Muddy roads and wagon wheels studied in New England farmer piece
The essay analyzes wagon resistance on muddy versus hard roads using practical tests. It notes dynamometer measurements on gravel, hard earth, and broken stone surfaces, and compares wide versus narrow wheels, with conclusions on road improvement and economic impact. It also includes a long digression on Robinson Crusoe lore and a Civil War riot anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Sanborn
Missouri Agricultural College
Remembering Alexander Selkirk The Solitary Mariner
A memorial note honors Alexander Selkirk a Largo Scotland native who lived in solitude on the Juan Fernandez island for four years and four months. He joined the Cinque Ports galleon of 96 tons 16 guns in 1704 later died in 1723 as lieutenant of HMS Weymouth. Reads like a maritime obituary with relics and a note on island wood used for canes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Valparaiso
Chili
Juan Fernandez
Robinson Crusoe
Friday
Alexander Selcraig
Selkirk
South Seas
Spain
Selcraig
Cinque Ports
Mosquito
Central America
Damphier
Rogers
Southampton
Daniel Defoe
Defoe
Montevideo
Alexander Selkirk
Mariner
Largo
County of
Fife
Scotland
Galle
Ner
S. Weymouth
A. D
Texas Rivers Drift From Dry Beds to Damp Bedlam
A Texas riverine panorama notes rivers drying to mere pools in summer then flooding within a day to overwhelm bridges and rails. The piece cites the Nueces and San Antonio basins, the Cibolo’s underground stretches, and the width of floods, while humorously comparing river rises to shifting political majorities. It ends by critiquing a Lancashire meeting proposing drunken reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
el Paso
Rio Grande
Congressional Record
Nueces River
Austin
Antonio
San Antonio
Comal
San Marcos
Guadaloupe
Brazos
Sabine
Lakes of Solid Salt in Asia A Royal Geographical Society Talk
Sir Peter Lumsden discusses two salt lakes in an Asian valley, detailing their size, elevations, and salt deposits. He notes the western lake supplies Tekke Turcomans with salt and the eastern lake yields salt for Penjdeh, with differences in purity and harvesting methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Lumsden
Royal Geographical Society
Kangruali Road
Band-i-Dozaa
Tekke Turcomans
Mery
Penjdeh
Trade Offers for Livestock Seeks Milk Cow
A seller proposes trading a saddle pony and a seven eighth Jersey heifer calf for one grade A milk cow. Par Brapy.
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Dixie
Andy Johnson
Tennessee
Falstaff
Bardolph
Nym
Pistol
Jack Falstaff
Shakespeare
Sir Toby
Iago
London
Commodore Powell
S. Toraz
Lancashire
Asia
Gustave Frohman
Lyceum School
Sanders
Chicago
Charles Barnard
Wesley Sisson
Gustave Frouman
New York Times
the Greeley Tribune
Colorado
Weld County
Greeley
Tribune
the Tribune
Greeley Tribune
Carver & Dunning
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