Lighter Side of Washington Patent Oddities
Washington curios reveal odd patents from 1889 to 1903 including gum preservation lockets and a hammock add-on for train travel. The piece notes bizarre devices such as a burial coffin alarm, eye protectors for chickens, a multi tool to brush, cork, and shot glass, and a foot warmer connected to breath.
Steelworkers Head Block: U S Steel Warns On Sept 25 Strike
United States Steel rebuts Philip Murray of the United Steelworkers of America urging a potential strike on September 25 1949. The company argues for binding only nonbinding board recommendations and calls for renewed collective bargaining with possible pensions study by March 1 1950 and a contributory social insurance program with up to four cents per hour from steel. The union would bear responsibility if a strike occurs.
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