War Inventions Coming to Light
New York reports on wartime wireless advances by General Electric engineers. Innovations include a barrage receiver and simultaneous wireless telephony with separate sending and receiving stations, enabling clearer, independent messaging and home use after war.
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New York
America
General Electric Company
Schenectady
Ernst F. W. Alexanderson
Institute of Radio Engineers
West Thirty-ninth Street
Do. A. Hoxie
Alexanderson
Atlantic
Europe
Washington
New Brunswick
Doctor Alexanderson
Mrs. Jones
Mr. Jones
Paris
Nansen
Germany
France
England
Paternot
TWAS A COURTSHIP BY WIRE
Ellendale Delaware telegraph operator Miss Dena Veasey and Edward Rust operator at Redden married after a wire courtship. They were seven miles apart and practiced sending messages in leisure moments. They planned to marry in Wilmington by wire.
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Ellendale
Del
Dena Veasey
Edward Rust
Redden
Wilmington
First Horses in the United States in 1629 and Oxen on the Farm
The piece notes that imported horses reached New England by 1626 but were undervalued for a century. Oxen proved superior for farm work on rough land, being cheaper to keep and easier to manage. Farmers preferred sturdy oxen over the then common degenerate horses. Colts were kept outdoors to toughen them.
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United States
New England
America
Tricks Found Necessary in Getting the Ugly Crocodile to Pose
A recount from American Museum Journal describes photographer A. W. Dimock in Florida coaxing crocodiles from riverbank burrows for posed portraits. He explains lassoing the creature, wait for a bite, and guiding it to the bank where the camera could capture the moment before ethically releasing the animal.
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American Museum Journal
A. W. Dimock
Florida
Mr. Dimock
Spring Smiles Costly Experiment
A cartoonish exchange shows Mr. Godspur admitting a self foray into car repair backfiring into a bill of 154.17 dollars. The humorous line underscores overconfidence in auto knowledge and the expense of professional repairs.
Diary Fragments and Witty Exchanges on Love and Money
Snappy exchanges reveal romance and social quirks with lines about first loves and Monday nights. Humorous asides wonder at Dibbleby, Conquerors admiration, and a co ed college dig. A quip about poets, a mislaid hobby, and a joke on hotel charges closes the snippet.
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