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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1898
Page
2
An in-depth look at torpedo boat destroyers, their speed and armament, and the peril they pose to battleships. Details cover hull appearance, six to eight six-pounder guns, torpedo tubes, and the brutal efficiency of these vessels in modern naval warfare.
Lynde Bradley of Milwaukee becomes the first man to use X ray in war hospital operations during hostilities with Spain. He describes portable field units that could be built quickly, weighs government approval, and offers services to the government if war resumes. He notes field setups would be lighter and could be mounted on wheels for mobility.
Recent experiments show odors blend under a law similar to color mixing. An odor can mask another when intense, but reducing intensity allows the second odor to be perceived. Any two odors can combine to mimic a simple odor.
A proposed system of state military highways for Pennsylvania envisions east to west and north to south routes laid out anew with strict specifications. The plan calls for private road rights sold via public auctions, a state court for damages, strict engineer qualifications, and annual bond sales to fund construction, with future expansion to closer, denser routes. It also notes a separate road bulletin by Frederick Merrill comparing U S road-building to Britain a century ago and advocating trap rock from Palisades quarries for paving without blasting.
Governor Black has signed the Higbee-Armatrong State roads bill and Monroe County property owners on two key routes near Rochester are moving to secure benefits. The Ridge road from Geneseo River to Niagara, and the Rochester Brighton road, are cited as needing solid driveways to ease heavy wagon traffic and spur regional commerce. The new system promises state and county aid to advance road improvements and encourage local action.
A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle editorial imagines fair tax money use for road work. After a few lessons from Brighton and Ridge road projects, many rural property owners will seek improvements under the new law, hoping for efficient application of funds and labor.
The Baltimore American calls for honest road funding and reform in Maryland. It condemns misallocation, urges new laws and capable officials, and argues better highways will raise farm prices and unlock the state's rich potential.
The Good Roads Bulletin argues permissive road laws will not instantly yield widespread improvements. Even with county supervisors allowed to indicate roads, local opposition may prevent action. Only state aid offers a potential spur, but political will remains uncertain.
Preservation of Good Ronda notes the impact of wide wagon tires on a Springfield street used by quarry wagons. A gravel resurfacing years ago was paired with four to five inch wide tires, and the road has remained in good condition since, with little further maintenance.
The passage notes that 27,000 tons of water fall yearly on each mile of road. Much of this water cannot run off and so wets the surface, turning dirt roads to mud and harming stone roads. It argues that proper drainage would greatly improve highways.
A Durango wage earner describes Navajo sneak thefts along the San Juan River frontier. A glass-eyed Navajo slips under a blanket and pockets items from A. B. Lincoln’s cabin, including a hatchet blade cut gash in the leg, a butcher knife, miner’s candlestick, candles, and tobacco. Settlers guarded their homes against frequent Navajo visitors who stole small quantities.
A Maine sportsman in Oxford County reports watching three deer chased by dogs in deep snow. The lead deer repeatedly stops, dodges aside, letting the others pass, then returns to pull a fresh path. The tactic continues until the deer vanish, revealing new survival behavior observed in winter tracking.
A wave motor plant built by the Wright Wave Motor Company near Potencia California uses three floats on a 26 foot wide wharf to power a Pelton wheel and dynamo. During sixteen days of testing 2.3 to 8.6 horsepower per float was produced. Estimated output could reach 1,000 horsepower with $175 per horsepower installed. Repairs and storm insurance costs are not stated.
Letters from Jayx in E Green Denmark Iowa and Mrs Harry Slanpy Riverside Iowa praise Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from long standing menstrual irregularities backache dizziness and ovarian troubles. Both describe severe prior symptoms and note substantial improvement after using the remedy, with improved walking capacity and overall health.
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