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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1882
Page
2
One Man Controls New York Central Yard by Electric Button
At Grand Central Depot a single operator oversees thirteen yard tracks from a glass observatory. He uses an electric keyboard to start and stop trains, signal switch engines, manage passenger doors, baggage handling, and interlocking signals across Harlem and Hudson routes. The system links to Mott Haven and runs via clocks regulated by Washington and Western Union time standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grand Central Depot
Mr. Disbrow
Commodore Vanderbilt
Western Union ‘Telegraph Company
Washington
Cambridge
Allegheny
Vandorn
Mr. Vandorn
Spuyten Duyvil
Mott Haven Junction
New York Central
New Haven
Harlem Road
Fifty-Third Street
Thirty-First Street
Forty-Sixth Street
Mott Haven
Harlem Railroad
Hudson River
New York & Harlem
New York & New Haven
Forty-ninth Street
Forty-seventh Street
Electric signal system runs three New York railways
The article describes a comprehensive electric signaling setup at a major New York depot controlling trains on three top railways. It explains 9 buttons for signaling, a red to white switch to prevent collisions, and communications with switch tenders. A guard at Forty sixth street enforces safe passage while half mile blocks prevent conflicts. The system runs nineteen hours daily with a reserve operator for illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forty-sixth Street
Mott Haven Junction
New York
Sixty-fourth Street
Meas
Here
Mott Haven
Gra. A. Bassett
Jungle Trek and Wildlife Encounters in Ceylon
Prof. Haeckel recounts a first failed attempt to penetrate a Ceylon jungle teeming with towering trees and tangled vines. He describes biting insects, thorns, and a dramatic sighting of parrots, apes, and a six foot iguana killed with a head shot. Also noted is a legal kerfuffle over Arizona land claims and a maritime tale of a rice cargo boat bursting after swelling bags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haeckel
Ceylon
Gazette Maritime de Commerciale
Francesca
East London
Molasses Custard and Farmhouse Tips Roundup
A collage of household recipes and farming notes. Molasses Custard blends molasses sugar flour sour milk and soda for a simple bake. Advice on soil nutrient use favors optimizing air soil and fertilizers for better harvests. Notes cover young farmers near Shreveport and bone usage for poultry. Includes Chicken Pie steps and marble cleaning method.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Shreveport
Chicago Times
Boston Journal of Chemistry
Plant Groups by Life Span in Seed Plants
The article outlines three plant life categories annual biennial and perennial based on how long they live and produce seeds. It explains germination the embryo and seed coats and contrasts life cycles from annual one year to biennial two years and perennials lasting many years with seed production across several seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Detroit
Presa
America
Wells, Richardson & CO
Barrington, Vt
Chicago Atheneum A Practical Nonprofit School Post Fire
The Chicago Atheneum, formed after the 1871 fire, trains in English branches arithmetic penmanship bookkeeping short hand drawing and mechanical drawing. It funds with tuition shares to teachers not salaries and seeks generous patronage from the public. The article urges visitors to Chicago to inspect classrooms crowded with eager students and notes the institution’s emphasis on fundamental literacy and useful skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atheneum
Chicago Atheneum
Chicago
Liver Coughs and Kidney Health Warned by Editors
The item cites Dr Mackensiey of London linking persistent coughs to liver disturbance. It urges recognizing liver and kidney issues as the real cause behind many so called consumptions. Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure is promoted with customer testimonials and claims of removing coughs by restoring liver and kidney health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Booth
Mackensiey
London
Y. Herald
Booth
Colorado
Chicago
Bright
Warner
BuFrFano
N. Y
W. C. Beach
Buffalo Rubber Type Foundry
America
Philadelphia Crank Keeps Up Lightning Myth With Daily Treats
A Philadelphia man with an impractically high hat stacks fruit on his roof each day to feed an imagined girl, while a curious boy climbs up the lightning rod to witness the ritual and reinforce the myth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Fialadelphia Fress
Tulips Thrive With Liberal Planting In Rich Soils
The article urges extensive tulip planting in every garden, praising bulbs for easy cultivation and bold color. It advises October or November planting in deep rich soil, with three inch bulbs six inch spacing and winter mulch for best spring blooms. It warns shallow planting caused last season's poor performance.
Live Biok Goods and Markets Listing from New Yoak
A late 19th century market sheet from New Yoak dated October 3 1882 lists a wide range of commodities and prices including wheat No 2 red $1 08 1 07 1 05 1 07 per bushel beans cheese wool eggs flour and lard among others. It also notes lumber cattle hogs and other farm products with regional market terms and price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Polk —Mesa Uit
HW & OU
Ty Sherp
Bu Onwon
Velvet season promises durable imitation velvets in fashion
A Harper's Bazar excerpt notes close pile velvets like Nonpareil Velvet Velveteen imitate silk velvet when finished, offering similar look at about one third the Lyon silk velvet price. Ads promote Electro-Voltato Belt and related appliances with a 30 day trial for nervous debility and shoe heel stiffeners priced at 25c.
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Lyon
Harper's Bazar
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