OUR NAVAL HEROES SIGH FOR THE OLD DAYS
An account of the Metropolitan Club gatherings where aging naval heroes share tales of past service. Rear Admirals Worden Walke Hughes Roe Stevens Jenkins Lee and Phillips Lee recount adventures from Sumter to blockade days while doubting some modern naval innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. Roe
Thomas H. Stevens
Thornton A. Jenkins
Samuel Phillips Lee
Hughes
New York
Tennil Ago
Walke
Ohio
England
Wilmington
Savannah
Fort McAllister
Worden
Montauk
Nashville
Sumter
Fort Wagner
Remembering America’s Old Sea Dogs at the Metropolitan Club
A vivid reminiscence of sailors like Aprura SRIRANKAN Upshur Febiger Jenkins Worden Roe Lee and Franklin as veteran rear admirals recalled at Washington’s Metropolitan Club. The piece celebrates their careers from humble beginnings to full honors, honors naval progress, and national gratitude for steadfast duty amid battles and modernizing fleets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan
Upshur
Febiger
Buckeye
Jenkins
Franklin
Stevens
Roe
Lee
Worden
Haroun-al-Rashid
Farragut
Mississippi
New Orleans
Port Hudson
Hartford
Genesee
Richmond
Kinco
Monongahela
Mobile Bay
Monitor
Merrimac
Hampton Roads
Norfolk
Montauk
Nashville
Electricity From a Windmill by Prof James Blyth
Glasgow scientist Prof James Blyth continues work on a windmill to generate electricity. The device uses a vertical rotating axle with cross arms and wind-catching boxes to drive a dynamo, storing power in accumulators for later use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Blyth
Glasgow
Greenwich
Observatories
Berne Tramway Runs on Compressed Air System
A new Berne tramway operates using compressed air propulsion. The gradient along the line is too steep for horse haulage, so each car carries its own air reservoirs powering self contained cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Sailor Eye Tests urged before seamen can qualify
England hears Dr. T H Bickerton call for legislation to require sight tests for sailors before qualification as able seamen or officers. He notes color blindness and refractive errors affect 12 percent of men, criticizes current examinations as inadequate, and warns reforms could save lives amid shipping dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Bickerton
England
Bickerton
Relative physiques of English social classes in modern era
Discussion notes that upper-class individuals show better physique, while lower-class groups face crowding overwork and under-feeding. Hygiene, exercise, and leisure contribute to improved form among the well-to-do, with stark mortality gaps: 18% upper-class deaths before age five versus 55% in the industrial class. infant mortality 8% vs 30%. Army data also shows recruits from lower classes lagging in fitness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
The Love of Languages and Global Speech Totals
A French statistician’s compilation traces language use across regions. It notes shifts in English and German speakers, counts for French in Europe and overseas, and estimates English speakers totaling over 100 million globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austro-Hungarian Empire
German Empire
Belgium
Switzerland
Canada
France
Alsace-Lorraine
United States
Haiti
Algiers
India
West Indies
Africa
British Isles
Australia
British Colonies
Delicacy of Measuring Instruments Reaches Incredible Precision
The article describes scales so accurate they weigh candle flame and a single eyebrow hair. Glass cases protect sensitive balances from air, with automatic doors and reset buttons. Even pencil signatures and nine letter names are weighed to fractions of a milligram.
Diet of Business Men Promotes Evening Brain Work
A food journal advises business men to diet themselves to maximize work between lunch and evening and avoid work after meals. Suggested foods include plain soups cold chicken milk slowly lettuce rice beef or lamb bread and butter and avoid alcohol and ice cream. Fifteen minutes of light reading or conversation should precede heavy mental tasks. a light cigar after lunch is recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Journal
Tidal Power Device Uses Sea Waves On Shore
A shore site at St. Lawrence New York showcases a wave powered water lift. An 11 inch pipe feeds water 200 feet to 40 feet high via a three arm trough pump connected to a sea anchored shaft. Larger panels increase power. multiple panels offset opposing wave timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lawrence
N.Y
Breathing Through the Nose to Prevent Throat Ailments
Dr. F A A Smith argues most throat diseases stem from mouth breathing and urges mothers to stop children from this habit. He recommends a four-tail bandage under the chin to keep the mouth closed for weeks, after checking for nasal obstructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. A. Smith
New Aluminum Uses Hit The Market In Various Fields
Aluminum proves versatile with new applications in travel and fashion. London makers produce light strong boxes despite high costs. A recent record shows aluminum used to waterproof shoes by inserting a thin plate between soles to block dampness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Safety measures during severe storms and lightning
During storms avoid outdoor trees and high structures. If lightning is near, lie flat on the ground or shelter under sheds, carts, low buildings, or under a bridge arch. Maintain distance from tall trees and water. Indoors stay in a carpeted area, avoid chimneys and metal moldings, and note beds offer some insulation while cellars can be dangerous due to ground discharges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trishman
Glengarry
Germany
Turkey
Appearances Deceive The Stature Of A Person
A Chicago Herald column argues that a person’s height or appearance does not reveal their age or life experience, challenging stereotypes about aging and vitality. It stresses inner character over outward looks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
The Letter O Year in 1897 and World Events
A Harper's Weekly note highlights 1897 as a year dominated by the letter O in key events. It surveys Columbus and Columbus Day, Chicago World Fair opening, President Cleveland as a Democratic figure, Carneige mills labor troubles, and a Venezuelan conflict ending under General Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
Chicago
Cleveland
Carnegie Mills
Venezuela
General Jones
Language of Hats and the Tilt That Defines Men
The piece extols hats as markers of status and character, detailing tilt meanings for social position and personality. It cites rulers, scholars like Carlyle and Tennyson, and notes three main styles high hat, wide awake, and Derby with origins in Puritans Italy and myth, concluding hats restrain behavior and reveal vocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Candidus
Carlyle
Tennyson
Lord Selisbury
Monte Carlo
Gladstone
William
Germany
Ems and
Gastein
Derby
Italy
Europe
Fashion and hats in the season's social code
The article notes the six month hat season and four yearly changes in high silk hats, tracing style imports from England and London clubman habits to New York clerks who fear deviations from proper form and employer expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
New York
How Gold Was Found and the Luck of Stumbling Mines
A Philadelphia Press recap notes gold discoveries in 1548 California and 1858 Colorado occurred by chance. It cites Leadville and other tales where graves or dying animals revealed riches, but stresses that most mines come from patient prospecting by mineralogists, geologists, and practical explorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
California
Colorado
Thayer
New West
Leadville
Flies Implicated as Cholera Carriers in Experiments
London dispatch reports growing evidence from bacteriology that houseflies carry cholera. Nine specimens exposed to infected material yielded comma bacilli in six flasks, suggesting insects can convey infection and raise the risk of cholera even with precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Manchester Guardian
Hamburg Medical Society
Mission to Fez Reports No Dwarf Tribes Down the Dra
Tangier correspondent notes Sir Euan Smith led a recent Fez mission with Walter H. Harris and Carleton the interpreter. An acherif from Tafileht, Sultan’s cousin and district governor, declared there are no dwarfs among tribes along the Dra, where they are said to be numerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Fez
Euan Smith
Walter H. Harris
Carleton
Acherif
Tafileht
Sultan
Dra
Women and the gamble fate in Continental resorts
Loywoon Nov 10 report examines female gambling trends at Continental resorts noting women outnumber men at tables yet do not show a growing presence. It argues women exhibit greater endurance and restraint in play but risk ruin when the glamor fades, and cites a sensational instance of a young American woman who took her life after a fortune loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nttpatch
Loywoon
Monte Carlo
Satan
Aaron
Dryden
Astorta
French scientists claim new Faraday disk property for cheaper electricity
French researchers report a new Faraday disk property using thin plates of a highly conductive magnetized metal, which split induction into multiple parallel sheets. A small machine tested with this principle showed increased efficiency and potential dynamo improvements suggesting lower electricity costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faraday
Philadelphia Beord
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A. E. Faghes
Neptune's
Sam Jones
Tallevorether
Amias
Nner
Harry Walke
Hose
Droge
Aaron K. Hughes
Washington
Ericsson
Fierce Crosby
Vallant
Srirankan
St Lest
Metropolitan Club
J. Z. Worden
Esen Clarttox
Abriran H’walke
Admiral S Plers
F. A. Roe
Fle
Rake
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