Atlas of the Moon in progress by Harvard astronomer Pickering
Professor W H Pickering of Harvard Observatory prepares a new Atlas of the Moon from material gathered during the season with the 136 foot telescope at Jamaica station. The horizontal telescope method permits long focus and larger images, with portable yet costly instrument components. Exposures range from seven to ninety seconds as lunar light varies, with Jamaica's local geography presenting its own peculiar challenges.
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W. H. Pickering
Harvard Observatory
Jamaica
Pickering
Cambridge
Herald
Results With Horizontal Telescope At Jamaican Station
A remote observatory in Jamaica uses rainwater collection via barbecues and gutters to supply the needed water during dry spells. The Harvard party plans to complete observations when climate allows, noting Moon photography yielded permanent value and highland seeing exceeds Cambridge though not Arequipa. The piece also notes Koreans smoking green tobacco and drinking, with proverbs about alcohol.
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Harvard
Jamaica
Pru
Pickering
Cambridge
Ati
Arequipa
Peru
Boston Herald
Toreans Ag
Fame and Poverty Fame and Poverty
Herbert Spencer, one of the nineteenth century's great thinkers, recently marked another birthday while living with scant worldly wealth. The self-made philosopher endured years of privation, from his early education at home to his Civil Engineering stint and later struggles as a writer. Despite delayed readership and losses amounting to thousands, his patient effort through “Social Statics” and “Principles of Psychology” helped popularize scientific and philosophical study among scholars and workers alike, as the public finally embraced his methods and ideas.
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Herbert Spencer
Herbert Spencer. the Son of A School-Master, Mr. Spencer
Bath
The
Economist
Elevated railroad opens in Boston with rush of riders
The Llevntad in Boston opened its elevated railroad recently and drew a great rush of patrons. It crosses congested city sections and will relieve crowded street cars that could not carry all riders. Over 120,000 passengers rode the float day, with averages around 168,000 in the days that followed.
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Llevntad
Boston
Greatly Reduced Rail Fares Advertised by Wabash
The Wabash railroad quotes deeply discounted round trip fares from Chicago to New York and Buffalo to attract riders, with prices such as 13.00 for Potato and return and 31.00 for New York and return, plus through service from Kansas City St. Louis and Chicago and summer special rates. Public notices urge travelers to consult agents or Harry Moore and C. S. Crane for details, while local ads promote household products and remedies.
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Buftato
New York
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Niagara
Buffalo
Harry ©. Moores
Pass. Dept
Omaha
Neb
C. 8
Notre Dame announces 58th year opening and courses
The 58th Year at Notre Dame opens September 10 1904 offering Classics Letters Economics History Journalism Art Science Pharmacy Law and Engineering programs with preparatory and commercial courses. Rooms free and to rent with moderate charges. Address W A Morrissey C S C president for catalogues.
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University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Edward's Hall
Addess W. A. Morrissey
Notre Dame University Ad and Educational Offerings
A broad Notre Dame feature highlights the university’s preparatory school, commercial course, and higher programs. It promotes St Edward’s Hall for boys, notes 57 years of educational service, and invites readers to request a pamphlet at Notre Dame. Also mentions Remington Typewriter Co. folder in Omaha.
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Notre Dame
Indiana
Notre Dame University
West
St. Edward's Hall
Omaha
Remington Typewriter Co
Farnam St
Beautiful Ladies Advise Suffering Sisters on Health
Kathleen Graham and Florence Allan share testimonials praising Pertina and Peruna as invigorating tonics for dyspepsia and worn out systems. Dr S B Hartman and eight authorities on women’s catarrhal diseases offer free advice to women, inviting applications for summer cases in Columbus Ohio.
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Kathleen Graham
Florida Ave
N. W
Wash
D. C
Florence Allan
Walton Place
Chineee TL
Florence al- Tan
S. B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Columinus
Life in Persia Descriptions of dress and daily fare
The piece describes Persian clothing for women with veils and eye slits, blue outer garments, green trousers, and bright slippers, plus men in robes or turbans. It notes staple foods like rice, wheat, fruit, vegetables, and cheap meat, with dairy products from buffaloes, cows, sheep, and goats.
Threshed Grain Ground Into Coarse Flour By Water Power
The passage describes grain separated from chaff by a wide plank with iron or stone ballast, pulled by cattle and horses, tossed in the wind, then hand-picked before milling. It is ground by water power into a coarse flour at the mill.
Dry air is heavy not moist air says Molat Air to Light
The piece argues against the common belief that moist air weighs more and traps smoke. It explains that dry air presses the barometer higher and signals fine weather, while damp air lowers the barometer and brings storms. Smoke rises on dry, heavy air but stays near ground when air is damp and light.
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Weather Bureau
Peril and the Abyss Echo in Distant Warnings
Fragmentary lines reflect a meditation on fear and decline, contrasting old starch and social order with contemporary crowds. The text hints at national peril, moral decline, and the lure of danger as society shifts from a structured elite to unruly masses.
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