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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1911
Page
6
An article discusses using a combined pencil and small light to aid note taking in dark basements. It describes a device that could be hidden in a pencil barrel and activated by turning a screw, enabling discreet illumination for work at night.
The article notes growing interest in wind as a power source for electricity. England studies show mean winds rising above ten miles per hour for about half the time and fourteen miles for winter, with calm periods lasting days. Economical lighting plants could use gasoline motors to cover wind Lulls.
A line of electric valve grinding tools for grinding thyift or poppet valves in automobiles compressors and globe valves is featured by an American tool company. The equipment reduces manual labor previously needed for reseating valves and periodic maintenance, promising efficiency gains across engine and valve service.
The article extols Niagara fall energy powering extreme furnaces. It notes aluminum production and the shaping of essential materials such as graphite and phosphorus. It highlights carborundum creation and references a diamond kingdom as a rival frontier.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses a corporation and a push to use electric power following physicians advice. It notes electricity being directed to assist those unable to pay and mentions housing and labor shortages. The unclear source hides concrete details like names, dates, or places.
A Brunswick American consul report describes a new life preserver design weighing five and a half pounds. It uses twin swim cushions bound by straps, a chest and back band, a small forehead lamp powered by a battery, and a headband to keep the lamp in place. The lamp lasts three to four hours and can be upgraded with a reflector to project light hundreds of yards for nighttime rescue. It buckles around the body in seconds and offers real utility in wrecks, though it would be less useful in wartime.
A fragment describes whether it is necessary to run a single telephone wire through woods and swamp. It mentions swinging the line to trees with a hanger as illustrated and notes that this will wave many poles.
In a historical overview, the piece traces Tripoli’s Carthaginian past, its medieval shifts under Tunis and Algiers, and later Ottoman rule. It discusses modern Italy’s ambitions to assert sovereignty over Tripoli within a region long influenced by France, Britain, and Spain, and outlines Tripoli’s diverse population and economic potential amid lingering Turkish domination.
A mine pump motor operated unprotected in high heat, remaining submerged two feet in water during a winter thaw. It continued to run for two hours without pumping, then resumed after cleaning and oiling bearings. Since, it has run about 20 hours daily without damage.
German scientists developed an electrolytic process producing iron at a Leipzig electrochemical plant. The iron is claimed to be exceptionally pure and forms a hard, easily worked electrode material. By using varied shaped electrodes, tubing, and complex sheets, magnetizing and demagnetizing are said to be rapid, broadening use in electromagnets.
The item cites inventions such as a wireless bioelectric meter to measure steam flow, a motor driven bottle labeler, and an electric timing device to stamp records. It notes London traffic registrations, battery driven delivery cycles, and electric inspection tools at West Point. Cinematograph usage and U.S. film supply share are mentioned amid broad electric work claims.
A compact cloth folding tool designed by two lawmen aids ironing by guiding and folding edges. The metal device features grooves, a resting seat for the iron, and a central tongue to guide folds, enabling single edge or dual edge creasing with consistent edges and faster work.
Practical advice on cooking and cleaning including stewing food with milk or stock, cleaning aluminum with lemon juice, starching with bran brew, washing bottles with crushed egg shells, protecting rolling pins with muslin, keeping bread in a stone crock, preserving yolks with paper and water, deodorizing pans with burning paper, and dispensing olive oil through a cork groove for mayonnaise.
One peck ripe tomatoes chopped and drained overnight in a bag. Two cups chopped celery and two cups chopped onions with three green peppers. Stir in one quart strong vinegar two pounds brown sugar three tablespoons gall two tablespoons cinnamon two ounces mustard seed. Mix well bottle and seal no cooking keeps any length of time.
A technique describes using milk and buttermilk as a furniture polish. Wipe with a soft cloth and rub well into the wood to lift dirt and maintain the wing surface in good condition.
A National Food Magazine piece lists practical tips to ease chores. It covers safer bottle-opening, lining pans with discarded candy wrappers, flouring pans to prevent burning, washing methods using a broom and bags, using dry wiping bags for floors, and wearing supportive shoes. It also advises a weekly rest day with planned meals and minimal visitor interruptions, plus simple silver care and stain removal tricks such as salt for ink spills.
A simple fish spread is prepared by skinning and mashing half a pound of cooked fish with curry powder chutney anchovy extract lemon juice salt and pepper and a bit of milk if needed. Melt butter mix in chutney and curry powder then fold in fish. Serve on buttered toast rounds with browned crumbs and heat until hot.
A recipe outlines lifting half cup sugar and two cups flour with four teaspoons baking powder and salt. Blend in one third cup butter, grease pans, add liquid, vanilla, almond, mix until smooth, bake moderate heat, and add cocoa for chocolate cake with cocoa frosting.
This instruction outlines weekly oven maintenance when used daily. Scrape off burnt pastry syrup or gravy with a blunt knife, brush away debris, prepare hot water with washing soda, scrub top sides bottom, wring a hot cloth, wipe all surfaces, and leave the door open to dry completely.
A recipe lists twelve large apples four large onions two large green peppers six large green tomatoes one tablespoon salt one tablespoon cinnamon one tablespoon cloves one cup chopped raisins two cups sugar one quart vinegar Chop or grind all fine and cook very slowly for one hour.
Beat half a cup of chick and sour cream with attie salt and sugar to a smooth base. Fold in half a cup of grated horseradish and serve with cold nam as a tangy condiment.
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