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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1911
Page
8
Efficiency engineer H Good Field told the Department Efficiency committee the city could save money by using a speed machine to cut waste and leaks in fuel and materials. He cited global spending and urged a practicable plan to trim extravagance and improve government operations.
A playful instruction describes a supper table prank to fool a family. The narrator advises asking for a crockery jug, filling it with beans and water, then returning to bed. The next morning the jug supposedly splits apart yet leaves all beans intact, due to bean swelling.
Paris reports Captain Largier of Fontainbleu school has devised a tuning fork test to check piano wires used in aircrafts. If the note is too low wires are slack, if too high wires are tight, risking danger. The simple instrument is described as practical and life saving. One keen mind valued over ten dull faces.
A fragmentary line hints at fashion and movement trends with phrases like harem skirts high-heeled shoes and swift athletics. The text evokes a sense of drifting or changing styles as reflected in a playful social voice.
A woman, Mrs Nellie Myers, was held on suspicion of espionage by rebels near General Berthold’s lower California garrison said to number about 40 men. She was released after questioning and alleges aide George Mosby, son of the Civil War general, serves under Berthold as second in command.
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