May 13, 2006

NUTRIA . . . NEWEST OPPORTUNITY (Apr, 1958)

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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1958
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NUTRIA . . . NEWEST OPPORTUNITY
New fur-bearing animal now being bred in U.S. Offers huge profits to breeders. This fur is next to Mink NOW in price and will soon surpass it. 15 to 20 young per year. Most easily and economically raised animal known, 1-1/2c per day to feed, ANY CLIMATE, disease resistant. The Cabana Marrone strain is obtainable ONLY through Cabana Nutria, Inc. and its authorized dealers and distributors. For free booklet and address of Cabana ranch nearest you write:
CABANA NUTRIA, INC. Dept. 27
636 West Lemon Avenue, Arcadia, California

May 11, 2006

Eyeglasses for Dogs (Apr, 1939)

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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1939
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There is actually a company called Doggles that sells prescription eyewear for your dog.

Eyeglasses for Dogs

BY MENTIONING that her dog seemed nearsighted, a girl customer started an optician of Geneva, Switzerland, on his way to becoming a specialist in fitting canines with glasses. Not only did he succeed in curing her pet, but now he has found a novel and profitable career in applying his newly discovered methods to other four-footed subjects.
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May 6, 2006

do—it—with—squabs (Apr, 1939)

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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1939
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do—it—with—squabs
Marketed when only 25 days old. Write a postcard, get FREE EYE-OPENING Picture Book.
Why breed for ordinary trade when these great luxury national markets are wide open for all the SQUABS you can ship, every day in the year? Go after this desirable, profitable trade now. Write today to
RICE FARM, 602 H St., Melrose, Mass.

April 19, 2006

Electronic Leash Shocks Sense Into Fido (Aug, 1960)

Filed under: Dogs, House and Home, Scary — @ 1:38 pm
Source: Science And Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1960
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Electronic Leash Shocks Sense Into Fido
AN electronic device, called Electro-Leash, can literally shock sense into your pooch —shaping him into a show dog or simply teaching him to behave around the house.

The obedience trainer consists of a palm-sized, transistorized pulse generator, 50 feet of wire which also serves as the leash and a dog collar with two tiny electrodes.
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April 18, 2006

Chicken Guests Fill Miami Hotel (Jan, 1935)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1935
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Chicken Guests Fill Miami Hotel
ABANDONED by a real estate syndicate, a Miami hotel has been turned into one of the world’s largest and most palatial chicken coops by the ingenuity of Maurice R. Harrison, graduate engineer turned poul-tryman.
Securing a long-term lease on the property following its abandonment by the original owners, Harrison installed batteries of wire cages and promptly populated the hotel with about 60,000 chickens.
Each hen has an individual compartment, supplied with a private feed trough and a drinking fountain of freshly flowing water. Floors of the laying cages are slightly at an angle, permitting eggs to roll into a convenient trough to speed egg-gathering.

April 5, 2006

Muzzle Safeguards Chickens (Jul, 1938)

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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jul, 1938
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Muzzle Safeguards Chickens
EASILY attached to a chicken’s beak, a new aluminum muzzle prevents vicious picking, cannibalism and feather pulling. The muzzle is so delicately balanced that it automatically swings out of the way when the chicken lowers its head for eating and drinking, swinging back into a closed position when the bird raises its head. The device thus prevents the chicken from attacking others, or its own body.

April 1, 2006

Hearing Aid for Cat (Oct, 1948)

Filed under: Cats, General, Just Weird — @ 10:01 am
Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Oct, 1948
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Hearing Aid for Cat
“Unfortunate” heard for the first time recently when the cat’s owner, Mrs. A. H. Cooper of Fort Worth, Tex., had a hearing aid fitted to the feline. The hearing aid is the latest of a series of steps by Mrs. Cooper to improve the life of the unfortunate cat, which was born deaf, crippled in the hind legs and had no teeth until the age of two. The owner massaged the cat’s gums until the teeth finally came through and had a wheeled support built which enables the cat to scoot around the house.

March 30, 2006

LOBSTERS ARE LIKE PEOPLE (Jun, 1952)

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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1952
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The Truman one is kinda cute and the De Gaulle one looks like it should be in the Dark Crystal.


LOBSTERS ARE LIKE PEOPLE

Jean Sulpice, Parisian restaurateur, believes that lobsters and people have similar features. These “portraits” seem to prove the artist’s contention.

With a few props (a cigar, glasses and hats) and his lobster shells, the Frenchman created these caricatures of two famous international figures.

ANYONE WHO HAS seen Paris knows about Place Pigalle—and knows that almost anything can be found there. That is why it is no surprise to learn that in the city of artists, one Pigalle restaurateur is an artist who hangs his work from the ceiling. More surprising is his medium—lobster shells!

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Left, no label is needed to identify De Gaulle. Right, not so easy to recognize is the figure of the French president. Vincent Auriol

Fine wire holds the various parts of the figures together in their lifelike poses

Hanging from the ceiling in a somewhat frightening array are scores of examples of the artist’s work in a variety of subjects

March 24, 2006

Stuffed Frog Makes Novel Lamp (Oct, 1934)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Oct, 1934
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Stuffed Frog Makes Novel Lamp
NOVELTY taxidermy, in which mounted birds and animals are arranged in special poses to serve as useful articles, is fast becoming a fad in this country. One of the most popular subjects is the frog lamp.

A stuffed bullfrog reclines lazily against his toadstool shade, holding a tiny fish-pole. Swamp grass glued to the base makes a realistic shore line, while a bit of mirror serves as the pool.

Mounted bull-frog fishing on bank of pool under shade of giant toadstool makes attractive table lamp. Taxidermists find great demand for specimens mounted in natural settings such as this. Tiny electric light bulbs are under the shade.

February 24, 2006

MONEY in WORMS (Jul, 1955)

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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jul, 1955
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MONEY in WORMS
Make thousands of dollars raising- and selling fishworms and crickets—Start in backyard or basement—No odor—No experience necessary. Free Literature —No obligation. Write CARTER WORM RANCH, PLAINS, GEORGIA

February 23, 2006

Pooch Is Up to His Neck In Automobile (Sep, 1954)

Filed under: Automotive, Dogs, Just Weird — @ 1:08 pm
Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Sep, 1954
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I’m not sure why, but this just seems wrong to me.

Pooch Is Up to His Neck In Automobile
European cars are small and have no room for large dogs, so an ingenious dog lover has converted the trunk into a roomy traveling kennel. A hole cut in the trunk lid permits the dog to get air and, if he desires, to see where he has been, at least.

February 3, 2006

Raise Capons (Jul, 1952)

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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jul, 1952
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Friday Animals for profit blogging:

CAPONS
HICKORY ACRES
6-WKS. OLD STARTED
Easy, Profitable to Raise

Wonderful, tender capon meat brings top prices — makes finest eating. Easy to raise in back yard, on farm, or with other chicks. Hickory Acres 6.-Wks. Old Capons are your best buy. Cost less than day old turkeys — easier to raise. Write for prices. information.
HICKORY ACRES CAPON FARM
BOX PM, WINDSOR, MISSOURI

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