Windmill and Tank Water Supply for Villages and Homes
The article explains private water systems using windmills and rooftop tanks, noting wells of 10 to 80 feet, 6 inch for domestic needs, output 1,000 to 5,000 gallons, tank towers with top mounted windmills, and pumping via steam or hot air engines. It cites Andrew J. Corcoran's system from 1861 and compares to heavy top storage, highlighting advantages and risks of leaks and floods.
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Andrew J. Corcorao
Ground plan of tower aid method in warper tanks
Fragmentary text describes a ground plan for a tower and tank linking system to supply multiple buildings from an upper tank, with a leak shutoff feature. It mentions a tank that is super and safer, and notes a Chicago express train collision at Birch Run Station on the Whint and Pere Marquette Railroad.
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Chicago Express
Pere Marquette
Birch Run
Earth's Atmosphere Defends Against Daily Meteor Onslaught
A historical astronomy piece explains how the Earth is bombarded by about 400 million meteors per day, mostly burning up in the atmosphere. It notes rare meteorites reach the ground, cites a Siberian iron nickel mass and a sixteenth ton meteorite in Argentina, and underscores the atmosphere as a protective shield.
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Go Bovey
Enlverse
Genitke
Alrat
Siberia
Htenos Ayres
Ape
Brasil
They Won't Squeal Desertion and Civic Silence Cited in Indian Scout Tale
A flawed tale of a West Point graduate lost in the mountains, with Indian scouts unable to locate him as civilians refused to aid searchers. He drifted for over a week, nearly dead, before rescue, illustrating how desertion rumors and mistrust hinder pursuit.
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Weat Point
Minera
Regulating Reproduction and Mental Defect in Society
The piece argues for judicious legislation and public education to curb propagation of defective traits in humans. It contends that laws may be needed to regulate marriage and reproduction, while moral duties should discourage such unions, framing insanity as a social threat to homes.
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Healin Flint
Peter Schlemihl
Punctuation History in Early Texts and Its Delays
The piece muses on punctuation as a late invention noting the period date origins before the fifteenth century for the four common points. It cites the colon around 1485 the comma near 1510 and the semicolon about 1570 and reflects on deciphering old documents without these marks. It also mentions Luther and the risk of misreading texts due to comma placement.
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Luthors
Minutely Exact News Fragments From A Tainted Dispatch
A garbled telegraph report misstates a railroad accident with exaggerated injuries. A correction follows, trimming the fate to a single fatality. The piece also mentions a new wood oil process yielding vast railcar quantity of gas and tar products, reflecting industrial jargon.
Drift of the Wandering Ship Across Atlantic in 1848
A derelict vessel traced drifting from America toward the Dip coast before Columbus era. The buoy went adrift near Charleston harbor and lingered in warm Atlantic waters through the year. It drifted northward then south, with hurricane tracks, seen multiple times until September when it lay 500 to 600 miles east of Bermuda and still in good condition.
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Columbes Aailer
Atlastic
Siventare
Charleson Harbor
Stroman
Bermudas
Sean
Grant's school days reveal early kindness and stubborn resolve
A fragment recounts young Ulysses Grant in district school, praised for kindly nature from his mother and a stubborn, problem solving streak. A playmate recalls a lesson struggle, prompting Grant to seek dictionary meaning and teacher guidance to prove that words cannot defeat desire.
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Grant
Ulysses
St Invain
Double Windows in Rail Cars Change Travel Comfort
Railways plan to install double windows in all passenger cars to reduce cold drafts and dust, keeping interior plush and decorations pristine. The increased insulation also minimizes heat loss by conduction and convection, aiding passenger comfort during winter and summer.
Cuming Modifications in War Tactics
The article notes military shifts due to introduced Amokeless powder. It predicts more ordering and messenger units as commanders stay central to adapt plans swiftly. It also mentions potential delays in new uniforms for cost, while bronze-dulled helmets and bayonets reduce visibility.
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the Republic
Wonders of Ballad Lake and Mirror Lake in Yosemite Valley
A Siberian wonder lake Ballad exceeds nine thousand square miles with depths between four and four and a half thousand feet. Its vast volume rivals Lake Superior. Mirror Lake in Yosemite Valley is unusually still and reflects mountains only after sunrise, with the sap rising at 11:30 and setting 73 minutes later. Proposals in France consider canals Bordeaux to Atlantic and Narbonne to the Mediterranean, total 380 miles costing 130 million dollars. Ohio law permits killing any dog running at large.
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Lake Erie
Lake Superior
America
Yosemite Valley
Mirror Lake
France
Bordeaux
Atlantic
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Mediterranean
Irregular Text on Coke Plant and a Banquet Incident
A rough excerpt discusses a steam powered plant with a centrifugal pump moving five tons of water and producing coke from smudge, plus a tale of a young Irish officer insulted at banquet. The officer retaliates with a wine incident, observed by a Colonel who praises the boy yet notes a harsher judge if his father were present.
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Hibernian
Henry County Board Seeks Applicants for Taylor Court Title
The Henry County Board of Education will hold meetings to examine applications for the position of Taylor Court title. Officials invite qualified local residents to apply and outline the process and deadlines for submission.
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Henry County
Ohio
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