The Largest Camera For Sun Eclipse Photographs
Secretary Langley describes a giant two camera telescope setup at the Smithsonian to photograph the May 28 solar eclipse. The 130 foot instrument uses a twenty inch lens and two tubes to capture both the eclipsed sun and the spectrum while preserving corona details for study.
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Washington
Galilee
S. P. Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
Langley
Norfolk
Mr. Langley
Sudden Halt and Searing Noise Frightens Cabin Inhabitants
As totality occurred a sudden stop followed by a loud wail and the sound of things tumbling. The account notes fear among the colored people until they could retreat to their own cabin and bed for safety.
Indians Made Soapstone Dishes In Ancient Craft
A Chicago News description explains how Indigenous people produced soapstone dishes. They cut a circular incision with a flint, chipped the rim, shaped the exterior while still attached to the rock, then split the stone from the base and hollowed the interior to finish the dish.
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Chicago News
Musical Sands Near Mafeking Create Shifting Sand Music
A region south west of Mafeking features a fluctuating mountain of white sand whose rolling hills produce a musical sound. Friction between grains, not wind, explains the hum as sands shift and fall over years, forming a mysterious, cathedral-like chorus in a desolate South African desert.
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Mafeking
Silk Shirts for Men Show Rich Silk Styles
The Baltimore News notes heavy ribbed striped silk shirts for men with plaited bosoms and detachable cuffs, priced around 15 dollars in shops but replicable for about 3 dollars. High fashion belts and silver buckles appear on upscale models, while plain nickel clasps may fade.
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Baltimore News
Tiffany
Spade Talk Sparks Whist Exchange
An earnest man and a whist player debate calling a spade a spade and the risk of an ite or a revoke in a tense exchange.
Royal People Have Special Ways of Being Thrifty
A feature explores how royal figures manage wealth and spend with discretion. It notes traditions of prudent saving, careful budgeting, and resourceful use of resources within royal households. The article highlights historical practices and modern twists on frugality among monarchs.
Royals Keep Frugal Habits Across Empires
A feature on royal thrift from Queen Victoria to Queen Wilhelmina and beyond notes frugal habits. Princess Mary Adelaide saved scraps of paper and string while Victoria’s family avoided waste. Empress Frederick guards fruit, while William II favors cheap walking sticks and reuses garments.
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Princess Mary Adelaide
Duchess of
Teck
Whitelodge
Princess Mary
England
New England
Queen Victoria
Beatrice
Victoria
Frederick
Germany
Friedrichshof
Holland
Wilhelmina
William
Uncertain Text Reflects Household Discipline and Royal Spending
The passage describes strict household discipline over culinary matters and large savings in domestic budget items, contrasted with the monarch's lavish spending on other channels. It notes a tension between frugal management and royal expenditure within the empire.
Graceful Acknowledgement From Kitchener Letter Sent
Miss Effie Duggan of Bridgeport Pennsylvania received a letter from General Lord Kitchener after sending him a three leaf laurel sprig from Valley Forge with an American flag. The response was written at Osfontein in the Orange Free State acknowledging her gesture.
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Effie Duggan
Bridgeport
Lord Kitchener
A Pound of Coal and Hidden Power Unveiled
The article explains that one pound of coal containing 10 000 heat units can do 236 horsepower in mechanical work. It compares ancient labor with modern energy, noting a pound of coal equals the work of 3 000 spinsters and powers saws far beyond manual effort.
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E. D. Meier
Cassier
No Use to Foreigners in U S Trade Catalogues
Consul General J H Mason complains that American trade catalogs overwhelm foreign buyers with English text inches of article dimensions pounds price in dollars and vague discounts while European merchants expect metric measures currencies and clear prices. The remark highlights US catalog practices and cross border challenges for foreign traders.
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United States
New York
J. H. Mason
Municipal ownership cuts street lighting costs in St Joseph
The city of St Joseph Missouri gained municipal ownership of its street lighting plant four years ago and a comparison with the prior four years shows a saving of 2814600 or about 7000 a year. The average cost per lamp during the first four years reflects notable efficiency gains and lower operating expenses.
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St. Joseph
Adulteration of Food and Preservation Methods Examined
The article cautions against adulterants in wheat flour honey and preserved foods. It explains the balance of protein fats and carbohydrates in bread, warns against adding starches or glucose, and outlines natural preservation methods pasteurization drying and examples of preservatives both inorganic and organic. It notes condiments and artificial colors used in foods and the role of zinc and copper salts in maintaining green color in preserved peas.
Profits of Krupp Questioned in German Contracts
Consul General Guenther reports from Frankfort a competitor says Krupp profited on German government contracts. He cites field gun prices of 1,145 dollars vs 464.30 for rivals, and a price drop to 452.38 by Krupp. Shrapnel priced at 2.03 versus rivals at 1.19.
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Guenther
Frankfort
Frankfort Zeitung
Krupp
Navy
Navy Department
Remarkable Prediction On Ohio River Trade Foretold
Manasseh Cutler of Massachusetts in a 1787 circular boasted that the Ohio settlement would swell commerce from the Muskingum mouth downstream to the Mississippi, predicting a river crowded with produce and merchandise long before Fulton’s Clermont. This foresight came two decades before the first successful steamboat journey on the Hudson.
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Manasseh Cutler
Massachusetts
New
School for Farming to Open Near Sing Sing
A practical farming school will be started by a prominent New York figure on a farm near Sing Sing. The two year course covers gardening, orchard care, stock and poultry raising, beekeeping, house decoration and standard scientific farming subjects for both men and women. Balti more News.
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New York
Sing Sing
Baltimore News
Society in Riga Russia pays per birth
A society with over 300 members in Riga collects three rubles from each member for every birth to another member. The parent receives 300 to 750 rubles depending on the number of payments made.
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Riga
Russia
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