Condensations From The Age Of Inventions And Oddities
A mixture of brief notes covers inventions and curious facts. European roofing material mimics cellulose glass, knitting machines repurposed for wartime needs, Egyptian telephone operators to speak five languages, British seamen wages rising to 60 dollars monthly with food, Bavaria’s suspension bridge anchored by rock, Doug Johnson of Providence Kentucky fathering eight piglets all with sight, Bath Maine hawks returning to a thirty year summer roost, and a Puritan inventor enabling a phonograph to play three records at once.
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Egypt
Bavaria
Doug Johnson
Providence
Minnie the Mine Thrower Captured for U S War Exposition
The Minnie mine thrower, called mine werfer by Germans, is captured from the Trans and prepared for display in the national war exposition opening September 2 in Chicago. The British renamed weapon sits in position with a large shell in the muzzle ready for action.
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United States
Chicago
Croesus’s mute son and the first spoken cry
In Herodotus a mute son of Croesus is spared when the city falls, then at the approach of the Persians he suddenly speaks for the first time crying out to his king and dies soon after leaving a tale of ancient erudite puzzle and sudden speech.
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Elbe
Chain Bridge
Tetschen
Germany
Heroadotus
Croesus
Hin Croesus
Theo
Theoush
Creeping Barrage Tactics Define Frontline Artillery Use
The article explains barrage as a military term for artillery fire creating a screen that protects advancing troops. It describes moving the barrage forward in a creeping pattern controlled by front observers who relay ranges and directions by telephone or wireless, clearing obstacles like wire entanglements trenches and pillboxes.
Lemon Sunburn Lotion Claim Sparks Beauty Tip
An advertisement urges girls to mix two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White to create a cheap freckle and tan lotion. It promises quick fading of freckles sunburn and windburn and a whitening effect for face neck arms and hands. The text touts harmlessness and suggests grocers and drug stores supply the ingredients.
PUT IT SQUARELY UP TO DAD by Parker Butler
A wartime feature notes Parker Butler a war effort writer living in rushing who backs Thrift and War Stamps. He is a Red Cross worker and father of twins. After dinner the children count their stamps and urge him to do something patriotic. Butler supports the war effort.
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Parker Butler
Rushing
Mr. Butler
The
Red Cross
Mrs. Butler
Dad
U. S
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Greatest Hittite find at Carchemish revealed at dawn
In Carchemish an ancient dole rite slab was uncovered revealing an inscription that described ten shots from a Colt revolver fired as a backstop to the stone. Labourers and directors erupted in pandemonium as Khalil the giant picker shared in the joyous moment and Christian Terald conveyed blessings.
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Carchemish
Silas Marner
Euphrates
Linherers Campe
Khalil
Christian Terald
Not Rafferty's Feet
A drill instructor berates new recruit Rafferty for awkward feet as the company trains. Rafferty retorts that the feet belong to Doolan, claiming they are not his and mocking the instructor.
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Rafferty
Micky Doolan
Fnear
Fewer German Socialists in Saxony Decline Amid War Strains
Saxony's socialist party membership drops from 171000 in 1914 to 28000 paying members now, attributed to army service and party splits. Deputy Gradnauer notes newspaper circulation rising from 618000 to 792000 by April 1, 1918. Reading, Pa, guards city hall against supposed German spies as Chicago reports a wave of bite cases.
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Socialist Party
Saxony
Germany
Gradnauer
Reading
Sounds of Battle Stirs a Humble Classroom
A lecturer warns that battle noises are terrifying while a student jokes about a noisy practice scene. The dialogue shifts to a humorous crowd scene with mismatched replies and a wry remark about a heavy musical ensemble inside a block. The piece notes Minnesota motor cargo figures and US cigarette consumption in 1917.
A Message to Mothers about Fletcher's Castoria
A public notice extols Fletcher's Castoria praising real doctors in neighborhoods. It stresses Castoria’s benefits from doctors and parents’ testimonials and warns of imitations, urging mothers to choose the genuine product endorsed by physicians.
Three Million Spangles in a Chicago Flag Display
A flag made entirely of spangles drew attention in a Chicago state window. The article notes the sheer shine and mass of tiny disks used, with half a million disks threaded to form the banner. The piece references Popular Mechanics Magazine and a playful scene of a boy named Donald reciting phrases for a penny.
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Chicago
Popular Mechanics
Magaziine
Haarlem Oil Capsules Promised Relief for Back Aches
Advertised as a remedy for urinary pain and kidney inflammation, the GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules claim to attack poisonous microbes in the kidneys and bladder. The copy urges immediate purchase, promises rapid renewal of health, and offers money-back guarantees if unsatisfied.
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Haarlem
Returned Soldier Boasts Of Gas Attack In Wartime Tale
A returned soldier boasts about being gassed in the trenches and claims it never hurt him. He later worked as a book agent for ten years but is focused on going fishing now.
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Picardy
Coya
Minnie
Vigilantes
Boweht
Fletcher
Fletcher’s
Castoria
Donald
G. A. Cook
Main St
Kansas City
Eatonic
Address Estonic Remedy Co
Wabash Avenue
Peggy
Life
Marine Eye
Jean
Boo Murine Remedy Co
Red Star
AD A Tire Cqo., Inc
Grand Ave
Hodgson-Davis Grain Company
Board of Trade
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