The Searchlight Evolution in Naval Warfare
The article traces the development of the naval searchlight from Civil War origins to modern large scale use in ships and canals. It covers lamp types including arc lamps, Mangin and glass parabolic mirrors, and the shift to concave convex lens designs, plus the use of diverging lenses to create wide area illumination and aid buoy recovery.
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Mercantile Marine
Suez Canal
South America
Africa
North America
Mangin
Schubert
Midwinter Open-Air Thermo Dance in Dawson Klondike
The New York World reports a St Valentine celebration in Dawson Alaska with electric lights and bonfires in a schoolyard. Men wore straw hats and linen dusters, women in summery attire. A tropical band played to a crowd under stars, marking a quirky Klondike flare in America.
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Philippines
Porto Rico
Palm Beach
Catalina Island
Dawson
Klondike
New York
Expensive soda water bottle from Royal George wreck sale
A bottle from the Royal George wreck, sunk in 1782, sold for 14 dollars as the highest price for soda water. The relic is about 120 years old with two thirds of the liquid, thick sea salt crust, and a green heavy glass bottle. Soda water began in 1767 and the item served as advertising for a soda water maker.
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London
Digging for Hidden Money After Noteware's Death
Nelson Noteware of Sheffield died last winter and rumors spread he hid money on the estate. Administrator Frank J. Davis warned the public against trespassing while noting he suspects buried funds. Davis recounted finding tin boxes with silver and banknotes and plans to search the grounds when weather allows.
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Nelson
Palmyra Island Seized by United States Milestones
The Washington Post reports the United States has seized Palmyra Island, asserting a new Pacific possession. The capture is described as a quiet, rapid coup with immediate international reaction, cables and capitals taking note as the Stars and Stripes rise over Palmyra.
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Palmyra Island
Stars and Stripes
Pacific
West Virginia
Honolulu
Europe
Palmyra
Washington
D. C
The Smoking Mountain Voyages in Mexico 1897
Annie 8 Peck describes climbing Popocatepetl and Orizaba in 1897. Popo stands 17 800 feet with a deep half mile crater and near vertical walls. From the summit, the view includes Ixtacci huatl the White Lady and the broad valley of Mexico.
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Mexico
Popocatepet
Orizaba
Mexico City
Popo
Pope
Ixtaccihuatl
Valley of Mexico
Annie 8. Peck
The
Christian Herald
To Hunt for Pigmies in Dutch New Guinea
London Chronicle reports a planned London expedition to the interior of Dutch New Guinea to study a newly found pigmy tribe. They found huts and numeral words up to ten but only solitary huts remain. no children and one woman from a wedding escorted to a new home near the Kapare River.
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London
Dutch New Guinea
C. C. Rawling
Kapare
Nassau
London Chronicle
Wichnor Park Sold to Colonel Harrison in Staffordshire
Acres rich in tradition, Wichnor Park near Burton on Trent, a historic 3000 acre estate, changes hands to Colonel Harrison of Orgreaves Hall, Lichfield. The manor traces its origin to John of Jaunt with a Dunmow Flitch like tenure. a bacon fitch hangs in Wichnor Lodge as a memento.
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Wichnor Park
Burton-on-Trent
Harrison
Orgreaves Hall
Lichfield
Staffordshire
Wichnor
John of Jaunt
Wichnor Lodge
London Chronicle
Keep Flowers in Potatoes for Fresh Travel
A simple method to ship flowers at a distance is to cut slits in potatoes and insert stems firmly. An ordinary potato can keep most flowers fresh for about two weeks in moderate temperature.
Helpful Household Hints on Storing Tubs and Home Remedies
Household tips cover stacking wash tubs with varied handles, crafting a carpet stretcher from a broom, salt in apple sauce for rat sugar, making a dustless mop from old fabrics soaked in kerosene and linseed oil, and general cleaning uses for salt. Also includes wound care with boracic acid, improvised parasol repairs, stocking care, shoe drying methods, bakeware with rounded corners, adhesive plaster, and a mock maple syrup recipe.
Literary Pioneers and the Rise of American Novels
The piece traces American literary origins with James Fenimore Cooper as a forerunner whose novels introduced a distinctly American voice. It contrasts Cooper with Washington Irving and notes Charles Brockden Brown as a brilliant though morbid figure whose work set the stage for later American prose.
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Washington Irving
J. Fenimore Cooper
Cooper
New World
Dante
Virgil
Cicero
Columbus
Charles Hrockden Brown
Ground rats deemed most harmful animal in world
A proclamation declares rats to be pests, arguing they do more harm than any other animal on Earth and must be exterminated.
Man versus machine in energy study by Amar
Prof Jules Amar reports to the Paris Academy of Medicine on a man machine study. He finds a liberal eater should restore weight daily and that humans outperform machines with 25 to 35 percent profit on effort. The best artificial device yields 14 percent. Rest affects weekly energy, with Monday fatigue and Tuesday vigor noted.
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Jules Amar
Academy of Medicine
Paris
Amar
Denver Republican
Krupp Rise From Small Mill To Great Cannon Works
Frederick Krupp abandoned a successful grocery business in 1811 to found the Essen cannon works known for English steel. He took over management after failed efforts by Von Keehals and Von Rechel, with real growth under his son Alfred. The 1851 London exposition showcased their superior iron and steel quality.
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Frederick Krupp
Essen
von Keehels
Krupp
Altenessen
von Rechels
Alfred
London Mail
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement from Decorah Resident
O Monson of Decorah Iowa testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills stopped his backache after two years of kidney trouble. He bought them at Wangler Bros Drug Store and calls them the best kidney remedy. Sold by all dealers 50 cents FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents US. Remember the name DOAN'S.
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Decorah
O. Monson
E. Main St
Iowa
Dean
Wangler Bros
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
When Jack is There Mary Fires Up A Lamp
A quirky Life moment notes Mary lowering a lamp to save fuel while Jack is present. She declares one flame is enough and shows thrift in a lighthearted domestic scene.
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Mary
African Courtship and the Tested Love Propriety
In several African cultures a man declaring love and seeking marriage is often refused initially to preserve the woman's modesty and test the suitor’s resolve. The practice also serves as a recall factor for the wife during disputes, recalling how his persistent courtship led to consent.
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement oath
Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of F. J. Cheney Co that Hall's Catarrh Cure will pay one hundred dollars for each incurable case. Notary A W Gleason witnesses the oath on December 6. The ad promotes internal use and blood surface action and offers testimonials free from Toledo Ohio.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Ins
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J
Tan A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney
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Lawrence
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Georgia
Gov. Brown
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Savagnan Daily News
Earl
Boston
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Degorah
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames
Iowa Territory
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Richelieu
Tracy & Hanson
Minneapolis
Chicago
John Bender
Phillip Stoskopt
E. 0. Soreide
A. G. Vick
Rev. Arveson
Will Halse
H. Tillapaugh
Lars Sorensen
R. Wheatman
Valentine Kern
Will Kreuter
G. F. Armstrong
John Kraby
F. S. Landers
Adams Seed Co. Elevator
St P. BR. R
Landers
Adams Seed Company
B. C. Opfer
Waukon
Towa
Timothy
N. H. Adams
B. A. Stogedale
Des Moines
Stockdale
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B. A
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