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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1912
Page
7
Three Michigan men designed a modular electric heater assembled in three parts. A circular stand forms the base, a horseshoe shaped steel plate carries the wiring, and a cylindrical chamber constitutes the heater. The device can warm a bathroom or other room before use and also heat simple foods without a strong fire.
A photo printer uses constant electric grit and an automatic timer to cut light at the proper moment. A movable cluster of lamps within a cabinet improves print quality. Under good weather, a photographer can print 200 photos daily. with the device, 2,000 photos can be printed in the same period. The machine requires three amperes to operate.
A note in the Electrical Review describes a Congo state wireless telegraphy project following the Congo river to Katanga for 1860 miles with stations in major towns. French and German systems Telefunken will be used near colonies, aiming to harmonize wavelengths with France and Germany.
The Weather Bureau expands forecast distribution via telephone networks across states in the middle west and Pacific slope. Several companies cooperate, sending daily forecasts to subscribers, with large southern carriers joining, increasing central calls and benefiting the public with free weather information.
The whistles on the Olympic are the largest ever made with two sets on each forward funnel. Each set includes three bell domes of 9, 15, and 12 inches diameter, mounted on a branch piece. The assembly stands 4 ft 2 in high and weighs 176,445 lbs. Electrically controlled, they are tuned to emit the distinctive sound known to White Star Line navigators.
A French scientist proposes using the Eiffel Tower as a protective electric column to defend Paris and surrounding countryside from hail stones. Heachamp says a 100 foot column has protected crops within two miles and suggests the tower could yield similar agricultural benefits.
A London era roundup notes rapid gains in electricity use worldwide. Steel dies are engraved by electricity, Japan hosts forty five gas companies, the US issued around 60 000 patents for electrical inventions. Telephones seen as amusement in parts of Australia. over 250 000 electric flatirons sold in North America. A machine can mail 20 000 envelopes per hour, powered by electricity. Edison’s weekly royal ties loom in moving pictures as innovations worth about 5 000 dollars. A Masenhuis Italy company made a gold mounted electrical fan for Queen Mary to dry hair. Grand Trunk railway to adopt telesphered telegraph training, electric roof signs leased in Times Square at 25 000 dollars a year.
The piece traces modernizing reforms from 1901 to 1911 under the Manchu throne, led by Yeung Shih and the cheng su chu board, the 1906 edicts, and the 1907 famine. It notes the nine year program, the 1910 assemblies, the regent's actions, cabinet formation in 1911, and the rapid spread of revolution ending imperial authority.
A tall brunette visits a large furniture shop seeking items for a soon to be married life. A polite clerk explains special inducements for young couples beginning housekeeping while the woman waits for a proposal that may come later.
A reviewer contrasts a distinguished citizen's daily routine with a satirical portrait of a busy day by an English humorist. The humorist’s cycle moves from lunch to club, calls, a park ride, dinner, parties, and bedtime, while the literary work is humorously set to the next day.
Indignant remark questions city life versus suburbs as Mrs D Arnoo resists moving out. Mr D Arnoo advocates economy while praising the charm of a pretty woman waiting at a suburban railway station with her husband.
A fragmentary humorous dialogue features misquoted lines and comic exchanges about quotations and anecdotes. References to Roosevelt, Daniel Webster, and Adam and Eve appear in a satire of a theatrical show and a hack writer. The piece plays on misattribution and comic misfires.
An English applicant seeks a heraldic emblem from a college claiming lineage he cannot prove. The official probes for a notable deed, and the tale turns to a humorous anecdote about escaping Ledzate prison for debt by tying a cord to King Lud’s statue and sliding down.
The text defines an optiat as a person who imagines he would act the same way as others in situations he did not witness. It presents the idea through a conversational riff on pop culture speak and reflectively names a hypothetical “pop a man” who envisions actions he would have taken.
A string of anecdotes and quips unfolds with a transplanted flavor of humor. A philanthropist declines a small gift noting soap’s power, a traveling peddler cites billboard ads, and social foils trade jests on restaurants jealousy and champagne.
A fragmentary exchange shows George and a fatherly warning about a cat on me, followed by remarks on desire and a cigar given this morning, leaving misread intentions and a potential misunderstanding in the record.
Dialogue-driven snippet shows Mrs Spinks pressing for access to savings from Mr Spinks at Neverbreak Savings Bank to fund a waterproof purchase. The exchange hints at anticipated marriage plans and a playful exchange with Mr Dashaway while a cryptic line about a dream book and writing on the wall closes.
A fragmentary dialogue recounts a patient exchange aboard a train where a husband would marry again, a wife contemplates legal action for damages, and a bank runner is humorously described. The overheard snippets hint at a domestic story and a mistaken belief about life choices.
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