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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
7
A Connecticut inventor patents an electric lamp with a hemispherical reflector and top shade. The device directs rays horizontally onto the book or task, eliminating light waste and reducing eye strain by avoiding glare in unused areas.
Wireless telegraphy now carries messages from San Francisco to Japan across the Pacific. The Curtis machine at New York Edison's Water Street plant, rated 20 000 hp, drives a steam turbine to power the state of Delaware. Large 25 000 hp generators aid western water power. Electric lighting advances include new lamps and improved processes. Electric light remains the best and cheapest artificial illuminant.
A Popular Mechanic illustration shows glove heating units with insulated wire woven into the glove. Contact points on the steering wheel allow current from a battery to warmth the glove. The piece notes train operation by electricity from Stamford to New Haven and mentions electric heating in brass bedsteads during lacquering.
A future telephone user may see a caller as a picture. Professor Rosing demonstrates a system using light pencils and moving compound mirrors to project images onto a fluorescent screen. Rapid mirror motion and controlled electric currents reproduce light and shade from the transmitter image.
A plan to measure roof tank water depth uses a copper slider and float to indicate level via four contacts on a slate with a brass strip. Ultraviolet rays from a mercury vapor lamp sterilize milk, purifying it in minutes through ozone formation without heating, promising hygienic value for rural and child health.
A 50 mile telephone cable will connect England and Belgium while Paris links Madrid by direct telephone and England to Switzerland via two routes. A German motor sleigh reaches 60 mph and a German lighthouse beam shines from the world’s first airship lighthouse. Paris stores use electric tricycles for deliveries and widespread electric florination reaches over 700,000 households. An electric railway to the summit of Popocatepeti is under contemplation as Hamburg houses the world’s largest telephone exchange serving about 40,000 lines with plans to double.
The article features William A. Radford urging readers to buy rather than rent, arguing home ownership builds wealth via property value and lawn care. It advises on site prep, soil quality, and lawn care, emphasizing a modest two person home with careful painting and landscaping. It notes the broader antiwar sentiment and contrasts romantic notions with practical realities of modern warfare.
The excerpt shows Mrs Homes-Fanny and Mrs Bangs arguing with harsh words and a saucepan being thrown at a husband after he sat on a new hat. The dialogue reveals tensions in a domestic scene with pleas of love and affection as a rationalization.
A man from New York is due to consult John on business tonight, prompting him to stay late despite Mary’s willingness to excuse him. Bertha Gayleigh has returned from Reno and may also join dinner, prompting concern over the timing and possible early departure.
William H. Maxwell, superintendent of New York public schools, cites common examination paper errors called howlers. He notes three prime examples: Grace Darling was a lighthouse keeper. There are five continents a, ¢, , o and u. A centipede is a French measure of length.
After spending the evening with friends John decided Howe was the place for him and arrived there to sleep in the front yard. Next morning upon locking up he saw his wife watching him from an open window and he yelled Shut that window Do you want me to catch my death of cold?
Reginald C. Vanderbilt at a Sandy Point farm luncheon quips about a famous suffragist saying she achieves much but some methods are not fair. He recounts a husband’s reply to a man who asked if he gives his wife an allowance or if she requests money. Both, was the answer.
A humorous exchange mocks a breakfast recommendation as a husband gains weight after following it. The wife expresses shock while the husband defends the plan, highlighting misunderstandings about diet and healthier eating.
A dialogue hints at a doctor tending a rich Smith boy with a favorable outcome. The Lady presses for recognition while the Willie character is described as having thrown a brick and being hit, referencing Scribner's Magazine as the source.
A humorous exchange reveals marital intrigue as a wife, listening for weeks, fails to catch a supposed plot while the inspector notes the ongoing vacation. The brief overheard quip plays on suspicion and domestic comedy.
In New York a sharp exchange turns on trust and belief as a wife agrees with every claim her husband makes. The dialogue humorously touches on gullibility, contrasting local wit with a Chicago reference about knives.
A shaggy man browses two shirt colors in a Washington haberdashery while a bored clerk with a high collar offers pink and blue options. The customer asks for the best choice and the clerk replies it depends on taste, finally selecting the pink shirt.
Grizzly Gus, famed three-fingered terror, critiques eastern sport sections. He notes many boxing reports claim draws when fighters are evenly matched, asking why matches end in a draw and contrasting them with western fight narratives.
A gas company president asks for a permit to dig up Main Street pavement, but officials note there is no pavement there yet. He explains the permit is for future excavation once paving exists. The exchange highlights preemptive planning for upcoming street works.
A buyer claims a seller deceived him by selling a plot two feet under water and refuses to refund. He then bought a second-hand gasoline launch and a copy of Venetian Life by W. D. Howells. The case highlights alleged misrepresentation and consumer deception in local commerce.
A poet reflects on a long wait and a moment of anger while musing about a lady fair. The verse ponders whether the delay mattered, or if a bulldog could have led him astray during that time.
A local amateur faltered in a speech as he began with Mr Chairman I er I er I. The chairman, kindly, replied the era is human, and another speaker was then invited to continue.
A historic tale recalls Procrustes cutting a guest to fit the bed as he boasts of shaping a daily paper crowd column and stuffing a quarter of live matter into a single column space.
A sardonic joke smith jokes about Montaigne and his habit of annexing good things, tying the remark to running a humorous column. The exchange frames wit and practical savvy as a method.
A fragmented excerpt shows Dustin Stas resisting politics while the landlady jokes about courtship through meals. The text hints at boarders in a boarding house and a typewriter boarder wooing a shoe clerk boarder amid chaotic dining. The tone resembles a humorous daily vignette with running parties and personal views.
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