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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1892
Page
9
A historical note explains gas engine operation replacing steam by burning gas and air to drive pistons. It covers fuel to power conversion, flywheel use, and brighter light from gas engines in arc and incandescent lamps, with efficiency limits for engines and dynamos and the advantage of lighter, boilerless construction.
A historical overview contrasts gas engines and steam, noting initial overoptimism about cheaper power from gas engines. It discusses efficiency gaps, compression effects, ignition methods, and oil and air engines, highlighting Priestman oil engines, ignition spark issues, and a new air engine with two furnaces and high fuel efficiency for small powers.
Camille Flammarion explains century and year boundaries, leap years, and calendar reforms, detailing how the Christian era, Roman dating, and modern systems diverge. He notes England’s 1752 shift and Russia’s continued use of the Julian calendar, with aside on the Earth’s elliptical orbit and date origins.
The fragment recounts dawn at Hot Springs on the Lo Lo trail where Native children were briefly scrubbed and guarded by elders in a cleansing ritual. It transitions to Admiral Farragut recalling Battle of Essex era scenes aboard a ship, including Porter’s surrender moment, a boy midshipman’s orphaned upbringing, and the personal hardships aboard a naval vessel.
In a fragmentary reminiscence, a narrator recalls nearly drowning while needing a 12 year old Yankee to steer a corvette to Valparaiso. He resents the boy’s authority yet respects his resolve, noting English contempt for Yankee sailors. The ship reaches Valparaiso and the speaker rejoins his own vessel.
A Pittsburgh audience hears leaders like Frick Mellon and Jenkins advise young men with small savings to save in banks or invest in a home before risky ventures. They warn against wild schemes and stress self-denial, marriage, and prudent use of money as paths to security, with cautions about Mammon and partnerships.
Camille Flammarion muses on how Julius Caesar’s calendar kept month names that no longer fit their positions after January 1. He notes the shift from March 1 to January 1 and argues the names are absurd, imagining a future where today’s ways endure for 30,000 years.
In India the elephant is described as a friend and servant to families, carefully guarding children. The author recalls a boy named Tommy taking his master's children for a walk, noting there is nothing to fear from serpents, wild beasts, marshes, or pools.
Farragut recalls youth on the Essex during the Valparaiso battle and a tense scene with a British captain. He describes receiving an African dagger, the Valparaiso painting Porter arranged, and his early appointment as midshipman at age nine. The tale blends fate, courage, and wartime tests of a boy becoming a naval officer.
A historical note touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic to invigorate the feeble nervous and dyspeptic, claiming it restores vitality, aids sleep, and helps the body utilize food, with mentions of urinary and digestive relief alongside a furniture business address.
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