Jacobs the Tunnel Builder King of New York Subaqueous Engineer
J A Edgerton profiles Charles M Jacobs born in England who, as head of major tunnel projects, drove the first dry-shod crossing from Jersey to Manhattan and led the Pennsylvania tubes under the East and Hudson rivers. The modest engineer blends soldierly discipline with pioneering methods, transforming subaqueous tunneling in New York.
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California
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J. A. Edgerton
American drama rooted in the circus origin claim
The essay argues American theater derives from American life and circus origins, tracing influences from primitive folk and medieval sacred stories to modern local color and melodrama. It claims American drama distinctively reflects circus tempo, action, and spectacle, with contortionists and trapeze imagery exemplifying national style.
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P. T. Barpum
Scribner's
Ways of Scotch Justice in Historic Montrose Courts
A Dundee Advertiser excerpt recalls archaic judicial scenes from Montrose where a bailie fined accused and witnesses "halt a croon" in a breach of peace case and misread the term "defimet" as a legal phrase, shouting "Bring forward the de funct" to public amusement as a magistrate recalls trial quirks from earlier times.
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Montrose
Dundee Advertiser
Vamp Horns and Ancient Church Call Horns
An antiquary describes a six foot vamp horn priced at forty dollars used to call villagers to worship on Sundays long ago when bells were scarce. He notes about two dozen such horns exist in the country and their value to antiquaries due to ecclesiastical ties.
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Chiurch
Worm That Chews Through Rails
Engineers on a German railway faced repeated accidents at a fixed spot. After six months corrosion revealed a honeycombed rail from a two centimeter gray worm. The head hides glands that eject a corrosive liquid every ten minutes, softening and eroding iron.
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Tlagen
Gerplany
London En
The Machinist There Work Rances From a Needle to a Battleship
WH Liam Sladdow argues in Technical World Magazine that the machinist's trade demands high intelligence and exacting skill across tasks from needlework to battleship construction. It notes precision limits, gauges, and a pay range from $2.50 per day upward based on skill and proven value.
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Whliam Sladdow
Technical World Magazine
Cleaning Oil Paintings With Simple Home Method
Practical guide shows how to clean oily paintings by removing dust with a cloth then using a tepid sponge and a halved potato to lift dirt and brighten colors. Warns against moisture on cracked canvases and recommends drying thoroughly and repainting the canvas back with white lead. Also recites a humorous Maria Mitchell anecdote about lager beer as a tonic and the social awkwardness at a Cambridge saloon.
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Maria Mitchell
Joshua Kendall
Cambridge
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Boston Herald
Maria
Miss Mitchell
Biss Mitchell
New York Tribune
Uniforms and Feared Appearance in Ancient Armies
The article notes that Roman and later armies used red uniforms to avoid showing blood and to intimidate foes. It cites Emperor Valerius Maximus adopting red attire, explains English and French beliefs about red coats, and describes bearskin helmets and monster imagery on shields as origins of heraldic crests.
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Valerius Maximus
England
Rome
Plaster Cast Care From Antique Remedies
Those with plaster casts can protect them from dust by brushing with a mixture of white wax and white soap simmered in water. When dry, wipe with a damp cloth. To harden casts, use alum water then white wax in turpentine, drying in a warm place for an ivory-like finish.
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