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  2. Science tells us

    The mysterious disappearance in Lake Superior, during recent years, of many vessels, never afterwards heard of, has caused the engineers of the War ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 517 words
  3. HUMAN CURIOS

    There formerly resided in Ipswich, in England, a family which, from the number of peculiarities pertaining to it, was distinguished by the name of the ...

    Article : 1,737 words
  4. SOLDIER THAT HAS LOST AN ARM CAN PLAY CARDS

    How shall a one-armed man shuffle and deal and play ? A new invention makes it fairly easy. It is a triangular device—a small metal platform on three short ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 194 words
  5. WIND SHIELD FOR MOTOR CYCLES

    A wind-screen for motor cycles, light and easily detachable, is a newly patented invention. It consists of two metal frames hinged together horizontally, so ...

    Article : 190 words
  6. FLEA TROUBLES

    The flat-dwellers of New York complain of a plague of fleas. Vacationers, returning to their homes, have found them literally, alive with the pests. They bite ...

    Article : 296 words
  7. NEW TOY FOR THE NEW YEAR

    A toy bomb that really explodes is the novel idea of Louis F. Duck, of De Kalb, Ill. It is quite safe for youngsters' use, and exciting. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 358 words
  8. SWAT—NO, SHOOT THE FLY

    A pistol for shooting flies has been designed by Charles R. Coup, of McKeesport, P., U.S.A. It is meant to convert the business of fly-swatting into a sport attractive to youngsters. ...

    Article : 192 words
  9. LET EGGS TIME THEMSELVES

    Since very ancient times sandglasses have been used for timing the boiling of eggs. Even nowadays they are in common use for this purpose in hotels and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 211 words
  10. Advertising

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    Advertising : 142 words
  11. PUNCTURE WEED THE MOTORIST'S FOE

    In Southern Europe there grows a weed which hitherto has attracted no particular attention. Recently it has become a menace. ...

    Article : 368 words
  12. WHAT WE DO AS RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTS BECOME EXHAUSTED

    The steel industry of Western Penn-sylvania and the Middle West is sustained by the iron ores of the Lake Superior region, four-fifths of which come ...

    Article : 564 words
  13. MAKING WOOD FIREPROOF

    American Government experts say that much of the immense annual loss by fire in the United States could be avoided by protecting shingles with fire-resident ...

    Article : 158 words
  14. A THIEF-PROOF HANDBAG

    Women suffer for lack of pockets. Commonly they carry money in their handbags, a practice so well known to thieves that the grabbing of handbags on the street is an everyday occurrence. ...

    Article : 197 words
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