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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
3
The article details multiple innovative match mechanisms including rolled lapped strips with ignition seams, a box device where a pulled stick ignites via friction, accordion folded strips enabling one hand use, and tube based matches with head surfaces ignited by rubbing. It highlights rain wind weather viability and safe carrying in pockets.
A Leipzig accident spurred a patent for a wall mounted garment support. The device features a pivoting arm and a foldable ring to suspend skirts and petticoats, preventing creases when stored in drawers or chests. Inventors target female wardrobe care and convenience.
A German patent covers spinning artificial threads from cupric oxide and cellulose to knit mantles. The fabric is impregnated with thorium salts and dried before a bath of ammonia or hydrogen peroxide. The peroxide converts salts to insoluble compounds, requiring a ceria bath to achieve one percent ceria for the mantles.
A British surgeon recommends window glass as a wound covering. The glass smeared with carbonated oil is packed with absorbent cotton at the edges. It protects against blood poison hemorrhage and irritation and can be removed for cleaning without trouble.
Ottawa moves to tighten export duties on electrical power, aiming to raise revenue and regulate cross border trade. The measure seeks to impose duties on shipments from the Dominion to foreign markets, including the United States, as part of broader economic policy.
An eminent Spanish professor reports a sunflower based febrifuge that could substitute for quinine. Historical notes trace prior mentions by Moncorvo to the Paris Therapeutical society. Russian use includes fever relief and a coloring matter from leaves yielding notable results in children.
The superintendent of a dog and cat hospital notes animals detest kerosene odor causing steam heating to fail and oil stoves to trigger a mutinous response from pets especially cats. He recalls a nearby stationery stove driving a resident cat to seek a warmer home. Ane at the Billiard Cue discusses billiard terms and origins.
A rambling collection of anecdotes, etymology notes, and quotes touches on a man seeking sleep after moving near a trolley line, the word cue and theater usage, a near double of Senator Alden Smith, and a 1906 coal field life expectancy study forecasting 300 years of future output amidst rising consumption.
Regis Post, a New York lawyer and Long Island yachtman, is named governor of Porto Rico by President Roosevelt. A two term New York state legislator and active Republican, Post’s promotion followed efficiency in minor offices. He hails from the Post family with deep New York lineage and ties to Bayport and Long Island society clubs.
General Arthur MacArthur requested relief from command of the Pacific division and was ordered to Milwaukee. He served in the Civil War and the Philippines, earning several promotions and a Congressional Medal. He is preparing a report on his Orient trip. Additionally, contracts were awarded for Stanford White's prison ship martyrs monument in Fort Greene Park.
Arrangements to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain's discovery of Lake Champlain involve New York Vermont and Canada. Cheating schemes in New York, including short-change and phony payments, undermine ticket offices. The Japanese government orders Goldie's painting of St Frances Xavier Kavler for a public gallery in Tokio.
A fragment notes Mr. Jones with a tense or altered countenance. The wording suggests emphasis on facial expression or reaction, hinting at a described incident or mood without full context. The text reads as a clipped, dyspeptic description from a historical page segment.
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