King of Tunnel Engineers Charles M Jacobs Shaped New York Subways
The article profiles Charles M Jacobs the British born engineer guiding New York’s subaqueous tunnels from the East River to the Hudson. It details his innovations in tube driving, bricklike mud hardening, shield methods, and iron pilings, and notes his leadership on the North and South trolley tunnels and Pennsylvania tubes, with plans for future cross river routes.
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New York City
Harles M. Jacobs
Mescas
Jersey Shore
Gotlam
Tersey City
Manhattan
Chicago
Brook
Tudison
City of
New York
Sir. Jacobs
Napoleon
Italy
Flere
Alps
Jacobs
Mr. Jacobs
England
India
Thames River
London
Austin Corbin
New Jersey
Brooklyn
Montauk Jet
Pennsylvania
Montauk
Corbin
Long Island Railway
Charles M. Jacobs
Ife
East River
Astoria N
North River
Trenor W. Park
California
North Tiver
William G. McAdoo
Georgia
New York and New Jersey Railroad Company
Erudson
Jersey
Nis
Sixth Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hudson
Hudson Company
MacClelan
Battery
Governors Island
Europe
Manhattan Island
J. A. Edgirton
The American drama origins traced to the circus
A critical essay argues that American drama stems from American life and circus tradition. It highlights the circus as the first artistic achievement shaping national plays, including local color, society plays, melodrama, and comic opera, with rapid, disconnected action and spectacle driving its appeal.
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P. T. Barouin
Scribner’s
Montrose bailie fines witnesses in breach of peace case
The Dundee Advertiser notes how a Montrose bailie fined both the accused and all witnesses "half a croon" after hearing breach of the peace evidence. The magistrate, unmoved, defended the decision amid witnesses’ resentment. A later case saw him misinterpret a legal phrase, crying Bring forward the defunet, causing laughter.
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Montrose
Dundee Advertiser
Vamp Horns and a Rusting Worm in Antique Lore
In a London Engineering excerpt, an antique dealer explains a six foot vamp horn used to call congregants to worship, noting rarities among churches and relics valued by antiquaries. A second piece describes a German railway worm that slowly corrodes iron rails, secreting a powerful acid to weaken metal before consumption.
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Ilagan
Germany
London Engineering
The Machinist’s Vast Range From Needle To Battleship
An excerpt from Technical World Magazine highlights the machinist trade as combining high intellect, precise hand skills, and broad scope from tiny needles to battleships. It notes automatic machinery, precise measurement limits, and gauges, with earnings cited as from $2.90 per day upward based on skill and value.
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William Hadden
The
Technical World Magazine
Cleaning oil paintings with simple home methods
Instructions describe removing dirt from oil paintings using a potato, water, and soft cloth. Cautions warn against water on badly cracked canvases and damp walls. Anecdotes recount Maria Mitchell's beer tonic and social perceptions from the Boston Herald via the New York Tribune.
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Bns
Maria Mitchell
Joshua Kendall
Cambridge
Mass
Mitchell
Boston Herald
Maria
Miss Mitchell
New York Tribune
Uniforms and heraldry in ancient and later warfare
This excerpt traces the use of red uniforms from Roman Emperor Valerius Maximus to modern ideas of fearsome dress. It notes the belief that red garments deter enemies and explains how bearskins, beast insignia, and tall cuirassier bearskins influenced later crests and armorial bearings. It references French and British practices and the role of visual intimidation in armor design.
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Valerius Maximus
England
Rome
Plaster Cast Preservation Techniques Described
The article explains methods to preserve plaster casts by brushing with white wax and white soap simmered in water, using alum water for hardening, and finishing with wax in turpentine. Casts are dried in a warm place and wiped with a damp cloth to avoid damage, yielding a finish similar to ivory.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claims Health Benefits
An old newspaper ad argues that kidneys cause many diseases and promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal remedy. It emphasizes kidney cleansing, offers a sample bottle by mail, and instructs readers to mention the paper when writing to Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Binghamton, N. V
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