Electric propulsion on the Erie canal could lower transport costs
Special Correspondence from Burrato explains that experiments testing electric power for canal boat towing may transform canal life. If successful, power lines may replace mules, lowering freight rates and potentially increasing producer wheat prices while reducing consumer costs, affecting boatmen, shippers, and General transportation interests. i. D. Marshall.
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Burrato
Fire Canal
Seaboard
Erie Canal
Hach Boatman
Hfe
State of
New York
I. D. Marshall
A New Style Telephone Using Gas and Water Mains
An Englishman linked gas and water mains with a galvanometer and built a telephone using pipes as the line. He could talk clearly to a friend, hear music in several houses along the route, and even overhear Morse signals on a nearby telegraph wire.
Music with Meals in Oklahoma Hotel Sparks Debate
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a pioneer Oklahoma supper where two tired girls served a meal in a homey dining room with a melodeon and a mother at the keys. The unusual performance of “Nearer My God to Thee” prompts questions on its purpose. The piece then shifts to a discursive meditation on snakes and friendship, citing Tyrrell the 200 Snakekeeper and a Strand Magazine note, contrasting human and animal bonds with humor.
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Oklahoma
Nellie Gray
Lorena
Chicago Tribune
Poplar
Tyrrell
Arthur Morrison
Strand Magazine
Exasperating Days and a Wedding Dress Paradox
Excerpts reflect on galling days when temper frays and words spark quarrels, urging restraint before speaking as a lifelong habit. A Baltimore wedding gown tale humorously contrasts dream satin with a preacher fiancé, prompting a student of human nature to note the oddities of social behavior.
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Baltimore
Detroit Free Press
Woman proposes new Kentucky coat of arms design
A Kentucky woman suggests replacing the current seal’s two male figures with a man and woman clasping hands. The motto United we stand, divided we fall would remain beneath the figures. The idea aims to reflect gender equality in the state emblem.
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Kentucky
Rochester Times
How Times Have Changed Exchange
Violet once lamented a new name for her husband praising novelty now she accepts the moniker Old Beeswax in a brief Exchange item reflecting shifting affection and social light verse.
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Violet
Forgetful townsfolk and a tale of imitated gems
In a village scene, Mr Jakes and Abijah Snow discuss memory lapses and a woman named Willard Franklin who forgets chores and names, amid a jokey exchange about kitchen duties and a kettle. The piece shifts to How imitation diamonds are made, detailing strasa glass, its production, and the tricks used to improve true stone likeness by fusing real stone layers onto fake gems.
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Mr. Jakes
Abijah Snow
Fergus
Willard
Jakes
Mr. Snow
Snow
Ciamonds
Ladies’ Home Journal
Falcons in Japanese hunting traditions
The Chicago News Record describes dai mies and other hunters using trained falcons in old Japan. Falcons, part of the eagle family, attack cranes and other birds as the handler pursues, capturing both falcon and quarry.
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Japan
Chicago News Record
The Value and Beauty of Sapphires in Letters
The article explains star sapphires show the best asterism in sunlight or candlelight, notes blue hues with bleu dure as most valuable, and states fine sapphires look blue in artificial light as in daytime. It mentions sapphires form larger crystals than rubies and traces the word sapphire across languages from Hebrew to Greek.
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Sapphirus
Cincinnati Bogquirer
Mexican Cock Fight Favored By Rio Grande Officers
A San Francisco Chronicle quotation notes that U S army officers near the Rio Grande delight in Mexican cock fights. Villages host cock pits and men on leave cross the river to attend, praising Mexican fighters as the best. The sport features dramatic comebacks when a seemingly defeated bird rises and fatally defeats its rival with a single spur strike.
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United States Army
Rio Grande
San Francisco Chronicle
The Rude Chemist and the Damsel at the Door
A damsel awakened at two in the morning by a bell asks a chemist for rouge for a picnic. The prudent druggist refuses, saying he has no stock to cover a cheek like hers.
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Figaro
Cholly and Fweddie Cartoon Exchange on Tailor’s Till
A Detroit Pree Presa cartoon showcases Cholly asking how often a tailor’s till is sent in. Fweddie replies weekly, noting the tailor rarely receives payment. The exchange humorously highlights delayed payments and frugal habits.
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Cholly
Detroit
Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy Endorsed for Kidney Disease
An advertisement by Dr Harber of Guinwle Lite Insurance Company advocates Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy for kidney disease. It cites alleged medical authority and patient testimonials from Oscar Lambert of Jerico Missouri and others, claiming strong cures and urging use as a blood purifier and kidney treatment.
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Guinwle Lite Insurance Company
W. Y
Suchis
Nature
David Kennedy
Oscar Lambert
Jerico, Mo
Lambert
Darii Rennelly
Rondout
A. J. F. Manchester
Providence
Yhegan
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