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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1861
Page
4
Practical guidance for women and families on growing unassuming flower gardens. Emphasizes soil preparation, shelter from winds, April-May sowing, deep spading, fine pulverized beds, and careful plant spacing. Includes hot bed sowing from March mid to April, gradual hardening, and gentle transplanting to ensure healthy blooms.
A Londom Times correspondent details progress on the Mont Cenis railway tunnel. It spans about 7.5 miles with 2,600 meters of depth. Sardinian outlays reach 8,000,000 per year though actual spending halves. Workers face overheating and difficult digging conditions as the bore advances toward Bardontechs and Oulx.
An Anglo French tunnel project uses air driven boring machines powered by hydraulic compressors to speed excavation and supply fresh air. Since January the eastern section has advanced to 721 metres with 528 metres finished, amid delays from pipe failures and air system defects.
The letter discusses Timothy Alden's type setter, a steam powered machine that types as fast as sight readers, scratches head, or smokes a cigar between lines, with a self recouping cost and a sixty signal register wheel. It compares the invention to a brain turned to brass and notes Alden's twenty years of effort and his death from overwork.
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