Linen as a durable medium for permanent printing records
A Scientific American article argues linen fabric offers superior permanence for printed works. It cites ancient Egyptian linen wrappings from King Merenpiah, discusses ink chemistry, and notes linen’s long fibers resist deterioration, suggesting linen sheets for government publications and hermetic sealing with paraffin wax to preserve texts for centuries.
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Metropolitan Museum of Arts
New York City
Merenpiah
Egypt
Pliny
Herodotus
Moon
Joint Committee On Printing of Congress
Congressional Record
Scientific American
Origin of Sausage Through the Ages
The sausage dates back to year 887. Greeks in Homeric times reportedly made sausage, though it differed from modern forms. Ancient varieties used goat stomachs. pork sausage emerged by the 10th century. By around 1500 cinnamon and saffron helped Frankfurt and Strasbourg varieties gain fame.
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Homer
Germany
Frankfort
Strasburg
Radiography method for pearls in oysters devised by Solomon
Mr John J Solomon develops a radiographing plant to inspect pearl oysters without harming them or opening shells. Up to 500 oysters examined per minute with shells spread on a tray. Oysters with no pearls are returned, partially developed pearls go to hospital for treatment, fully grown pearls are harvested.
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John J. Solomon
The Girl For Him and the Telegraph Proposal
A Scotchman seeks a wife by telegraph and spends the day at the station awaiting a reply. At last the operator delivers a coded message, the woman confirms with a playful line, and the man celebrates as the waiting ends.
London Water Supply From Thames and Lee Rivers
London relies on the Thames and Lee rivers and local springs to feed its water system. The Laurel notes current supply is adequate for present use, while per capita consumption appears far lower than Chicago's at about thirty to thirty four gallons versus 200 gallons.
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London
Thames and Lee
Chicago
Horticultural Wizard to Introduce npineless Caccus in Nevada
Diverse notes cover scientific rumors and old experiments from chemistry to Roentgen rays, with mentions of Đức Delos Parker on hair loss, Chilean salt deposits, and early uses of reinforced concrete barges. Also includes turf filtering for sewage and tests showing filtration efficiency and fish safety.
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Luther Burhan
Neevada
France
Preserving Plants by Sand Drying Method Described
La Nature outlines ten methods to preserve plants without pressing, including a non chemical sand drying process. After washing and drying, plant parts are buried in a sand bed in a vase, topped with more sand, and baked at about 45 C for one to two days before careful removal.
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la Nature
Incomplete Job Reported Near St Joseph
John Haberle, living five miles south of St Joseph, reported a theft last week. Thieves allegedly stole fruit trees from his grove on Thursday night of the first week and dumped them, with the assumption they were redeposited elsewhere.
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John Haverle
St. Jnseph
Haberle
St Joseph
The Pace of a Man’s Life in a Wife’s Care
A fragmented note discusses a man’s path to satisfy a wife’s desires, implying social expectations and personal duties within marriage. The text hints at balancing duty and personal effort in relationship dynamics.
The Russia Empire and Global Society in Focus
A collage of observations on banking notes, New York labor, Denver arrests, Humboldt’s Cosmos after seventy-six, China’s rice flour cracker, shifts in New York auto imports, Greek bread ovens converted for coke, Anglo-Saxon in Appalachians, American Lincoln heritage, Hindu views on leather books, South German soldiers and military training.
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South
England
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew, Jackson
Fourth of July death toll swells in Chicago amid citywide injuries
The Tribune revises Fourth of July casualties to 71 dead and 2024 injured nationwide, with Chicago bearing a large share. Fireworks and fires cause most deaths, followed by cannon blasts and gunpowder incidents. The report lists dozens of cities, noting several deaths occurred before the holiday and citing a German novelty as a cause in Chicago.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Cleveland
New York City
Philadelphia
Butte
Mont
Cannonsburg
Rice Lake
Wis
Ohio
Pittsburg
Missoula
Harrisburg
New York
St. Louie
Tacoma
Tacoma, Washington, 1; Indianapolis, 1; Leominster, Mass., 1; Battle Creak
Mich
Boston
Springfield
Milwaukee
Nareworks
Cannonsboro
New York bookmaker case tests gambling law at union station
Justice Bischoff rules Section 351 does not make an oral bet a crime even when money changes hands after a race. Melville Collins, the bookmaker, is cleared of crime for an oral $5 bet with Police Captain Rabi, and prosecutors vow to appeal. Bettors at Sheepshead Bay welcome the decision yet remain cautious as pool rooms may proliferate.
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New York City
Melville Collins
Bischoff
New York
Supreme Court
Hughes
Justice Bischoff
Collins
Rabi
Rahi
Elder
Kings
Court of Appeals
Sheepshead Bay
Insomnia Not a Disease but Result of Poor Health
Dr William Stevens states insomnia is not a disease but a symptom of unhealthy body or mind. Removing the cause can cure it, with many cases cured by changes in air or scene. Digestive issues are the common origin such as unsuitable or insufficient food. Lettuce and celery are often advised as remedies per London Globe.
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William Stevens
London Globe
Medford Father Rescues Mother as Canoes Capsize in River
A boat party on the Mystic River above Cradock Bridge capsized after men pulled a hawser across the water. Sixteen rode in three canoes. three drowned, including Mrs. John J. Burns and her eight year old daughter. John J. Burns saved his mother and a girl before all three were lost. Rescue teams recovered the bodies of the victims.
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Medford
Mass
Mystic River
Cradock Bridge
John J. Burns
John J., Jr
Reta Cooper
Burns
Union Street
Mystic Lakes
Mary Burns
Mr. Burns
Sadie Bowen
Wottl
Mea Burns
Venus of Milo Arms Found in Laconia Province Statuette Unearthed
A terra cotta Venus statuette was discovered in Laconia, unmutilated and matching the Louvre's Venus de Milo. The statue shows the goddess holding a mirror in the right hand and supporting the pean with the left, a finding that could answer long debated questions among artists and archaeologists.
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Laconia
Venus
Louvre
Athens
Pall Mall Gazette
Two Die In Love Tragedy In Troy Area
John Morrison twenty six of New York shot and killed Miss Mary Quigley twenty four at her Middle Granville home after she refused marriage. Morrison then shot himself in the woods nearby. Quigley had worked in New York and left there a week ago to escape his advances.
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Troy
N. Y
John Morrison
New York
Mary Quigley
Middle Granville
Morrison
Quigsey
McKinley's Bodyguard Detective Dies After Injuries
Albert Gallagher, longtime U S secret service agent and President McKinley's former personal bodyguard, who seized the assassin's wrist during the Buffalo shooting, died here from complications said to be indirectly caused by injuries then. An allergic reaction or fever traced to those wounds contributed to his death.
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Chicago
Albert Gallagher
Secret Service
United States
McKinley
Gallagher
Buffalo
Dad
Bay State Autos Slay Sixty Two in Year
Boston report shows sixty two persons killed by automobiles in the state during the year ending July 1. Of these, twenty one were in automobiles and forty one were not. The Salve Roads Automobile Association formed in June 2007 issued the first annual report noting six hundred forty persons seriously injured.
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Boston
Salve Roads Automobile Association
Altomobilus
One-Sided Prevention Faces Hometown Trial
A boy Wille moves to a new neighborhood and clashes with new companions. He returns home with a black eye and recalls his mother’s advice to count a hundred before fighting. The scene appears from a Ladies' Home Journal excerpt recalling a family moment.
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Wille
Mamma
Mamana
Witte
Tommy South
Plague of Bohemian Nur Battery Woes Reach Commission
A government commission confronts the exterminate crisis of the Nur battery which has become a plague in Bohemia. The effort faces technical and political hurdles as officials seek effective containment and remediation strategies.
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Nur
Bohemia
Vienna anti duelling effort gains imperial sanction
Reports from Vienna state the Anti Duelling League achieved success as the imperial decree prohibiting duelling without military court of honor consent was obtained. Paris discusses Theatre Commission actions under Prefect Lepine to ban oversized theatre hats with fines for violations. New York records labor migration figures to Europe and domestic arrivals for a six month period ending July 1, 1877. Paterson notes an undertaker, William H. Was sot, killed by a peach nib lodged in his throat. Omaha reports Mrs. Sarah Gerrie saved her sister by donating blood. the two remained joined briefly, and Mrs. Perry is expected to recover.
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Vienna
Austria
Paris
Theatre Commission
Lepine
Paterson
William HH. Wassot
Market Street
Omaha, Ned
Sarah Gerrie
Prank Perry
Orchard Gets Mfe Term Commutation by Idaho Pardons Board
The Idaho Board of Pardons commuted the sentence of Harry Orchard who faced a hanging for the murder of ex Governor Frank Steunenberg. The board met in Boise with no opposition and a unanimous vote granting clemency, though Orchard himself did not favor interfering with the sentence.
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Idaho Board of Pardons
Boise
Malo
State Board of Pardons
Harry Orchard
Frank Steunenberg
Orchard
Douglas gift funds new Brockton nursery project
Ex governor William L. Douglas announces a 25000 dollar gift to establish land, building and endowment for a ten day nursery in Brockton Massachusetts. Treasury calls for 345 million to be paid by July 16. Taft to be notified of Republican nomination on July 28.
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William L. Dougine
Brockton
Mass
William L. Douglas
Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
National
Lanke Depositasries
Taft
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Astor Gift to Oxford Reaches 100000 Endowment Boost
The Oxford University endowment fund begun by Lord Curzon has hit 500000 with a second 50000 donation from W W Astor in March, bringing his total gifts to 100000. Also reported Kaiser hails Zeppelin flight as a new national achievement and other international items.
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Astor
Oxford
London
Oxford University Endowment Fund
Lord Curzon
W. W. Astor
Mr. Astor
Kaiser
Zeppelin
Berlin
William
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