The Electric Motor and Railroads Reforming Power Use
George Iles surveys electrical power basics from dynamo to motor, detailing how high efficiency and cheap transmission could replace steam in traction. He explains line voltages, distribution, costs per horsepower, and potential long distance networks linking cities, with tests like Crosby’s 1890 experiment showing electricity outperforming steam at higher speeds.
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Tiiljar
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Fatien
Praktort
Ofuel
Lauffen
Frankfort Ma
Fenckfort
Ger
Rio
Chicago
Isa Sior
Berlin
Eseh
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Vienna
Buda-Pesth
Baldwin
Northern Pacific Railroad
O. T. Crosby
Laurel
Weems
Crosby
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
George Iles
Going Through a Wall in Boston Herakd
The article praises English stagecraft noting the English trap that enables a spirit to vanish through a wall. Elastic leaves of steel or twig-like combs, covered with painted canvas, form a door illusion. An actor collides with it and passes through then returns.
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Davin
Malcolm ‘W. Ford
F.ofa
Ford
How Dolls Are Made The Minute Division Of Labor
A Montreuil doll factory outside Paris produces one hundred thousand dolls yearly. About 500 workers, including women and children, assemble bodies from moistened brown paper. Iron molds form trunk legs arms hands and feet while paste dries eight to thirty days. Flesh tinted paint adds the first skin tone. Parts are joined in a great room by aging men after five paint layers and garnish, a vivid scene of early mass production.
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Montreuil
Paris
Dolly
Four Ends of the Earth
Lina McCane
Talking dolls and their delicate craft in old town workshops
A historical account describes intricate doll making, noting elastic cords, jointed limbs with wooden sockets, and wire casings enabling movement. It explains that thirty workers contribute to a single talking doll, credits Germany with inventing the talking doll, and hints at the high cost and limited production.
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Germany
Frightful crafts of child labor in a remote workshop
A report details young workers piercing ears and placing faces into ovens to bake sketched dolls with Greek features. Children aged two to four toil in grim conditions, applying flesh tones, rouge, and finishing touches before reusing shelves. An elder worker boasts of making brains. Delicate glass eyes are crafted in a dim cellar, underscoring harsh conditions.
The Doll and Tad Lincoln Theater Fantasy
A fragmented 19th century reminiscence describes a human baby fashioned into a doll with cork brains and gilded hair, then shifts to a vivid anecdote about young Tad Lincoln staging a camp theater with Hamlet as his role, aided by allies like Jamie, Mr. Seward, and Mr. Stanton, amid camp life and public spectacle. The piece ends with a fleeting note about Reber, a Washington University student, and a distant image of a jumper.
The Running Broad Jump Across Eras and Experts
Walter Dohm explains how broad jumping has evolved from early 20th century yards of 18 to 20 feet to modern jumps with longer approaches. He contrasts old whitewashed mines and hard landings with current athletic club facilities and the precision of today’s jump technique.
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Cwritten
Track setup for ancient jump line described in fragments
The excerpt outlines a 90 foot straight track of compacted surface with a whitewashed take-off plank at its end. A sand and loam filled pit sits 16 by 8 feet nearby, with a ditched area alongside the plank, suggesting a historical long jump arrangement.
How a Broad Jumper Prepares and Competes
The article details practice steps for an expert broad jumper, including marking the run, toeing the check, and shouting the take-off edge. It explains spike-shod technique, the importance of speed and accuracy, wind and heat effects on stride, and compares jump outcomes while stressing safe gradual training and simple home pitches. Watrer C. DonM.
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Watrer C. Donm
The Proper Kind of Grate Promotes Safe Fireplaces
The article covers simple steps to prevent smoky flues in gas-heated homes. It notes external causes include high flue tops near trees or dormers and suggests a flat cap to stop downdrafts in windy areas. It then moves to proper fireplace and fire placement and maintenance.
Fireplace design tips to prevent smoking flames
The writer notes dangers of poorly maintained chimneys and offers a practical brick fireplace plan with precise dimensions. A good setup includes an opening 2 feet 8 inches by 2 feet 8 inches, depth 1 foot 5 inches, flue 8 by 12, throat 3 by 2 feet 4 inches, and a back shelf 6 to 8 inches above the arch. Observes that upper floors need an inside shelf or a down draught aid to avoid smoking.
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K. W. Wirenestern
Riddles Across Ages From Greece to Berries and Cherries
The essay traces the history of riddles from ancient Greece to folk lore, noting the rise of women as early riddle makers and the spread of verse riddle forms. It cites figures like Sphinx, Mother Goose, Cle(s)bulina, and Solomon, with examples such as the blackberry riddle and Greek conundrums, and discusses puns, acrostics, and famous puzzles across cultures.
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Mother Goose
Eumets
Joe Miller
Solomon
Sheba
Josephus
Hiram
Tyre
Veschylus
Greece
Homer
Froyle
Hero
Pompeii
Tales of Tad Lincoln at the Soldiers' Home
In Whitten's Dispatch tale Tad Lincoln, then 11, alongside Jamie, friends with Jamie now a Philadelphia magnate, joins Company D at the Soldiers' Home near the Corcoran farm. They drill, entertain wounded soldiers, and keep vigil with sick men while Tad reads aloud the daily papers and dreams of his father the President. The piece highlights Tad’s playful boldness and close bond with Lincoln during the Civil War era.
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Tad
Hamit
Jamie
Tad Genie
Secreta Seward
Hans
Hamlet
Margaret Spencer
Whitten
Dispatch
Philadelphia
Tad Lincoln
Lincoln
Tadpole
Corcoran
Secretary of War
Mr. Lincoln
Union
Father
Mr. Stanton
Rds
Archin
Daily Pets
Soaps Defy Universal Value in Skins, Personal Taste Decides
The article argues there is no universal measure for a toilet soap value beyond trial on the user’s skin. It notes soaps may leave some hands clean and soft while others roughen or dry the skin. Personal idiosyncrasy governs satisfaction, not advertising claims or formula.
Novel Paris perfume arrives in dainty Boston gift
A young Boston girl recently received a Paris novelty perfume in a hand-painted gold bound box. The solid perfume comes as sticks rather than liquid, allowing application to delicate fabrics without moistening. The piece is praised for its compact elegance and fragrance.
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Paris
Boston
A Bright Boy in a Trolley Tale
A Buffsto Courier item recalls a boy on a trolley who tries to turn around and sticks his head out the window. His mother warns him to sit still or face punishment, while he asserts he should have paid the fare.
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Buffsto Courier
Johnny
Iin
Saas
Closing sale of wi sad ere ee a Oh
A brief closing sale notice appears in the excerpt with partial readable terms. The readable fragments hint at an official sale action but lack full names, dates, or places to confirm specifics.
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Heber
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