Professor Walcott Leads U S Geological Survey Era
Special correspondence records Professor Charles D. Walcott as the new chief of the U S Geological Survey. The article recalls his Utica origins, 1879 appointment, and ascent to director. It describes the survey’s topographic maps, fossil collections, irrigation links, Major Powell’s Grand Canyon work, and the role of maps in railroad and drainage planning. It notes Walcott’s early Utah and Nevada fieldwork and mentions Powell, Thompson, and Gannett in shaping the bureau.
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Charles D. Walcott
United States Geological Survey
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National Survey
Ebbitt House
F Street
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Africa
Great Plains
Missouri Line
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British America
Rocky Mountain
Missouri
Powell
Smithsonian
Spotted Tail
Dakota
Walcott
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Interior Department
New York
Valley of the Hudson
United States
Henry Gannett
A. H. Thompson
Gannett
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
South Dakota
Alaska
Congress
Major Powell
Utah
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Great River
Arizona Line
Colorado Basin
Bloomington
Iils
Smithsonian Institution
Clarence King
Professor Walcott
Major Powell I
Arizona
Pahreah Creek
Colorado Canyon
Kauab
Professor Thompson
John D. Lee
Eureka
Nevada
Jacob Hamlin
Kanab
Thompson
Pueblos
Taming the Ocean Through Oleic Acid Oil Film
German researchers identify oleic acid as the active agent calming waves and preventing ship spray. The oil spreads as a thin film, restraining surface break and reducing wave energy, with mixtures of oleic acid and alcohol usable in cold weather. Petroleum is less effective due to lower oleic content. soaps rich in oleic acid also help, per New York Sun reporting.
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Hydrographic Office
Bureau of Navigation
New York Sun
His Earnest Wish
Cartoon gag notes Oltope wishing to be a barrel. His friend jokes about capacity, and Oltope quips that a barrel never needs a bigger head no matter how full it gets, illustrating a humorous exchange from Detroit Free Press.
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Oltope
Detroit Free Press
Just His Way Phrase Reflects Social Hypocrisy
A Chicago Tribune quotation notes that men quick to decry society’s wrongs and inequality often have their wives bear the child, highlighting a double standard in gender roles. The comment critiques male rhetoric versus domestic reality.
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Chicago Tribune
Thieves Fall Foul of a Mexican Pile Driver
A Chicago Record account recalls American engineers near the Mexican border facing persistent thefts by Indians and Mexicans. One moonlit night the thieves attempted to steal a huge pile driver. the rig toppled onto their burros, smashing them. The engineers’ guards then kept the pile driver safe in Mexico.
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Geronimo
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States
Mexican Central Railroad
Los Gringos
Mexico
Chicago
Turnip Seed Mix‑up Triggers Green‑Lawn Dream
In Alexandria a man received lawn seed from Secretary Morton but planted turnip seed instead. The sprouts grew quickly into a vegetable garden rather than a lawn, revealing the mix up after authorities confirmed the seed was not grass. The tale, from Washington News, ends with laughter at the mistaken gift.
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Alexandria
Bill Nye
Agricultural Department
Morton
Washington News
Boy ofiron Will Takes Job After Bold Claim
A Detroit Free Press tale shows a boy seeking work and facing skeptical bosses. He denies laziness, insists he is not a liar, and wins the job by showing convincing energy despite prior refusals from others claiming they were honest workers. The exchange highlights grit over mere talk.
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Detroit Free Press
His Condition
Old Doctor agrees to consent to marriage on one condition. If the daughter falls ill, the doctor must not treat her himself. the young man asserts he could not live without her. London Answer, Anstvers?
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London Anstvers
In A Gold Stamp Mill Crushed Ore for Free Gold
A Cassier's Magazine excerpt describes a gold stamp mill setup with 125 stamps and 600 pound weight acts to crush rock and release gold. Tailings reclaim and new plates, blankets, and mercury amalgamation improve yields. Sunday rest for stamps, mercury distillation, and a final porous gold cake are noted.
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Malay Islands
Cassier
His Order and the Lone Student in Dispersing
A tale from Youths Companion recounts a former University of North Carolina president who, seeing an unlawful student assembly, approached slowly with bowed head. He commanded the lone culprit to disperse to his place of abode, and the student complied as best as possible, given the humorous misreading of the speaker.
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University of North Carolina
Legal Tilt Over Pronunciation At Westminster Hall
A humorous exchange occurs in a Westminister hall trial between Lord Campbell and a queen’s counsel over how to name a carriage type. The clang of words on brougham versus broom and omnibus versus bus provokes laughter as old pronouncements collide with brisk modern usage.
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Westminister Hall
Lord Campbell
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Dyed Milk for Londoners Reveals Dairy Tricks
A London writer exposes dairy practices by claiming milk is dyed to meet taste. He explains traders mix a small amount of harmless vegetable dye to color milk cream colored. Despite protests that white milk is proper, customers demand the painted look.
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London
London Standard
No Time to Waste in New York Weekly
Dialogue showcases Mrs de Style questioning a young man the other woman, Miss de Style, dismisses, claiming his Mayflower ancestry makes him unsuitable for marriage. The exchange satirizes wealth and lineage priors in social matching.
Tionesta Valley Railroad Time Table 1891 Schedule
Time table effective May 11 1891 lists southward trains No 2 No 4 No 6 and We with stops at Garfield Tiona Sheffield Junction Wolf Run and Brookston plus northward trains 1 Dr Train 7 9 and 3 detailing departures arrivals and intermediate stations across Sheffield Barnes Brookston Wolf Run and Garfield.
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Garfield
Vandergrift
Dunham's Mills
Clarendon
Ormen
Unherwood's
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Wood's Mill
Vanderarift
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Erie
Garfield Field
Dunham’s Mill
A.t. Wood
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Barnes
Brookston
Sheffield Junction
Wolf Run
Tiona
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