Wireless Dreamer Loomis and the Dawn of Radio
A historical reminiscence traces Mahlon Loomis the Washington dentist whose 1872 Loomis aerial telegraph plan sparked early debate in Congress. It notes Loomis failed, Marconi’s later success, and the long legacy from Steinhell, Morse, and Hertzian wave theory shaping modern wireless communication.
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Wilson
Navy Department
Daniels
Naval
Washington
Germany
United States of America
New York City
Congress of the United States
Mahlon Loomis
Washington, D. C
Guglielmo Marconi
Mobson Loomis
Potomac River
Maryland
Congress
Representative Bingham
Pennsylvania
Loomis Aeria) Telegraph Company
Loomis
Committee On Foreign Affairs
House
Committee On Commerce
James A. Garfield
Ohio
United States
Conger
Sunday Chronicle
Wireless
Wright Boys
Orville
Wilbur
Dayton
Representative Holmes
Indiana
Mr. Bingham
Bingham
pMaos
United States Patent Office
District of Columbia
Earth
Bis Company
American Congress
Doctor Steinhell
Munich
Morse
Marconi
Doctor Loomis
New York
Honolulu
New York Sun
Curious Condensations in a Day's News
A Montana forestry official unveils a light portable telephone instrument for all government rangers. Mayor Amos Radcliffe helps rescue a cat from a river rock via breeches buoy. Welsh coal owners deny a wage audit demand. A Hong Kong inventor teaches a 140 wpm shorthand for Chinese. A New York subway porter survives a bomb scare. Indian orchardists praised for early apple care and cultivation introducing fruits like persimmon pawpaw pineapple and Virginian strawberry.
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Montana
Amos Radcliffe
Patterson
N. J
Kitty
Hongkong
Francis Jones
New York
Excellent Rules for Cream Handling on the Farm
University of Illinois dairy expert H A Ruehe outlines ten rules for farmers to follow. Keep cows clean and milk parts covered, milk with dry hands, remove and separate milk promptly, and skim cream with proper testing ranges. Maintain sanitation, cool cream quickly, avoid mixing warm and cold cream, prevent freezing, stir twice daily, and deliver cream frequently.
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University of Illinois
H. A. Ruehe
University of Ilnois
Plant Roughages for Cows and Dairy Feed Strategy
A. and Neale of Kansas State College advises farmers to grow abundant roughages this season to replace costly concentrates. He notes dairy production will rely on roughages over the next year, with high quality cows producing 200 to 250 pounds of butterfat annually when fed ample silage and leguminous hay such as alfalfa or clover.
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A. & Neale
Division of Extension
Kansas State Agricultural College
Mr. Neale
Roughness and Grain Formula for Dairy Cows
The guide states a cow should have roughness to fill the stomach and grain based on milk output. A dry cow in good condition needs only roughness, while milk producing cows receive grain at one pound per three pounds or pints of milk produced.
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Certain-Teed Products Corporation
General Roofing Mfg. Co
Gregg Varnish Co
Mound City
Calf Care Tips Emphasize Cleanliness and Nutrition
Advice on keeping calf pens clean with fresh straw and frequent manure removal. Recommends a varied diet including separator milk, clover or alfalfa hay, bran, oilmeal, silage, corn, and seeds to raise healthy calves.
Vanished Attitude and a Job Interview Gag
In a quirky exchange Senator Sorghum debates endorsements and attitudes while recalling Ajax and Washington. A job applicant recounts his firing as part of an ambitious bid, delivering a humorous audition line.
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Sorghum
George Washington
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