Breakdown gang of rail wreckers prepare the track repair crew
Day Allen Willey describes the breakdown crew, rough ready wreckers who sprint to wreck scenes in repair shop on wheels. They include left handers and sailors, use a crane car and heavy lines to lift and move engines and cars, clear tracks, and free victims with fearless efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiania
Wanager
Ein
Hitle Army of Rescue
Eldes
Acci
Eny
Egere
Crosding
Allen Willey
Denver Times
Pleasures of Canoeing and the Open Water Life
The essay extols canoeing as the pinnacle of independence for outdoorsmen. It argues the canoeist escapes reliance on inns and hotels, can travel rivers three feet wide and five inches deep, and carry shelter, food, and fire-making gear with him. The activity is praised for freedom, mobility, and access to secluded spots inaccessible to common travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Efe
Flo
Wouldn't Risk It and Weary Walkers Refuse Rail Walk
A Chicago News item notes a weary actor refusing to walk the railroad track preferring safety over protest actions. The piece documents public talk about personal risk and social pressure surrounding a proposed rail demonstration.
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Chicago News
Making Soap in Old and Modern Methods
The article describes historical soap making using barrel, ash, and potash percolation to create a lye solution boiled with ureaseat, then salted to form curd soap. It notes a modern method uses a weak caustic soda or lye with fats and oils boiled and agitated, progressing as temperature rises.
Process of making soup and glycerin byproducts described
The article explains the steps in soup production including adding Bali, separating insoluble salt, running off Lea, adding soda, settling impurities, and molding the final soup. It notes that fancy soups are remelted from ordinary soup with coloring and perfume, and glycerin is a key byproduct. It describes fats containing glycerin and stearic acid, and soda extracting the acid from glycerin for recovery.
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Minneapolis Journal
What Is A Concerto A Piano Masterpiece And Its Demands
An eloquent study of the concerto as a pinnacle for soloists, focusing on the piano concerto with Rubinstein in D minor. It details the soloist’s prominence, memory load, the three movement structure, dramatic cadenzas, and the demanding orchestral dialogue that tests virtuosity and stamina.
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Carn
Wich
Doca
Dacia
Pleyer
Rubinstein
Achilles
Lueifer
Ureim
Definition of automobile shifts scope for engineers
The Society of Automobile Engineers expands its constitution with a new article redefining automobile to cover any self propelled vehicle operating on or under earth water or air. The text notes broadening the term to include surface and underwater propulsion and hints at future implications for engineering standards.
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Society of Automobile Engineers
Significance of a Fall of the Glass on a Ship Barometer
The article explains cistern barometers used aboard ships, how mercury columns rise and fall with atmospheric pressure, and why latitude changes the meaning of a given fall. It notes Torricelli’s discovery, construction details, and the meteorological use in forecasting cyclones and plotting storm courses.
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Torricelli
Japan
Peculiar People and Pirate Women in Colonial Tales
Excerpts recount Beatrice Grimachan's racist depictions of New Hebrides peoples, savage rites, and cannibal lore, then switch to Anne Bonny and Mary Read as brave female pirates with daring escapes. The piece blends sensational ethnography with legendary revolutionary bravado and colonial spy tales.
Origin of the phrase a complete fiasco
The piece recounts a German workman who claimed glass blowing skill rivaling an expert. A wager proved his claim false as he produced only a pear shaped flask twice. The tale led to the phrase a complete fiasco describing a failure.
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Sal Henes
Count Seeks Lincoln Favor Through Ancestral Fame
Carl Schurz recounts a German noble seeking a White House audience by touting centuries of nobility. Lincoln tells him that lineage won’t help and that conduct as a soldier matters more, leaving the count puzzled after the interview.
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Schurz
Lincoln
Prus- Shin Legation
Mr. Lincoln
Carl Schurz
McClure's
Untitled reflection on human nature and racial stereotype
A quoted remark attributes a cynical view of feminine behavior to a Black porter, noting he calls younger women Mrs and older ones Miss, claiming they prefer forms that flatter them. The passage illustrates stereotypes and casual racism in social speech.
Women Pirates Anne Bonney and Mary Read
Two women famed as pirates, Anne Bonny and Mary Read, reportedly lived as men and were captured about a century ago in the Caribbean. The article notes how some disguises persisted for years before their sex was revealed.
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Pirat
Anne Bonney
Anne
Rackham
Mary Read
Mary
France
West Indies
Anne Thomney
Rackbaw
New York
Année Gonney
Caribbean Sea
Camel Humps and Labor Roles Across Ancient Peoples
The London Standard notes that camel saddles and humps reflect societal labor divides. It cites Algerian travel familiarity with the wehari camel losing its hump due to lighter loads. Italian anthropologist Lotbroso is credited with identifying miniature humps on Neck and shoulder calossities among Boftentot and Malagasy porters.
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B.C
Algeria
Lotbroso
London Standard
Reporters and Orators: the cost of accurate reporting
A Chicago Chronicle critique argues reporters shape speeches via revision and notes that delivering verbatim texts would expose flaws. The piece defends journalist duties and warns public speakers to respect reporters, as improper reporting harms both sides.
Doc Lane Declares End Of Treatment For Dyspepsy Patient
In a small community seven miles from the regular practitioner known as Doc Lane, he explains his medicine does not rely on a school. He refuses to treat Eben Jenking further, claiming he has cured him five times but Jenking regresses each summer. Lane asserts he is finished with the case to protect his reputation.
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Snell
Mark Twain
Pany
Chitcage Chronicle
Martin Lane
Lane
Ele
Eben Jenking
Inquirer
Forced the Revolution Fort William and Mary Raid
On December 13 in Durham NSWS Major John Sullivan learns two British regiments move from Boston toward Portsmouth. He mobilizes sixteen men, sails to the harbor, lands by the fort under a cold moon, and surprises the garrison as they approach Fort William and Mary.
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Durham
Sullivan
Bunker Hill
Fort William and Mary
John Demorett
Parson Adam
Rocky Road
Toston
Fort William
Mary
Lexington
New Wampshire
Quint
Dover
Wie
Thomas 2. Gregory
New York
Paul Skevere
Nsws
John Sullivan
Boston
Portsmouth
Old Fort William and Mary
Jellies Pulsate Like Clockwork Under Stimulus
An account from New York World describes jellyfish disks that pulse rhythmically when stimulated. If outer sense organs are cut, the disk stalls. a shock can restart rapid, sustained pulsations in a fixed emission point, continuing until an external stop occurs.
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Sisk
A. G. Mayer
Cassiopen
New York World
Phonetic Sense in English Spelling Examined
T R Lounsbury argues that English spelling lacks phonetic consistency. He suggests testing German Italian and English readers to reveal how varied spellings map to sounds. The piece discusses the mismatch between sound and written form and calls for standardization by educated authorities.
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T. R
Lounsbury
Athantic
Pockets and Mail Service in a Rhetorical Note
Montreal Star discusses the failure of letters to reach recipients with a humorous aside about a woman with ten pockets and a man with sixteen. The passage shifts to a reflection on biological research, noting complexity beyond diffusion and osmosis. It cites A Bunge on intestinal walls, epithelial cells, and active protoplasm contractions as living, functional units in nutrient absorption.
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Alimentary
A. Bunge
Her Valentine Hints at 1700 Courtship Trials
A young woman recalls a Victorian era style Valentine ritual from 1700 involving bay leaves placed around a pillow and a dream test. She describes marking lovers names on paper, rolling them in clay and setting them afloat, hoping the first to rise signals her fate. The tale centers on a man named Mr. Blossom and a vow of marriage if dreams prove true.
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Betty
Valentine
Mr. Blossom
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Mabel Wagnella
Circle Magazine
Tropics
New Hebrides
Southwest Bay
Beatrice Grimachan
Windsor Magazine
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Malekula
Women Pirates
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