Innovations from history discover seven eighths tea and clever devices
A cross section of early science and invention notes Nineteen hundred claims include tea production from India and Ceylon, nutritious violet potatoes, infant foods import value of 41000 in 1908, hair color aging, London agency statistics, a wasp jaw strength, geysers of ice cold water, honey collection trips, rust prevention with banana oil, patent for illuminating roadways from car wheels, air pressure concrete conveyance, spider nests to trap flies, a 5000 horsepower single cylinder engine for steel mills, a card dealing machine, cork core baseball, packable balloon for aeronauts, folding stairs for small houses, and auto use replacing rail service in a South African town.
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London
Aegcatehiers
Yellowstone Park
Mexico
Ohio
New York
Proper Position for Hands in Piano Playing
A piano teacher notes the common fault of players keeping hands level with or below the keyboard. A recent device uses brackets and a wire above the keys to force wrist elevation, giving tactile reminders when the wrist drops. Once correct technique is learned the device can be removed.
Matavanu Volcano ErUPTION Wrecks Savall Lands
The Matavanu volcano in Savall erupted explosively in 1905. Dr T Anderson notes lava flowed ten miles to the sea, forming fields of lava and deep deposits, with a crater lake of incandescent lava. The fluid lava surged in waves and fountains, creating a subterranean channel to the sea and sparking explosions and mud showers.
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Matavanu
Savall
London Geographical Society
T. Anderson
Allinga Valley
Kilanea
Collapsible decoy duck innovation aids hunters
An inventor unveils a collapsible decoy duck that folds to a compact size for easy transport. The design features a hinged oval base with two legs, a spring head held by curved wires, and a thin wire rib frame that stretches to form a duck body.
Lone submarine rescue ship highlights German advantage
The French navy lacks adequate means to rescue submerged vessels after the Plu vinse disaster in the English Channel. It notes Germany alone possesses a capable rescue vessel, despite having only eight submarines completed, versus Britain’s count.
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Engish Channel
Calais- Dover
Germany
Elebt
Germany's Submarine Rescue Ship Vulcan at Kiel
The Teutonic vessel Vulcan, launched in 1907 at Kiel, is 230 feet long with twin hulls marked AA and BB. It travels 12 knots, carries two steel bridges EB and a 500 ton electric crane, and can raise submarines using movable girders while staffing includes skilled engineers and divers.
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Britain
France
Russia
United States
Teutonic Thoroughness
Vulcan
Kiel
Thie
High Occasions by Julia Bottomley in Gowned Social Fashion
A group of elegant women in draped gowns showcases fashion’s innovation and Oriental influences. Built to order figures, marquisette gowns with rosary bands, and belled drapery dominate, while lace bands, embroidery, and chiffon coats frame the latest state occasion looks.
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Julia Bottomley
Margisette
Voile
Messaline
Marquisette
Studying Air Over London Balloon Observations Reveal Sky Above City
A British scientist has, for years, studied London's atmosphere by balloon. He finds London air extends to about six thousand feet, with dust and fibers accumulating between three and five thousand feet. Calm weather often traps haze higher, and balloons are typically yellow to protect rubber from light.
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London
Etratt
No smarter design for a young girl dress in blue stripes
A fashion note describes a blue striped linen dress for a girl. It highlights a wrapped seam finish on the princess panels, a panel back and front, and a lower skirt with folded box plaits. The dress features darker stripe linings and fish-wife trimming for edge detail.
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Fish-Wife
White Belts For White Shirtwaist Suits At Low Prices
White washable belts for white shirtwaist suits are highly attractive and priced cheaply. Belts boast small round or oval white pearl buckles removable for laundering. A white duck belt fits at 1.5 inches with 40 cents price. A white mercedized jacquard belt, wider, costs 18 cents. Linen embroidered belts with stitched edges range 25 to 35 cents.
Hat Pin Craft from Sealing Wax Fashion Tip
A guide for making decorative hat pins from red sealing wax. Shape with fingers while warm, harden in cold water, then add layered wax in blue and gold or silver to create designs. With practice, a girl can fashion stylish pins at low cost using long pins and sealing wax.
Play With the Children Tale Teaches Honest Lesson
A mother uses a playful tale about a curious child to impart a moral lesson. The story centers on a tiny son asking what a slang phrase means and the mother guiding him to understand the value of honest learning.
Scratched so She Could Not Sleep
A reader praises Cuticura Remedies for curing a two year old with eczema after five years of scratching that kept her awake. The letter notes dramatic improvement after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolve, including a photograph from roughly 18 months old showing initial sores.
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Cutiura
H. Kiernan
Quincy St
Brooklyn
Boulanger Advice to Girls Urges Poise Health and Movement
French writer Marcel Boulanger offers sociable advice to girls urging focus on body control, posture, and charm. He warns against slack shoulders from long bridge sessions and promotes good health, fresh air, and regular exercise as essential to living well.
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Bane
Marcel Boulanger
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Public Testimonial
A reader from Minnesota shares relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter promotes the product as a reformer for weak women and urges others to write for confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham, Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Mneay
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia FE ‘Pinkhasre
Pinkham
Lynn
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Author's Club
Owen Seaman
Punch
Walter Emanuel
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Baseball Record
Daisy Fly Killer
Moward E. Burtom
Senate
Bathelen
Ase W. WN. U
Salt Lake City
Dr. Pierce
TouEsmomons
Ows
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Dr. R. Pierce
I Perce
Pree
Buffalo
Rayo
Low Pac
The
Bonreat Continental Oul Company
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