Work of Inventors Danger of Shipping
Sir W H Preece, once chief electrician to Britain’s post office, studies magnetic variations on the Manacle Rocks off Cornwall noting compass error from Cherbourg to the Lizard. He warns a degree shift over ten years risks wrecks near the Manacles.
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W. H. Preece
British
Post Office
Cornwall
Eng
Mohegan
Paris
Cherbourg
Lizard
North Pole
Archimedean Propeller Vision from Jenkins of Boston
Charles D Jenkins of Boston Massachusetts develops Archimedean screws for ships. The invention shows twin shafts in brackets flanking the hull with Archimedean screws surrounding the propeller area to boost vessel speed without extra power.
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Charles D. Jenkins
Boston
Mass
Mechanism for Naval Pattern Propulsion Described
The inventor details increasing driving power from the rear shaft and auxiliary propellers. A larger propeller sits at the tail of the main shaft with external gear wheels linking main and auxiliary shafts. Secondary screws can extend up to half the hull length and may be placed in water channels in the hull bottom to protect them from damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Stevens
New York City
Sweden Considers Electric Locomotives for Rail Network
The Falun Vesterdalarnes Railroad Company in Sweden petitions the government to replace steam engines nationwide with electric locomotives powered by water. They note a Swiss firm’s proposal using the Huber system to generate current as trains descend inclines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falun Vesterdalarnes
Sweden
Switzerland
Paris airship dealer touts condensation control scheme
It is reported M Sibolot, a Paris aeronaut, has perfected a device for dirigible balloons that uses a heating and cooling apparatus to condense or expand gas via a lever. The system promises ascent or descent without hydrogen loss. A separate note mentions an Electricity piece on a horticultural experiment aimed at influencing the water question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Berryessa
Santa Clara Valley
Paris
M. Sibolot
Struckon
Remains of Man and Mammoth Found in Provence
M Renelin reports the discovery near Brignoles in lower Provence of mammoth remains with palaeolithic human remains. A cave yielded four chipped flint implements with a molar of Elephas primigenius and part of a human skull jaw, teeth and related bones. The find fills a gap in prehistoric Provence records.
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M. Renelin
Brignoles
Lower Provene
Elephas
Primigenius
Provence
Hay Fever Disk Claims Cure for Allergic Inflammation
Inventor William R. Wilson of Denver Colo presents a hay fever disk designed to block irritant dust from entering nasal passages. The device uses wire gauze and rubber to fit nostrils and create a partial vacuum, acting as a dust catcher to prevent irritation and swelling of the mucous membrane.
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William R. Wilson
Denver
Cole
Electromagnetic Gun Hailed By Birkeland For Heavy Projectiles
Professor Birkeland at Christiania experiments with an electro magnetic gun expected to hurl 1 000 pound projectiles much farther than explosives, signaling a potential advance in weapons technology.
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Birkeland
Christiania
Mademoiselle Elise and the Two Sisters
In a London theater tale, two elderly sisters of a once rich family recall a dancer known as Mademoiselle Elise. Dorothy supports Barbara as the latter recalls youth and a dream of stage glory, while Elise reveals her true identity to the audience, earning overwhelming sympathy before fading from fame.
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Mademoiselle Elise
Ife
Barbars
Mademoiselle Blise
Ellse
Rkilse
God Biess
Queen
London
Dorothy
Mademoiselle
Tattoo marks on Eskimo women cited at society meeting
At a Washington meeting of the Anthropological Society evidence was presented that Eskimo tattoo marks on women signified kinship. The finding suggests a purpose of indicating relationship among groups.
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Tatlon Starks
Anthropological Society of Washington
A Parade of Tiny Tales from a Cambridge Schoolroom
In a column of light humor and brief anecdotes a Cambridge girl is caught whispering in class and deflects blame with a compliment about the teacher’s dress. Other vignettes touch on marriage jokes about cooking, a doctor’s advice on carriages, a quip about time to fetch a patient, a joke about a ringmaster’s marriage, and amusing misreadings of a well known name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Holmes
Cambridge
Christian Register
No One forth Architect-Now drawing room quarrel
A witty exchange unfolds with a boastful claim about rooms in a house and plans to draw a room despite lacking drawing skill. The speaker jokes about making a drawing room when their abilities fail and mocks prior refusals of other rooms.
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Yellowdest
Wedding Plan Ties Anniversary Gift to Birthday
A humorous exchange reveals a groom's plan to marry on his fiancée's birthday so one present would cover both anniversaries. The quip notes the romantic gesture but implies practical reasoning rather than sentiment.
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Charlie
Trade Craft Scales Draw Attention Amid Fancy Styles
An agent boasts of elab orate scales meant to attract customers while a butcher objects, preferring the plainest style. The exchange highlights tension between ornate display and straightforward presentation in trade.
Thinking of the Future in a City Block Letter Exchange
In a lighthearted exchange Julia and Harold question the need for ongoing correspondence since they share a block and meet daily. They joke about publishing love letters should either become famous after marriage, imagining a future public romance.
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Harold
Julia
Romance Among the Freaks Proposes in Odd Way
A Circasian Beauty asks about the Living Skeletons proposal to the Fat Lady. The Human Hedgehog explains nothing. The Fat Lady discovers the surprise in her stocking on Christmas morning.
Fragmented dialogue between characters on fortune and fate
A string of witty exchanges touches on strength, gratitude, debt, medicine, and philosophy. The dialogue features a rescuer claiming help owed, a doctor diagnosing a headache, and a running joke about cost and rain, closing with a quip on difference.
Odds and Ends of Witty Quips and Cartoon Snippets
A collage of light humor and caricature captions from a late 19th or early 20th century page. Jests range from love and proposals to strikes and dog dish quips, with snippets about golf fashion and a dentist’s wisecrack, featuring miscellaneous humorists and column-style remarks.
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Marconi Maken
Sig. Marconi
Nova Scotia
Marconi
Tarconi
United States
Woilegg
Wurtemberg
Joseph Fischer
Feldkirch
Vorarlberg
Wolfegg
America
Columbus
Nordenskjold
Edith Franklin
Miss Dorothy
Miss Barbara
Miss Barbera
Father
Carroll
Thes
Atlantic
Barbara
Duchess of
M. D
Harry
Jawleigh
John Anderson Jawleigh
Philosepay
Philosopher
Senator Sorghum
George
Elsie
Casey
Cassidy
Bartenders
Granger
Bell Boy
Edo
New York Herald
Clara
Detroit Prep Press
Detroit Free Press
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Charles
Mr. Brown
Boston ‘Transcript
Bimerit
Queat
New York Weekly
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