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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
2
The London Chronicle reports a grave allegation of profiteering by wholesalers against the public. An official inquiry is said to be underway to examine charges and possible abuses in pricing.
A Swiss railroad adopts electric locomotives capable of hauling 340 ton trains up steep grades. An Illinois inventor creates a coat and vest combo with a single back panel. A Massachusetts woman patents an easily handled mosquito net and stand. A New York inventor lists a folding table with ten joints. Men’s shoes with cuffed tops for easy pull on. Automobile door folding vestibules protect entrants and exits.
In snow clad peaks of the Carso a priest conducts a military mass for Italian soldiers fighting to wrest lands from Austria. A sun ray pierces the clouds and lights the altar as the priest prays.
War weddings are decreasing in Glasgow with irregular marriages falling after a record 1915. In 1915 sheriff legalized marriages set an all time high, but last year and this year show continued drops. By mid year 32 civil marriages in county buildings raised the total to 1,440, down from 1,760 at the same point last year.
Andrew F. H. King argues in Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering that expensive leather footwear will be out of reach for most people. He predicts a shift to rubber-soled, rubber-heeled shoes as a replacement.
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