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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1894
Page
2
The article outlines rising wages in the navy across trades from machinists to coppersmiths, with monthly pay ranges and re enlistment raises. It notes long terms, promotions through re enlistment, and the security and discipline offered, including opportunities abroad and trust ashore for seasoned sailors.
A spoof prospectus claims eminent writers will contribute to a magazine titled The Young and nettish Mother-in-law and similar pieces by a man in love with his wife’s mother. Editors expect support from Paris area readers, though peers doubt viability citing failed rivals like The Ballet Dancers Journal and The Chorus Girls Weekly.
Philadelphia inventor Signor W A Valle proposes a non electric air driven traction system for street cars claiming half the operating cost and no wires no digging up streets or horses. The system uses compressed air motors with an exhaust that can clear snow in winter and reenters the car in summer. An air brake is claimed to rival the Westinghouse device for quick stops.
Essay sketches a chemistry driven ideal world with abundant energy and peace, contrasting with social cautions on universal suffrage. It then reports Stanford students researching a Castro area mound rich in ancient remains and artifacts next to a San Francisco Examiner note on corkscrewless bottle opening methods.
A discussion compares persistent coughing to scratching a wound and recommends breathing and holding a long breath to warm and soothe air cells. It explains nitrogen acts as an anodynic effect on the mucous membrane, reducing the urge to cough and aiding healing.
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