Model Landlady Retires After Fifty Years in Chicago
Miss Margaret Murray, Chicago’s longtime boarding house keeper, retires after 50 years guiding a two story brick home at 122 South Green Street in a factory district. She lists rules for a homelike, plain table life and recalls 14 longtime boarders including Officer Timothy Daley who returned after marriage.
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Margaret Murray
Chicago
South Green Street
Case Stewart
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Mies Murray
John Wheeler
Chicago Police Department
Neil McIntyre
Edward Cooney
Johe Cassidy
The
Central Trust Company of Illinois
Daniel O'Connor
Timothy Daley
Michael Daley
Edward Beal
W. A. Quinn
William H. McCarthy
Frank Hoy
Samuel Wilson
Charles W. Smwall
Miss Murray
Officer Daley
Elie
Daley
Joy
Murray
Ireland
Iowa
North Union Street
Cooney
Inspector Wheeler
Doctor Quinn
Beal
Tim Daley
Vacuum Ice Machine from Denmark Brings Easy Cold
Water in a jar connected to a vacuum bell freezes as air is drawn out by a hand crank. The device also makes ice cream and cold beverages. Only chemical used is sulphuric acid, which does not touch the liquids.
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Idea
Denmark
Device to Prevent Sagging Doors with Twist Wire Stay
A simple stay for screen doors uses a hook at the lower outer corner with a wire running to a bolt at the opposite lower corner. The wire is doubled and twisted by the bolt to shorten it, lifting the sagging side to its normal position.
Fuel of Japan Charcoal Dust Mixtures Sold as Paste
A description notes in Japan the dust of charcoal is saved as fuel and mixed with chaff and straw. The mixture is formed into a paste about the size of an apple and sold to consumers.
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Japan
Stop Waste of Heat Urges Factory Efficiency
A call urges U.S. factories to curb heat waste and convert burning coal into mechanical work. It notes that currently less than one tenth of heat is transformed into useful force.
Asbestos Cement Mix Leaves Part Damaged in Water
A fragment notes asbestos fibers soaked in water and mixed with cement creating one component of a construction material. The readable wording references the process and composition without broader context.
Copper Production Surpasses Global Output
The United States now leads copper production, producing more than all other countries combined. This marks a historic shift in global mining, with U S output outweighing the total of every other nation.
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United States
Metals in Food Supplies Sparks Ban Call
An investigation reports manganese in certain vine products used to tint foods. Potassium permanganate is employed to mask the taste of cheap vinegars from refuse and rotting fruit. Arsenic in wines may come from insecticides. France recently forbade arsenical sprays. The investigator urges aluminum use instead.
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France
Hammer head fastening by wedge from washer
A simple method to secure hammer heads uses a cut washer beveled to form a wedge. The wedge is driven into the handle end, and wood fibers grip it to hold the head. The idea is not new but may surprise the average handyman as a practical trick from Scientific American.
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Scientific
Industrial notes on global markets and tech advances
Chicago remains a leading lumber market while overshoes mix rubber with asbestos. England consumes three times more coal per person than France. twenty five American auto types are sold in England. German industry employs 3 million women, 20 thousand in mining. Royal mint uses gas furnaces to melt metal. A needle machine makes 1.5 million per week. German textile research tests asiatic silk fiber as cotton substitute. Austria shows eight years of industrial growth and higher living standards. A white metal alloy can be soldered forged welded. France uses porous glass for ventilation with ultra tiny holes. Gtraw and sawdust note and mining reference appear garbled.
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Chicago
England
France
Royal Mint
Austria
Pbs
Fight on Turkey Parasites
Government bulletin advises protection of young poults from lice and mites with hen dusting, insect powder, and careful handling. Avoid lime, sulphur, or kerosene. inspect poults after leaving the nest and use safe treatments to prevent parasite damage.
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Turkey
Minnesota man patents egg dating device
A Minnesota man patents a glove stamp device for dating eggs. The stamp of removable type fits palm apertures and inks date marks on eggs as they are picked from nests, avoiding repeated marking of the entire day's crop.
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Minnesota
Remedy for Diarrhoea in Birds
Remedies for bird diarrhoea include Subnitrate of bismuth one to four grains twice daily or powdered cinnamon bark two grains twice daily. Keep soft feed dry. If improvement stalls, give 20 to 30 grains of salts in a tablespoonful of water. One or two grains of calomel in soft water can help.
Feed Dry Feeds Best Time to Try Oatmeal Mix
A reader is advised to start with dry feeds and plenty of dry oatmeal for a better feeding approach. The note encourages trying the dry mix now as the best time to begin.
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