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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1898
Page
6
The report details 16 inch gun castings at Bethlehem and Watervliet, with parts to be finished over months. It notes weight, length, and a nearly $1,000 per shot firing cost, plus transport by special railroad cars and a 20 member artillery crew.
Fort Jefferson on Garden Isle in the Dry Tortugas is described as a strong coastal defense with five acres of terrain and two acres outside its core. The article notes its strategic location guarding the Yucatan passage and Gulf shipping, mentions Garden Isle and General Boll en, and recounts Dr Samuel Mudd being confined there after Lincoln's assassination, with Arnold and O Loughlin, O Loughlin dying and Mudd later pardoned in 1869 by President Johnson.
The article envisions a 300 foot long ambulance ship with two triple expansion engines, carrying four steam cutters and four barges to rapidly transport wounded from shattered ships to a hospital ship. It details surgery at sea, field remedies, and post engagement care, plus a patrol of Dry Tortugas as a historic military post.
Edward J. Holland of San Francisco praised Alameda California teachers for feeling about children. He cites a recent board order forbidding mourning garb by any public school teacher. The chairman explains the rule aims to spare students from distraction and keep spirits light for study.
The United States now consumes about twice as many frogs as France, with annual frog catches at least 1,000,600 and hunters’ gross value near 50,000 dollars. Frogs and legs cost consumers at least 150,000 dollars yearly, and frog farming grows in Ontario and several U.S. states. The article outlines species names, habitats, and regional hunting sites from New York to California.
The piece argues for a government aided route to the Klondike with a hillside tunnel road, trestles and bridges, possibly built by the army. It cites military road building as precedent and notes private capital interest and long term payback despite high initial costs and harsh weather conditions.
The Washington Star notes that burrowing animals endure dust and low ventilation while underground. It details eye structures from rats and rabbits to moles and discusses adaptations such as lack of eyelashes and atrophied eyes in moles. Ventilation challenges and the miners routine are examined as factors in underground life.
Dispatch from Council Bluffs describes Martin a well known Scotch settler near Loveland who has spent years building a massive castle on his elevated farm. The structure named Martin Castle sits between two hills overlooking the river with artificial lakes and a brick wall, powered by a small steam launch on the Boyer River for world contact.
A Cleveland electrician describes his residence as armored with alarms bells and electric devices. The door plate invites burglars with a warning of a highly guarded house where doorknobs charge at night and automatic firearms guard every entry.
A brief discussion compares the average heart sizes of men and women. It states that men have larger hearts, weighing about ten to twelve ounces, while women’s hearts weigh around two ounces, noting the comparison relative to overall body size.
A Delaware Ohio family credits Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with reversing severe illness in Bertha Reed seventeen who fell ill in fall 1896. After a high pulse and weakness resisting rest doctors prescribed the blood medicine and Bertha quickly recovered restoring vigor and health.
A 200 year milestone notes Paris night lighting started with lanterns and lamplighters prior to 1697. King Louis XVI ordered lanterns to illuminate streets and extend the system to other towns. The lanterns hung across long avenues held lighted candles, marking early urban illumination.
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