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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 Walt being especially good. NEEDED INVENTIONS. a A IN OMAHA. Major and Mre. Worth gave a farewell dinner to Capt. and Mrs. Ayres Tuesday evening. Miss Hawkes of St. Josoph Bpont the week in Omaha as the guest of Miss Yates. Capt. and Mre. 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 thosummer at the Mercer. ,. In honor of Mrs. Wilson and Miss Wilson, Mrs. James McKcnna 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 arrivoJ 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 Yellowstone 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 Hoods permitted him to reach Portland. Mrs. Rustin who was more fortunato came back Wednesday. Mrs. Cudahy went on Sunday to Naragansett Pier where sho will pass tho summer. Mr. and Mre. Winston have rented Mr. C. E. Yost's former resi denco at the corner of Webster aud Twee ty-third streets. Mre. Boyd, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Morris for some weeks past, returned to Chicago on Monday. A large number of friends met at tho 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 Mow ers and many are tho regrets expressed at her leaving Omaha. General Brooko left for tho eaBt last Sunday. Ho will visit New York, West Point, Newport and Washington befoje his return to Omaha. Mr. aud Mre. Tripp (nee Williams) of Scranton, Pa., are in tho 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. Hallett, 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 are growing steadily better. Several weddings occurred this week, and trade in solid silver-ware, of which wc carry a complete line, has materially increased. Wo have removed our stock of harness from 1235 to 1218 O street, whero we will bo glad to see all our old customers and many new ones. WooDwouTii & 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 are a few of the many suggestions: THE rENCIL OF THE FUTURB. The article which in my idea would bo the most satisfactory in vention to tho public at large would bo a pencil which, instead of being tilled with the 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 poncil. This would do away with the scratching, spluttering, dirty, cor roding pen. Besides, tho time lost alone in dipping the pen in tho ink is considerable. Tho inventor of such a pencil would confer a boon upon tho pub lic. noiseless walking sticks. When carrying a walking-stick I haro always disliked the harsh, grating sound made by fho ferrule when touching the pavement. This could easily bo remedied bj having a pieco of rubber in piaco of tho ferrulo, 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 moro humano, and, I should imagine, possible, than the following? A spring capable of being applied to omnibuses and similar ve hicles that are required to bo stopped and started very often, and so constructed that it would act liko an ordinary brake in stopping the vehicle, but would, when released again start the 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 LIFTEK. The majority of fellows find it a bother to get their overcoatr on. I think an invention for holding and lifting an overcoat would im a good thing. My idea would bo for tho machine 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 tho coat to the required height. It would havo a spring at tho bottom, which, being pressed by one's heel, would in stantly releaso tho coat. The machine could bo made both ornamental, simple and cheap, and could also bo used as a hat and umbrella stand. WANTED A SMOKKK'S FKIEND. I think one of tho most needed inventions of to-day, especially in this changeable climate of ours, is an apparatus for lighting match es in tho 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 samo time a temporary shelter to the flickering light. UMBRELLA OPENING MADE EASY. Of late years wo have 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 win? spring from the top of tho handle down to tho socket where the ribs meet, so that if it were pressed by tho thumb it would draw up and open tho umbrella? This would help one out of a difficulty which ono is often placed in when ho or sho has got only one hand at liberty to open one's "gamp." WHY HAS NO ONE THOUGHT OF IT? What is particularly wanted at the present day, especially sinco wo are threatened with tho woman cyclist, is a bicycle so constructed that its motive power is increased by tho rider keeping in an up right position, and retarded by the rider keeping tho Bico-Seorcher-oso position now in vogue. Again, bicycle riders want a handy lamp extinguisher, which might consist of a littlo wire at the b'tttom of the lamp, so that the extinguisher would fall over the wick, and when not in use a small spring would hold it at the top or the lamp, keeping it from vil"-ut ing.