Atlantic to Pacific in a Day Claims by New Railway Scheme
The American Railway company pledges 200 mph travel with pointed aluminum cars on a single elevated rail. Capt. Lina Beecher leads a plan to link Philadelphia to Atlantic City and to operate 90 mph minimum motive power, with construction to begin soon and full route ready within a year. The effort involves 956 mile length, stops at Buffalo Cleveland Toledo, and aims for daily service.
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New York
Chicago
American Railway Company
Atlantic
Pacific
Lina Beecher
Lincoln Place
Brooklyn
Ontario
Can
Buffalo
New Yorker
Philadelphia
New York-Chicago
Cleveland
Toledo
Wall Street
Atlantic City Road
Beecher
Osborn Congleton
Edward A. Green
Battle Creek, Mich
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Contress Department Clerks Debate On Long Standing Question
Department clerks have discussed the question for many years but have never settled the matter. The fragment hints at unresolved issues within the department and ongoing discourse among officials.
Missouri farmer James Barker recalls Mexican War odyssey
Barker, a Missouri veteran born 1821, rode 1000 miles by horse in spring 1847 to join Colonel Hayes near Austin and fight for General Taylor. He later reinforced Scott at Vera Cruz, fought at Cerro Gordo and Jalapa, mustered out April 1848, and kept relics like a bullet tree cane and a three-diamond ring. He now resides between Shelbina and Shelbyville near the Eldon and St. Louis line.
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James 8. Barker
Missouri
Jack Hayes
Austin
Tex
Zachary
Barker
Mr. Barker
Hayes
Taylor
Winfield Scott
Vera Cruz
General Scott
Mexico
Vera Cruuz
Cerro Gordo
Jalapa
New Orleans
Churubusco
Arcade
Alamo
Jersey Shore
Penn
Santa Ana
Shelbina
Shelbyville
Eldon
One Wheel Clock by Waterbury Inventor Brigden
Charles H. Brigden of Waterbury Connecticut has devised a one wheel or ball clock that uses sixty holes in a wheel and thirty tracks on two inclined plates. A three pound ball acts as its own pulley to drive the mechanism as balls roll through tubes and tracks releasing the escapement every minute.
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Charles H. Brigden
Waterbury, Conn
Sim
Indian and Firewater at Hesperus School
At Hesperus Colorado near the Indian youths school, Joseph Currett sold whisky to John Henry, defying law. Henry drank then returned to the school where a dramatic recital sparked a riot with a broken barrel stave, a stovepipe struck, and braves captured both Henry and the liquor.
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Hesperus
Col
Joseph Currett
John Henry
Curtett
Light Brigade
Denver Times
Inheritance and Disease: Heredity Debated in Medical View
A historical discussion explains that many diseases once labeled hereditary are now understood as acquired or influenced by environment. It notes consumption as germ related, not purely inherited, and stresses hygienic upbringing for children from affected families to reduce risk. It also mentions the broader view of heredity in mental and physical traits and cautions against assuming inevitable transmission. A second snippet describes enamel firing of basalt prisms for photographic film, highlighting a hard, fine grained stone suitable for enamel and durable image embedding.
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Gottre
Volcsnie
France
First Aid Guidance for Lightning and Electric Shock Victims
The article explains that death from lightning or electric shock is not usually due to internal organ damage but to nerve center stimulation affecting breathing and heartbeat. It urges immediate aid, positioning for breathing, and vigorous body rubbing and tongue traction to restore respiration, noting cases of delayed but eventual recovery.
How Long We Have to Live
A simple rule estimates average remaining years of life by subtracting the reader’s current age from eighty and taking two thirds of the remainder. Examples: age twenty implies about forty more years. age forty yields about twenty seven. age sixty gives just over thirteen, closely aligning with actuarial tables.
Breezemaker for Buggies Aids Hot Day Travel
Inventor William S. Robinson of Kentucky debuts a wagon breezemaker attachable to ordinary covered buggies. A rear hub collar drives a fan on a telescoping bracket to direct a cool breeze to riders on dusty, hot roads.
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William S. Robinson
Kentucky
Scientific shutter for instantaneous photography
Monsieur Sigriste of the French Academy of Sciences presents a slit shutter as the only thoroughly scientific method for instantaneous photography. The gap between plate and shutter must be under a tenth of a millimetre and the slit edges sharply beveled to prevent reflection.
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Monsieur Sigriste
French Academy of Sciences
Photographs on Stone in France Aim for Permanence
In France, Monsieur Leboyer seeks permanent photographs free from change by using a stone-based plan. He hopes to fix images so they resist deterioration and time. Science and art perspectives merge as Leboyer tests the method for lasting fidelity.
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France
Monsieur Leboyer
Milk Can Theft Prevention Device Described
A simple door frame device deters milk can theft by housing the can’s shank within a casing. The sliding latch catches a notch in the shank, preventing removal when the door is closed and reducing tipping and milk stains on steps.
New Rubber Substitute From Mexican Yule Shrub
A shrub called yule growing wild in central Mexico yields a new rubber substitute. Ground bark and wood are macerated with turpentine or hydrocarbon solvents to extract gum resembling crude rubber. It is impurity free and can be used in various commercial forms, yielding about 40 percent gum.
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Mexico
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Land Office
Washington
Charles H. Bridgen
John Barleycorn
John
Rutherford Alcock
Japan
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