Drake the tortoise a near four hundred years old
London obituary notes Drake a venerable tortoise from Zoological Gardens believed near four centuries old. Captured in the Galapagos late eighteenth century, shell evidence once suggested a seventeenth-century capture. He was brought to England about 85 years ago and lived in Regent's Park. The piece discusses age uncertainty and origin. Also mentions North Carolina inventors improving the clothes pin with galvanized iron double jaws to resist rust.
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London
Drake
Zoological Gardens
V. Forbin
Paris
Literary Digest
Galapagos Islands
Mexico
Philippines
Galapagos
Uberty
Francis Drake
New World
England
Regent's Park
North Carolina
Strong clamp clothes pin avoids tearing fine fabrics
A new style clothes pin is described as a strong clamp that securely grips the line, preventing garments from springing away. It avoids damaging delicate textures and promises no danger of tearing. Also notes magnesia use to remove spots from light colored fabrics and mentions common British names Mary and William in a population stat.
Self locking railway spike described from Seattle test
A new self locking railway spike prevents loosening by a curved back shoulder and a thin wedge lock that sits in a channel beside the spike. When driven, the wedge enters wood along the grain and prevents drawing the spike. removing and re locking is simple and effective. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway tested them and ordered over a million.
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Seattle
Railway and Engineering Review
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
NEW SIGNAL LIGHTS For Maritime Use
A recent invention describes marine torches that flare on water. One version attaches to life buoys to show location for rescuers, burning 300 candlepower for an hour. A projectile type fires from guns and lights on impact, floating and burning one to two hours.
Tribute to America: US philanthropy fuels science progress
Edwin Ray Lankester presided over the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in York. He praised American generosity to science, highlighting gifts of telescopes and equipment, and cited Harvard astronomer Pickering’s achievements and the broader rise of scientific funding from wealthy donors in the United States.
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British Association For the Advancement of Science
York
Edwin Ray Lankester
Pickering
Harvard University
United States
Troy Times
Invention to Roll Glass Sold to International Syndicate
A machine to draw molten glass from furnaces and roll it mechanically was sold for 592000 to a syndicate of plate glass manufacturers. The inventor is a Belgian named Fourcault, with German, French, Belgian and Bohemian buyers. Previously only high priced manual labor could perform the task.
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Belplan
Fourcault
Advice on skin care and health routines
The fragment urges applying cold water, outdoor living, balanced eating, facial cleansing every few minutes, and limited water use to night and morning. It recommends benzoinated face bath, orange lotion, cucumber wash, generous cold cream, and wearing roea color to improve complexion while implying money for skin products.
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Emile
Posies in Winter Planting for Christmas Blooms
A winter planting guide for bulbs and water garden setups. Hyacinths Freesias and Chinese linen bulbs can bloom by Christmas with simple care. Use water bowls or low glasses with pebbles, tepid water and weekly changes, place in sunny windows, and avoid excess heat.
Many Pretty Ways for Trimming Blouse Styles
A fashion note discusses blouse trimming trends shifting from last year s sulta to whole costumes with blouses. It highlights yokes with embroidery often concentrated there, scalloped edges, fine tucks, lace inserts, and repeated motifs on cuffs to create distinct, carefully planned sleeves.
Fashion Accessories Push Upward In Elegant Parade
The article notes the rapid impact of new fashion on bank accounts, stressing that accessories like belts gloves and handkerchiefs often overwhelm gowns. It highlights long French veils cascading from hats and describes ornate ornaments with colored stones accenting velvet ensembles.
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Vella
Military Family Buried in New York Plot Honors Naval and Army Service
The Trinity Cemetery plot on One Hundred fifty third Street and Broadway holds ten family members of Very Rev Dr Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright. Four served in the U S military or navy. three died from service. Descendants include commanders, lieutenants, a West Point cadet, a surgeon, an actress, and a lawyer. The central monument bears a mitre and a tablet listing these war service records. The family ties stretch through Civil War to Spanish American War and beyond.
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Trinity Cemetery
Fifty-third Street
Broadway
New York City
United States
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
New York
Onderdonk
West Point
David Wadsworth Wainwright
Amelia Maria
Henry C. Bankhead
Jona
Than Mayhew Wainwright
Comander
Bishop
Robert P. P. Wainwright
Ensign
Weat Point
Comander Wainwright
Galveston
Harriet Lane
Lane
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Jonathan Mayhew
Naval Academy
San Blas
Mex
May
Wainwright
Amelia
Fort Wallace
Kan
West
Umadla Agency
Oregon
Santiago
Philippines
Marie Wainwright
No. 40
Twelfth Regiment
Twelfth
Bishop Wainwright
Richard Wainwright
Decline Seen in U S Pension Roll Future
The pension roll, averaging about 145 million annually, has held high for years due to 1890 dependent pension law. Officials predict a rapid decline as 185,000 names remain and unfilled vacancies rise, with appropriations possibly cut by 16 to 25 million dollars yearly amid Spanish War pensions and Ware resolution effects.
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To-Ay
Calcago Journal
Naval Academy at Annapolis Holds Low Rank Officer Title
The Naval Academy at Annapolis granted a historic post to the officer of lowest rank to hold that position. The coat of arms and insignia of two families, the Saxe, are identical, suggesting a common ancestor between them.
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Naval Academy
Annapolis
Field notes on Custer battle and Curley survivor tales
A writer recalls walking the Little Big Horn battlefield near the Crow agency to study the tragedy at close range. Marble markers mark fallen troops and Curley, often labeled a coward, faces relentless scrutiny from inquirers questioning his presence and role in the Custer fight.
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Custer
Crow Agency
Little Big Horn
Scribner's
Bankle
Curley
Youngest Civil War Veteran Claim Sparks Pension Case
The Army and Navy Journal reports Howe of Streator as the youngest Civil War volunteer. He enlisted in 1861 at ten years nine months for four months, then rejoined in 1862 at eleven years five months and served until war’s end. His records emerged during an increased pension application, which was approved. He served in the Fifteenth and later the Fifty-fifth Triable volunteers.
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D. Howe
Streator
Army and Navy Journal
Trinola
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William
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Mosument
Uncle Sam
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