The Sun Valve Lighthouse Breakthrough Shows Modern Acetylene Beacons
Harper's Weekly describes the sun valve driven acetylene beacon system used by the U S Lighthouse Board from 1908. The sun valve uses heating from sunlight to expand a central copper rod, closing gas flow when bright and releasing it at dawn to relight the lamp. The system supports ships and buoys across coasts and even dog sled routes in Alaska, functioning in extreme temperatures with high precision.
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United States
Lighthouse Board
Heaven
Two Seas
Gulf
Great Lakes
Chen
Sim
Lie Jrropier
Amline
Pacific
Alaska
Harper'a Weekly
Frivolous remark stirs debate over women smoking cigars
A quirky exchange quotes a frivolous observer and Mr. Meek ton on women and cigars. The dialogue touches on societal bans and perceptions of female smoking in a period voice.
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Mr. Meekton
Woshirsten Star
Noted Quotation Turns on Wealth and Wisdom
The fragment features a sarcastic exchange about understanding and folly. A speaker named Loftis-Ld is told not to think the other is foolish, while Bareast-Well implies gratitude for riches, comparing wealth to seawater that worsens with consumption, echoing a Behopenhauer-esque sentiment.
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Loftis
Bareast
They Were Very Rich But Also Quaintly So
A Mary Lyon tale recounts her 1837 founding of Holyoke College and the struggle to fund the first building. She gathered subscriptions from 1,900 people with gifts ranging from 6 cents to 1000 dollars, learning about human nature along the way as she sought aid from Ashfield Massachusetts families.
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Mary Lyon
Holyoke College
Miss Lyon
Ashfield
Mass
Freezing to Death. Sensations From Extreme Cold
New York Sun reports Raoul Pictet in Berlin conducted cold exposure experiments at 157 degrees below zero. He felt bone pain in the arm, skin purple, then violent heat rush as the skin burned. Dog experiments showed rapid breathing, increased blood temp, then sudden heart failure as core temp dropped to 71 degrees.
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Berlin
Raoul Pictet
New York Sun
An Ancient English Workhouse Record from 1670
Records from St Thomas Hospital in London note an allowance during the hate tyme of the year granting each poor person three pints of Bere daily for two months, with a quart at dinner and a pint at supper, followed by the old ordinary allowance. The ab menor and ateward are ordered to buy only the best foods, bones excluded, and to avoid any other purchases.
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St. Thomas’ Hospital
London
Bere
Duck sale riddle prompts missing dollar mystery
A clerk misprices sixty ducks split into two lots of thirty. One lot priced at three for 81 and the other at two for 1. Clerk sells all sixty at five for 2 totaling 34. If following the clerk’s prices the two buyers should pay 15 and 10 dollars respectively totaling 25 for the lots. The missing dollar arises from improper pricing and improper distribution, leaving an unresolved balance.
Modest Vialet discusses furnishing and portraits
The excerpt notes Vialet claiming to have furnished his house and parlor with portraits to decorate the reception. He mentions needing more pictures to fill other rooms, including the parlor and ball room, in a Louisville newspaper fragment.
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Lonisviile
Jourial
A Matter For a Mighty Court
A fragmentary line asks why Matilda heard me and mentions Prombee cult dangers. The text appears from a judge’s library note describing a mistrustful scene at a beach gathering and a promise not kept.
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Gourt
Matilda
Prombee Cult
Dudge
Does position affect sleep and night watch questions
The note cites a New Orleans Menyune line about a man in holding and a night watch question. It adds a Deland quote about happiness at others expense equating to bad. The fragment preserves a pair of aphorisms from different sources.
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New Orleans
Deland
Deaths in New Ulm Area Prompt Nearby Obituaries
Obituary notes from New Ulm span several families. Anton Lindmeyer of South Front Street dies of stomach cancer aged 64, survived by widow and six children. burial at Catholic Cemetery after services at St. Joseph's Church. Wilhelmine Kuehlbach, born 1840 in Pommern, dies suddenly at 73, with children in New Ulm Fairfax and Ft Ridgely areas. funeral Lutheran rites in New Ulm. Maggie Souday Dorn, 1853 birth in Joliet, dies at 59 after gall-stone obstruction. funeral at Swan Lake Catholic Church with burial in nearby cemetery. Franz Bohoeider learns of Paul Baer’s death in Melrose. body to be brought to New Ulm for burial. no details on the cause of death available.
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Anton Lindmeyer
South Front Street
Unterhuellen
Bohemia
America
New Ulm
Christ Lindmeyer
Frank Lindmeyer
John Lindmeyer
Alfred Lindmeyer
Albert Lindmeyer
Wells
Ed. Hoffmann
Haovake
St. Joseph's Society
Schlickert
Wilhelmine Kuehlbach
Wilhelmine Rehbein
North
Minnesota Street
Reselkow
Pommernu
Germany
Charles and
Paul
Ida
Ernst Hindermann
Hermann Hindermann
Fairfax
Chas. Firle
Ft. Ridgely
Lutheran Church
Albrecht
J. H. Dorn
Brighton
St. Alexander’s Hospital
Maggie Souday
Joliet
Ilinois
Sod!t
Nicollet County
J. &. Doro
Sve
Anton
Dora
Fred Boogaards
T. W. Manderfeld
Mary
Chas. H
Swan Lake
Ead
Paul Baer
Barbara Baer
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for croupy coughs
Advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar Compound gives instant relief for croupy coughs and wheezy colds in children. It soothes and heals without opiates.
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Foley
O, M, Olsen
College Notes Recap From Snowy Week at Local School
Students commented on snowfall and humor as P M scholars analyzed flakes. The college band and choir performed two songs at St Pauls church. A Dec 13 Saturday basketball game between High School and College second teams drew G Wachter as top shooter with a modest score. The column notes N U A S played M Y M G A and praises Mr Seiter’s spirit in the crowded hall. This is the final College Notes of the term with Xmas wishes.
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G. Wachter
D.M.L
High S. +L
Seiter
College Notes
Birthday Surprise Honors Miss Meidl at Home
A surprise party at Miss Meidl’s home for her birthday drew a large, upbeat gathering with all guests reporting a good time.
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Miss Meidl
Mankato Commercial College Ad Offers Free Catalog
An advertisement for Mankato Commercial College invites readers to write for a free catalog. It promotes enrollment information and appears in a two-page ad listing.
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Mankato Commercial College
Mankato
Mion
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