Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1910 — German Gleanings. [ARTICLE]

German Gleanings.

The industry of making lebkuchen, or honey cake, is worth to the German city of Nuremberg about $1,000,000 a year. In Germany marriages by any foreign consular officer are strictly prohibited except where there are special treaty stipulations. A feature of the new German system of telephotography Is that the wire used to transmit a picture may be used for telephoning at the same time. A new fire alarm box tried at Kiel has a loud speaking telephone transmitter and receiver in place of the usual clockwork mechanism. This enables the central station to make necessary inquiries about the fire.