Firelight on Skyscrapers Showcased by La France Engine
New York Fire Chief Croker praises a La France engine equipped with two eighteen inch searchlights tested downtown. The lights illuminate upper stories of a twelve story building and reach several blocks, penetrating smoke. The system includes a marine multipolar generator, self regulating lamps, rheostats, and meters for precise control.
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New York
Croker
la Vrance
Fire Department
Louis Divien
la France Company
Mercer Street
Eyes Cannot See Armies Clearly At 2000 Yards
An officer explains that at 2000 yards combatants are indistinguishable and dust prevents accurate identification. It is only closer than 750 yards that heads of columns and infantry movements become discernible, with muskets’ glitter aiding recognition in sunlit conditions.
The Queer Coatis of Devil's Island
A historical note describes a unique animal on Devil's Island said to be a coati. It is described as cat sized, with a pyramid shaped head and long jaws, using forepaws to carry food like monkeys and squirrels.
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Coatis
Devil's Island
Dreyfus
Earth
Canadian emigrants praise Western Canada wheat fields
A letter to Canadian agent Benj Davies from Minnesota farmer Alex Cameron describes former U S residents moving to prairie settlements near Dalesboro and the growing appeal of Western Canada. He notes rapid land uptake, planned church construction, and widespread settlement as the wheat frontier expands, with added requests to aid Arthur Finney and family moving in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benj. Davies
St. Paul
Minn
Western Canada
Dalesboro
Asia
Arthur Finney
Alex
Cameron
Cuba Public Funds 1899 Receipts Expenditures
The receipts and disbursements of public funds in Cuba for 1899 show receipts of 16 346 015 dollars and expenditures of 14 084 805 dollars.
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Island of
Cuba
Enormous Shipments to Russia Spark Siberia Wheat Drive
Shipping of heavy agricultural machinery to Russia accelerates for Siberian wheat fields with ports along the Pacific including Vladivostok. Public notices also tout cures for catarrh and popular consumer remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Siberia
Vladivostock
Pacific Coast
Peruna Marketed Against Chronic Catarrh by Dr Hartman
A promotional note from The Peruna Medicine Company of Columbus Ohio extols Peruna as the sole systemic remedy to reach chronic catarrh. It claims the tincture cleanses mucous membranes and restores normal health, urging readers to request Dr Hartman’s free books on catarrh.
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Peruna
Dr. Hartman
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Ohio
Polly J. Evans
John Evans
South Wabash
Ind
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New York City
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
Saula
Minnesota
Western
Canada
The
United States
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Tae
Tom
Allen
Allen S. Olmated
le Roy
N. Y
Chicago News
Philadelphia
E. W. Grove
Long
Nicaragua
D. C. Albright
Mifflinburg, Pa
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Mase
Mafeking
Polly Evans
Salt Lake Business College
St. S
Lak
Barrie
Gern Telon
Swart Lake
Neadt
Denver
Wwe
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