Big Coast Guns Make New Record at Sandy Hook
New York reports the Forty eighth company under Lieut. Marcellus H. Thompson fired seven 12 inch guns at a moving target 11,120 yards away off Sandy Hook, scoring six hits in four minutes and 32 seconds. The feat set a world record for big gun fire on a range over ten thousand yards, showcasing precise rangefinding and teamwork despite challenging conditions.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Fort Hancock
Forty Eighth Company
Marcellus H.thompson
Thompson
Lieu Thompson
Coast Artillery Corps
Murray
Weaver
Fifty-eighth Company
The Art of Coast Artillery Fire in Thirty Seconds
Describes the rapid, coordinated process of aiming and firing a coastal gun. Observers read angles, plotters compute corrections for wind, tide, ship movement, and target range. Muzzle velocity varies with powder blends, adjusted by the crew, then the gun pointer makes final precise corrections before each shot.
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Dredth
Coast
First Mothers Police Organize in New York
A New York lower East Side movement forms the first mothers police force aimed at protecting young girls. Led by Rose Kelhoffer, the group vows to crack down on cadet dances and movie theaters, curb unsafe shops, and aid immigrant citizens while supporting community safety and traffic reform.
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New York
Lower East Side
New York City
Harry H. Schlacht
Boy Police
Schlacht
Sr Sehlaent
Sen
Deville
Ingenious hay cap method from Wisconsin college professor
L. J. Wright of the Wisconsin Agricultural College devised a practical haymaking cap. The plan uses 42 inch duck squares cut into 82 corner triangles, sewn to large squares with weighty stones in pockets to prevent tangling, creating affordable haycap covers.
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Wisconsin Agricultural College
L. J. Wright
Farm and Fire Side Practical: 22 Cents Material After Trial
The article notes that materials priced at 22 cents each have proved highly practical after a two year trial. It emphasizes the cost efficiency and utility of the materials in farm and fire side contexts.
Cheaper spray for summer use lime sulphur
Copper sulphate costs push fruit growers to seek alternatives. A lime sulphur solution diluted 1 to 40 matches Bordeaux mixture in effectiveness and often outperforms it. Many apple growers plan to adopt this summer spray who have not used it before.
Rich soils needed for sweet clover to aid future crops
Sweet clover thrives only on rich soil while red clover and alfalfa demand fertility. It grows on poor land but its main value lies as a green manuring crop. It helps build humus in unproductive soils, improving future crop use of existing fertility.
Farm manure valued as answer to fertilizer costs
High prices for potash and acid phosphate drive farmer concern. If farmers had consistently valued and used farm manure, reliance on costly commercial fertilizers would lessen the market strain and improve crop production.
Turning Horses on Alfalfa Pasture Benefits
To obtain best pasture results for work horses, turn them out every night. Rotating nights off disrupts digestion more than continuous nightly turnout. Alfalfa supplies bone and muscle building elements, boosting growth in young stock, whether on grass or cured hay.
Federal aid aids rural post road experiment across states
The federal government funds 465 miles of experimental post roads in 18 states benefiting 28 counties. Built under the Department of Agriculture, the projects test improved rural carrier routes with a $500000 appropriation. One third of costs covered by federal funds. two thirds by state or county. Virginia agreed to maintain roads, with plans to extend maintenance to Maine Tennessee Texas and Alabama.
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Department of Agriculture
Act of Congress
Post-Office Department
Virginia
Maine
Tennessee
Texas
Alabama
Care for Harness Properly All Year Round
Farmers neglect harness care during busy seasons and rely on it until it fails. After peak work ends, wash dirt and grease from straps at least once a year, oil thoroughly, and work the leather until soft. Oil buckles to ease handling.
Practical Farm Corncrib Design and Dimensions
A double crib with a wide center driveway suits farm use, allowing drive‑in hay or straw loads. Driveway 14 feet wide, doors 14 feet high, 82 by 8 feet crib sections yield 2,000 bushels, totaling 30 feet wide overall. floors can include built in scales and sheltered storage extends life.
Clean milk and cattle care tips from a dairy guide
Damp litter spreads disease while clean dairying yields pure milk. Avoid overfeeding chicks to keep them active. Look for the champion cow in your dairy and mate turkey hens to vigorous toms. Calves grow on flaxseed fortified separator milk, and cream must stay at a steady temperature and be stirred twice daily. A milking machine helps avoid scolding cows. Salt should be always available, either granular or rock. Profitability comes from Babcock tests, scales, and careful feed cost records.
Paul in Corinth Aiming to preach to Jews and Gentiles
Paul arrives in Corinth after Athens and lodges with Aquila and Priscilla. He works as a carpenter, supported by fellow Christians from Philippi, Berea, and runs into Jewish opposition. Silas and Timothy join, urging him to stay, while Gallio’s ruling opens Roman protection for Christian preaching. Paul continues to proclaim the cross to both Jews and Gentiles amid Corinthian temptations and moral evils.
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Paul
Athens
Aquila
Priscilla
Jesus
God
Silas
Timothy
Philippi
Berea
Philippians
R. V
Ezekiel
Justus
Christ
Gallio
Seneca
William Ramsey
Corinth
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BIG Coast Guns
de Forest
East Side
Rose Kelhoffer
International Sunday School
FR. O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Western
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