
Harry Field
Henry Phipps
A. G. Vanderbilt
Hetty Green
MOCO
Thomas F. Ryan
A. W. Walker
George Gould
J. Ogden Armor
E. T. Gerry
Robert W. Goelet
J. Flaster
Claus Sprecklen
W. PF. Visvemerar
Jacob H. Schiff
Am Idle Questions. Politician Politics and Surprise
Fragmentary lines show social chatter about a politician and reactions. The text mentions a wife’s surprise and an exclamatory remark, with references to a glove and thunder, conveying informal dialogue rather than a clear news event. The source lacks identifiable names, dates, or places to anchor a factual summary.
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Rye
Man forgets name of pretty girl amid earnings claim
A cryptic OCR fragment cites a man who cannot recall a girl's name while referencing a figure of about 200 million dollars. The text is garbled, mixing memory lapse with an enormous earnings claim and unclear context.
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