Observing Time by Fixed Stars and Telegraph Clocks
An observer uses star positions to determine local noon on the 75th meridian. A transmitter clock regulates standard time, sending electronic signals to telegraph offices in Washington and New York. Time balls drop at noon, with clocks in government offices and cities automatically correcting to 12.
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Jah Walled States
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Washington
New York
State, War and Navy Department
Wallington
Thisiay
Dstrict
The Battle With the Sluma and City Characters
A review of works by Jacob Ris and Charles Bils contrasts urban virtue and vice, telling of starving families in a tenement, charitable acts by the Henry Street settlement, a cobbler sheltering a former prisoner, and a Siamese language mishap that ends with a polite faux pas. Also noted is Mrs. Herbert Squiers as wife of the U S minister to Cuba and her Havana social role.
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Henry Street
Cuban
Herbert 4
Squiers
United States
Cuba
Island
Republic
Baguiers
Havana
A Lover of Distinctions in Siamese Youth and Study
An article contrasts Siamese curiosity with Western indifference, citing a 19th century Siamese king who died in 1868. It quotes Mrs. Leonowena on his Majesty’s studies and notes a shift in missionary practices, referencing night visits and abductions described in the source.
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Cor
Hrntivl
Deshalife
Grice
Siam
Apple Growing in America Declines to Profit
The article notes the United States has over 260 million bearing apple trees, yielding more than 175 million bushels with a large export share in good years. It laments general apple eating habits, the dominance of Ben Davis and similar varieties, and that many growers earn little profit, despite potential in diversified cultivation.
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United States
Ben Davis
America
True Canvas Back Story of John Astley and Reynolds
An unclear, antiquated sketch discusses John Astley, a fellow student of Sir Joshua Reynolds in London and Rome. It recalls a long persuasion to paint a waterfall on the artist's waistcoat, revealing a playful episode amid their studio journeys and Campagna walks.
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John Astley
Sir Joshua Reynolds
London
Rome
Reynolds
Young Astley
Indian Territory Peoples Rich in Resources and Struggles
A broad survey details the Indian Territory as a mosaic of Indians, blacks, and whites totaling about 85,000 residents with a further 400,000 residents living there without clear land titles. It explains land leases, Dawes Commission enrollments, and the division of tribal lands among Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Seminoles, and Chickasaws. The piece notes abundant wildlife, minerals, and agricultural potential, alongside government oversight and the lack of uniform local governance.
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Indian Territory
Congress
Dawes Commission
Muskogee
United States
St. A
Monks of the Boa Vie Save with St Bernard Doge
A fragmentary notice notes that monks of a Brazilian or alpine order rely on a famed St Bernard dog to save eyes yearly. It references a doge and the year but the text is garbled leaving unclear specifics about persons or events.
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Boapice of
St. Bernard
Om the Mo
Tiptonville Steamboat Fate Feels River’s Vagrancy
The New York Mail notes Tiptonville Tennessee a prosperous river town reliant on steamboat service now hindered by a river cut off and shallow backwater. Describes boats wandering bends from Memphis toward Cairo and steady river vagaries shaping daily life and travel delays along the Mississippi.
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New York Mail
Tiptonville
Tenn
Cairo
Sfough Landing
Memphis
Gulf of Mexico
Allie
Meimplia
Orleans
Mississippi
Blind hymn writer Milas Crosby. Legendary composer Miss Crosby
Milas Frances Crosby of Bridgeport Connecticut, blind since infancy, has written thousands of gospel hymns including Safe in the Arms of Jesus and Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior. At 83 she travels to gospel meetings, reading raised letters and lecturing, saying writing is her life work and she would not live without it.
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Milas Frances Jayne Crosby
Txars
Alexander van Allstyre
Frances Crobby
Gyangellet
Bridgeport
Conn
Miss Crosby
Jesus
Phine
Low-Stuiuided Pacifty Islands Foretold Beneath Waves
A garbled 19th century style piece laments idle island groups in southern seas. It notes the Society Islands barely survive high seas, inhabitants clinging to treetops while waters surge around them. It mentions US possessions and hints at colonization fears, urging caution over risky ventures.
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Tees
Xremt
Islinda
Ius Fouluk
United States
Boston Globe
The Vast Desert Realms in Ancient Geography
Fragment from a historical description compares deserts to major regions, noting the Gobi and Sahara as vast habitable and uninhabited areas. It mentions the Mississippi valley as a measure of scale, with references to the Alleghenies, the Rockies, and Arab waste.
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Gobi
Gell
Mississippi Valley
Alleghenies
Rockies
Arabia
Sahara
United States
World Gentile Supply Hinted To Double Gold Output
A fragmentary report suggests plans to boost Gentile resources and maps hint that gold output may be doubled. Officials unnamed discuss potential gains and risks as markets watch closely.
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Jacob Ris
Mr. Bils
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Agie
Mr. Elsing
Union
Virginia
North Carolina
Alabama
Boston Mountains
Oulxe
Marshall
Luis
Indiana
Ueidy
Mimeis
Richmond
Thris
Bhat
Aly
Eitizen
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Heian
Velie
Chie
Upited
Ph Cbelk
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