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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1936)
Nothing New Under Sun? Take a Look at These Inventions! i m "waxy No, "Scamp" the kitten didn't invent this himself. When he's hungry, he climbs up a drain pipe and swings on the piece of wood attached to a bell clapper, thereby summoning his mistress and, perhaps, some liver. i . .... . . n l "i i nungry, ne citmos up a arain- fkj ,: : - --ky I Mel s48 2 Mil ! jfBtf-, "Vft V tit- VTK tf- .f Dr. John Monteith, of the United States Golf Association, Is shown above with his mechanical niblick. This device is used for testing soil conditions to determine which will make the best greens. The idea back of the device Is to discover what ingredients to use to obtain a good growth of grass as well as a foundation on which the ball will stop without leaving a depression. The photo shows a ball en route to the old-tire chan nel which dumps it In front of a swinging niblick. Above, the hen lays or gets cooked! An egg laid In this trick nest rolls Into a basket below, thereby releasing the door into the henyard. But If no egg Is forth coming, the' yard door stays closed and the hen exits Into a slaughterhouse.. On the right, the rat-kllllng device of a Syracuse, N. y., photographer. When the rat took the bait, he tripped the revolver trigger; killing himself, and at the same time took a flashlight photograph of the event and the time it happened. r .t-ir " : 'i'iS J - 1 1 r rM AWKtLi fetet; i -ism AC. Jiib.l feVI V '6',' i 5r'""''''?M':'' Keeping cool on hot days Is no longer a per plexing problem to F. Hcaly, Spokane, Wash ington, inventor. Above you see him demon strating his system. When he walks, two small bellows, one on each shoe, are squeezed, sending cool air up small hoses going up each leg to his hat, arms and back. The hoses are covered when he wears his coat, and, in the photo, he has his trouser leg rolled up to show the main conduit. NY ' 111 m ii ;N": ' 1 3 .ufliiii ' i l:i'u lid U L! ylLd U Li. ft Everyone is eligible for. these handsome awards . . .. except employees of Van Camp Sea Food Company, Inc., ana members of employees1 families. mffk . . . Your entry may contain M 10 words or less. Each must be accompanied bv two White Star Tuna labels or replicas thereof. You may submit as minv Different headlines jrou wish but you must enclose two White Star Tuna labels or label replicas with each individual ' entry, "X . , . Print name and address P of the store from which you bought White Star Tuna, togeth er with the price you paid per can. This must be included with 4f 500 Weekly Oualifvins Prizes will be awarded and distributed every week ... by an impartial board of judges, ap pointed by Van Camp Sea Food Company, Inc. At the end of the 36 weeks of contest, the judges will selept the Capital Cash Prise winners exclusively from the list of Weekly Qualifying Prize win ners,and the awards will be made each entry. as Christmas presents! In the event of ties for any prizes, dup licate awards will be given. iS Contest begins Sunday, J? February 23, 1936 . , . closes Sunday, October 25, 1936. All submissions become the prop erty of this company. Address your entry to Contest Dept., VAN CAMP SEA FOOD COM PANY, INC., Terminal Island, Calif. CD HGODD ir. i m i r 1 1 LKvTTR QD Prizes! PRIZES! IPrizeii Just think of winning a big gift of a dozen cane of White Star Tuna now . . . and of getting the grand cash prize of $2,500.00 or one of the other thrilling cash awards just before next Christ mas! . , . That's the new, priceless opportunity you have in White Star Tuna's sensational $50,000.00 Head line Hunt! " Week after week ... for 36 thrilling tfceks , . . you have 500 big easy chances to win. Ten little words or less . . . may be worth a fortune to you! All you do is to suggest what the chef should say in an advertisement about White Star Tunat 500 people are going to win every week, and you can easily be one of theml Send in as many headlines as you wish I The more weekly prises you win, the more opportunities you give yourself to secure one or more of the 203 Capital Cash Prisesl - Youll discover many points of superiority In White Star tuna. For 24 years, American housewives have purchased more of this supreme quality tuna than of all comparable brands combined! They know that White Star Tuna packs only the prised, tender light meat . . . know that It can always be relied upon for almost goodness. America's favorite tuna Is also i good source of Vitamin MAn and MD" as well as Iodine, that effective preventive of nutritional goiter. Enjoy White Star Tuna today ... in any one of scores of zestfully different recipes. Then write your headlines of 10 words or less and send them in for this week's contest. Make sure to enclose two White Star Tuna labels or label-replicas with each individual entry. Remember! . . . the more entries you submit, the more opportunities you have to reap the rich rewards! Get your pencil now, and jot down your thoughts about this superior tuna! Read the rules carefully . . . send in as many headlines as you can think of! It's a new, thrilling way to get a generous sup ply of White Star Tuna . , and to help yourself to a big cash prise just before next Christmas! Be sure to enclose two White Star Tuna labels or label'replicas with each entry. 1 4. a vw ' Automatically fc.c.ma thai . axcluilva participant, far. thata alkrina Capital MmmI GRAND PMZE '2,5C3 ch 2nd PRIZE . ..1,CI3."ch f 3rd PKZE 4IPItB,iKl 48ri!ZEJ,Mci 5:3." caw' D."CttH Z5,"CAW so iKRnzztiB Every Week for 36 weeks... Confining of Gift of One. -' DXDZZEK, (CANS of WHITI STAR TUNA mbs? nowl Win tills weekl
