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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1915
Page
7
The article notes extensive use of electricity in New York theaters with Vari Gis devices creating wind, rain, sunrise, and sunset effects. A glass runway and high powered lamps enable borealis lighting, while electric motors drive fans, hoists, and revolving stages. Electricity fuels stage life and power, then adds a note on 1614 iron production.
A newly established savings fund for Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company employees shows closer cooperation between workers and the firm. The fund, run by a trustees, guarantees deposits with semiannual interest of four and one half percent. Minimum deposit is ten cents and yearly deposits cannot exceed $500. The program aims to foster thrift among staff. Also described is an electric safety razor sharpener invention claiming re-edge blades up to twelve times, using a holder and two revolving cylinders with blades edged by pressure on both sides.
A Cleveland candy maker operates an electric machine producing 100 sugar wafers per minute. The wafers are cooked molded and stacked without hands touching them, indicating a high level of automation in production.
A newly devised heater recreates the look of an open wood fire. It uses two logs with collateral materials placed between them to resemble burning logs. Each unit reaches and maintains a constant 2000 degree Fahrenheit temperature during operation.
A Long Island bakery operates entirely with electric power. Machinery includes electric elevators, mixers, large molding and forming machines, conveyors, and coating units. The plant uses electrically driven packing cases and minimal belt pulleys, presenting a clean, modern efficiency model.
Wilmington mayor Price says a Concord, Delaware resident asked him to locate a husband for a young woman. At city hall five men waited on the steps and sought the woman’s name. The mayor directed suitors to mail inquiries to her through his office.
An Ohio city merchant argues daylight electrical signs cost only three cents per kilowatt hour and serve as nearly free advertising. He notes cloudy and rainy days can boost effectiveness and urges peers to keep signs lit for a month to measure results.
A new electric heater designed like an inverted incandescent lamp helps warm small rooms. It can be suspended from a light fixture or socket and rapidly removes the chill, offering a compact heating solution.
The largest electric hoist in the United States has been installed in a Butte Montana mine. The snow machine hoists at a speed of 3,000 feet per minute and can lift 14,000 pounds up a shaft 4,000 feet deep, enabling deeper mining operations.
A partial survey of manufacturers reveals over three million washing machines toasters percolators chafing dishes grills and egg beaters resold in the United States in the last two years. Since the first electric washing machine Allied improvements have rapidly followed with models scarcely resembling the original.
Once condemned as useless and a peril a few years ago the Eiffel Tower now stands as one of France s most valuable possessions. It has become a hub of wireless activity and keeps the republic in constant touch with distant points cut off by war conditions.
A sensational piece promotes an electric vibrator as a cure for aging and nervousness, claiming vibration boosts organic activity and cleanses the system. It notes women turning to home treatments as a growing trend and mentions Wellesley College plans for electrically prepared meals in a new dormitory wing with large ovens serving 250 students.
Steel barge builders apply electric power to fireproof cargo loading cranes and crew quarters on Mississippi river craft. In other news, James Dowling escaped from a jail after cutting bars with a knife in broad daylight, as witnesses mistook him for a repairman.
Prosperity Week is urged as a nationwide Industry led celebration with mayoral support from cities over 900 population. New York based Society for Electrical Development coordinates the campaign, inviting mayors and chambers of commerce to participate in concerts, sign illuminations, pageants, and town development observances to spur lasting prosperity.
The passage notes steep drops in electric lighting costs since 1885, with a consumer paying ten cents for the same light that year costing $1 later. It highlights growth in lamp production, rising from 209,000 to 7,160,000 units, driven by Tampa components and broader market expansion.
The Pasadena community is described as enjoying clean drinking water treated by electricity. The report notes the water remains fresh indefinitely and mentions the kama process used in dairies to keep milk sweet and pure.
The largest electric range in the world sits in Mone tana state hospital Warren Springs Mont. The range spans over thirty feet and is equipped with eight ovens. It will prepare meals for more than 1,500 people daily.
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