Lighthouses Through Time and Technological Shifts
A look at lighthouse evolution from Smeaton’s 1759 third Eddystone to modern electric and unattended lights. The piece traces lantern upgrades, fuel changes, and notable examples like Sandy Hook, Navesink, and South Foreland, noting wartime roles and Panama Canal integration.
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Eddystone
John Smeaton
Edison Monthly
Sandy Hook
America
Boston Harbor
New Jersey
Moloch
Pacific
New York Harbor
St. George’s Channel
South Stack
Anglesea
England
Navesink
South Foreland
Panama Canal
Gatun Lake
General Electric
Abbott
Panama
Root of Evil Sleep Troubles Cure Debate
Dr Robert Jones of London outlines sleeplessness as caused by physical and mental pain in a global medicine congress. He urges breaking the habit by removing causes, notes sleep as vital, warns against indiscriminate drugs, and cites insomnia rising among youth. He advises fresh air, scene changes, and even late night cayenne bread as aids. London street sayings linger only faintly in memory, some fading from old novels.
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Robert Jones
London
International Congress of Medicine
Roberts
C. W. Earle
Emerson Says Work With Hands And Head For Health
Emerson argues that conformity costs debt and that the average man must have what others have. He contends health and happiness require labor of both hands and mind. A wise man needs no advice while a fool rejects it.
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Emerson
Deag
Home style fish cooking with planks and Hollandaise sauce
An old guide extols varied fish from local waters and markets. It explains planked fish technique using an oak or maple plank and a Hollandaise sauce with butter yolks lemon and hot water, plus fish preparation tips for fresh shad, mackerel, flounder and brook trout.
Insomnia and the Morning Wake Up
A concise reflection notes insomnia favors those who must rise early while those who can sleep at will are not bothered. It suggests the best revenge is to forget and move on, offering a wry take on routine and memory.
Seasonable Good Things Salads and Cherry Ice
A collection of vintage salad ideas including tomato slices with mayonnaise and cream cheese, pepper grass salad with cream cheese and chives, rhubarb with coconut and French dressing, lamb with orange and mint, and a cherry ice dessert with egg white foam.
Sober Frenchman on Parisian Family Life
A calm view contrasts Paris theaters cafes and papers with hidden hard work grave routine and simple living. The observer notes French country life appears dull to outsiders while Paris blends gay and plodding lives causing visitor confusion in the Spectator.
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Paris
England
Breakfast Dishes for Summer Meals and Egg Cookery
The midsummer heat favors light breakfasts with cereals and fresh fruit. Try steamed eggs on buttered toast, ham and poached egg cakes with baked eggs, and a pineapple banana puree with orange juice and pineapple slices for a fruit course.
Quote on education and evolution by a thinker
A thinker proclaims that true education shows in one useful skill, universal sympathy, and love of evolution. The remark emphasizes practical virtue, broad compassion, and progress as the measure of learning.
Leftover chicken treats feature fresh flavors and simple steps
Recipes highlight Minced Chicken With Green Peppers and Chicken Tetrazzini using cold cooked chicken, peppers, mushroom, spaghetti, and Parmesan. Also listed are Chicken a la Bement variations with gelatin, hot broth, cream, and diced chicken for molds and chilling.
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Steel’s Ledge
Penobscot Bay
Maine
Towney Philarelphis Light
Tre EA Sory Drenthy
Meee
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