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  2. THE WORLD'S PROGRESS

    When taking a photograph of the enemy from a swaying dirigible, it essential to hold the camera exactly vertical, or else the resulting image is badly distorted and given a false idea ...

    Article : 103 words
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    Advertising : 159 words
  4. URBAN GROWTH IN ENGLAND.

    Some population figures of European countries recently published indicate a marked drift to the cities. Census statistics from France show that outside of the fifteen largest cities there ...

    Article : 195 words
  5. MOTOR VEHICLE PERILS.

    There were 633 fatal accidents due to motor and other mechanically propelled vehicles (excluding motor-omnibuses and tramway-cars) In the United Kingdom last year. This is an ...

    Article : 51 words
  6. SILENCERS FOR FIELD GUNS.

    The Americans are experimenting with a silencer, similar to the Maxim rifle silencer, applied to the muzzle of a field gun. The effect is said to be to reduce the report and the flash, ...

    Article : 101 words
  7. A NEW TYPE OF OIL ENGINE.

    A new German type of all engine is built to run with liquid jar as fuel, and is said to work very successfully. One of the large gas companies had the engine designed. In order to see ...

    Article : 177 words
  8. THE MOST POWERFUL TELESCOPE IN THE WORLD.

    ERECTED AT TREPTON OBSERVATORY, NEAR BERLIN, THOUGH THE LENS IS THAN THAT OF THE LICK OR YERKES INSTRUMENTS, THE GREATER FOCAL DISTANCE GIVES IT INCREASED STRENGTH IN MAGNIFYING POWERS. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 38 words
  9. FRENCH ARMY AEROPLANE CONTROL.

    Two orders of considerable importance have recently been issued by the Minister for War in France. The first relates to the control systems fitted to the French army machines. ...

    Article : 394 words
  10. NOVEL AND INTERESTING INVENTIONS.

    A new type of nail-pulling hammer is shown. The head is shaped exactly like that of the ordinary hammer of the same type, but a shoulder is formed on one side of the head, and adjacent ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 35 words
  11. VALUABLE OCEAN REFUSE.

    Valuable medicines have for some time been made from seaweed, and now it has been found that by belling particular varieties of marine plants there can be a substance which, when ...

    Article : 230 words
  12. ANTI-KICKING DEVICE FOR COWS.

    The figure illustrates an anti-kicking device for cows, comprising a pair of gripping arms adjustably connected together by a pivot bolt, and provided at the outer ends with gripping ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 49 words
  13. PEAT POWDER AS LOCOMOTIVE FUEL.

    The problem of finding a suitable form of peat as a practical and economic fuel for locomotives continues to engross the attention both of railway authorities and peat experts. More ...

    Article : 44 words
  14. COMBINED SWEEPER AND RAKE.

    In the figure is illustrated a combination rake and sweeper . the sweeper in the form of a rojury brush beling mounted forward to the more than £200 for each offence. The mensure ...

    Article : 35 words
  15. WORK & WAGES THE WORLD OVER

    The co-operating purchasing movement, whether the saving is real or not, is immensely popular in England. In 1862 there were 400 societies, with 90,000 members. In 1908 there ...

    Article : 219 words
  16. EFFECT OF THE COAL STRIKE ON PUBLIC HEALTH.

    The "Lancet" states in a recent issue that on the whole it would appear that, thanks to the precautions taken by public bodies, the misery among the working classes during the coal ...

    Article : 137 words
  17. UNEMPLOYED IN SWITZERLAND.

    The method of dealing with the indigent un-employed in Switzerland is considered worthy of emulation in other countries, says the American Consul at Zurich. In industrial ...

    Article : 435 words
  18. TO SAVE THE CHILD.

    Should boys and girls be allowed to engage in street trading? This was debated for five hours in the House of Commons last month, on a Bill to restrict this labor of the young. The Bill ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 825 words
  19. BILL AGAINST BLACKLISTING.

    A Bill to protect railway employees in their organisations from injustice at the hands of their employers through blacklisting or threats of dismissal has been introduced in the Lower ...

    Article : 164 words
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