Underground Ice House and Farm Implements Summary
The article describes an underground ice house design with a dry cooling chamber, drainage and ventilation to keep ice dry, and a trap to prevent air ingress. It also covers one man crosscut saw use, butcher knife rules for hides, hillside cultivation methods, road funding, spring relocation, horse care tips, hide processing, and farm notes on cotton and beet pulp feeding, plus maize exhibition at Paris.
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At Berewith
North
South Carolina
Lehi
Utah
MEN OF THE NAVY ARDUOUS STUDY AND DRILL PREPARE FOR SERVICE
In Popular Monthly the article outlines naval life detailing ranks duties and training. It explains enlisted seamen marines machinists carpenters and landsmen roles aboard ships and the limited number of Marines serving as ship guards. The piece emphasizes the quiet daily routine and long preparation behind naval strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perhanes
Mae
Navy
The Smallest Book in the World
The smallest book, five-eighths by seven-sixteenths by three-eighths of an inch, contains 205 pages of fine type. Printed in Padua in 1896, it is a reprint about Galileo and held by Charles Scribner's Sons in a safe envelope. It fits on a dime and the tiny pages require magnification to read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Padua
Italy
When Ice Will Burn in Sunlight Lights Fire
The article explains that a piece of ice shaped like a double convex lens can concentrate sunlight to ignite objects behind it. It notes ice from marshes often contains bubbles of deflu- mit gas. when these cavities are pierced the gas escapes with force and can burn briefly with a bluish white flame.
Four Million Readers and the Quiet Popular Novelists
The London News notes that fame in letters often lies with the less known. Emma Jane War hourse and others are contrasted with Richebourg, praised as the king of feuilletons for drawing vast readership. His death recently announced, he reportedly earned enormous sums from serial rights, surpassing many famed contemporaries.
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Emma Jane Warhoise
Mr. Smith
Family Herald
Zola
Daudet
Ohnet
London News
Richebourg
Sy Onne
Ireland
Like His Papa The New Baby Visitor Questioned
A visitor asks if the newborn will resemble the father while a mother jokes about sleepless nights. The whisper of a beau titul woman carries further than the loud call of duty in a fragment from a local social note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
Irix
Blue and the Gray Thrilling Civil War Reminiscence
Reprint of reminiscences from life in camp and field during the Civil War. It recounts a harsh march near Teville, a water dispute at General Gilbert’s spring, and Captain Miller’s stand against Kentucky guards. Notable sections honor William McMasters and Dan Sullivan’s water rescue at Reno and Little Big Horn.
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Teville
Sky
Springfield
Gilbert
Miller
Kentucky
Second
Kentucky Cavalry
William McMasters
Glasgow
Mont
New York
Reno
Custer
Little Big Horn
Dan Sullivan
Illinois
Miniature road skates capture public imagination
An extended description from the Standard details new six inch wheel road skates resembling miniature bicycles. They feature jointed leg splints to ease ankle strain and an automatic brake for uphill and backward motion. Weighing six to eight pounds, the inventor notes public astonishment and a humorous street inquiry about their purpose.
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Standard
Oller
Eman
Durable Feet of the Camel
A brief note describes the camel’s foot as a soft cushion suited to desert travel. It contrasts its wear resistance with human footwear worn by Sahara travelers and ends with a quip about poets being born, hinting at a humorous editorial exchange.
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Sahara Desert
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Ohio
MEN OF the Navy
McMasters
Sullivan
Museum of the Historical Society
Congress
Howe
Bridgeport
Conn
Elias Howe
Regimnt
Baltimore
Connecticut
Washington
Indiana
Mississippi
Cap
Philippines
Sally
Jane
Adam
Eve
Madrid
Spain
Alfonso XII
Mercedes
Christina
Saturday Evening Post
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