Signaling at Sea and Farragut’s Blue Flag History
A compact history traces marine signaling from ancient sails to naval flags. It notes Lord Howe’s 1792 code with 20 000 signals, Farragut’s blue square flag milestones, and US flag customs from 1862 to 1890, including presidential salutes and the national insignia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Howe
Farraguts
Oberon
Queen Elizabeth
Cadiz
England
Great Britain and Ireland
Admiralty
Earl of Southampton
George Rooke
England and
Holland
United States Navy
Charles Stewart
David F. Farragut
Hartford
Farragut
Mississippi
New Orleans
Mizzen
United States
Arthur
Dispatch
McArthur
Lord Hood
Philadelphia Times
Notable Nuns and Longevity Across Orders
A Paris correspondent notes cloistered nuns die early while active nuns in the orders of St. Thomas de Villeneuve St. Vincent de Paul and Augustine sisterhoods live long. Instances include a Sister of Charity in 1832 cholera wards and Sister Rosalie who organized Crimean hospital service.
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Paris
St. Thomas de Villeneuve
St. Vincent de Paul
Augustine
Charity
Hotel d’ Dieu
Rosalie
Crimea
Delphine
Order of St. Vincent de Paul
Romainville
Side laced gaiters and new shoe lacing trends
A 20 year fashion note on side laced gaiters praising their neat fit and ease of use. It compares old center lacing with new side lace designs, features a six eyelet lower section and a top Stimpson clasp, and claims simpler fastening for women comparable to gloves.
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Salon
Smith
Conmmesn
Aide
Mrs Youmans Remembered For Charm And Science Ties
Mrs E L Youmans died last month in Ridgefield Connecticut at age 75. She was beloved in scientific and literary circles and hosted many brilliant guests. Her life featured a romantic history with two husbands. first husband William Lee, Harvard graduate and Sandwich Islands chief justice, whom she met in Honolulu aboard a whaling ship, and second husband E L Youmans founder of The Popular Science Monthly.
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E. L. Youmans
Ridgefield
Conn
William Cullen Byrant
Bayard Taylor
George Ripley
Old Maid Insurance Scheme Attracts Vanity And Risk
An English introduced idea called old maid insurance offers single women a lump sum or annuity if they stay unmarried to a set age. Premiums rise with youth and beauty, making the scheme appealing to many who fear losing marriage prospects.
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England
Queensland appoints two girl ticket clerks at new station
Queensland railway commissioners appoint two young women as ticket clerks at a new Brisbane area station. Wages are 10 and 15 shillings with 8 1/2 hour shifts and light duties for workers living nearby. The reform is praised as an improvement and will be widely coveted.
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Queensland
Brisbane
London
Four year old memory prodigy Gertie Cochran tours nation
In Mount Vernon Illinois a four year old girl named Gertie Cochran remembers words and numbers after a single hearing. Her parents, poor farmers, use her skill to earn money, with a theatrical contract letting her perform nationwide for audiences and recall details of every theater and person she meets.
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San Francisco
Park
Oakland
Mount Vernon
Ills
Gertie Cochran
Cook
Gertie
San Francisco Chronicle
Crowned Child Becomes Commander Of Miniature Spanish Regiment
The 8-year-old Spanish king, heir to major general and king of Jerusalem, wears a military uniform with gold lace as a miniature 600-strong infantry regiment trained at San Sebastian. Most cadets are 6 to 9 years old, drawn from all social classes from officers’ sons to port laborers.
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Spain
Jerusalem
Peror William
San Sebastian
Polaveila
Irrigation Canvas Dam Boosts Westward Water Control
The latest device a canvas or duck check dam cut in triangular form fits any ditch and diverts water without heavy labor. Invented by Professor Huntley of the Arkansas Valley Experiment Station Colorado the simple rig uses canvas rope and a beam to form a quick check dam. The irrigation boom expands beyond the southwest and agronomists praise improved water management for crops and yields.
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Far West
Huntley
Arkansas Valley Experiment Station
Colorado
Colorado Field and Farm
Southwest
Manure Use Timing For Corn Crops On Sod
Farmers who apply large quantities of fertilizer to corn should spread manure after meadows are cut, when harvesting ends. Summer application is easier on firm fields and reduces waste. Follow with potatoes and heavy fertilizer, then small grain and grass, says Rural New Yorker.
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New Yorker
Senate allocates 1 million for Russian cactus destruction
The senate added a 1,000,000 item in the agricultural appropriation bill for the destruction of the Russian cactus. The money will be apportioned by the secretary of agriculture to states infested, based on need, and paid to each state's governor upon an obligation that funds will be used with any state match for cactus destruction.
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United States Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Red Cedars Make Fine Windbreaks in the West
The piece notes red cedars as superior windbreaks where pines fail to thrive. Evergreen windbreaks offer advantages over deciduous ones, but small cultivation difficulties push people toward deciduous trees.
Remarkable Endorsement for Dr Greene's Nervura Remedy
Mrs Charles H Heaton of Montpelier Vermont praises Dr Greene's Nervura and blood remedy claiming a full cure from nervous exhaustion after influenza. The letter extols the product as best for nervous and chronic diseases and notes free consultation at 834 Temple Place Boston Mass.
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Charles H. Heaton
State Street
Montpelier
Ibig
Diecay
Pry Greene
Temple Place
Boston
Mass
Trusts in Medicine Over Doctors Says Mrs Mason
Mrs Hattie Mason of Chilton Carter County Missouri endorses Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy saying she would trust it over any doctor. For sale by all druggists and dealers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Mason
Chilton, Carter Co
Chamberlain
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Mrs. Gould
Atalanta
Landon Queen
Mrs. Youmans
Old Maid Insurance
New England
The
Russian Thistle
Chase & Sanborn’s
Seal Brand
Chase & Sanborn
Blake Brothers
Opticians
Snow Street
Providence, EL
California
ashiReron
Belect
Percy
Chicago
Union Pacific
Northwestern Line
F E. Shearer
Clark St
Joseph Biggs
Great Central
Washington St
F. F. Tebbetts CO
Westminster ST
Providence,r.i
Cloaks & Furs
FOR
Wisses
Our Fur Department
Butler Exchange
Finecalf& Kangard
W. L. Douglas
W-L. Douglas
Brockton
John McCaw
Mwoype Street
Bristol
U.S. Dental Association
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