War inventions coming to light
General Electric engineers reveal new wireless tech including a barrage receiver that silences unwanted signals and a separate sending and receiving system linked by a wire line to the local telephone network. Ernst F. W. Alexanderson describes how these ideas, once war confined, could transform civilian wireless telephony and home use.
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New York
America
General Electric Company
Schenectady
Ernst F. W. Alexanderson
Institute of Radio Engineers
West Thirty-ninth Street
C. A. Hoxie
Alexanderson
Atlantic
Europe
Washington
New Brunswick
Mrs. Jones
Mr. Jones
Paris
Courtship by Wire Leads to Ellendale Marriage
Miss Dena Veasey a telegraph operator in Ellendale and Edward Rust a Redden operator wed after a seven mile wire courtship. They practiced sending messages to each other in leisure moments and arranged the marriage by wire from Wilming ton.
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Ellendale
Del
Dena Veasey
Edward Rust
Redden
Wilmington
First Horses in the United States in 1629 in New England
The first horses arrived in 1620 but oxen dominated early American farming. Oxen proved stronger for work on rough land, were cheaper to keep, and required simple harness. Horses were seldom admired, with farmers preferring large oxen and limited care outside work. Colt wintering aimed to toughen young horses.
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United States
New England
America
Tricks Used to Photograph the Crocodile in Florida
A. W. Dimock describes in the American Museum Journal a defense of making crocodiles pose for images. He details locating a cave mouth, using a rope noose, and a harpoon pole to coax the reptile from burrows into view of the camera. The procedure ends with releasing the animal after a successful pose.
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American Museum Journal
A. W. Dimock
Florida
Mr. Dimock
Spring Smiles Costly Experiment
A jokey exchange about a costly car repair bill prompts a string of wry remarks on learning, love, poets, hobbies, and hotel charges. The narrator, Mr. Godspur, cites a $154.17 repair as proof that minor self tutoring can be expensive. Kitty-Jack proclaims first love recollections amid humorous quips about wealth and life dullness.
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