1925

Articles from 1925

Igor Stravinsky and the Player Piano (The Independent, 1925)

Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971), acclaimed as the most distinguished, if not the greatest, of living composers, now sojourning in America after an absence of ten years, ardently advocates and practices the composition of mechanical music – of not merely piano music, that is, which can be played on an automatic instrument, but music composed without purpose of performance by hand, designed for the player-piano solely, and intended to take advantage of characteristics and limitations inherent in an instrument operated by a perforated roll of paper.

There is anew polyphonic truth in the player-piano. There are new possibilities. It is something more. It is not the same thing as a piano…

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Recognizing the Potential of Wind Power (Current Opinion, 1925)

Eighty-three years ago, aircraft pilot Major Kurt Bilau (formerly of the Imperial German Air Corps) was intrigued by the abilities a properly designed propeller; he applied his curiosity to the design of a windmill in order to experiment with the possibility harnessing the power of the wind as a source of energy.
This magazine article briefly explains what a success that experiment was. Bilau’s aerodynamo was able to convert a sixteen-mile per/hour wind into an amount of energy that was measured at sixty horse power.

These days, the good works of Kurt Bilau are very actively being improved upon and his same theory is being adapted to harness the power of underwater sea currents.


Click here to read a 1947 article about the battle against air pollution.



Click here to read a 1951 article about America’s polluted rivers.


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Hats from the Spring of 1925 (The Delineator, 1925)

Tenderly ripped from a copy of Delineator Magazine was this one page that featured nine chic illustrations of the fashionable hats for the Spring of 1925.

The small hat trimmed on top with an artichoke bow, pom-poms, gardenias, roses, water lilies, violets or quills is very popular…Hats for general wear remain head-size. The large hat is seen occasionally with afternoon gowns and will be worn with more formal Summer frocks.


Click here to see a beautifully photographed article about the fashionable hats of 1947.


Group therapy for weight loss celebrates its 60th year…

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