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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
3
A digest of global curiosities and statistics notes population and wealth in nations, scientific tidbits, infrastructure milestones, and quirky anecdotes. It records educational growth in the United States, colonial outputs, and cultural observations, with varied facts centered on countries, cities, and notable individuals.
The Omaha Auditorium Company stock contest opened July 1 and gains daily interest to fund a large northwest building. Shares cost twenty five cents each, with each share yielding two guesses on a 1001 prize pool including a $5000 capital prize. Prizes distributed after the November governor’s vote. 1000 smaller cash awards follow. A polar region theory by Louis Dyche and other varied notices fill the page alongside ads and humor.
Randall B. Andros of Boston, Mass, unveils an automatic corkscrew. A single press drives the spiral blade into the cork and the spring reverses to push the cork free. The device features a telescoping barrel, a revolving head, and twin end prongs for driving the cork.
E C Woodhell of Highpoint NC showcases an air driven electric generator design using a tall stack to induce strong air flow. A bottom heater starts the current, driving a fan on the dynamo shaft to produce steady power and charge storage batteries for private autos.
Lloyd E. Smith of Portsmouth Ohio presents a water filtration and pumping system using a natural sand or gravel bed. Water flows by gravity from a pumping station into perforated pipes buried in the bed and is drawn through to service pipes. The design claims high purity, adequate quantity, and moderate installation costs for town water systems.
H. C. Needham of Los Angeles unveils a kitchen rotary power device adaptable to portions of cooking work. The nutmeg grater is shown with a clamp supported frame, allowing hands-free operation while tools like egg whisks, an emery wheel, drill, and shell cleaner attach to a driving chuck for varied tasks.
The Revue Scientifique reports water power in an Orne apartment in France using over 10,000 horsepower across seventy-seven establishments, up from 3,480 in 1880. The piece argues hydraulic energy could eliminate many steam engines in California and beyond, with small streams powering wheels, city lighting, factories, and even railways via dynamos. It urges energy conservation and broader adoption of water power across states.
A new fluid lens used by Dr. E F Grun in instantaneous photography under ordinary light shows greatly increased action and depth of focus. Early kinematograph tests with special preparation yielded imperfect but promising results, capturing both front performers and back scenery sharply while classical glass lenses faced optical limits. The fluid lens promises expanded possibilities for theatrical and night photography as Cobwebs of circumstances knot the foreman’s noose.
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