Odd Inventions From Germany to France and England
Wireless clockwork in Germany drives clocks by telegraphy and portable wireless stations emerge. French electroplating enables gold lace coatings and silver plating. Cotton tire weaving promises strong 6000 psi limits. Masorama telephone may boost long distance audio. An English auto fire alarm triggers 12 seconds after fire. Aluminum alloys alter brass color in submarine use from gold to rose red to white.
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Germany
England
France
Scientists Debate Plant Sensations and Anesthesia Advances
Professor Haberlandt suggests some plants may feel sensations through tendrils and hairs after studying plant responsiveness. Schneid erlin proposes a three shot hypo dose anesthesia using scopolamine and morphine with unconsciousness lasting hours after surgery. Dr McAlpine claims a mineral oil refining method cuts chemical use, doubles distillation efficiency and boosts yield by twenty percent.
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Pof
G. Haberlandt
Schneiderlin
Berlin
London
McAlpine
Two Classes Great Statesman Amused by Politics
A short dialogue cited from N Y Weekly features a great statesman astonished at the citizen’s lack of political interest while the citizen explains he earns his living in another way. The exchange satirizes public engagement and economic pragmatism.
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N. Y
Preference on natural color and hair shade discussion
In Town Topics readers are asked which hair color they prefer natural color or blond. The brief prompts responses about keeping natural shade and not changing hair color.
Passing of Porridge Gains Health with Grape-Nuts
A Huntsville Ontario reader credits Grape-Nuts with transforming her invalid husband’s health in one month, reporting a 10 pound weight gain and renewed strength. She notes her child’s stomach pains vanished and she now prefers Grape-Nuts with cream for breakfast. Name given by Postum Co. Bottle Creek Mick. There’s a reason Read the little book The Read is Wellville.
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Britain
Huntsville
Postum Co
Bottle Creek
Mick
House for Fowls in Indiana Farm Practice
An Indiana inventor describes a 12 by 24 foot poultry house designed to separate old fowls from young. It includes a dusting room under roosts, a droppings box, and movable laying boxes, with sections for sitters and chicks to roam separately.
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Indiana
Points for duck raisers from old farmer notes
Practical guidance from H. V. Hawkins on duck raising covering handling, nesting, diet, and breeding. Warns against catching ducks by legs or mine lamps at night, recommends oyster shell for shell strength, sand and charcoal for digestion, separate pens from fowl, and careful egg and drake management for productive duck flocks.
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H. V
Hawkins
Close Study of Breeds for Profit in Poultry
A Michigan Farmer note urges readers to study fowl breeds and familiarize themselves with birds. It recommends timely study of breeds, fates, and opportunities at poultry shows to gain profitable insights.
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Michigan
Soil depletion not inevitable says agricultural writer
A noted writer argues soils will not inevitably deplete with time. Experts cite crop rotation, livestock feeding, clover and legumes, and artificial fertilizers as ways to renew soil and increase richness, noting Europe and eastern states show long-term fertility with proper methods.
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Farmer's Review
Europe
Three Horse Evener A Simple Draft Adjusting Device
A Farm and Home note describes a simple three horse evener for light horses. It explains dimensions for iron rings and bars and suggests a four foot doubletree when using 24 inch whiffletrees. The device mounts upright with a one foot long tower integral and is easy for any blacksmith to fabricate.
Alfalfa Growing and Farmer Advice Across Regions
Farmer guidance discusses sowing cowpeas after harvest to protect soil, growing alfalfa in summer across the United States, and the need for farmers to raise their own grain and eatables. It notes early challenges like over-pasturing and the learning curve for new locales.
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Farm Journal
United States
Spider omen or mere inspection by a wandering arachnid
A Kiowa Kansas Signal reader asks if finding two spiders in a newspaper is bad luck. The response says not an omen. the spider was simply inspecting the pages to see who was not advertising and could spin a web across the store without disturbance.
Not So Badly Off The Optimist And Pessimist Exchange
A brief Detroit Free Press exchange contrasts two views on effort and reward. The optimist claims some people work hard yet have nothing to show for it, while the pessimist remains skeptical about outcomes.
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Detroit Free Press
Epitaph In Memory of Our Father Parodies Medical Losses
A fragmentary epitaph humorously lists body parts removed by a hospital surgeon in a memorial note. The verse jests that the father joined his appendix tonsils olfactory nerve kidney ear drum and a leg, awaiting rest in peace.
Convincing Evidence on Dodd's Kidney Pills Testimonial
Davis Lewis of Winthrop California praises Dodd's Kidney Pills after six months of back and stomach pain. He reports relief within a few doses and remaining well since completing the box, illustrating a plain testimonial to the product's effectiveness.
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Winthrop
Cal
Dodd
Davis Lewis
Nickel Plate Road Promises Low Rates and Luxurious Services
Nickel Plate Road advertises low eastern rates ending its connections to New England with three through trains daily to Cleveland Buffalo New York and Boston. Dining car meals on the Individual Club Plan range 215 cents to $1.00, with a la carte service and sleeping cars on all trains. No excess fare charged and agent J Y Calahan of Chicago is listed for full information.
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Nickel Plate Road
New England
Cleveland
Buffalo
New York
Boston
J. Y. Calahan
HWS Adams &J
Chicago, MI
Kidney cure claims from a Columbus messenger
A. H. Stotts, a State Capitol messenger, reports fifteen years of kidney trouble and failing health. After exhaustive doctoring he collapsed, then recovered after using Dean's Kidney Pills. twelve boxes restored his health and weight to 188 pounds, two years strong. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box.
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A. H. Stotts
State Capitol
Columbus
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Grateful to Cuticura Letter Prompts Public Help
A reader from Lakeside New York praises Cuticura products for curing a months long severe scalp and skin eruption. After trying many remedies, the ointment and soap provided instant relief and complete recovery, as described in a signed testimony.
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Nellie Ander Wiele
Lakeside
N. Y
Taken Up. Penny for Your Thoughts Exchange
A brief cartoon style exchange shows a husband asking his wife to pause a thought while he waits for publisher guidance, and she replies with a playful line about holding an open mind.
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Puck
When Baby Has the Croup use Hoxsie's Cure
An antique remedy advertises Hoxsie's Croup Cure from Buffalo NY. It claims prevention of pneumonia and diphtheria with no opium and no narcotics, and mentions scented preparations.
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Hoxsie
A. P. Hoxsie
Buffalo, N
Men in the Swim Escaped by Water Wagon
Chronicle notes men in the swim failed to escape by the water wagon as reported by Indianapolis news staff.
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Indianapolis
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Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Cuticura
Mull
Mull’s Grape Tonic CO
Rock Island, Ill
Isia Remedy
Mac
St.Jacobs Oil
Price
Castorif
Sig
Nature the Centaur Company
Earl S. Sloan
Albany St
Mass
Moline
Loewe
4Th Avens
7Th Street
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Illinois
Peerless
Chas. A. Strelinger CO
Gas Engine Dept
Detroit
Mich
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