Dead Shot Captain Scott and a Trio of Bullets in One Hole
The New York Sun describes Captain Martin Scott, famed for exceptional marksmanship. At seventy five yards he loaded and fired three shots in a minute twenty, producing a single hole where all bullets lodged. He also reportedly pierced two airborne potatoes with one shot. His first duel arose from frontier life at Council Bluffs where he abstained from liquor and cards, leading to ostracism. After provoking a challenge, he dueled a renowned marksman. at the start he intended to waste his fire, but a taunting insult about a “cursed Yankee” spurred him to fire, wounding his opponent through the lungs and allegedly saving the man’s life by halting a consumptive disease.
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New York Sun
Martin Scott
Col
Marcy
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Capt. Scott
Council Bluffs
Coventry
Alpine Splendor and Desert Expanse Described in One Passage
The narrative extols Alpine scenery from a Canadian railway route through British Columbia and the Selkirks, detailing glacial cascades, seas of mountains, forests, and hydrous rivers. It then shifts to a factual Sahara overview, outlining its vast size 3,000 by 900 miles, two million square miles, with extreme summer heat and cold nights in winter.
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Main Range
Columbia
Selkirks
Fraser
Oue
Sahara
Africa
Atlantic Ocean
Valley of the Nile
Bontramont
Mammoth Cave
Monon
N. A
C. Ry
E. O. McCormick
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Diet Do's and Don'ts From Health Journal Findings
The Journal of Health argues diet should be tailored to the patient stomach not rigid lists. It condemns beef tea gelatine and milk as universal cures and notes eggs can harm nervous or bilious patients while arrowroot is a simple restorative. The piece cites St Jacobs Oil as curing rheumatism for Cincinnati tailor Jacob Froerlici after long suffering.
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Journal of Health
Jacob Froerlici
Cincinnati, O
St. Jacobs
Warner
American Accomplishment Jumping From Trains
A reporter notes American skill in leaping from moving trains. Jumpers approach from the left, land with left foot first then right, and often land mid or rear car to avoid being crushed. Charlie Phillips is praised for stopping midair without running. Mrs Kentone of Edgwood, California swears by Red Star Cough Cure for children’s colds.
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Charlie Phillips
J. T. Ritchey
4Th Ave
Louisville
Warner’s
Drawing Carbon Filaments From Glasgow Process
Carbon filaments for incandescent lamps are produced by drawing Glasgow kitool fiber through sharp dies, encased in fine copper tubes, drawn in a plate to compress the fiber, cut, carbonized, then copper dissolved away to leave connections. Mayor hires two more policemen amid city labor concerns.
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Glasgow
Ceylon
Grand Union Hotel Promises Comfort and Location in NYC
In New York City a Grand Union Hotel near Grand Central Depot advertises 613 rooms renovated at one million dollars, with daily rates from $1. It highlights European plats, an elevator, and a restaurant, touting lower costs for families compared to other first class hotels.
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New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
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