Popular Science Electrical Experiments and Inventions
A survey of German high speed locomotive trials on a weak test track, contrasted with steam locomotive use. The article covers the triplicate baggage check idea by William F. Connor in New York, a German inventor’s face shield for barbers, nickel alloy improvements, a new armor plate recovery note, a hammering on michel steel, and various practical device patents from Hanover to Baltimore.
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William F. Connor
New York City
Morplurglers
Tong Town
Insertion of coin activates lever and brush rotation
A coin entering the tube contacts a lever, releasing the mechanism. The hinged plate moves, carrying a lever connected to a toothed wheel on the brush hub, making the brush rotate as the plate lowers.
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Clarence M. Stiner
New York City
Roth
Eal Earfarew
New College course aims to fit men for real news
A New England college has created a School of Administration and Finance to overcome the belief that a college education inadequately prepares men for news work. The two year program covers private banking, brokerage, investment, railroad and steamship services, foreign trade, manufacturing principles, and employer employee relations. Journallem consular work and general administration are included.
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New College
New England
School of Administration and Finance
Journallem
Alan Tamcht
Electricity for Plants Gains From Wired Fertilizer
A new paper by De Sete Lem strom of Helaingtora reports electricity boosts plant growth. Experiments show 40 percent higher crops on mid quality rabbi soil when fields are well tilled and watered, with peas beans and clovers responding to electrotherapy. Baffin Land Survey in Canada notes a review of land conditions amid a broader survey of northern territories.
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de. Sete Lemstrom
Helaingtora
Windmill Toy From Spools And Sticks
A Topeka Herald item describes making a windmill toy using two large thread spools, halves cut from one, two sticks, a third crosspiece, and a moving spool that turns with wind. Crossed sticks anchor lids with pasted animal pictures to simulate flight as a draft moves the lower cards.
Fragmentary craft note on match and ribbon setup
A partial instruction fragment describes placing pine around a balla claeety with two yards of ribbon and a paper pline. It mentions a match setup where A lies with its head touching the table and ends raised, with the head lifter activated by pressing on match C, and a fourth pin.
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Acme
Mitch
Glass Tube Trombone Sound From Simple Arts and Toys
Instructions describe a glass tube instrument using a %-inch diameter by 24 inch length tube with a mouthpiece formed from an alcohol frame. A paper sleeve around the tube creates a trombone like tone, with pitch adjusted by sliding a paper tube over the glass tube. The method claims deep tones and easy play for amateurs.
A Home Made Kaleidoscope Guide For Kids
A simple at home kaleidoscope project explains cutting three glass strips nine to ten inches long and two inches wide. The angled frame is tied with thread, capped with contrasting paper ends, and fitted with a small central eye hole. Colored glass fragments complete the decorative effect.
Fragmented instructions for a toy pinball device
The readable text describes assembling a pinball style toy with cardboard pieces and ribbons and a sequence of oddly described parts. It mentions making teacup sized parts, Rover card plate, and various measurements, but the meaning is unclear and mostly fragmented.
Ingrowing House Wren's Ingenious Nest Construction
A wren in Central America constructs a six by two foot platform on a small tree with horizontal branches. It adds a twelve inch high dome on the platform end using interwoven thorns, and forms a crooked tunnel from the tree out to the platform with thorn fences along the way.
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Central America
Slowing Cornucopias Game Instructions
Instructions describe making two paper cornucopias with large ends, threading twine, and suspending them high. Two players stand at string ends and blow into openings to move the cornucopias across a room, testing lung power and aim to send the object straight.
Four Squares One Line in Moptranon Tale
A fragmented description centers on four squares and a line within a hallown setting. The text mentions clever dogs, a worn path to a ne Polets, and a cubarl of tere with twain anil white tog w that hints at a curious scene. The passage references inner work and a humorous line about home, suggesting a quirky mnemonic or playful rhyme.
Millionaire Indiana farmer builds canal empire in Jasper County
J Gifford, a self made planter in Jasper County Indiana, has spent a decade turning 34 000 acres around the Kankakee swamp into a vast canal and rail network. He dredged swamp land, created 200 miles of waterways and has plans to cultivate about 20 000 acres this year. His ventures include timber for 180 two story houses and 160 barns, with rail construction aiding his private development. The enterprise has raised land values from 5 to 100 dollars per acre and beyond.
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Nola
Kankakee
Gifford
Garthrers
Hima
Jasper County
Indiana
Kankakee River
Scrub Oak
Morass
Giffard
Vermon t Potato Scab Bulletin Summary
Bulletin 85 from Vermont Station explains potato scab fungus requires germs and favorable soil conditions to cause damage. It notes introduction via contaminated seed potatoes and minimal risk from clean soils, with environmental factors driving spread and emergence of scab on young tubers within days.
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Vermont
Bolsey
North Dakota
Trinteen
Jersey
Intercity produce trade fears toll on Water Street
A garbled report discusses a proposed alliance among wholesale produce groups and retailers on Water Street. It concerns possible combined chants and a single price scheme that could force fruit growers to pay tolls to street dealers, risking higher costs for consumers and disruption of trade.
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League of
Eibout
South
Mere Sont
Ie & v
Apple Market Outlook Causing Market Confidence Shift
Market observers in New York report a favorable outlook for apples with a large crop expected. Growers and shippers insist their figures are accurate and warn against manipulation to calm prices. Steady prices are urged to prevent demoralization among buyers and sellers and to encourage normal trade.
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New York
Outlook
Anid
The Granberry Crop Outlook Across States
Reports indicate cranberry yields will be lower than last year with Massachusetts shipping about 240 000 barrels, New Jersey around half that, Wisconsin aiming for about 10 000 barrels, and overall prices likely high as demand for cranberries persists. The industry notes ongoing growth, the need to develop new bogs, and challenges from pests despite strong demand.
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New Jersey
Wisconsin
Suits for Loat Orchards
Two orchardists sue the state over damages to orchards from a San Jose seal treatment. The State Horticultural Society directed the work, destroying trees. plaintiffs seek redress for losses and allege possible responsibility for the harm. No case has progressed on the record.
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San Jose
New Tropical Feast and the World Embalms Rich Life
A garbled international fragment mentions tropical cuisine and global culture, referencing places and people in a disjointed stream. The unreadable OCR yields no clear events, dates, or identifiable figures to anchor a concise news item.
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