Remarkable Ohio Woman Branded by History
The nearly century old Mrs Brandon from Ohio, famed for bearing twenty three children and producing many Civil War soldiers, lives frugally near the city. She tends her home, smokes a pipe for comfort, and collects a government pension while her sons work across Bellaire and Columbus.
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Brandon
Brute
Ohio
Evan
National Gallery
Washington
Columbus
Bellaire
LODIES OF TWO KINGS FOUND
In a fragile fragment of prose the passage describes an effort to adjust Henry II Partially bending the skeleton to shorten the tomb to support vaulting and protect the abbey's second tombs. The reader notes the restoration aims and a king's broken heart referenced in the scene.
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Plantagenets
Henry II
Woman active at 110 claimed oldest in West Virginia
Mrs. Sarah Brandon of Moundsville West Virginia is described by many as not only the oldest woman in the state but also notably vigorous for her age.
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Sarah Brandon
Moundsville
W. Va
Woman with monoplane hat causes Paris crowd stir
A Paris street scene drew spectators as a lady wore a hat shaped like a Bleriot monoplane. She was escorted to a taxicab but could not fit through the door, forcing bystanders to lower the hood before she could enter.
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Paris
Electric motor operated revolving doors improve flow
The article explains how motorized revolving doors, controlled by a wall button and unseen motor, provide smooth, consistent motion. It notes attendants can speed or slow manual doors, causing delays and friction, whereas electric operation standardizes movement. It also recounts early photophone and radio phone experiments and light wave transmission limitations.
Wireless telephone in 1879 by Alexander Graham Bell
In 1879 Bell developed a wireless telephone using selenium based resistance changes to modulate light waves. Light reflected from a silvered diaphragm to a receiving mirror formed the signal, illustrating early ideas before Hertzian radio.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Clerk Maxwell
Electric Fireless Cooker Combines Stove and Heat Exchange
A device blends an electric stove with a fireless cooker. Electric current starts heating then residual heat finishes cooking as food sits in stacked aluminum pans. An insulating hood covers the assembly and the process is claimed safe and efficient for quick meals.
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Ae Set Ceenead
Ake Aitearon En Te Te El Ee En
The readable fragments present a fragmented OCR text with no clear person, place, or event identified. No coherent facts or defined entities emerge to form a meaningful news card.
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Ake Aitearon
Adjustable drop-light using wood and cord
The adjuster is a wood piece three eighths inch thick two inches wide and three inches long with a quarter inch hole bored half inch from each end. Thread flexible lamp cord through the holes and pull to adjust length. holes fit standard cord gauges and can be bored for other sizes.
Harnessing for Wind Power in London and Germany
An English scientist estimates wind over London at 600 feet could yield work equal to half a million horsepower continuously. Wind turbines offer simple erection with towers under 650 feet. In Germany a wind power generator uses a storage battery and regulator to maintain constant current for lighting or small machines.
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London
Germany
Tarsus Lit by Electricity for First Time
Tarsus, the ancient city in Asia Minor associated with the Apostle Paul, is now illuminated by electric lights drawn from power supplied via the Cydnus river. The milestone marks a modernization of the historic port city.
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Tarsus
Asia Minor
Apostle Paul
Electrical notes on new devices and effects of electric power
The article discusses carborundum as a hard material from electric furnaces and notes electric lights’ germicidal effects. It mentions a compact electrically driven floor scrubber under fifty pounds and cites Sweden’s and Siam’s coal shipments influencing gas use for illumination.
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Germany
Leo
Siam
Ce Fomng
Penger
Household Tips And Cautions From Farm Journal
A collection of practical homemaking tips covers kitchen hacks, safety reminders, and craft ideas. Advice includes using a food chopper for powdered sugar, thickening gravies with bread, careful kerosene lamp filling, trunk safety for children, warming logs inside, drying sweet corn methods, and commentary on candy cigarettes. It also details a method to make apple butter from boiled cider with step by step stir, cook, and jar guidance.
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Farm Journal
Beetroot and Onion Balad
Pare and slice small beetroots and lay in a shallow dish with onions. The fragment hints at a prepared dish or salad style serving.
Filling for Wall Cracks With Patts Plaster Mix
Cracks in walls may be filled using plaster of paris mixed with vinegar to create a putty. When mixed with water it hardens rapidly, making it difficult to apply in time.
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Walla
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St Kirém
Hebrides
Norway
Spain
Bell
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