Iowa Patent Office Reports Six Iowa Inventions Approved
Six patent applications prepared and filed in Washington have been allowed for Iowa inventors. Names include O A Rogers West Union for a duplex stay, R G Rider Mt Ayr for a railway nut lock, J R Brasen Rowan for a woven wire tree protector, and H R Gregory with R H Rattem Prescott for an adjustable straw stacker. An undivided half is assigned to C H Dicks Des Moines.
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Moines
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O. A. Rogers
West Union
R. G. Rider
Mt. Ayr
J. R. Brasen
Rowan
H. R. Gregory
R. H. Rattem
Prescott
Curious Invention Patent Granted to Scotchman
A recent issue from the United States Patent Office grants a curious invention to a Scotchman, detailing a process to obtain useful products from silk worms. Free information on patent laws is available from Sues & Co., Bee Building, Omaha, Nebraska.
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United States Patent Office
Sues & Co
Bee Building
Omaha
Neb
Ex Royal Publishing Co Advertises Favorable Contracts
The Royal Publishing Company of Richmond Virginia offers generous weekly salaries and expenses to men and women of good character. A letter to them could present a surprising and gratifying proposition.
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Royal Publishing Company
Richmond
Virginia
Christmas Eve Saying from Montenegro
Montenegrins mark Christmas Eve with a poetic saying that “tonight earth is blended with paradise” reflecting local lore and seasonal reflection. The phrase captures the warm imagery tied to the holiday period and festive contemplation.
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Montenegro
Earth
Paradise
Burlington Route California Excursions From Omaha
Burlington Route offers weekly Thursday trips from Omaha Lincoln and Hastings to San Francisco and Los Angeles via Denver and Salt Lake City. Sleeper cars, through service, carpeted interiors, uniformed staff, and berths at five dollars with second class tickets honored. For details contact a Burlington ticket office or J Francis Omaha. Chinese child beating statement notes legal void for parental punishment.
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Lincoln
Hastings
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
Salt Lake City
Burlington
J. Francis
Neb
Artificial Oysters A Paris Delicacy Baffles Diners
Reported from Paris the newest gastronomy is artificial oysters sold as real shucked bivalves. A U.S. traveler says they resemble genuine oysters in appearance but taste reveals the fakery. Prices range from 3 cents each to 30 cents a dozen with penny versions in second class eateries. The shells are real reused. paste and shells fool diners while genuine oyster dealers push shell destruction to curb fake supply.
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Paris
New York
America
Plague Spreads by Sacred Monkeys in Bengal Presidency
A private Indian medical official attributes bubonic plague to monkeys guarding sacred sites in Bengal cities. Sanitary action to destroy the animals risks a European massacre, as priests refuse to attend meetings on stamping out the disease. The report highlights colonial tensions and religious reverence hindering public health measures.
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India
Bengal Presidency
Agra
Indian Empire
Wesleyan Pulpit Horse Block in Wednesbury
A horse block used by John Wesley stands before a Wesleyan chapel in Wednesbury England. The block was from which Methodist founder preached forty five sermons and stood beside a building in an open town space.
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John Wesley
Wednesbury
England
New York Tribune
Securing a Substitute for a Bride in Distress
In a tearful scene Helen mourns a deceased poodle and contemplates marriage as consolation. Mattie consoles her and asks how to cope with the loss. Helen sobs and admits she may have to marry to ease her sorrow.
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Mattie
Helen
Do You Dance Tonight Shake into Shoes
An old advert pages a foot powder Allen's Foot Ease promises relief for tight shoes and sore feet with corns bunions and chilblains. Sample mailings offered. Also small jokes and ads for dropsy treatment and a Remington Typewriter ad note.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
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