Stenographer Finds Love After Ad for Work
Constance Peck, a young stenographer who came to the city with hopes of work, falls in love with her employer William Gordon. After sending in a cautious reply to a help wanted ad, she discovers Gordon has answered, revealing mutual feelings. They ultimately confess their love and plan a future together.
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Constance
William
Miss Peck
Stance Peck
Constance Peck
Mr. Gordon
Johnny
William Gordon
Thea
Gordon
Wheel Edge Mystery in Railroading Explained
A Railroad Man's Magazine discussion explores whether the wheel edge travels around the axle with a mix of practical tests and thought experiments. It describes candle experiments, a handkerchief method, and a board-and-string demonstration to illustrate relative motion and the puzzling top versus bottom wheel speeds.
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Railroad Man's Magazine
Atlantic type engines show large capacity and power
Ten Atlantic class locomotives built for the East Coast Scottish express have a combined heating surface of 3,456 square feet and a grate area of 27 square feet. Their boilers measure 5 feet 6 inches by 15 feet 10½ inches, with a water capacity of 4,126 gallons and coal load of 5 tons, and the engines weigh about 90 tons each.
Good Work of Women in India Receives Praise
Lady Minto, president of the National Society for Providing Medical Aid for Women, distributed prizes at a London commencement. She praised women physicians treating native Indian women and advancing modern scientific methods in Indian hospitals and homes.
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Lady Minto
National Society For
London
India
Record as Railroad Builder Don Whittemore retires chief engineer
Don Juan Whittemore, longtime chief engineer of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, retires after forty seven years with the system. He directed the construction and reconstruction of about 9000 miles of track across the United States, Canada, and Cuba. His final achievement was supervising the Pacific coast extension reaching 1500 miles to Tacoma and Seattle, completing the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound railroad.
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Don Juan Whittemore
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Wales
St. Paul
Whittemore
United States
Canada
Cuba
Pacific Coast
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Missouri River
Tacoma
Seattle
Lightning Save On Buffalo Rochester Train
A Buffalo to Rochester train faced a deadly scene when four freight cars blocked the track ahead during a severe storm. A lightning flash lit the rails and revealed the obstruction a hundred yards away. the engineer hit the air brakes and reversed, stopping the engine just in time. The crew found the freight pilot had shoved a foot beneath the caboose, and the lightning flash saved about two hundred passengers.
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Buffalo
Rochester
Curious Mishap Delays Dumfries Train Line
A sack of tailor's cuttings fell from an express goods train one mile north of Dumfries Scotland. The cuttings tangled in a wagon wheels causing the truck to derail after half a mile. Five wagons left the rails one overturned. The line remained blocked for seven hours.
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Dumfries
Scotland
Train Stopped by Caterpillars Near McCloud
McCloud correspondent reports a Southern Pacific train carrying one coach was halted three times by black caterpillars that coated the tracks between here and Sisson. The engineer used sand to gain traction each time, keeping it running until the belt of caterpillars was passed.
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Southern Pacific
Here
Sisson
McCloud
Railroads in Spain Length of Track
It is estimated that Spain has 9 176 miles of railroads with official figures on Jan 1 1908 listing 8 806 miles of track.
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Spain
German Bottle Filling Pump Promises Waste Free Bottling
A German invention for filling bottles without loss uses a pump and a spigot system. The device fits the cask bunghole and bottle neck, with a spring-backed bottle holder to seal, forcing liquor from keg to bottle when the handle is operated. It claims faster filling and preservation of liquor quality.
Cement production rises in United States to 1909 total
United States cement output in 1909 reached 64,196,386 barrels valued at 51,282,979 dollars, up 21 percent in volume and 15 percent in value from 1908. Puzzolan cement declined from 557,252 barrels in 1907 to 160,646 in 1909. White non-staining Portland cement emerges as a new material for ornamental work and surface finishes.
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United States
Geological Survey
Concrete houses cheaper and more pleasing than wood
Two nearly identical houses were built to compare wood and concrete costs. The concrete structure cost about $300 less and was generally voted more pleasing in appearance.
Industrial notes on materials and production worldwide
A collage of observations notes aluminum wall coverings replacing paper pressed sheets, Paris grinding a quarter million wooden blocks daily, Cuba asphalt potential, Paris vacuum dust fertilizer business, Sumatra cigar wrappers and neighboring plantations, Spain and Italy rural areas still using tinderboxes.
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Paris
Cuba
Sumatra
Spain
Italy
New Floor Radiant Steam Heating Trial at Cornell
An Eat method using floor embedded steam pipes aims to replace radiators. Romans warmed villas with double walls and floors, while Cosmoopolitan club house at Cornell tests radiant heat via pipes in floor bases covered by concrete and tile. The system seeks efficiency as heat rises and cold floors are avoided.
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Cornell University
Machine prints and cuts wallpaper borders in one pass
A New York inventor has developed a machine that prints wallpaper designs and simultaneously trims the decorative border along the bottom. The device uses an extra cutting roller aligned with the print rollers to trim the border as paper moves through, producing a finished edge without a separate trimming step.
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New York
Novel German Coal Extraction Replaces Blasting
A new German mining method eliminates blasting by boring deep holes in coal, then pumping water to fissures under high pressure. The water opens fractures and loosens the mass so it can be removed wet with light tools, reducing dust and blast risk.
New Test for Materials at German Institute
The Gross Lichterfelde Institute in Germany uses a sand blast to test building materials. Granite and pine wood linoleum and other furnishing substances are subjected to two minutes of quartz sand under two atmospheres pressure to measure wear resistance. The test applies to road building materials.
Fireproof Wood Through New Processing Methods
The article notes several processes that render wood nearly fireproof and resistant to drying rot and decay, detailing advancements in altering wood’s character to improve durability.
Liege Metal Lighter Than Aluminum For Airships
A new metal named Liege metal is described as 40 percent lighter than aluminum enhancing airship use. The material's light weight suggests significant impact on airship design and efficiency.
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Liege
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