Industrial and Railroad Consolidations in North America Review
In the May North American Review several writers including Russell Sage Jas J Hill and C M Schwab discuss industrial and railroad consolidations. They weigh dangers and public benefits, effects on steel and iron, gains for capital and labor, and outcomes of unintelligent competition. Additional pieces cover science serving the people municipal government and Bohemian dining. Library hours and notices follow, with local advertisements and legal proceedings noted.
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North American Review
Russell Sage
Jas
J. Hill
C. M. Schwab
United States
Bohemia
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Halifax to shed military station status for British Admiralty control
Ottawa reports Halifax will become a leading naval station under the British admiralty. A 2000-strong reserve of soldiers and marines, 600 as marine artillery, to man forts with Royal Engineers and a royal garrison regiment. Esquimault works to also move to admiralty, possible Halifax arms factory contemplated.
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Halifax
Admiralty
Ottawa
Royal Engineers
Royal Marine Artillery
Royal Garrison Regiment
Esquimault
Admiralty Department
Imperial
Chinese peanuts a Chinese joke or a goober tale
The article recounts May Wu Yen of the Great Northern railway in New York promising readers a tale of Chinese peanuts that are actually Virginia goober prepared in Chinese fashion. It details a home method: sun drying on a rooftop, salting in brine for days, then sand oven roasting until well done.
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trans-American Railways
Great Northern Railway
New York
May Wu Yen
Campbell
May
Transparent mirrors and their strange privacy glass
The article describes platinized glass backed by 95 percent silver and five percent platinum. The glass is highly reflective yet transparent from the opposite side, enabling privacy for clerks and visibility for onlookers. Used in doors and bathrooms, it blends see through clarity with mirrorlike appearance. The process involves plating plate glass with nitrate of silver and platinum, then applying Rochelle salts.
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Saturday Evening Post
Stamp Exhibitions Break Stamp Monotony at Post Office
The Chicago Record-Herald notes that stamp expos provide a pleasant change for stamp collectors and give the post office department a chance to vary the monotony of stamps.
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The
Chicago Record-Herald
Post Office Department
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