Submarine Seals as Precursors to Airships and Submersibles
Henry W. Elliott compares fur seals to submarines in the New York Times, noting their surface breath, nose and eyes like a periscope, and submerged travel patterns. He cites seals’ extended underwater periods, speed, and sonar-like hearing as parallels to early submarine design and capability.
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North Pacific Ocean
Hribiiom Islands
Bering “Ca
Ander Sea
Feb
Henry W. Elliott
New York Times
Mount Vernon Slope Stabilization Tries Safe Erosion Control
The article recounts engineering work at Mount Vernon to prevent landslides from the Potomac bluff. A drainage tunnel was bored 206 feet from the river and a heavy stone wall was built along the river edge to curb erosion. The measures aim to halt future slides and protect the estate of the nation's first president.
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Mount Vernon
Potomac
Ivory Moisture Claim Opens on Open Question
The record recounts a dispute over whether ivory absorbed moisture, with Jones's team measuring product weight and government weights differing. The collector taxed based on unloaded weight, but later factory scales aligned more with the invoice. The board of general appraisers, led by Judge Waite, did not settle moisture as a factor and found the importer failed to prove the case, leaving the issue unresolved.
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Board of General Appraisers
Waite
Extinct Ground Sloth Found in Patagonia At New York Museum
Remains of an eretinet ground sloth were found in Patagonia and brought to the American Museum of Natural History by Mr. Roosevelt. The discovery suggests the animal lived only a few centuries ago and was domesticated by primitive humans. The dry cave burial yielded stone and bone tools and grass fodder, with signs it was kept or confined.
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Patagonia
Roosevelt
American Museum of Natural History
New York
South America
Tom Calls City Life a Pet Not a Duty
A six year old boy named Tom dismisses the idea of becoming a neat city child. He rejects the notion of white clothes and clean habits, declaring that city life is merely for pets rather than people.
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Tom
Harper’ Monthly
Apple Adage Banters With Doctor In Vacation Cash Remark
A physician quips that he earns vacation money from green apple cases while commenting on common adages about health. The exchange centers on apples and medical work, reflecting lighthearted humor in a medical setting.
Doubtful remark on France military duty plan
A terse comment questions France enforcing universal military service for stout men, claiming the policy continues a trend of prioritizing stoutness in national defense. The remark hints at broader debates over conscription and body image in military eligibility.
Western mining news in brief highlights Arizona and New Mexico activity
The report details copper and silver output shifts at Copper Queen and Douglas, with high grade ore at Detroit, plus new machinery at Chloride and the Duquesne mill near Patagonia. It notes major ore bodies at Tennessee, rising smelter production, a state fair exhibit, and significant developments across Wyoming Colorado and New Mexico mining districts including oil, gold, and silver findings and refinery purchases.
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Arizona
Chloride
Detroit
Bobtail Basin
Duquesne
Patagonia
Wallapat
Tennessee
Douglas
Albuquerque
Arteata
Plaster Company
Oriental
Black Clouds
Magdalena
New Mexico
Royal John Mining Company
Deming
Jon C. Watson
Fouled Spark Plugs How To Ward Off The Trouble
An article explains how fouled spark plugs arise from varied causes and outlines diagnostic signs. It notes that exhaust smoking isn’t always oil overuse and describes how splash lubrication can overoil the first two cylinders. The piece includes a drawing showing crankcase oil levels and how front springs settling shifts oil depth toward the front, affecting connecting rods.
Means Money Saving Motor Trucks Cut Costs Across Nation
M L Pulcher, VP of a large motor truck company, argues future trucking economies exceed costs. He cites over 150 million spent annually in New York for horse delivery and notes 500,000 motor trucks could be bought in the next decade. Savings in delivery could lower goods prices and living costs. The cost of clothing for a year could be bought with truck expenditures, and food costs for two months could nearly be covered.
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M. L. Pulcher
New York City
United States
Ziagram Shows Oil Flood Reason for Cylinders
The article explains that tiny drops of oil level change in the crankcase can flood the first and second cylinders. By leveling the crankcase and measuring oil height with a colored fluid, technicians identify lubrication faults. Proper engine suspension and front-seat presence aid accurate measurement.
Machine to Grind Valves Sparks Engine Care Advance
A new valve grinding machine promises to ease DIY engine upkeep. It fits motors quickly, uses four to six spindles to grind all valves of a four or five cylinder engine in about thirty minutes, and ensures even pressure for perfect valve seats. No prior experience needed for the car owner.
Will Uncle Sam Own Cars in St Louis and Beyond
Post Office officials weigh government owned vehicles for mail service in St Louis Chicago and other major cities. Burleson seeks a successful pilot in St Louis and Chicago noting Otto Praeger and Coombs report on Washington’s first government vehicle experiment. Chuck Hole club boosts roads near Bothell Washington urging monthly hole filling and road repair to aid farmers and automobilists in Virginia and nearby areas.
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Post Office Department
St. Louis
Post
Chicago
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Middle West
Burleson
Otto Praeger
Washington
Coombs
Praeger
Congress
Bothell
Wash
Virginia
Epring Seison
Influences Rays of Light Device for Headlights
A device attaches to automobile headlight glass to shape rays so most light is directed onto the road ahead without blinding pedestrians or other drivers. The system directs rays forward along a line below normal sight level, reducing glare while maintaining forward illumination.
Deer Destroys Car. Man Bruised In Ditching
Theodore Meskey of Bridgeport drove along a State road near North Salem when a deer dashed across. The impact sent the runabout into a ditch and Meskey was thrown out with bruises. The deer somersaulted, regained its footing, and fled into nearby woods, apparently uninjured. The creature is believed to have escaped from John D. Rockefeller estate at Pocantico Hills a few days earlier.
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Theodore Meskey
Bridgeport
North Salem
Meskey
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Mount Kisco
N. T
New York Times
Modern Religion Activity Inspires Genuine Happiness
A summary of lively notes on religion and recreation from a student conference. It highlights how Christian Endeavor and similar groups promote healthy amusement and intelligent pleasure, contrasting with secular frivolity and noting broader interest in recreation’s role in life. The piece remarks that Christians show more genuine happiness and intelligent pleasure than secular adherents, based on recent conferences and exchanges.
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Claritin
Coffee’s poison tested in a Postum ad tale
A Topeka man tells how coffee ruined his health including headaches and nerve strain, then improved after switching to Postum cereal or Instant Postum. He urges others to quit coffee, citing bilious symptoms and better wellbeing after adopting Postum from Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. The ad promotes two Postum forms with prices 15¢ 25¢ and 2¢ 10¢ tins.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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