Treasury department bicycles crowd under vault roof
A bicycle stable of nearly 500 wheels operates in a 10 000 square foot shed inside the Treasury building in Washington. The roof was raised to store bikes while protecting vaults containing large silver coin and bullion as moisture stalled reconcreting plans. About 2900 employees use stalls each day from nine to three.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
New York Telegraph
Pump in cycle head shows bicycle tire inflation pump idea
The article describes Sir Herbert Pattee’s bicycle front head pump patent with hollow frame tubes used as a pump barrel and connection to tire valves. It claims ease of use compared with a foot pump and notes optional rear tire inflation via a tube. It also recounts France’s 1769 Cugnot steam carriage as an early automobile example and its limited follow up in France until 1885.
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Herbert H Pattee
Philadelphia
Louisville Courier- Journal
Cugnot
France
M. Cugnot
Women Take To Winter Acting In Steady Fashion
Women adopt winter activity with persistence and enthusiasm akin to men. Warm attire includes heavy shirts, long top riding shoes, thick woolen gloves, soft hats, and stout coats. A new style of sweater favors sleeves tight at wrists and puffed at shoulders, no roll collar, buttons across the front.
Combination Automobile Introduced in France
A new motor carriage in France uses an oil engine for propulsion with an electric motor assisting on hills. A sheet engine runs at constant speed and excess power charges accumulators which are used sparingly. The engine starts via a dynamo motor that is shunt wound, with mechanical speed changes.
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France
New Telephone Receiver Design Placing Transmitter in Box
A receiver transmitter combo places the transmitter in a small box and fixes the receiver inside the box lid so the receiver is unobstructed when the door is opened, enabling hands free conversation.
Novel Pneumatic Tire Auditor Uses Penny Slot System
An innovative device for checking bicycle and automobile tire air pressure uses a penny-in-the-slot mechanism. Invented by John Fay Wilson of Jetmore Kansas the unit employs an electric motor and compressor to reach the desired pressure shown on a dial.
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John Fay Wilson
Jetmore
Kan
Experience Counts for Cyclists on Muddy Roads
The article advises riders to gain experience before riding in traffic on wet surfaces. Beginners should practice on quiet, wet streets to learn the dangers of side slip, especially at night. Nervous riders are prone to steering erratically in darkness and should avoid dark rides on muddy roads.
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Pershaps
Threy
Puncture-Cloaking Compound and Tempting Tales From Wheeling
Instructions describe making a heating rubber compound with scrap rubber and resin then cooling steps. The piece notes Temperance in Wheeling praising cycling as harmless when used properly, and a clergyman joke about a widow bride who laughs at a past marriage ending in tragedy.
Homemade warm bed for sweet potato plants and family use
An Ohio River region farmer shares a method for a 10 by 12 foot shallow pit bed with a dirt frame, manure and soil layers, and a heavy muslin canvas cover. The design yields warmth, protects from rain, and supports early lettuce and beets alongside sweet potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, and peppers.
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Ohio River
Gibbs
Tweed
Ohio
The Farmer's Garden Should Grow Beautiful Grounds
A historical note on planting a home garden focuses on variety for all seasons, horse powered cultivation, and using seed drills and wheel hoes. It recommends hardy perennials and showy flowers to adorn cottages or larger homes, promoting fresh vegetables and pleasant grounds.
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Soarden
Planta
Vinegar From Frozen Apples Proposed By Horticulturist
A prominent horticulturist suggests frozen apples may yield more cider and thus more vinegar. The piece notes winter storage, thawing in spring, and pressing frozen apples could produce one third more cider than unfrozen fruit. It questions why this method isn’t widely used.
Regular Hours for Milking Emphasized for Dairy Cows
Regular hours for milking matter greatly as a cow’s stomach and milk yield respond to consistent timing. The feeding schedule should align with milking times and be rigidly followed to ensure steady production and avoid declines in output.
New Steamship Meet Service Added by New York Central
New steamship bureau created at Grand Central to meet incoming trans Atlantic and coastwise liners. Captains Ingwersen and Schultze to arrange through tickets parlor car service baggage assistance and guidance through customs. Passengers bound abroad directed to Grand Central on arrival for onward ship transfers and railroad support.
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George H. Daniels
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Lews Ingwersin
F. A. G. Schultze
Ingwersen
Cunard
Woote Star
Atlortie Transport
Walson
Hirestein Garp Rt
Pettt-Tretts
Heener
North Germain Lloyd
Huniarg
Phes Wall
Hitohnion
Grand Central Station
Daniels
New York Commercial Advertiser
Fragmented wartime chatter and ads from Atchison Globe
A rugged excerpt from the Atchison Globe features wartime newsroom banter about late editions, a promotional note from Salzer Seed Co offering potatoes and seeds, free Allen's Foot-Ease samples, ailment cures, and a proverb about vice, all presented as a collage of notices and quotations.
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Salzer
John A. Salzer
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
Leroy, Noy
Friese
The Crescent Hotel Opens at Furekha Springs Ark
An All Year Resort in Furekha Springs Arkansas opens March 1 1900 promising climate healthful air sparkling water and best accommodations. Advertises manager contact for particulars and calls it a desirable resort for health and pleasure.
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Crescent Hotel
Furekha Springs
Ark
Trisco
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Land OF Sunshine
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Atchison, Leorka & Santa Fe Railway
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