Longest distance measured by human vision set at 183 miles
Astronomers report 183 miles as the farthest distance ever seen with the naked eye between Uncompahgre Peak Colorado and Mount Ellen Utah. Coast and geodetic survey observers with international help confirm the feat while noting Pacific coast signals and earlier records.
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Colorado
Mount Ellen
Utah
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Philadelphia
Pacific Coast
Mount Shasta
Mount Helena
Algiers
Spain
Greenwich
Washington
Pacific Ocean
Lick
California
Imperial University of Japan
Ot Tokio
Manual for Army Cooks Camp Cooking Not So Bad
The piece notes camp life complicates cooking yet outdoor life boosts appetite. Soldiers rely on simple field tools and improvised stoves built from trenches and primitive field ovens. Government issue includes basic eatery kit and utensils, with diverse meat bread and soup recipes suited to harsh conditions.
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Lfe
Household Hints From The Presses And Markets
Practical tips for cooks and homemakers cover bread crust trimming, crust removal after cooling, serving warm bread, conversation as an appetizer, storing peppers, custard timing, horseradish sauce, preserving lemon juice, cleaning isinglass windows with vinegar, and notes on scarce milk in South Africa with condensed milk common in hotels and homes.
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Isinglas
N. Y.sun
Passenger Outwits Rude Conductor On Crowded Car
On a packed cable car a well dressed woman refuses pennies as change and requests a nickel instead. A quick spirited rider takes the nickel from the conductor’s hand using the pennies and passes it to the woman, leaving the car amused by the deft exchange.
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New York
Avas
Ald
Tornado windstorm policy ad tips by Kinney and Kinney
A fragment from a 19th century page touts Kinney and Kinney offering tornado and windstorm policies for Columbus with affordable rates. It promotes Dust Destroyers by Kellar & Co, Cascara Pills by Carter, and druggist refunds. The Star offers job printing services at fair prices.
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M Kellar & Co
Courer Journal and Weekly Sivan Offer
An offer advertises a one year subscription for both the Twice A Week Courier Journal and the Weekly Sivan at a total price of 1.25 dollars. The deal promotes combined weekly papers at a discount.
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Courer-Journal
Courier—Journal
Sivan
Special clubbing offer for weekly Courier Journal in Indiana
Kinney and Turpin announce a two papers arrangement with the Courier Journal. Subscribers who renew or new subscribers who pay in advance receive their paper at the named price. Sample copies sent free on application. Subscriptions sent to the Columbus Morning Loan in Columbus, Indiana.
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Courier-Journal
ourier-Journal
Columbus Morning Loan
Columbus
Ind
Kinney & Turpin
Route hints and voting note for great southern expo
Nashville notices outline travel routes to the great southern exposition with connections from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland Columbus Detroit Toledo Sandusky Chicago Benton Harbor to Cincinnati and Louisville. It also explains the new voting method using a pencil to mark within the eagle circle and returning the pencil to the clerk.
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Nashville Tenn
Mastette
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
Columbus
Detroit
Toledo
Sandusky
Chicago Benton Harbor
Louisville
Pontedria Crassipes Grows Thriving In Simple Home Spaces
A reader recounts propagating pontedria crassipes from a slip in Mechan’s Monthly. Planted in a window bowl and later in an old dinner boiler, the plant thrived through summer, sending up long stems with large waxy leaves. It tolerates minimal care, needing only steady water.
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Mechan‘s
Moving a Brick Chimney Over Rough Ground
A 85 foot tall brick chimney weighing nearly 100 tons was moved 950 feet on two greased skids at Shelter Island Suffolk County without damage. The operation used a grain capstan and one horse, completed in nine days with four workers. Earlier, a 62 foot chimney was moved at Bridgehampton without incident. The report also notes a Scientific American discussion on Theodore Roosevelt zoology theories and preservation needs for large mammals.
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Manhauset
Shelter Island
Suffolk County
Scientific American
Bridgehampton
Foot ball and scholarship a university ideal
University and college authorities aim to protect scholarship of athletes showing no conflict between athletic excellence and class work. History proves athletes can excel academically while teams win. Ohio University recently forced a football captain to resign for falling behind in studies, signaling a shift toward prioritizing scholarship over brawn.
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Ohio University
Mixed train schedule from Columbus listing stations and times
Big Four R R C H and G branch trains go west and east with mixed service between Greensburg and Ar Columbus. Daily except Sunday schedule shows arrival and departure times at Greensburg Ewington Burneys Hartsville and other stops with agent J S Sara listed for Columbus Indiana station.
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Greensburg
Ewington
Burney’s
Hartsville Crossing
Local tale of chivalry and a town rumor
A narrator recounts meeting a young woman whose effusive manner shapes the town’s opinion. At the hotel her brother greets him with a wary gaze, sparking a dilemma between confrontation and explanation. The episode quickly becomes common knowledge among all locals.
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Bioad
Put
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Chicago Tribune
Bellelephone
Andy Efrncer
Kinney & Kinney
Teke Carter
M. C. Dunnington
Sranyor Print Co
Miemaber
Chmire
Guaran
Central—169
Anteed
WM Anderson
Boot and Shoe Maker
Ton and
Franklin
Harrison
C Hart Merriam
Theodore Roosevelt
Europe
United States
North Carolina
Adirondacks
Anticosti
Mr. Menier
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Paris
Fiegenbaum
Jus
Ge. Cox
Attorney-At-Law
Cromp’n Block
Court House
Rogers & Bro
Seth
Thomas
Washingon St
Bunkhouser
Wilson
6Th and
Washington Street
Winan
Columb’s
W. C.rolan
OFICE
Griffith
Fifth St
Western Union Telegraph Office
Citizens
Eighth and
Chestnut Streets
BIG Four
R. R
C., H. & G. Branch
Men & Womn
Homanza Agency
Sycamore St
Drake
Bulders
Wrest
Gan
Alaetdin
Messinger
Veeder Cyclometers
Trump
Morgan & Wright Tires
Res
Reeves Seward Cycle Co
Silverman’s
Ney
Silvermans
Hart
Ron Mep
Engieer
Joiner Fifth and
Jackson Streets
Aemmerte
W. W. Lambert
Attowney-At-Law
Irwin’s Bank
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