Signaling and Defense Uses of Coast Searchlights
The United States orders many powerful searchlights for harbor defense to illuminate harbors at night and expose enemy ships. Tests at Sandy Hook demonstrated signaling by long and short flashes over twenty miles, enabling rapid communication between forts and inner defenses. Experiments in France showed bright lights could dazzle a captain and hinder steering, causing a collision.
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Philadelphia Times
United States
Germany
Sandy Mook Proving Ground
Sandy Hook
Dunn
Weather Bureau
New York
Army
New York City
Fort Wadsworth
Fort Hamilton
France
Oppenheim Applies for Puzzle Patent Over Santiago Battle
Des Moines July 22 1898 M A Oppenheim known as Col Oppy submits for copyright on a puzzle that repeats the battle of Santiago as amusement. The piece discusses patentability limits and cites an examiner’s reversal of a prior decision granting a patent. Free guidance on securing valuing and selling patents offered by Thomas G Orwig & Co.
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Des Moines
M. A. Oppenhcim
Col. Oppy
Santiago
Board of Examiners In
Thomas G. Orwig & Co, Solicitors of Patents
Remains of Capron Visit Mansfield Before Southward Return
A. KK Capron, wounded in the Rough Riders first charge near Santiago, visited Mrs. George Biller in Mansfield Massachusetts. He discussed battlefield uncertainties and gave her his visiting card with a button as a memento, saying she would remember him if he were killed. He urged thoughts beyond endless remembrance of a man.
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A. KK
Capron
Port Royal's Sunken City Beneath Kingston Harbor
In Kingston Jamaica a correspondent recalls Port Royal’s 1692 destruction by earthquake and flood. The sunken city, once a hub of wealth and pirate revelry, lies beneath tropical waters as ships and buildings rest in the bay, with Kingston built atop its ruin.
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Kingston
Jemaica
Iles
Port Royal
Port Royal Ily
Great Loritain
Taren
Mexico
Americas
Cearce
Aghes
Illa
Reading
Roden
Morgan’s
Spain
England
Still coys ming together prove men never grow up
Two Detroit men on Brush Street who have been friends since childhood reunite after sunset to play boyish pranks. They signal each other from across the street, vanish into a backyard, swim in the river, and return later with a sense of youthful mischief and pride in still knowing their tricks.
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Ming
Detroit
A Mird's Foot Observation on Bird Perches
A note explains that birds cannot open the foot when the leg is bent, so they stay on perches. It describes hens lifting a foot with toes closing and reopening as the foot touches ground, illustrating how birds balance and grip perches.
Adventure in the Jungis reveals a perilous pool
A British soldier recalls a night raid in Deshur district against the Da cokts. After chasing robbers into the jungle, thirst tempts him to drink from a pool that proves to be a cobra, saved by the native hospital steward who freezes the threat with a sword.
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Deshur
One Way of Looking at It
A Washington Star excerpt reports a citizen accusing a politician of accepting mercy for his influence. Senator Sorghum replies that if people advertise his business for nothing he cannot help it.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Three pints of liquid a day sufficient for adults
A newspaper item states that three pints of liquid daily meet the hydration needs of the average adult. It notes no additional guidance or exceptions.
Maine Man Promises Prizes for Summer Dental Care
A Maine man offers small prizes to school children who maintain the best dental care over the summer. The program seeks to promote oral hygiene among students in the community.
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Maine
Beauty aids and colonial size facts in 19th century text
An OCR fragment promotes Cascarets and Cusca ret y for skin care with dubious claims and prices. It then cites the combined area of the Philippines Hawaii Cuba and Porto Rico as 247 743 square miles compared to Texas, followed by a note on Anglo Saxon fashion in the seventh century.
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Philippines
Hawaiian Islands
Cuba
Porto Rico
Texas
COSMO BLUTTERMILE SOAP Bath Soothes and Sells Widely
Exquisitely scented COSMO BLUTTERMILE SOAP offers soothing care and is marketed broadly. The text also notes a claim about the letter Q appearing twice in the Old Testament and three times in the New Testament.
Serene Comfort for Older Women Warned by Lydia Pinkham
The piece extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ills and lauds Mrs. Pinkham for helping many women. It features a letter from Mrs. J. C. Orms of Johnstown Pa praising the treatment and notes the enduring work of Mrs. Pinkham and her successor in handling correspondence with thousands of patients yearly.
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J. C. Orms
Hlomner St
Johnstown
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