The Great Hot Wave Across the Nation
The article explains long range hot waves as periods of three or more days with high temperatures and little rain, driven by eastward atmospheric circulation. It notes historical crop losses, especially Iowa in 1894, describes dangers from sunstroke, and discusses how waves originate in July to September, with July having the most activity and no region escaping their effects.
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Jepa Eultereig
West Indies
United States
Iowa
Galveston
Sittes
Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Middle West
Westwa Bio River
New York
Atlan Coast
Nto Jewa
N York
Old Herres
Columbus
Para
Jose
Portugal
Priestly
Caoutchouc
Kackook
Savaszes
Amazon Verness
England
Equatorial
South Ame
Cortez
H. E. Armstrong
Ainslee
Steam Power and the American Engine Inventions
Steam drives modern machinery from presses to engines. Watt’s 1784 patent began today’s steam era, but many key improvements came from the United States. The steam fire engine was invented in 1811 by Hodges, and American lines build the locomotives powering trains at high speeds. Globally, about 65 million horsepower arise from steam, with the United States contributing nearly one third, per Collier’s Weekly.
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James Watt
America
Hodges
United States
Collier’s Weekly
Smithers Enters Month End Balancing Scene
Mr. Smithers balances bills from dry goods, milliner, and dressmaker, finding a $15.93 favorable balance. His wife bursts in with a spring jacket valued at $15, asking to send the bill to him, while he dreams of a suit advertised at about 33.38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
A Genuine Irish Bull and Electric Light Debate
A Dublin anecdote notes a grotesque Irish bull about lant counts and a specimen from Dublin. A Dublin corporation member warns about the electric light question likening it to standing on a precipice that weighs on necks for life, a remark meant to confound even a contortionist.
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Dublin
Sars
Weinster Gazette
Dublin Corporation
Spe
Electric Light
Mulberry-wood box in British Museum linked to Shakespeare
A carved box on display in the British Museum is made from a mulberry tree planted by William Shakespeare. The artifact is said to have been grown and carved to honor the playwright, highlighting a direct link to his personal horticultural legacy.
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British Museum
Shakespeare
Gutta-Percha Supply Strains Undersea Cable Plans
A New York Sun excerpt discusses the rising scarcity and rising cost of gutta-percha, essential for submarine cable insulation. Producers fear shortages will constrain Pacific and Atlantic cable work, with major producers like England and Germany seeking new sources. The article describes the delicate cover process, the skilled “gentleman of the cable repair ship,” and notes ongoing attempts to find substitutes, while highlighting gutta-percha’s superb insulating properties and durability after years submerged.
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George Clapperzager
So Africa
Autrane
Norihem
Europe
Cabies
Pacific
France
South Africa
Pet Srewn
Berton
Malacta
Hero
Philippines
Fee
China
New York Sun
Thomas Jefferson as a Letter Writer in American History
The Chicago Record notes Jefferson’s prolific correspondence, preserving about 26 000 letters and 16 960 replies at his death. It highlights his meticulous, legible penmanship and equal facility with both hands after a wrist injury, and remarks stenography’s emergence during his era.
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Jefferson
France
Chicago
Alshkol in Cubes Delivers Novel Heating Compound
A Lendion newspaper notes al transformed into a product blended with mixed nitro cofuoise collection and evaporated to form a jellylike mass. Cut into 79 ornamental shapes or pressed, it perfumes and gains vogue as a heating agent for drawing rooms. It burns hot and leaves Beither ash, and when mixed with benzol it is used for candles.
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Lendion
Beither
Rough edges of the world sharpen a man's wits
A succinct maxim on resilience notes that harsh environments test and refine judgment and cleverness, suggesting adversity is a tutor shaping resolve and skill.
Rubber History From Nervy Roots to Global Trade
A historical survey traces rubber from early indigenous use to global commerce. It notes early notes by explorers, 16th century imports to Para, and growing 19th century demand. It cites quantities, prices, and shifts in consumption, highlighting South American forests as key sources and the remote origin of rubber’s wealth.
Brooklyn Face Revealed In Transit Mood Shifts
A New York Mail and Express piece notes a Wall Street man’s discovery of the so called Brooklyn face. It describes a transit crowd between the L train booths and first stairway around 5 to 6 oclock, where masked calm gives way to wild expressions as passengers buy tickets and stream up the stairs. The transformation includes hunted looks, squinting eyes, set teeth, protruding chin, and flaring nostrils as the crowd rushes forward.
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Brooklyn
Big Bridge
Wall Street
New York Mail and Express
Railroads under government buy plan sparks Wall Street names
A discussion between a railroad president and a U.S. Senator considers government ownership of all railroads. They reference a Wall Street panel of seven men from J. Pierpont Morgan to A. J. Cassatt and others, claiming they could name the owners of U S railroads in New York City on any business day.
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Uhitec
United States
Wei
Sisnifecanii
New York City
Wall Street
J. Pierpont Morgan
W- Fearbilt
H. Harriman
George J. Gould
William Rockefeller
Jacob H. Schuk
James J. Ehill
A.J. Cassatt
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QUA Weather
Teraor
Buneoed
Vranee
Germany
Evgland
Thomas Jefferson
Wan Theat
Haytians
Mie
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