Alaska Volcanoes Seen by Revenue Cutter Bear Crew
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes Lt. D. H. Jarvis aboard the Bear and later Rush studied six Aleutian volcanoes. Bogosloff intrigues with no clear crater while Unalaska and Umnak mark the west and east ends. Shishaldin dominates at 9000 feet as Makushin and Programma rise over 5000 feet.
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St. Alaska
Bogosioff
Programma
Wiishavdin
Pavloff
Aleutian Islands
Itaa
Tre
Pacific Ocean
Eicy
Sitka
Bear
Seattle Post Intelligencer
D. H. Jarvis
Rush
Bogoslott
Alaska
Attu
Alaska Peninsula
Unalaska
Unalaska Island
Bogosloff
Bogoslolf
Iss
Lieut
Jarvis
Unadusk
San Bognslow
Eileen Case
Umnak
Makhushin
Akutan
Shishaldin
Modern Warfare and the Industrial Revolution in War
John C. Ropes argues in Scribner's Magazine that steam and electricity transformed 19th century warfare. Rail and water transport, subsistence independence, telegraph communication, and naval blockades now favored the wealthier North, enabling generals like McClellan or Grant to operate on unprecedented scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Ropes
Scribner's Magazine
Napoleon
Palmerston
McClellan
North
Notable Pearl Necklaces in London Society
A London correspondent notes the Countess Tolstoi’s nearly black famous necklace of 190 pearls, prized for rarity. Baroness Henry De Worms also owns a distinguished diamond necklace. The new rival is the Countess of Orkney’s former necklace, three rows, gifted by Baron De Samuel to her, now to be worn by Arthur De Vahl’s heir.
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London
England
Tolstoi
Philip Stanhope
Henry de Worms
Baroness de Worms
Countess of Orkney
Baron de Samuel
Portugal
Arthur de Vahl
de Vahl
Roof Slaughter House A Novel Chicago Plant
Swift and Co. at Union Stock Yards builds a four story slaughter house in Chicago. Cattle are driven to the roof via incline into twenty four pens for up to one thousand head, with slaughtering on the upper floor and carcasses moved downward to ground floor for cooling and shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Co
Chicago
Union Stock Yards
Hood's Sarsaparilla Earns High Praise From Fans
Thousands express strong confidence and gratitude for Hood's Sarsaparilla calling it worth its weight in gold. The ad touts its blood-purifying powers, strength boost, digestion aid, and appetite stimulant urging readers to try it and ensure genuineness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
X.B
Feathers Stripped by Electricity Not Tornado Proof
An old Fort Worth Gazette theory claims wind alone cannot strip a chicken while electricity would. Placing a person on an insulated stool and charging the body would raise hair like iron spikes, suggesting storms and tornadoes could strip chickens through electric force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Confederate pensions in Southern states and home provisions
The article surveys Southern states on Confederate veterans pensions and homes, noting Georgia’s monthly pensions, Richmond’s state home, and varying supports in Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Maryland, Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, and Kentucky. It highlights Tennessee’s Hermitage home funding and total pension projections, with Kentucky lacking provision.
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Georgia
Virginia
Richmond
Alabama
Arkansas
Little Rock
Florida
Mississippi
Maryland
Baltimore
Louisiana
New Orleans
North Carolina
Texas
Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
Hermitage
Kentucky
Atlanta (Ga
Constitution
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted by Toledo Firm
Local applications cannot reach the disease. Catarrh is blood or constitutional and requires internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. It is a reputable prescription from a top physician, a tonic and purifier mix sold by druggists for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Coexry & Co
Props
Toledo
Reading and Writing Rates in Bulgaria and U S Education
A Bulgarian statistic shows seven and a half percent of the population can read and write. In the United States there are 441 educational institutions authorized to confer degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
America
Syrup of Figs and Family Remedies Highlighted
An ad touts Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for families while noting a medical claim about Dr. Kline's nerve restorer and free trial. The piece also mentions Tennessee farmers relocating to Nevada and bee culture in Southern California as brief insertions.
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California
August Flower Endorsed by Kent Co Sheriff in Dover
The Hon J W Fennimore sheriff of Kent County Delaware testifies to using August Flower for years and praising its relief for sick headaches and dyspepsia. He recommends it to others as a great remedy while G G Green of Woodbury New Jersey markets the product.
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J. W. Fennimore
Kent Co
Del
Dover
G. G. Green
Woodbury
New Jersey
U. S
Rensic Icotin W.jiorris
Washington, D
S. Pension Bureau
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Llaskas
Onnsons
Rae Eae
J Henson
Dorall Kennedy
Roxbury, Mass
Kennedy
United States
Canada
East Tennessee
Knoxville Sentinel
U.S
P. Harold Hayes
M.D
Buffalo, N.Y
A.W. McCormick Sons
Washing Ton, D.C. & Cincinnarti,. C
Dye
Bu‘alo
W. T. Fitzgerald
Washington, D.C
Fall River
Mass
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
Golden
Nevada
Swift
S.S.S
William Covington, O
THE
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
Sapolio
E. T. Hazeltine
Win
Frazer
Auensts
Engle Gus CO
Ps Aen
Rere
Macnow
KREAD
Anc
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