War Time Pact Between Union and Confederate Straggler
A Chicago reminiscence tells of Dan R. Anderson of the First Kentucky and a Confederate prisoner John Folsom forming a joint trek toward Louisville in 1862. They swapped roles during a perilous march, held a wary truce, and evaded Confederate patrols and Union pickets until reaching Union lines. Anderson later sought news of Folsom, hoping they would reunite in Chicago.
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John Folsom
Buell Cragg Foot Rock
East Tennessee
Loulaville
Chicago Totor Ocean
Louisville
Muldraugh
John Wolsom
Stan
Loutaville
Louis' Vite
John
Louisvill
Oficer
Folsom
Gen
Nelson
Dan R. Anderson
Kentucky
Buell
Bragg
Caesar
Nashville
Shiloh
Corinth
McMinnville
West Point
Chicago
Rear Admiral Evans Delays Sailors for Wounded Man
A World War era tale from the first Atlantic squadron recalls Rear Admiral Robley Evans halting target practice to care for two gravely injured sailors from the Kearsarge explosion at Guantanamo Bay on April 13, 1906. Lieutenant Graeme died after six days. William King, an A B and Pennsylvania coal miner, lingered four days more before dying. The division then sailed for New York.
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New York
Atlantic
Robley
Evans
Kearsarge
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Lieut
Graeme
Maryland
Wilam King
King
Bill" King
Pennsylvania
Admiral Evens
Bill
Atlantic Squadron
Relic of the Constitution Found in Delaware River
A china water urn, presented by Philadelphia to the Constitution in 1797, was found at the river bed near New Castle Delaware by a dredging crew. The urn bears the Pennsylvania coat of arms and the inscription. How it ended up underwater remains a mystery. The French ambassador to Washington sent manuscripts of his history to a publisher and will revise the English edition after translation.
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Delaware
New Castle
Del
Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia
State of
Pennsylvania
City of
Washington
M. Jusserand
Five Practical Home Exercises to Build Vitality
A vintage guide shares five exercises to strengthen waist hips and thighs. It describes leg lifts on a couch, seated forward bends, side bends touching knees, knee straight raises, and alternating lunges. Each movement aims to boost circulation and overall vitality when practiced regularly.
Place of the Rich Girl in the Lists of Life
In 1904 essay Margaret E Sangster argues the rich girl is not idle but poised between society life and work. She praises educated wealthy women yet warns against using privilege to avoid honest labor and to depress wages for poorer workers.
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Margaret E. Sangster
America
Minander
Goda
New York
Helen
Mary
Missionary Fund
Joseph B. Powles
The chemical trick that turns a cat into a tiger
A lecturer demonstrates a dramatic transformation in a glass jar without opening it using hydrogen sulfide generated inside. A colorless coating on the cat reacts with chemicals to produce orange hues and black stripes, turning the cat into a tiger as lead sulfide and antimony sulfide form.
Unbreakable 8-Wrench Claim From Illinois Correspondent
An Illinois correspondent for Popular Mechanics describes an "unbreakable" 8-wrench forged from old springs. The method involves shaping a diamond edge, punching holes, spreading jaws, and bending for rigidity. The piece claims springs yield the strongest wrench compared to standard methods.
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Popular Mechanics
Cement Industry Growth in United States
The cement industry shows rapid U S growth from 1894 to 1906 with Portland cement output rising from 798,757 barrels to about 30 million barrels. Domestic supply remains ample to meet home and foreign demand. German cement exports to the United States have fallen from over a million dollars annually to about one half million.
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United States
Consul Harris
Mannheim
Germany
Running Water in the Amateur Darkroom Water Supply Methods
A 19th century guide explains simple setups for running water in a home darkroom to wash plates and films. It describes using a large tin can with a spigot or a glass-tube siphon arrangement fed from a bottle to deliver a steady stream, enabling continuous washing during development.
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Montreal Herald
Winchester
Novel milking stool from Iowa folds for ease
An Iowa resident has invented a practical milking stool with a foldable frame and an attached pall holder. A spring clasp allows the milk pail to tilt toward the can or stand upright to prevent spills, held in place by the clasp’s friction contact.
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Iowa
New Protection for Chauffeurs Speedometer Warns Over-Speed
A new motorist device described by Technical World Magazine adds a speed per hour readout and minutes per mile, plus a buzzer to alert the driver when the set limit is exceeded. Chauffeurs can preset the limit to the country’s allowed speed, receiving immediate warning if they go above it.
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Motorista Ft
Technical World Magazine
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