24 Oct 1899
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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1899
Page
1
A 25 ton Traction locomotive built for Cuba by Jat Diriov features a 12 000 pound boiler, steam to central steam chests, three throw crank shaft, a hand wheel steering mechanism, and 120 horsepower. It can pull 30 tons at 3 percent grade and travel about 530 feet per minute, averaging 30 miles per hour.
The article describes a steam locomotive engine with a triple cylinder arrangement and 12 square feet grate area designed to handle 180 pounds per square inch. It notes eight foot diameter driving wheels, four tons each, and a central caring. It also mentions Mustaet King Oscar of Sweden as a renowned tenor in his youth.
A letter to the Athens paper claims Sir Edmund Antrobus will sell Stonehenge for 625000 dollars and exclude pasture. The Greek offer warns of dismemberment for US display. Britons vow to preserve the monument for the people.
The piece notes Stonehenge near Salisbury being valued for army maneuvers, with land sales to officials and speculation on its origins from Roman and Buddhist ties. It recalls Arthurian legends at Amesbury and a nearby Woodford reference to Worcester, while warning relic hunters have not robbed the site due to its remoteness.
The old Clovernook estate near Cincinnati North hosts the Cary sisters Alice and Phoebe, famed literary figures of the Ohio Valley. The article recalls their childhood, family, and early writing in a pioneer West setting with Madison era land deeds and a life of reading amid humble schooling.
The article recounts the Cary family's western move in the 1850s and Alice and Phoebe Cary rising as noted writers. It covers their early poverty, the success of Clovernook and other works, their New York salon life, Alice’s personal sadness, and the sisters’ final years in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn.
The article surveys Stelvio Pass in Europe at 9053 feet and the Maloja route into the Engadine toward Lake Como, noting daunting zigzags, lack of edge railings, and loose stones. It praises cycling daring, with riders conquering steep Italian and Austrian sides and enjoying unrivaled Alpine scenery from summit to Tirano. It also briefly recounts a joke about Job and a child misanswering what he did when afflicted.
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