Inventions for Mines Seek Free Use by the People
Six devices perfected by the United States Bureau of Mines aim to save lives and conserve resources with patent-free public use. Key advances include a safe rescue breathing apparatus with two hour supply, a constant rate oxygen valve, a collapsible mine cage, an electrical signaling device for shafts, and a signaling gong system to aid hoisting crews. Also seeking public domain patents are extraction methods for vanadium uranium and radium, plus a new oil well valve to curb gas and oil waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of ‘Mines
Bureau of Mines
William
Gibbs
Haa
George
Rice
J. W. Paul
Bureau
Paul
Cherry
Illinois
Denver
Colo
Richard B. Moore
Denver Laboratory
Karl Kuhil
Bueau
Alfred’ C. Heggem
Cushing
Oklahoma
Ocean liners bring vaudeville to sea life
A Pittsburgh Gazette Times mention notes the new giant liner in New York converting a 1500 seat lounge into a theater with paid performances by London artists. Prices may start at five dollars as travelers from both sides of the Atlantic are drawn by entertainment. business men cannot fully escape the news or social bustle aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
Gers
New York
Lource
Ocean ‘Company
Vaudevillians
Pittsburgh
Gazette-Times
Dancing Through Ages In Pagan Rites And Folk Dance
A compact note traces dancing from ancient rites to modern pleasure, citing pagan worship led by priests of Mars, biblical dances before the ark, Druids around sacred stones, and Goldsmith's roadside flute payments to dancers, comparing past and present popularity in England Ireland and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
David
England
Ireland
France
Oliver~ Goldsmith
Marmalade and home cooking tips in a 19th century style note
A miscellany of kitchen guidance and quotes includes a grapefruit orange marmalade method with overnight soaking and jellied finish, plus recipes for creamed potatoes with green peppers, maple biscuit, mock eggs on toast, and a savory sandwich filling. It also weaves moral reflections and practical wardrobe notes for housemothers, finishing with aphorisms on success, affection, and learning.
Practical Household Hints For Gift Giving And Quick Tasks
A compilation of simple preparatory ideas for holidays and daily chores. Suggestions include keeping a gift list, using a watering pot for plants, using brick and cork to polish knives, soaking a dish mop to save hand effort, mixing oil vinegar and turpentine for furniture polish, that extra sheeting protects bedding, a reachable basket for quick embroidery, and notes on efficient work habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo
Dishes For sultry days and a bitter dawn verse
Practical summer meals featured fresh fruits vegetables and nuts as lighter economical options. Recipes include Egg Cocktails Beet Mayonnaise Chicken with Potato and Fruit Soup with cherries. The piece closes with a reflective verse about hospitality and a critic’s gaze.
Hot Weather Dishes For Entertaining Fruit and Cold Soups
A compact guide to summer meal starters with fruit displays and cold soups. It outlines an Iced consomme with pimento color and flavor, and details Chaudfroid of Salmon with salmon, cooked fish, and a custardlike sauce mixture. It also suggests Cucumber sauce and Horseradish cream to accompany fish dishes.
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