Models in Architecture and Industry Shape Real World Systems
The article surveys architectural and industrial scale models, detailing materials like plaster and gelatine molds, and the two main types scale and full size. It explains modelers work from drawings, fabricating repeatable units, and finishing with parting up. It highlights ships, sales, advertising, real estate, and legal uses of models.
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United States
Washington
America
Scnlptor
New York Public Library
Miachel Aeiker
Maine
Unquirer
NEC
Teaypress
Jersey Commuter Sees Nighttime Skyline Marvel
A New York Sun account describes a Jersey commuter watching from a ferry at Washington Heights as the city’s evening skyline glows. He notes the 4:30 to 6:00 pm light display, with tall buildings like the Tudison Tower creating a nighttime crystal towers scene. The piece mentions the thrill of the view and the cost of electricity sparking debate among onlookers.
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Jersey
Washington Heights
New York Sun
New York
Plerdts
Plaything for House Pet Patented by Lakith Vo Wetde
A Mississippi inventor Lakith Vo Wetde of Medford patents a small metal cylindrical toy for pets and cars. The device uses perforated ends and paper ties to trap scent, inviting a pet to roll it. The toy’s design tempts a cat to chew through a paper end to access the interior contents.
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Lakith Vo Wetde
Medford
Unique spiral staircase in Southwest Museum tower Los Angeles
The Southwest Museum in Los Angeles features a unique helical concrete staircase built around a central hollow core. At 125 feet tall, the seven story tower uses a 9 foot 2 inch external diameter stair well, 160 steps, and a steel reinforced raft foundation.
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Los Angeles
Cal
St. Paul’s
Mexico
Christopher Wren
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
Ats Owie C&tCrior
America
African Savage Passing in South Africa
Bishop W. T. Vernon of the African Methodist Episcopal church reports from Johannesburg that the term savage is fading as Africans seek education and skilled trades. He notes housing conditions in Africa are as acute as in the United States, reflecting broader social shifts.
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South Africa
Kansas
Africa
W. T. Vernon
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Johannesburg
Vernon
United States
America
Trees in Winter Color Boosts in Landscaping
Evergreens provide winter color and contrast in landscapes. North conifers such as pines spruces and cedars and South broad leaved evergreens like magnolia hol Nes and cherry laurel add vivid tones. Their dark foliage also enhances the fall colors of maples and oaks as cold weather approaches.
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American Forestry Magazine
Trapped Rattlesnake Found Crushed in Cellar Trap
Amiundus Creste of Steisville Pa. set a steel trap for a large rat. The next morning a rattlesnake with 11 rattles lay crushed under the heavy spring. Since then no further disturbance has occurred as women in the household used the cellar daily.
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Amiundus Creste
Steisville
A Different Gamble
A brief ponder on life after death notes few pursue bets on the hereafter due to no practical way to cash moon bets on it. The remark hints at skepticism and the absence of tangible wagers in such fanciful speculation.
A Tryout of Hearts and Marriage Crossed Wits
Mabel decries quarrels as Madge argues that a wife must test her own way after marriage to know her voice. The exchange frames a domestic test of compatibility and independence within relationships.
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Mabel
Madge
Has the Key Habit
Young Detroit boy given a locker and key for gym items last September grows obsessed with keys. He acquires a front door latch key, garage key, padlocks for tool chest and bicycle, and additional keys, collecting unattached ones despite no use.
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Detroit
Detroit News
A Willing Husband and a Darky Visitor
An Atlanta man recounts a stranger seeking work. The man replies there is a ton of coral to haul from the walk, but the visitor protests that such work is for a woman since his wife does washing.
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Atlanta
Darky
All Sorts
A brief quotation highlights a Louisville Courier Journal exchange about a new magazine aimed at readers who think they think. The dialogue suggests a broader appeal beyond the self-styled intellectual class.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claim
A promotional notice touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney liver and bladder issues. It urges readers to order a sample bottle by mail from Kilmer Co of Binghamton NY and to buy large or medium bottles at drug stores.
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Kuilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
As Marriages Go Weather Jokes Echo Day Off Sub
A brief humorous note quotes a exchange about a weather man and his substitute. The snippet hints at domestic humor and light social commentary without naming people or places. The line reflects casual newspaper mood and wit typical of a human interest item.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
California Fig Syrup Ad Promises Quick Constipation Relief
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to cleanse a sick child’s bowels and liver. It claims a teaspoonful relieves constipation and waste, restoring a cheerful child, and warns to insist on the genuine product with proper bottle labeling.
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California
Revision Downward
Fragmentary dialogue from a Birmingham Age reference mentions Geraldine and a father urging a five minute time limit. The text appears as a clipped quoted line about pacing or restraint with characters named Gerald and Augustus.
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Geraldine
Augustus
Birmingham
Neighbor’s Money Loss Lacks Civic Alarm, Says Man
A bystander remarks that the average man does not feel compelled to worry about a neighbor’s lost money, reflecting a detached public attitude toward private misfortune.
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