Uncle Ben’s wartime ruse saves a life in Alabama tale
A septuagenarian recounts Civil War era events in Alabama through a shared memory with a child. Marie Edward dodges Yankee scrutiny by hiding in a homemade wood box designed by Ben’s grandmother. The tale centers on espionage, family ties, and a dramatic capture attempt thwarted by quick thinking and a clever ruse.
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Alabama
Grandpop
Missy Lucy
Marie Edward
Missy Lacy
Edward
Ben
Marie Edwams
Missy
Lucy
Marae
Celter
Dinah
Maree Edward
Carbon tool steels graded by purity and use
The article explains choosing carbon tool steels by grade A to D based on purity and application. It notes balance of cost and performance depends on tool design machine and machinist skill, with four grades reflecting phosphorus and sulfur content and suitability for cold work heavy cutting or crucible-steel reliability.
Waste of coal sparks call to coke burning in homes
The London Times discussed by British engineers argues coal should be converted to coke for home heating and steam making. They note coal yields benzol naphtha heavy oil pitch ammonia and other byproducts before semicoke remains unusable for heat. The current practice burns the entire coal, wasting potential value and money.
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London Times
Sys Henry Cunningham
Devt
Armen
Immienta Aml Bengol
Tir
Live STOCK NOTES from a 19th century farm column
Farmers advised to raise one or two colts yearly and choose sires carefully. If a ewe withholds milk, allow the lamb to nurse another ewe and the original ewe will recover. Do not expect big gains if breeding stock is poor. Grass intake and short rest periods are noted for stock health. Ensure quiet handling of a mare that is fouled and start feeding routines early.
Handling Pure Bred Mares On The Farm
A farmer argues pure bred mares cost no more to feed than grade stock. Mares work hard, yet provide income, when kept in pasture with foals. He advises keeping two mares, using them for spring work, then turning them out with foals, and notes the value of Clydesdales and Flemish blood in draft breeds.
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Orange Judd Farmer
Method of Cutting Shingles to Produce Diamond Shape
Instruction discusses how to cut ornamental shingles to form a diamond shape for gables or between window openings on slide walls. The sketch illustrates an easy approach, noting practical benefits for carpenters unfamiliar with diamond layouts.
Diamond Shingles Adapted To Weathering Joints
A description explains using diamond shingles to fix weathering joints. Joints are broken for plain shingling, a 1% inch width is used per course, and the diamond shingles are laid in courses to reach the desired width. Beveled edges align with adjoining shingles to finish the pattern.
Mighty Gun Lathe Turns Seacoast Cannon
The American Machinist reports a vast gun lathe designed for the United States naval gunshop in Washington by Niles Bement Pond. It requires a tunnel under a highway for installation and measures 185 feet overall with a bed 175 feet long. The lathe weighs 400 tons and features a wide 108 inch carriage span and a 75 foot boring bench.
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Gays
United States Naval
Washington
Niles-Bement-Pond Company
Bement Works
Ancient Telescopes and Early Astronomy Reach Deep History
Ancient Chaldean and Egyptian knowledge extended to planetary orbits eclipses and star maps. Evidence from Babylonian lens finds suggests telescopic aid predating Christ. Separately, wiring for automotive electric lights warns against routing near sills. The Jura Tunnel between France and Switzerland completed three years after starting, three and three-quarter miles long, opening to traffic in 1914.
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Babylonia
Jura
Mont d'Or
France
Switzerland
Prenhe
Vallorbe
Tontarlier
Trafic
Floating Repair Shop for British Navy Shipyards Plan
The British Admiralty proposes a floating factory to repair ships with a 450 by 90 feet hull and square ends. It includes a foundry, machine shop, boiler and electrical shops, and other departments with watertight compartments for coal storage and a steam power station. Accommodations for about 136 officers and men are planned above the factory.
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British
Admiralty
Engineering News
Oil For the Springs Tool Assist Oiling and Rust Removal
A small tool designed to spread leaves for oil insertion and to admit an emery cloth strip for cleaning accumulated matting. For heavy rust the article suggests injecting kerosene, then applying oil with graphite to seal pores and deter dirt and water.
Carbonic Acid Snow Used In London Hospital
Doctor Reginald Morton reports carbonic acid snow used successfully at West London hospital to treat various diseases. Mole removal, birthmarks including port wine stains, chronic patches, rodent ulcers, trachoma and other conditions show rapid, less painful healing with minimal risk.
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West London Hospital
Reginald Morton
Care of Mares and Foaling Practices Cited
The text stresses avoiding brood mares under severe strain and recommends purebred mares receive exercise water feed clean oats sweet hay and no moldy feed. It advises foaling in May or early June to aid spring work and urges thorough disinfection and stall cleaning. If possible mares should foal on grass to prevent novel infection and reduce colt mortality.
Fire Clay Mixture For Forge Use
A recipe mixes ten pounds of fire clay ten pounds of cast iron turnings half a pound of house salt and a quarter pound of sal ammoniac. Combine dry then add water while stirring to form mortar that dries hard and outlasts other materials for eight forges.
Anti hog Cholera Serum Saves Hogs in Greene County
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that eight thousand hogs in Greene county Ohio were vaccinated against hog cholera amid seventy one outbreaks affecting 782 hogs. Of vaccinated hogs still well, only a fraction of one percent died. overall ? saved.
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Greene County
States Department of Agriculture
Lamb Care: Heating and Warm Water Dip Instructions
The guide instructs placing a chilled lamb in a warm area and dipping it in hot water, as hot as bearable. It should be soaked for about five minutes, then wrapped in a dry, hot cloth and rubbed dry before returning to the pen or barn.
Lace and Satin Boudoir Gowns Featured in Fashion Notes
A fashion survey describes boudoir gowns with lace and satin fabrics, detailing lace widths from twelve to thirty six inches, and the popularity of godet flounces for bridal frocks. It notes innovations in voile and organdie embroidery, new trims, and enduring interest in valences and medallion trims amid lace industry shifts.
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Qinique Mons
Beauty hints and remedies for nerves and appearance
The article offers advice on beauty spots caused by blemishes and suggests lotions to remove eruptions. It advises improving health to prevent recurrences, avoiding nervous strain, and staying focused in tasks. It also links marriage to reducing wrinkles and urges facial exercises to gain renown.
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