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On October 21, 1879, Thomas Edison invented the first light bulb of practical value when he discovered that carbonized cotton filaments would burn for 40 hours in a vacuum inside a glass bulb. Come along with Tidbits as we turn on the lights! LIGHT BULB FACTS • Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb. He merely improved it. The search for electric lighting had begun some fifty years before Edison ever sat down to work on the problem, but all methods either burned out too fast or emitted poisonous gasses. • In 1878 Edison promised that in six weeks he would solve the problem of the incandescent light. Fourteen weeks and 1,600 experiments later, he discovered that cotton thread that had been burned to ash was the best filament to use in the vacuum of a light bulb. • Edison subsequently invented the power plant and an electrical distribution system that made electricity widely available. The power company he started is General Electric. • Filaments in modern incandescent light bulbs are made from a coiled thread of tungsten that’s 21 inches long (53 cm) and half as thick as a human hair. (Continued next page)

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• Today’s light bulbs use a filament of tungsten because it’s a strong metal that can withstand high temperatures without melting. It is heated to around 4,500 degrees F. (2,482 C). This high temperature makes the wire glow with heat. Tungsten comes from the Swedish language, with “tung” meaning heavy and “sten” meaning stone. • Three-way light bulbs have two different filaments: one 50-watt filament and one 100-watt filament. They can be turned on individually or together to produce 150 watts. • If there were any air inside the bulb, the filament would burn up. Most bulbs contain nitrogen and argon, which lengthen the life of the filament and prevent electricity from jumping around inside the bulb. • Different kinds of modern day bulbs such as black light and ozone lamps are used for such things as detecting ringworm, revealing art forgeries, finding minerals and water underground, killing odors, and inducing chickens to lay more eggs.

STREETLIGHT FACTS

• Vapor lamps use a gas rather than a wire to produce light. Instead of heating up a wire, the gas is energized, giving off light. Mercury vapor gives off a blue light, and sodium vapor gives off a yellow light. Vapor lamps produce more light than incandescent bulbs and last up to 100 times longer. • Fluorescent lights are a type of vapor lamp that use a combination of mercury and argon vapor. When electrical current passes through the vapor, it gives off ultraviolet light. The inside of the bulb is coated with phosphor, which lights up when struck by the ultraviolet light. Fluorescent lights are popular because they use 20% of the energy of incandescent bulbs, and produce 20% of the heat. (cont’d)

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STREETLIGHTS (cont’d) Vapor lamps have some disadvantages. Sodium vapor lamps when used indoors can cause a variety of ills ranging from eye strain to nausea due to the absence of blue light. And fluorescent light has been implicated in some studies in which mice developed cancer more frequently when living under fluorescent light than those living under incandescent light. In a compact fluorescent bulb, electricity passes through a gas-filled tube and produces ultraviolet light which is absorbed by a phosphor coating on the inside of the tube which produces the visible light. Phosphor emits light in a narrow wavelength. If a CFL used only one type of phosphor, it would give off a single color. The solution is to use a variety of slightly different phosphors to produce a wide spectrum of light. This can be customized for different purposes, giving us the choice of “daylight”, “soft white”, “warm white” and other colors. A 100-watt incandescent light bulb converts only 2.6% of its energy into visible light. The rest is converted to heat, which is why you’ll burn yourself if you touch a light bulb that is turned on. Compact fluorescent bulbs are more efficient: they convert 7.7% of their energy into light, and the rest into heat. That may not seem like a lot, but it’s almost three times as energy efficient as the incandescent. The most efficient commercial light bulbs are low pressure sodium lamps which convert 27% of their energy to light, but because they produce a harsh yellow color, they are not commonly used inside the home. LEDs use 80% less energy than incandescents and last far longer because they have no filaments. An LED bulb in a newborn’s room would probably not have to be replaced until that child goes off to college. They generate no heat and contain no hazardous materials.

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• Thomas Edison is credited with inventing the light bulb. However, two Canadians successfully produced and patented an electric filament lamp five years before Edison turned his mind to electric lighting. • Medical student Henry Woodward lived next to Matthew Evans, who was a doorman at a hotel near where they lived in Toronto. They spent their spare time together and enjoyed performing amateur science experiments. • One evening in 1873, they hooked up an induction coil to a primitive battery. There was a spark at the contact post which intrigued them. It was bright enough to illuminate their entire work bench. They couldn’t help but think that if they could confine that spark in a glass globe, they’d have a marvelous invention on their hands. • Woodward and Evans reasoned that passing current through a high resistance filament would increase the temperature of the filament material and cause it to glow. They experimented with various types of filaments and discovered that a carbon rod worked best. They enclosed the carbon rod filament inside a glass tube which had originally been a boiler level indicator, then connected electrodes to both ends. Before testing their primitive light tube, Woodward and Evans replaced the air inside the tube with nitrogen to prevent the carbon rod from catching fire. • Woodward and Evans took their contraption to Morrison’s Brass Foundry in Toronto for testing. Evans recalled, “There were four or five of us sitting around a large table. Woodward closed the switch and gradually we saw the carbon become first red and gradually lighter and lighter in color until it beamed forth in beautiful light.” (cont’d)

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• Encouraged by the results, they invested in a dynamo to power the lights. Woodward and Evans were subsequently granted patents in Canada and the U.S. for their incandescent light tube. Next, they went out to find investors so they could set up a company to supply electric lights to the public. And that’s when they ran into trouble. • They found some initial backers, but didn’t bring in enough money to get the company off the ground. When they asked for additional funding from their investors, most of the original stockholders declined. When Evans and Woodward were publicly criticized for creating a “useless invention,” funding evaporated and frustration set in. • By 1879, Thomas Edison was experimenting with light bulbs and he discovered the patents that already existed. He contacted Woodward and Evans and asked them if they would sell the American patent to him. They sold out for the sum of $5,000, which would be worth about $125,000 today. Six years later, Edison bought the Canadian patent as well. • Edison was far better situated to commercialize and distribute the new invention. Demand for electric lighting grew rapidly. • Edison was also forced into business with chemist Joseph Swan, who had patented the same idea in Britain. Swan would not sell his patent, so Edison and Swan went into business together. • Great inventions are often built on innovations by many people, inventors improving and expanding on advancements of others until a workable article is achieved. Edison’s incandescent light bulb is an example of that process, and it all began with a couple of Canadians.

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• Thomas Edison had three months of schooling, which ended when he heard the teacher telling the inspector that he was addled. When he told his mom, it made her so mad that she told the teacher off and took him out of school. In spite of the lack of education, Edison patented over 1,000 inventions in his lifetime, averaging one new patent every two weeks during his adult life. In one four-year period, he averaged one patent every 5 days. • Edison arrived penniless in New York City at the age of 22. He persuaded a friend to let him sleep in the office of the Gold Indicator Co., a stock-ticker firm. When the stock ticker broke down, Edison repaired it after everyone else failed. He improved the design, and when the president of the company asked him how much he wanted for the patents, he couldn’t decide whether to ask for $5,000 or $3,000, so he said, “How much are you offering?” and the president said, “How would $40,000 strike you?” whereupon Edison replied, “Yes, I think that will be fair.” He used the money to open his a workshop and begin his inventing career. • The first invention he ever tried to sell was an electric vote-recording machine. He tried to sell it to Congress, but was refused. When a congressional vote was taken orally, it took 45 minutes, which gave congressmen plenty of time to trade votes. A faster method of voting would cut down on the vote trading. • In 1878 Thomas Edison was awarded a patent for the phonograph. He used a small metal cylinder covered with tin foil. He originally envisioned it as a business machine for dictation. This infuriated stenographers because they feared being put out of work. At first there was no way of duplicating the cylinders and performers had to repeat their renditions over and over in front of as many phonograph machines as could fit in the room.

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For Advertising Call (740) 441-7633 THOMAS EDISON (cont’d) • Thomas Edison was almost totally deaf when he invented the phonograph. • He developed a device to electrocute cockroaches while he was living in Memphis, TN in 1866. • When Edison was only 31, his reputation was already so great that when he announced he was attempting to invent an electric light bulb, the value of stock in gas companies plummeted. • At the San Francisco World Fair in 1915, an official “Edison Day” was declared. The first transcontinental telephone line had been strung between New Jersey and California just in time for the fair. In front of a crowd, Edison phoned his home in New Jersey— one of the first ever long-distance calls. • He felt that memory was composed of electron particles that spread through space, never dying or changing, but leaving the head of a dying human being in search of another host. Psychics could pick up and hear these messages, and Edison was sure a machine could do the same. He devoted several years of his life to building such a contraption. For years, he also worked on a valve-operated receiving set whose purpose was to deliver messages from the spirit world. He died before either invention was ever completed. • Henry Ford had the greatest affection for Thomas Edison. They worked together and became good friends. Ford believed in reincarnation, and perhaps believed that one’s soul exited the body with the last breath exhaled on earth. He asked Edison’s son to hold a test tube next to Edison’s mouth when he breathed his last in 1931. He did so, and the test tube was discovered in Ford’s personal things after his death in 1950. The test tube is now on display at the Ford museum.

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Hershberger’s Country Store “New Apple” Ceramic Bread Box • Clock • Canister Set • Dinnerware Coffee Set • Napkin Holder with Salt & Pepper Shakers & More Check Out Our Moon & Stars Glasswares Collectables In Pink & Cobalt Blue & Our Beautiful Handcrafted Home Decor Beautiful Selection of Rhythm USA Motion Clocks

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From Huntington, WV: Take Rt. 7 North to Gallipolis, OH, take 141 West to 775 South (watch for signs at intersection) turn left onto Boggs Road From Ripley/Ravenswood, WV: take Rt. 2 South to Pt.Pleasant, WV, then take Rt. 35 West to Gallipolis, OH, Take 7 South to 141 West to 775 South (watch for signs at intersection) turn Left onto Boggs Rd. From Charleston, WV: Take Rt. 35 to Gallipolis, OH, then 7 South to 141, West to 775 South, (watch for signs at intersection) turn left onto Boggs Road

• No apron? No problem. String a dishtowel around your waist using a belt, a bungee cord or a simple ribbon. •“Want the smells of the season? Here’s a great herbal tea that doubles as a whole-house fragrance: Combine one orange cut up, a cinnamon stick, a pinch of ground cloves and nutmeg with a few fresh cranberries and enough water to cover. Boil and waft. Then cool and drink! Happy fall.” -- A.D. in New Hampshire • “Dentists say to replace your toothbrush every two months, but they DON’T say to get rid of the old one. There are plenty of good uses for it: in the bathroom and kitchen to clean around the sink, or for scrubbing stains after you dip it in pretreater. Just make sure you mark it well.” -- V.E. in Washington • Use baking soda to clean your stainless steel sink. It is a mild abrasive and will remove gunk and make the sink shine. • For use when camping: Mix together your dry spices and carefully pour into a straw after folding over one end and securing with tape. Do the same to the other end to seal, and then just stick it in a plastic bag for use at the campsite. You can have many spices at hand without having to bring a bunch of jars. Seasoned steaks taste terrific, or maybe you like cinnamon sugar for oatmeal or on baked apples? • Here’s a tip to preserve an arrangement of greens, maybe the last of the season for some of you: Spray with hairspray. Arrange and spray again. -- JoAnn Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475 or e-mail JoAnn at heresatip@ yahoo.com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Q: The linoleum floor in our kitchen is yellowing badly. I like the pattern, which came with the house, but can’t find the same thing at the flooring store. Is there a way to clean and brighten up the floor rather than replace it? -- Joe T., via e-mail A: You can spruce up old linoleum flooring with a bit of effort. While you might not be able to get rid of all the yellowing, some elbow grease and some common household ingredients can really improve its overall look. Linoleum cleaning was the bane of my early years in property maintenance, many years ago. Mornings started with a specific regime of cleaning, waxing and buffing floors that had been laid down at least 20 years earlier. They also were completely stripped and rewaxed on a regular basis. The end result: a durable floor that survived decades of daily stampedes by office workers. Most kitchen floors don’t get that level of respect, but linoleum floors do hold up over the years if cared for properly. Much of the yellowing happens in the wax or other type of finish sitting on top of the linoleum. That’s different from yellowing that occurs in vinyl floors (which can be easily identified because their patterns are printed on the top but don’t carry through, while linoleum colors or patterns show through the entire tile to the bottom). Finishes are typically incorporated into the vinyl (hence the old marketing term, “no wax floors”), so yellowing and ground-in dirt can be harder to deal with. To clean linoleum, you’ll need a mild cleaner (like dish detergent) and a soft sponge or cloth to start. Nylon scrubbing pads and scrubbing powder (like Spic ‘n Span) are the next level, and are typically used to remove wax finish from linoleum. Ammonia, likewise, breaks down the wax, making it easier to remove. Test these in a small, out of the way area to make sure they’re effective and don’t scratch or dull the linoleum. Apply mild soap onto the test spot (or pour onto a soft cloth and apply). Immediately scrub with a nylon scrubber pad. Wipe away the suds and compare to the surrounding linoleum. Next, test another spot by dabbing ammonia onto it and letting it sit for several minutes. Wipe away using a soft cloth or scrub a bit before wiping away, then compare. Following the tests, scrub the entire floor using the method that works best. If using an ammonia-based cleaner or plain ammonia, work in small sections and keep the area well-ventilated. If your kitchen is large, consider renting a floor cleaner/buffer. A scrubbing pad attachment will strip away the finish and any built-up dirt and residue. Next, clean the floor using a mild cleaner and cool water, then rinse well. Tackle any remaining yellowed spots with a scrubbing pad and more cleaner, and rinse. Because scrubbing usually strips away the old finish, you’ll need to refinish the linoleum. Fortunately this can be done pretty easily. Purchase a quality liquid floor wax (specifically for linoleum floors) at your home-improvement or flooring store. Apply evenly to a dry floor using a soft cloth or rag mop (one you won’t use on anything else). Let dry completely, and then add a second coat. If you rented a floor cleaner/buffer, buff the newly waxed linoleum once the second coat is dry. Wait at least a full day before washing the floor with cool water and mild soap. HOME TIP: Ammonia softens and dulls linoleum finishes and vinyl floors, so avoid using ammoniabased products for everyday floor cleaning. Send your questions or home tips to ask@ thisisahammer.com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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1. Who was the first player to appear in a World Series for three different teams? 2. Name the player to lead the National League in stolen bases the most seasons. 3. In 2013, Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday set an NCAA FBS record for most pass attempts in a game. How many was it? 4. Carmelo Anthony set a New York Knicks record in 2014 for most points in a game (62). Who had held the team mark? 5. Who holds the Michigan State Spartans record for most career shutouts by a hockey goalie? 6. Name the last woman driver before Susie Wolff in 2014 to take part in a Formula One race weekend. 7. When was the last time before 2014 that neither of tennis’ Williams sisters played a singles match during the second week of Wimbledon? (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Merrill Watters at 127 Main Street, State Rt. 160, Wilkesville, Ohio 45695. 21 miles on St. Rt. 160 from Holzer to Wilkesville, Ohio. From Wellston: Rt 327 S. to Berlin Crossroads, turn left on 124 E. to Wilkesville, Sale at 127 Main St, Rt. 160, Wilkesville, OH

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THIS IS JUST A PARTIAL LISTING OF SOME OF THE ITEMS. SEVERAL BUILDINGS YET TO BE GONE THRU...LOTS MORE TO BE FOUND! Old wooden wardrobe w/glass doors, chest of drawers, hutches, corner cabinet, wooden magazine rack, primitive sideboard, old cherry cupboard, trunks, dining set, hampers, bubble glass pictures, jewelry box, sofa, newer type trunks, homemade bench, side tables, 8 drawer chest, wash stand, Lane cedar chest, dresser w/mirror, footstool, old patio furniture. Approximately 2000 bd. ft. rough cut 10’ & 12’ lumber (seasoned poplar in 6” and 12” widths). Green & ivory Detroit Jewell porcelain cook stove. Stackable KitcenAid washer & dryer, Kirby IV vacuum & attachments, table lamps, floor lamps, oil lamps, Quartz wood mantle clock, treadle sewing machine, push lawn mower, wringer washing machine, lanterns (C&O RR, Andrews & West Lake, & others), carpenter’s chest, 2-man saws, galvanized double wash tubs, primitive boxes, wooden step ladder, metal milk crates, traffic light, 10 gallon cream can, cuckoo clock, hanging lamps, hand stitched quilts, copper cookware, cookie jars, porch swings, 5 HP chain drive Briggs & Stratton tiller, hand crank wood bucket ice cream maker, Oriental dolls, porcelain dolls, wooden ironing board, linens, aluminum cookware, quilts, Hull pottery, McCoy pottery, Mikasa dishes, Granite Ware, green depression, pink depression, pressed glasswware, Hull brownware, Ladie’s Face vase, stemware, glass flamingo, Imperial glass, stone crocks, #3 Churn, Virginia Rose china pieces, flower vase frogs, Carnival glass, meat grinders, kerosene heater, well water pump. 8x8 & 8x10 wooden storage buildings...and Lots, Lots more yet to find.

Green Beans with Mixed ushrooms This simple side borrows the casserole’s basic flavors, but gives them grabbed-from-the-garden goodness with field-picked beans, thin-sliced onions and earthy cremini and shiitakes. 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 sprig fresh thyme 2 large (10 to 12 ounces each) onions, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, crushed with press 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded, thinly sliced Salt Pepper 3 pounds green beans, trimmed

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