Inventions and myths of the sewing machine and chocolate
The text surveys the sewing machine’s invention history including Walter Hunt and Elias Howe, then tracks Wedgwood finishes and chocolate’s spread from Spain to America. It notes patent fights around Singer and Howe, and suggests a 19th century dating for a Mariago chocolate pot while outlining early chocolate adoption in Europe and the American colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yo
Walter Hunt
Elias Howe Jr
John Bradshaw
Charles Mee Rey
Joseph Johnson
Baten Museum of
Wedgwood
Q. I
Columbus
Spain
Mexico
The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Grace Cooper
Grace Cooper surveys 18th and 19th century sewing machines and the men who built them. Published by the U.S. Government Printing Office Washington D C for $2.75.
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Grace Cooper
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington D.C
Commemorative Coins and Auctions Highlight 1969 Numismatics
World of Coins reports on the Columbian half dollar of 1892 1893 including mintages and meltings. It notes the 8th edition of Yeoman's Brown Book and Krause Publications 1969 Coin Calendar. Auction plans by Stack's feature the RL Miles Jr collection of US gold coins. Austria issues a 300th anniversary Lukas von Hildebrandt coin. South Africa uncirculated sets with C R Swart effigy are described. The 1968 CNSA convention auction catalog is offered by A Kosoff Inc.
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Columbus
Palos
Santa Maria
San Salvador
Congress
America
Chicago
C.E. Barber
G.T. Morgan
RS. Yeoman
Whitman Publishing Company
Stack’s
West 57Th Street
New York City
Miles, Jr
U.S
Austria
Lukas von Hildebrandt
Vienna
Krause Publications, Inc
Krause Publications
Iola
Wisc
C.S.N.A
A. Kosoff, Inc
P.O
Encino
Calif
Raymond Burr Talks Ironside and Veterans Care
Raymond Burr discusses his Ironside role and his advocacy with the Paralyzed Veterans of America. He notes spinal cord care gaps in U S veterans hospitals and the cost of water mattresses. The piece also profiles comedian Stanley Myron Handelman and Burr's privacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Burr
Ironside
New York
NEA
Perry Masson
Paralyzed Veterans of America
United States
Veterans’ Hospitals
Burr
Washington
Stanley Myron Handelman
Merv Griffin
Sheldon Lewis Englebert
Sheldon Lewis Edgelbert
Myron
Handelma
Stanley
Brooklyn
Los Angeles
Brooklyn Heights
Consumer's Question Box on fats and aging foods at Nebraska
A reader asks about coconut oil in imitation milk and its effect on cholesterol and nutrition. The adviser notes coconut oil raises body cholesterol and explains milk fat substitutions, while addressing advertising scams and requests for large print cookbooks and clothing sizes.
Window Garden Care and Gloxinia Cultivation Tips
Readers learn to acclimate potted plants before heating, place them on pebble trays, and vary winter through fall color schemes with bulbs, Cineraria, Hydrangea, Begonias, Gloxinias, Chrysanthemums and more. Detailed propagation, soil mixes, and winter storage guidance for Gloxinia and Rubber Plant follow.
Garden plant grafting and air layering tips from Penny
The article discusses popular houseplants in Brookly n including the Indian Rubber Plant Ficus elastica and the Fiddle leaf Fig Ficus lyrata. It explains air layering with a moss ball method, notch below a leaf, collect sap, wrap with sphagnum, and wait about eight weeks for roots before potting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookly
Daredevils Target Eiffel Tower Flights Failures
A string of thrill seekers attempts at the Eiffel Tower end in two notable failures. An Austrian inventor tested homemade wings while a Frenchman tried a new parachute, both producing disappointing results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Eiffel Tower
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By Ralph and
Terry Kovel
Baten Mu
Seum
Bowman Ave
Merion, Pennsylvania
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D.C
Book Review
World OF Coins
Barbara Lyons
Numisma News
Joan Crosby
NEA Entertainment
Dean Martin
Consumer's
Margaret Dana
University of Nebraska
USDA
Better Business Bureaus
Office of Information
U.S. Department of Agriculture
D. C
U.S. Public Health Service
Public Inquiries Branch
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Reetailors
David Niven
Shirley MacLaine
Cantinflas
Robert Newton
American Plains
Michael Todd
the World
United Artists
Plaza Theatre
Fiz
the Garden
Nancy Pennypacker
Hilary Dwyer
Ian Ogilvy
Robert Russell
Edgar Allan Poe
the Conqueror Worm
Royal DriveeIn Theatre
Burt Lancaster
Janet Landgard
Columbia Pictures
Horizon Pictures
Dalke’s Palace Theatre
Poe
Oldsmobile
Patent Office
SHARP
BUICK
FORD
PLYM
SDN
Riviera Cpe
Ford Sdn
Comet Sdn
Bonneville
Dtop
OLDS
Bees
Commercial
Winchester
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