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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1894)
THE COURIER Misses Emma Gregory and Ina Ensign, and Mr. Edward Wult being especially good. NEEDED INVENTIONS. A k i r I m i S w IN OMAHA. Major and Mre. Worth gave a farewell dinner to Capt. and Mrs. Ayrcs Tuesday evening. Miss Hawkes of St. Josoph spont the week in Omaha as the guest of Miss Yates. Capt. and Mrs. Ayres left for Chicago Thursday afternoon. Miss Firestano of Columbus, Ohio; has been the guest of her sis ter. Mrs. Herbert Martin. Mrs. John Cudahy, Jr., has taken up her residenco for the summer at the Mercer. . In honor of Mrs. Wilson and Miss Wilson, Mrs. James McKenna entertained at luncheon on Tuesday. Thoso present were: Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Ayres, Miss Knippenberg, Miss Nash, Miss Wilson, Miss McKenna, Mr. Peck, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Cartan. Mr. and Mrs. Knippenberg and Miss Knippenberg arrived on Sat urday on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Nash. Mr. and Mrs. Knippenberg left on Tuesday for their summer home near Ycllowstono Park, Miss Knippenberg remaining until July. The Misses Yates entertained the Cooking Club on Thursday. Captain Rustin returned on Tuesday from Idaho, which was as near as the floods permitted him to reach Portland. Mrs. Rustin who was more fortunate came back Wednesday. Mrs. Cudahy went on Sunday to Naragansett Pier where she will pass the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Winston havo rented Mr. C. E. Yost's former resi dence at the corner of Webster aud Twenty-third streets. Mrs. Boyd, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Morris for some weeks past, returned to Chicago on Monday. A largo number of friends met at the Webster street depot Mon day evening to bid farewell to Miss Rodman who left that evening for St. Paul. This popular young woman was fairly buried in flow ers and many are the regrets expressed at her leaving Omaha. General Brooke left for the cast last Sunday. Ho will visit Now York, West Point, Newport and Washington befojo his return to Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Tripp (nee Williams) of Scranton, Pa., are in the city guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Williams. Mrs. C. E. Wilson, Miss Wilson and Mr. Lester O. Peck will leave tomorrow for Now York, stopping over at Niagara and Saratoga en route. Speaking to a representative of The Courier this week, Mr E. Hallctt, the well known jeweler at 1143 O street, said: "Our general trade, and especially in diamonds, has greatly increased since mov ing. The prospects for a brisk summer aro growing steadily better. Several weddings occurred this week, and trado in solid silver-ware, of which we carry a complete line, has materially increased. Wo have removed our stock of harness from 12J5 to 1218 O street, whero we will bo glad to see all our old customers and many new ones. Woodwortii fc McFall. For fine soda water go to Hawkes Pharmacy: Things That Might Fill Various Long-Felt Wants. London "Answers" recently invited its readers to suggest various "needed inventions." Hero aro a few of the many suggestions; THE PENCIL OF THE FUTURR. The article which in my idea would bo tho most satisfactory in vention to tho public at large would be a pencil which, instead of being tilled with tho ordinary plumbago, should bo tilled with some composition which would write as indelibly as ink without smudging and would enable us to writo with the smoothness of a pencil. This would do away with tho scratching, Bplutterjng, dirty, cor roding pen. ' Besides, tho timo lost alono in dipping the pen in tho ink is considerable. Tho inventor of such a pencil would confer a boon upon tho pub lic. NOISELESS WALKINO STICKS. Whon carrying a walking-stick I hare always disliked tho harsh, grating sound mado by fho ferrule whon touching the pavement. This could easily bo remedied bj having a pieco of rubber in place of tho ferrule, and I feel sure that tho "noiseless walking stick' would become a boon to all who used it. AUTOMATIC OMNIBUS STARTERS. What invention would be more humane, and, I should imagine, possible, than the following? A spring capablo of being applied to omnibuses and similar ve hicles that aro required to bo stopped and started very often, and so constructed that it would act liko an ordinary brako in stopping tho vehicle, but would, when released again start tho vehicle of its own accord. It would effect an enormous saving in tho number of horses now yearly worn out in this unnecessary labor. AN" OVERCOAT LIFTER. The majority of fellows find it a bother to get their overcoats on. I think an invention for holding and lifting an overcoat would bo a good thing. My idea would bo for tho machino to hold the coat with two spring clips on two arms, to work by clock work, and by a scries of gentlo jerks to lift the coat to the required height. It would have a spring at the bottom, which, being pressed by one's heel, would in stantly relcaso the coat. The machino could be mado both ornamental, simple and cheap, and could also bo used as a hat and umbrella stand. WANTED A SMOKER'S FRIEND. I think one of the most needed inventions of to-day, especially in this changeable climate of ours, is an apparatus for lighting match es in the open air on a wet or windy day. It should be collapsible, small and covered, and would indeed be a coon to men. I havo often pitied poor fellows on a wild night try ing in vain to light their pipes and dodging behind every corner and protection. They would bices tho inventor of a match-box which would afford at the same time a temporary shelter to the flickering light. UMBRELLA OPENING MADE EASY. Of Iato years we havo seen a great variety of designs and colors in umbrellas, but as yet nothing has been invented to improve the opening and shutting of this every-day article. Now, would not a great improvement bo effected by fitting a wire spring from tho top of tho handle down to the socket where the ribs meet, so that if it were pressed by the thumb it would draw up and open tho umbrella? This would help one out of a difficulty which ono is often placed in when he or she has got only ono hand at liberty to open one's "gamp." WHY HAS NO ONE THOUGHT OP IT? What is particularly wanted at the present day, especially sinco we aro threatened with tho woman cyclist, is a bicycle so constructed that its motive power is increased by the rider keeping in an up right position, and retarded by the rider keeping tho Bico-Scorchor-oso position now in vogue. Again, bicycle riders want a handy lamp extinguisher, which might consist of a little wire at the bottom of the lamp, so that the extinguisher would fall over the wick, and when nut in use a small spring would hold it at tho top or the lamp, keeping it from vibit ing. ' jA