Accidental Loss of Hand Sparks Industrial Warning
The inventor recounts a blast in a Maximo laboratory caused by a fulminate compound igniting in his left hand. Sparks from dynamite and nitro gelatin operations threaten workers, with a note on caution during explosive experiments. He describes a near-fatal misstep and a related accident involving dynamite handling and a stubborn stump-blasting task.
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Willy
Jollifer
Atarmingdale
Bender
Bentrice
Wal
Jobe Bender
Stump
Mark Twain and the Calaveras Gold Pocket Tale
Chicago Post recounts a humorous tale of Mark Twain in Calaveras County chasing gold with Jim Gills. A rainstorm delays work as they haul water and, amid shifting luck, Twain profits from a single pan of earth containing a $20,000 nugget haul.
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Mark Twain
Steve Gills
Calaveras County
Steve
James
Bret Hy
Mark
Jim Gilis
Jim
Clemens
Sam
Jimi
Angel's Carp
Chicago Post
Insurance maps reveal underwriter’s detailed risk data
Handy guides describe how underwriters fix premiums by consulting detailed geographic maps. Color coded plans show building type, occupancy, and equipment, enabling insurers to assess risk even across distant states from New York.
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Singh
New York City
Missouri
California
Mayiez
Poising on Nothing in Birds of Prey
A descriptive passage explains how condors, eagles, and hawks hover motionless in air as if perched on rock, scanning the landscape for prey. They hang for minutes or hours, then suddenly dart downward like a bullet when they spot a target.
Engineering note on wheel load balance in train cars
The article discusses how tenderes of the Woteht of a train shift to the outside wheels and how outer five of geenivella are raised to counteract this. It mentions the elevation principles in engineering and references a comic opera scene with milkmaids and a cow as a humorous side note from the Washington Herald.
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Geenivella
Washington Herald
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Angus Bulls
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Linton, N. D
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CALL
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Mann
Max
Sereen
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Sonia
Henter
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Fox
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FBR
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BANK
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Peu
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Ceplus
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