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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1911
Page
2
A New Jersey designer creates a sanitary mouthpiece for drinking glasses aimed at soda fountains and soft drink counters. The device uses a spring clamp and folding edge to cover the rim, preventing lip contact and reducing spread of infectious diseases through shared cups.
A Texan inventor designs a crutch that doubles as a chair. When fatigued the user deploys a folding camp stool housed inside the crutch arms, unfolding a canvas seat with legs pivoted in the frame. The lower crutch portion extends behind to form a back, offering reclining comfort with cushions.
The term Catgut stems from silkworms used by Mahermen. The main catgut center is Prodiéa’s Bay of Naples, with most silkworms ruined near Torre Annunaints at Vo sivag. Caterpillars are killed and prepped as sick glands are removed, then threads are drawn by skilled workers, mainly women.
Experiments at Johns Hopkins University analyze the fundamental tones and partials of musical sound to develop a method for determining violin and instrument value from tone. Researchers aim to link timbre to instrument worth, potentially revolutionizing appraisal.
Reading notes describe a researcher seeking pearls inside a damaged oyster. The team tests with X rays but finds nothing of value. The oyster may be returned to the sea to continue growing, maintaining a cautious, experimental tone.
Prof Jules Amar submits in Paris to the Academy of Medicine results on man as machine. He finds energy loss relates to rest days and fatigue, with burning energy yielding profits and accidents tied to fatigue. European scientists study fatigue better, noting bank clerks err late in day and rest impacts errors.
The illustration shows a stamp affixer that moistened by a sliding envelope, stamps with a projection from a strip, and records usage on a counter. A skilled operator can process about 4,000 stamps per hour.
A garbled compilation cites 16894 licensed London vehicles and 56 percent of Dartmouth students wearing glasses. It touches on a bread knife with six blades, a blind massage service in Liverpool, a hummingbird, and Robin redbreast species. Mentions patents issued and expired in Washington, coin circulation, 1890 Philippines pineapple prices, and a Chinese factory in Paris.
New York reports the first complete mechanical system for loading mail into cars. The Pennsylvania terminal handles about 40 percent of New York mail, using automatic devices from street deliveries to train cars in a three-stage process. Pouches drop into hollow cylinders then spiral descent to the waiting cars below, replacing much manual labor.
Describes a multi stage handling process where bags are dropped onto moving endless belts above train roofs, each belt serving a specific track. Movable curved chutes on the platform then receive pouches and drop them into the correct mall car via an automatic trip mechanism, completing precise car loading.
Seattle police chase $300 worth of Panama hats lost by Singerman & Song. A discarded box from the Singerman store on Second Avenue and Seneca Street held hats that were later found by a city scavenger and torn to pieces as garbage workers seized them, triggering a scramble among sanitation crews.
A feature on stylish children’s millinery detailing delicate designs for six to sixteen year olds. It highlights a corday modeled hat with lacy crown and ribbon rosette, and a wov en wire frame hat trimmed with daisies forget me nots and bows, emphasizing childlike appeal over grown up styles.
Dainty scarfs for summer come in marabout and ostrich with flat feather folds and shirred chiffon. Black and white mara bout edging adds feminine charm. Cerise velvet bows with chiffon enhance white frocks. Popular scarfs feature shirred chiffon bodies with marabout edgings in matching or contrasting hues. A simple design invites easy home sewing for a chic set.
The piece notes a fad for clocked hosiery with embroidery along the leg in contrasting colors, favoring red or white on black. Openwork gives way to plain street wear while lace remains for house and evening use. Silk stockings stay preferred by the well off, with three distinct daytime qualities described.
A new silk fabric satin feutre appears among the season’s best silkings. It is lustrous and heavy yet soft and graceful, offered in plain colors and striped effects with contrasting edges. Suitable for elegant afternoon dresses or simple street wear and praised for its striking toilet appeal.
Hint for Traveler describes packing a blue muslin sheet at the bottom of a trunk to protect garments and keep them smooth. Another note explains extending the life of linen with lace or fancy finishing stitched over hemstitching, improving durability and appearance.
An old notice suggests gold gloves become effective when paired with a costume featuring gilt buttons or adornments of the most precious metal. The fragment hints at fashion guidance for coordinating gold accessories with formal attire.
Two prominent St. Louis women, Belle Bennett and Mrs. R. McDonnell, launch a plan to enlist 800000 women in the South to pray for the rich and fund evangelization. Wealthy donors would back groups organized to support religious outreach, funding a broader mission through the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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