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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1914
Page
6
A New York inventor designs a glass circle cutter with a rubber suction cap base that fixes to the surface. A pivoted square rod carries a non turning cutter head, allowing precise centering and rotation to cut circles of various diameters.
Skim milk is pressed and dried to form a durable non inflammable substitute for ivory used in piano keys and many other items. Produced at a Stroud British factory since last year, the skim milk ivory is shipped worldwide and valued for cost, strength, and appearance.
The Scientific American describes a well hoisting device invented by JD D McCall of Houston Texas. The system uses compressed fluids such as air or vapor to lift liquids from wells, detailing its mechanism and potential applications.
Fragmented text mentions a member discussing a device or action related to a class and a compressed item. The readable parts reference a cylinder or cypher and a desire or instruction from a member. Context unclear and names absent.
A novel concrete wall system uses a slightly inclined form on a rack of screw jacks to pour and cure walls nearly level, then tilt the finished wall upright onto a foundation. It promises time and labor savings, with large walls built in one piece for government and corporate projects.
An English design reported by Popular Mechanics features a compact folding scaffold or trestleworks on a square frame with casters at each corner. It can be moved easily across floors, folded for storage, and raised to reach work height. The trestle can be used singly or paired with boards and partition rails for extended reach.
A garbled Detroit item notes various facts including brick houses lasting longer than granite, the Suez dredger, a light German pistol, an amateur motion picture device, Indian pulp source used at a high annual tonnage, a white foot rest patent, and Pennsylvania coal output records reaching 567000 short tons.
The article surveys fashionable footwear and stockings paired to outfits, noting elaborate embroidered stockings and varied shoe styles. It highlights how matching shoes and hose are essential with short skirts, detailing examples like blue suede slippers with embroidered hoses, green suede slippers with bows, and stockings adorned with flowers, insects, and animals.
A fragmentary note discusses hat trimming with wheat heads as a substitute for aigrettes in spring millinery. It mentions artificial sowers for date and a shift toward greater use in military stations, reflecting evolving hat fashion and material choices.
A Long Island hostess enhances summer weekend stays with four French guestroom soaps picked in violet rose cyclamen and verveine colors. Each soap carries a flower stamp and fragrance, paired with silk kimono and heelless boudoir slippers in room color, ensuring a ready, elegant guest experience.
Black and white attire remains fashionable for evening wear. A black chiffon dress with a white gauze tunic features long jet tassels, white gauze corsage and wings at the sleeves, a deep jet corselet, and white tulle with bead chains. A black and gold skirt complements a jet outlined corsage. A white tulle corsage with multicolored bead ornaments adds a sumptuous exotic touch.
The text describes fashionable French style outfits with a left-side image of a dainty frock featuring a plaid skirt, black velvet bodice, and tulle guimpe. It suggests reproducing the plaid skirt in dark blue, green, and red, a plain blue serge bodice, and mugil guimpe. A blue and white taffeta frock on the right shows white embroidered bands and color embroidery for trimming.
The instruction outlines brushing the jet first to remove dust, then applying a leveling brush and polishing with chamoin. The steps emphasize preparation and finishing the surface for shine.
Governor Dunne cannot proclaim holidays under state law after seeking a formal legal opinion. The AG ruled the executive’s role is to urge observance, not command it, amid numerous requests from promoters of various celebrations.
Trusty Flees Joliet Prison with a life conv ict Mathew Startha vanished from the state penitentiary, believed hiding in Joliet’s foreign quarter. Born in the district, aged 26, he was jailed for murder and highway robbery in 1908. Once a trusted worker after losing a finger in the shop, he disappeared through the west gate into railroad yards.
A reflective study outlines two sections of quarterly lessons from the Perean ministry. The outward kingdom lessons stress charity, service, prayer, and readiness, while the inner path emphasizes humility, confession, true treasure, watchfulness, and compassion as core discipleship principles.
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