Seamen Gunners at Torpedo Station Training
A United States Navy seaman completes six months at the Torpedo Station Newport and three weeks of submarine diving. The course covers electricity, gun cotton handling, torpedo testing, and shipboard rigging. Successful sailors earn the title acn man gunner and transfer to the Vermont for final duties.
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Harvesting Ramie in China and India for Fibre
The London Times notes ramie or China grass is widely grown in Western China and harvested by different methods. In Wenchow, stems are cut and bark removed after soaking. in Eastern provinces peasants peel bark in the field, saving bark and fibre. The Indian method avoids field drying, offering cheaper labor and less wasted material.
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Europe
China
Hosle
Wenchow
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India
London Times
Paper Barrels Challenge Wooden Mines by English firm
An English company reports three years of experiments yielding paper barrels that rival wooden ones. They are used for gunpowder, fuses, fruit, molasses, paints, cement, matches, chemicals and more. Production uses waste paper and old sacks, with pulp recycled from waste. Standard size is sixteen and a half by twenty eight inches, costing twenty eight cents versus thirty four for wood.
Floating Tendencies of Fat Men in New York Harbor
A tall tale recounts a fat man who fell overboard in New York Harbor and swam in circles for hours, mistaken for a whale and towed ashore unharmed. Veterans recall related undersea incidents involving heavyset men and unexpected rescues around wartime riverfronts.
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Washington Avenue
Washington Plot
Country House Site and Building Materials Discussed
A Scribner essay argues site choice favors hillside slopes for drainage and climate, with elevated ground and proper subsurface tiling. It favors locally available stone if properly used, warns against overdecorated stonework, and advocates sturdy walls for durability and honesty in country house construction.
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Scribner
Buffalo and the Great Western Plains
A historical overview traces the westward buffalo migration and its impact on Native tribes. It details how abundant game aided tribes long lacking domesticated animals, the shift to hunting, prairie burning to favor grazing, and the resulting deforestation and wider plains range.
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Plains
Ohio
Kentucky
Carolinas
Tenneaser River
Scribner
Terrible Grip of the Abalone Shell
The National Museum features an abalone shell from the Pacific coast. Chinese fishermen hunt abalones along shores using sticks to pry them free from rocks. The shell grips fiercely, sometimes trapping a hand and causing drownings, as reported by the Washington Star.
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National Museum
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Fragmented 19th century notices mingle with medical ads
A collage of short items includes literary gossip about a student named Esty and a reference to editor Minks found dead, suggesting foul play or starvation. Interspersed are jokes, quack remedies, and praise for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed health aid for women.
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Matty Conteh
Winks
Minks
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Clerion
Tinks
Minkx
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Dr. Pierce
Dr. Pierce Pellets Promote Digestive Health Regimen
An 19th century styled claim touts Dr. Pierce's Pellets as regulating the stomach liver and bowels, described as mild and effective for digestive balance. The brief note frames the remedy as a general health measure with targeted organ benefits.
Selfish People Cited as Most Unpleasant in Quoted Sayings
A brief excerpt lists selfish people as the most disagreeable unhappy dangerous and unreasonable in a short cadence. The line emphasizes selfishness as a core flaw across multiple negative character judgments.
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