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The Use of Balloons in War

By Eric H. Stuart Bruce

A New Canadian Iron and Steel Plant

By Waldon Fawcett

The Leipsic Automobile Show

The Problem of Alcohol for Motive Power

Fluorescent Dyeing

The Working of the Department of Labor

Origin

By Carroll D. Wright

From Raft to Steamship

Part IV.The Steamship

By Randolph I. Geare

Savage Navigators' Charts

Contemporary Electrical Science

Some Electrical Developments

Bessemer Steel Production in the United States

The Chemical Changes in the Ripening of Cheese

By Walter F. Sutherst

Effect of Geographical Conditions of Australia upon Economic Conditions, Etc.

A Remarkable Slab of Fossil Crinoids

By E. O. Hovey

Ancient Monuments in Modern Italy

Origin and Use of Ivory

Trade Notes and Recipes

The Concentration of Wine

Trade Suggestions from United States Consuls

Patents!

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