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Compress.

Description: Patent for improvements to compresses. Invention for the receiving and compressing of multiple bales of hay, with further compression into a compact bale of great density. The invention additionally provides for the discharging of the compressed bale. Intent is to decrease volume of hay for economy in shipping.
Date: December 24, 1918
Creator: Paine, Herbert A.

Rotary Boring-Drill.

Description: Patent for an improved rotary boring drill of the roller type for use in digging wells or mines in earth or rock. These improvements are primarily a means for housing the cutters of a drill in a removable housing that can be quickly removed but also firmly secured against accidental removal during operation.
Date: December 31, 1918
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.

Sulphur-Mining Apparatus.

Description: Patent for a thermal solvent based sulfur mining apparatus that is placed in a sulfur mining well. Utilizing thermodynamics, the apparatus has a new way to introduce air or steam into the various parts of the apparatus. It is designed with "simplicity and durability of construction" (lines 49-50).
Date: December 17, 1918
Creator: Carmichael, Robert E.
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