Cold Waves and Weather Talk From the Maryland Academy
A Maryland Academy of Sciences member explains cold waves and blizzards, noting America’s unique weather events. He cites Florida frost damage, Pensacola oranges frozen, and a record 18 degrees in Tampa. The discussion covers polar air sources, travel across the continent, and regional prediction challenges.
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Maryland Academy of Sciences
United States
Florida
Pensacola
Tampa
Orange Park
Howery Peninsula
Europe
North Pole
Ransit
Ocean
Alleghany Mountains
Baltimore
Washington
Werchoisk
Siberia
Werchojansk
Algeria
Ted States
Obacco
N. D. Greely
Fort Ter
Lake Franklin
Maricopa
Rizona
Sahara
Engineers and stokers of the Oregon and Brooklyn praised for heroic endurance
In the heat of the Oregon voyage from San Francisco to Key West and during the battle with Cervera, engineers and stokers labored under 150 degree furnace heat and choking air. Their grit kept the ships moving as crews endured smoke, soot, and fatigue, a debt acknowledged by Commodore Schley for the victory.
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Oregon
San Francisco
Key West
Cervera
Brooklyn
Schley
Remarkable World News Snippets From a Bygone Era
A miscellany of curiosities notes Canton exports surpassing eleven million fans, US postal cards consuming 72 000 tons of paper yearly, a Siberian railroad enabling London to Japan travel in thirteen days, and Chinese national hymns reputedly so long a half day would be needed to sing them. Also mentioned: monks using black marble dust, a French woman surviving sixty days on chocolate with minor weight loss, Julius Caesar adding 445 days to 47 BC, Swiss rail rules on child and dog fares, a large tin factory on Sulo Brani island producing 1200 tons monthly from Malay sources, and Vienna telephonists wearing uniforms to keep streets clean.
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Canton
China
United States
Siberia
London
Japan
B. C
Julius Caesar
Sulo Brani
Bay of
Singapore
Cornwall
Australia
Selangor
Perak
Malacca
Vienna
Ana
Auty
Paris Tests Electric Cabs On Obstacle Course
The Electric Cab Company trains applicants for cab driver roles on a half mile Aubervilliers course. The route includes varied surfaces and hazards such as glass and stones, with life size iron figures to simulate pedestrians to test maneuvering skills.
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Paris
Electric Cab Company
Aubervilliers
Simple Rule Estimates Life Expectancy From Age
A simple calculation says the average remaining years of life equal two thirds of the remainder after subtracting current age from 60. For example a 20 year old would live about 40 more years, 40 yields about 27, and 60 yields just over 13, closely matching actuarial tables.
No Accent and Bitter Lessons in Speech
A collection of remarks on dialect and social behavior. A former Canadian bishop, raised in Scotland, questions a Scot about his accent to hide origins. An old-fashioned woman calls the doctor only to silence neighbors, and a reminder that too often we mistake companions for friends.
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Scotland
American Woman Presented to the Queen in England
Mrs. Benjamin T. Cable of Rock Island Illinois was presented to the Queen, raising her status among social acquaintances. She is a niece of Senator Thomas H Benton and wife of a man renowned in Congress, with their Rock Island home a favored Midwest gathering place.
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England
Benjamin T. Cable
Ilinois
Cable
Missouri
Thomas H. Benton
Congress
Rock Island
Middle West
Training the Men After the Maine Disaster
The article describes U S naval crews in southern waters on war footing after the Maine explosion. It details constant sub caliber gunnery practice at Tortugas and Key West, using small projectiles within larger guns to simulate full firing, with frequent target drills and steady powder burning.
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Havana
Maine
Spain
Tortugas
Key West
Cervera
Harper’s Magazine
If Adam Refused the Apple and the Truths Told
The text muses on hypothetical choices and brave honesty in ancient tales. It explores perceptions of women, masculinity, and social expectations with rhetorical, period voice and pointed generalizations about gender roles.
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Adam
Solomon
Heaven
Mother Hubbard
Tricks Played on Bankers Warn of Burglar Proof Scams
William A. Pinkerton warns bankers about false protection schemes sold as burglar proof devices. He describes schemes touting electric alarms and current-based safes, noting many devices are fake and real protection lies in a trusted watch system rather than flashy gadgets. He cites demonstrations seen in Chicago and urges caution against slick con men.
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William A. Pinkerton
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Absurd Glass Prank Frustrates Irish Rister
Morning visit to Peter Burrowes reveals his absent mindedness as he shaves with his face to the wall believing a mirror exists. He asks a servant about a looking glass only to learn it had hung broken six weeks ago. The exchange underscores Burrowes great humor and misperception.
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Peter Burrowes
Burrowes
San Francisco
A Terrible Experience With a Fearful Nighttime Rat Event
A New Bedford Standard tale describes a dramatic Pine Street clubhouse episode where a rat freed itself and climbed up a man's pant leg to escape a rat dog. The veteran, though battle hardened, felt dread as the rat crept toward his shirt collar, eliciting urgent reactions from guests.
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New Bedford Standard
Pine Street
Mr. Hoy
Short Lived Giant Palm of Ceylon
The talipur palm Corypha umbraculfera in Ceylon flowers once in life and grows to about 180 feet tall with a ten foot trunk. Its spathe bursts loud revealing a plume of blossoms, followed by conspicuous fruit clusters. After ripening the tree withers within a fortnight, decaying at its former site.
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Ceylon
Women shaping marriage as a vocation and home life
Excerpts discuss a wife's role in marriage from the Women’s Home Companion and Ladies' Home Journal. advice covers treating the husband with freedom and kindness, forgiving faults, and maintaining a welcoming home. Home care notes, nail care tips, and various lifestyle pointers follow, emphasizing modest domestic standards.
Home Remedies and Etiquette From a Formal Hostess
The text lists simple remedies for skin care and hair care using borax sulphur and oils plus a facial toner and violet extract. It also offers a hostess guidance note on maintaining calm, tact, and restraint to keep guests comfortable during dining.
Art of Washing Ribbons Instruction
The article explains washing fine double faced satin ribbons to renew them. Dip in tepid water with common kitchen soap, rub with a stiff nailbrush, do not wring or fold, rinse in clear water, then hang on a painted bathroom wall to dry. It claims delicate hues clean perfectly and heavier ribbons improve results.
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Harper's Bazar
Texts for the Young Wife Exhortations on Virtue and Home
A passage urging the young wife to maintain beauty youthfulness and a cheerful orderly home. It advises careful food choices, harmony with in laws, tolerance of her husband’s politics and religion, defense against criticism, and never criticizing his weaknesses to others.
Advice About the Eyes from a Clever Woman
A discerning woman warns against rubbing eyes and prohibits children from doing so from infancy. She notes wells harm sight, especially those spotted or marked, and offers practical guidance on eye care. The pointer stresses avoiding eye irritation and safeguarding vision from early life.
Notes on beauty and dress care from early period advice
The article offers practical beauty tips including lemon juice for nail stains, orange consumption for complexion, almond oil for skin, and elderflower toning. It notes variances in skin treatment and urges experimentation, plus guidance on stain removal, darning, and new corset features with longer gloves and suede colors to match dresses.
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Etter
Waverley
Mering
Massa
Judas
Chile
Siderin
Jim
Mr. Ross
Pinkerton
Helen Watterson Moody
Ladies’ Home Journal
Nome
Timony
Tesla
Gladstone
St. Jacobs
Arilla
Hood
Tam
Eley
Mocel
J. Chen
Helen
Cappe Peti
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