Land grab plot in Narva ends in police clash and exile
An American narrator recounts a failed land fraud scheme in 1865 involving Bogoff land in Montana, a Narva widow, and a Russian police chase. Officials shadowed him, a lawyer refused a bribe, and he ultimately agreed to depart Csarist Russia aboard a steamer, after a tense sequence of arrests, warnings, and attempts to secure documents.
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United States
Montana
Russia
Bogoff
Beira
W Bo
Rogoff
Narva
Gulf of Finland
Rogoffs
Ben
Tan
Busiess
St Petersburg
Jeave
Siberia
Csar
Prehistoric exogyra shells and rock formation tale
Geologic story traces exogyra oysters from ancient inland shores through uplift of the Rockies to fossil beds. It explains how shells reveal rock history, erosion, and the formation of sedimentary layers that enable geologists to identify rock beds and map a region.
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Rocky Mountains
Atlaude
Wull
Mexico
North American
Wens
Arso
States Geologic Survey
Eel life cycle explained by Roule of Paris Museum
Professor Louis Roule reports a complete study of eels showing they are marine in origin and only enter freshwater by accident. Eels hatch in the sea as larvae, undergo metamorphosis, mature in rivers without reproducing, and must return to the sea to spawn.
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Louis Roule
Paris Natural History Museum
Covering Chalk Trays With Wire Mesh Screen
A simple device to keep chalk sticks clean uses a wire mesh covering shaped like a shallow tray that fits over the lower chalk tray. Dust falls through the screen, keeping the sticks out of chalk dust and easier to handle.
Metal ties replace wood on Swiss railways
About seventy percent of ties on Swiss federal railways are metal. Metal ties were first used in 1881 and since then have gradually supplanted wooden ties. Iron ties are especially advised where gravel ballast is readily available.
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Switzerland
Chrome leather lacing strengthens splices and service life
Tests show chrome feather lacing surpasses ordinary rawhide or calf skin in strength. It appears to develop greater serviceable strength when used in splices, suggesting improved durability for leatherwork applications.
Hard Surface For Wood Coating Method
Heat ten parts lime twelve parts resin and one part inseed oil, apply to a wood surface when thoroughly dissolved and hot. The coating becomes almost a hard matte surface and protects the wood.
How the Church Lost a Fortune
A young Anglian clergyman Paul Whitties aims to fund ambitious church building by marrying Laura Edmonds. Laura schemes to win him, aided by Mrs Whiffles, proposing ascetic tests and church investments. The plan leads to a lavish wedding and a future of grand cathedral ambitions.
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Mr. Whites
Paul
Hut
Mra
Whittes
Pease
Herod Herod
Cathedral of
Cologne
Miss Edmonds
Michelangelo
Whitties
Miss Edmond
Novel Portland windmill uses tubular column supports
A new windmill design from Portland Oregon features a tubular column supporting two sections of four galvanized iron concave fans. The apparatus is arranged to capture the wind rapidly on the forward stroke and deliver full propulsion force on the return, representing a departure from conventional towered structures.
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Portland
Ore
Popular Mechanics
Description of a wind shield and supporting crane mechanism
The passage describes a movable canvas shield held in the correct position by a tall vane that moves with the wind. Ball bearings support all wheels. A steel tubular column remains upright due to guy cables and a secondary set of guyed cables. Steel spikes on the column form steps for lubrication and repair access.
Pneumatic Hammers Transform Industrial Riveting
An article from Engineering Magazine touts pneumatic hammers as vastly more efficient than manual tools. They rivet skyscraper plates, battleships, and bridges with many more blows per minute, speeding riveting and reducing added steps like edge chipping.
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Engineering Magazine
Cleaning Scale From Engine Water System
A method uses commercial muriatic acid undiluted to soften and remove scale deposits in piston rods exhaust jacket and small piping. Isolate the scale area by disconnecting outlets, pour in acid, let stand four hours, then wash out and dispose of spent acid and loosened scale to the sewer. Thoroughly rinse the system afterward.
Political Circles Letter on Matrimony Advanced for Reading
In Political Circles a letter proposing matrimony has been advanced to a second reading. The congressman's daughter is mentioned and a vote is anticipated soon, according to the Pittsburgh Post.
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Pittaborgh
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