Patents Sold By One Third Of Recent U S Inventors
A weekly survey shows 31 percent of 394 U S inventors sold part or all of their interest before patent issuance. Major buyers include General Electric, Gamewell Fire Alarms, Standard Sewing Machine, Union Metallic Cartridge, Westinghouse, Eagle Pencil, and others. Sues & Co offers patent information from the Bee Building in Omaha Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
General Filectric Co
New York
Gamewell Fire Alarms Telegraph Co
New York City
Standard Sewing Machine Co
Cleveland
East Orange
N. J
Meekhan Boller & Construction Co
Lowesville
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co
Pittsburg
Ball & Socket Fastener Co
Boston
Mass
Nashua
N. H
Eagle Pencil Co
Sues & Co
Patent Lawyers & Solicitors
Bee Bldg
Omaha
Nebr
November elections sweep twelve states in fall slate
The piece lists party nominations across multiple states including governors, lieutenant governors, Supreme Court judges, superintendents of public instruction, and railroad commissioners. It notes broad themes like bimetallism and party alignment with national platforms and details several state ticket lines under Republicans Democrats Prohibition Populist and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Chicago
Leslie M. Shaw
James C. Milliman
Supreme Court
John C. Sherwin
Robert C. Barrett
Edwin A. Dawson
Fred ©. White
M. N. Bevis
A. von Wagenen
P. B. Dfolst
Calhoun
W. Atwood
Neutenant
George Pugsley
D. J. Dunledy
A. B.ray
Middle of Road
Charles A. Lloyd
Leutenant
8. M. Starvey
L. Dr. Weller
C. Worth
Robert L. Dunning
United Christian
C. C. Teacock
J. FP. R. Leonard
F. W. Darner
W. C. Pidgeon
Co. Z. Lindley
William Goebel
J. C. Beckham
Breck Hill
I. J. Breckinridge
S. W. Mfaeger
Gus Coulter
Nali
LL. v- Mec- Chesney
Honest Election Party
John Young Brown
P. BP. Johnson
Lb. L. Hines
Lawrence WF. ‘Tanner
John Droege
G. W. Vandevere
John S. Sweeney
John W. Throckmorton
John Burke
John G. Blair
R. Browder
Benjamin Keys
John T. Bashaw
A. H. Cardin
W. J. Hannay
John C. Sullivan
Albert Schmutz
James Delancey
KR. P. Caldwell
James O'Kearn
W. S. Palmer
A. H. Longino
James I. Harrison
J. Stowers
W. Q. Cole
Monroe McClurg
H. L. Whitfield
Wirt Adams
E. J. Hall
E. W. Brown
A. Q. May
J. D
McInnis
J. C. di
Incannon
R. K. Prewitt
J.W. Pryde
N. M. Hollingsworth
John A. Bailey
T. J. King
J. J. Dennis
J. I. Simpson
J. W. Anderson
N. J. Dining
J. . Anderson
Rairoad
W. T. Hay
A. M. Monroe
G. A. Sam
Infant Sandals Ease Wear, Aid Foot Alignment
Bandais for infants are welcomed by mothers as creeping sandals worn over baby shoes to protect toes indoors. They extend shoe life and keep footwear fit for street use, reducing repairs and removals. Ready made shoes claim to correct turning in of toes or ankles and straighten bow legs without braces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Emily F. Haas
Freeman St
Greenpoint
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jennie Sherman
Fremont, Mich
Mrs. Pinknamm
Widespread Patent Medicine Claims and Anecdotes
A collage of ad style notices touts various cures and tips. Hall’s Catarrh Cure promises $100 for any deafness cured by catarrh and names F J Cheney & Co of Toledo. Other items claim fever, Fits cured by Dr Keine nerve restorer, cold cures with Laxative Bromo Quinine, and stock tips anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
DEER
Kiine
Hestarer
Rosi. Keine, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Baltimore and Ohio engines at Martinsburg described in 1861 raid
An official inquiry recalls Gen Stonewall Jackson's 1861 band destroying B and O equipment at Martinsburg. About 200 men reportedly fired engines and cars, while Col Thomas Sharp moved ten engines and parts westward, later working for B and O. Also noted: Georgia governor’s widow becomes a state insurance agent. Circumstances! I make circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
Martinsburg
W. Va
Col
Thomas Sharp
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
L Stonewall Jackson
Col. Sharp
Staunton
Winchester
Strasburg
Atkinson
Georgia
General Wheeler Praises Peruna as Catarrh Remedy
Major General Joseph Wheeler praises Peruna as an excellent tonic and cure for catarrh. Senators Sullivan McEnery Roach join in endorsement, with testimonials from W V Sullivan of Oxford Mississippi and W N Roach of Larimore North Dakota. A free book on catarrh is offered by The Peruna Drug Mfg Co of Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wheeler
Santiago
Peruna
Sullivan, Roach
McEnery
United States
Sullivan
W. V. Sullivan
Oxford
Miss
Roach
W. N. Roach
Larimore
North Dakota
M’ft's Co
Columbus
Ohio
Quip on Ants and Bread Sparks Humorous Note
A witty line from Ben Franklin contrasts married men avoiding certain restaurants with home made bread. The punchlinePlayfully asserts the ant preaches well while the subject remains silent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant
Ben Franklin
Inventions Patents Granted to Des Moines Inventors
Patents were allowed for Senden and Smith of Des Moines for a glass cutting board with a scalable frame and grooved central boards. Dr. R C English of Des Moines received a patent for a detachable copy holder that extends behind a typewriter to protect the operator’s eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senden and
Smith
Des Moines
R. C. English
Thomas Gorwig & CO
Iowa
Brockton Shoe Industry Buoyed by Steady Wages in 1899
The Brockton Times notes WoL Douglas Shoe payroll for week ending Sept 30 shows average earnings of 15.64 dollars excluding supervisors and clerical staff. The 1899 Brockton shoe industry enjoys few factory closures, a major addition planned for the Douglas plant, and strong prospects for Brockton manufacturers with rising collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Wol. Douglas Shoe Company
Douglas
W. J. Douglas
Massachusetts
W. L. Douglas
Mass
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Ayer
Buckingham
Danosigts
Gr Roe Hs
A. J. Tower
Fisces
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
Winchester Avenue
New Haven
Cenn
W.L. Douglas
Shoes Union
L. Douglas Shoe CO
Brockton, Maes
Seth al
Iold
Knebee
Eureka Appliance Co
Ultabie Building
Daltiarre, Nd
Qwaba
Neb
Kentucky
Lloyd Lowndes
Phillips &. Goldsborough
John V. L. Findlay
John Walter Smith
J. W. Jering
Isidor Rayner
James Swann
WP. I. Wall
FF. C Hendrickson
Balmore Atty
State Court of Appeals
Samuel JD. Smucker
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
John H. Mack
Commonwealth
Henry Lloyd
Joseph J. Flynn
E. Gerry Brown
John H. Morrison
W. Murray Crane
John I Bates
William M. Olin
Edward S. Bradford
John W. Kimball
Hosea M. Snowlton
Mississippi
Nebraska
Yfnston
Silas A. Tidecombe
Regent State University
S. K
Edison Rich
M. B. Heese
G. McGilton
William B. Ely
Charles E. Smith
Albert Fitch
State Assembly
New Jersey
Legislature
George I. Nash
Heutenant
John A. Caldwell
William Z. Davis
John M Sheets
Iusaac
KB. Cameron
Walter D. Guilbert
Board Public Works
Frank A. Bluttiman
John R. McLean
Abraham W. Patrick
Dewitt C. Badger
Willam WH. Dore
James J. Gorman
George W. Sigafoose
Public Works
Fletcher D. Malin
Samuel M. Jones
Pennsylvania
J. Hay Brown
Superior Court
James &. Barnett
Democratic—Supreme Court
L. Mestrezat
Charles J. Reilly
William Tv’. Creasy
Prohibition
Agile Ricketts
II. L. Robinson
John M. Caldwell
People’s—Supreme Court
John H. O. Stevenson
N. I. Atwood
Justus Watkins
South Dakota
Tuston
Justice Supreme Court
Edmund Smith
S. R
C. B. Kennedy
Jullun Bennett
Dwight Carson
Howard G. Fuller
Dickaney
Virginia
Martin
Jay Gould
Helen Gould
Atlanta
Admiral Dewey
E. W. Grove
H. D. Reed
N. 38Th Ave
Chicago Post
J. R. Madison
42D Ave
Napoleon
Wits
Swanson Rheumatic Care Company
Swansea
Swanson
Jackson
Reeraat
Sixweat
Eaney
Jeliet
Swanson Krhecmatic Cure CO
Lake Street
Ill
Gen
Joe Wheeler
S. D. McEnery
Louisiana
New Orleans
San Juan Hill
Tennessee
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Nashville
John.m.smyth
Mammoth
IWEST
Tchcaso
C.O.D
Endlers
RED Cross
Cameas
Oder
W.N.U. Omaha
Piso
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