Large Families on Record in War and Society
A discussion of excessive birth rates noting that while state funded manpower could win wars, high birth rates are impractical. It cites Palermo where a woman bore five boys and traces records of large families including a Scottish wife with twelve plus children. Sir John Bowers of Newcastle adopted ten sons and others took ten each, showing a pattern of large families among the gentry.
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Palermo
Scotland
John Bowers
Newcastle
Wonder at Forests Quiet as European travelers note
The essay discusses surprising scarcity of wildlife in American forests, noting fewer birds, rabbits, and waterfowl even in deep wilderness. It compares forests in Europe and Asia, explaining animals multiply where wild wood remains and open grounds provide forage. The woods serve as shelter, meadows as farming ground.
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Europe
American
Asia
Wilson Flagg
New England
Silvering Mirrors Techniques Described In Historic Text
The article outlines two mirror silvering methods. One uses a mercury bath with a fat stone table and a glass plate floated to expel bubbles, then weighted and left to cure for weeks. The second method mixes nitrate of silver with water squid ammonia spirits of wine sugar and alcohol, then coats the surface at 100 degrees until silver deposits and seals with varnish.
Novel Cure for Nerves and a Railroad Remedy
A Philadelphia friend, urged by a famed neurologist, travels a month by limited express to cure nerves. He uses a stateroom and stays in touch with his affairs by wire, enjoying a bustling life. The journey ends with the gaunting room too dull and a Tigan band playing Hung arian music from nine to three, a remedy worse than the ailment.
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Philadelphia
Julius Ghalmers
Brooklyn Eagle
Gems Found in America Spark Curiosity in Gem Trade
The upper Missouri river yields numerous small bright sapphires from gravel bars though not large or dark enough for high prices. The finest green sapphire, termed oriental emerald, was found in Macon county North Carolina, part of a notable crystal nodule described as canal crystal and pure enough to yield about 80 carats in gem form associated with Philadel ta arenee 8S. Bement.
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Missouri River
Macon County
N. G
Philadelta
Nebraska Potash Licensing Favored by Nebraskans Leader
W E Richardson testified before the Washington House Ways and Means panel in support of licensing all potash imports rather than a direct tariff. He argued license would lower farmer costs, noting 90 percent of potash goes to fertilizer produced by six large firms. He warned without relief domestic producers could be ruined by 160 000 tons of imports and cited Nebraska as producing about three quarters of U S potash.
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W. E. Richardson
Nebraska
Lakeside
Ways and Means Committee of the House
Washington, D. C
Richardson
Fordney
Kinkald
Ways and Means Committee
Dr. White
Bureau of Mines
Potlatch festival defined as gift giving tradition
Potlatch derives from an Indian word on the Pacific coast. The more personal property given away the higher one's standing. The celebration features music, dancing and feasting with reciprocity expected at future gatherings.
Man Cures Mind by Fall from Asylum Window
A mentally unstable man attempted suicide by leaping from an asylum window after prior attempts were thwarted by staff. He was moved to a new room, jumped again, and injured himself severely, yet the shock apparently cured his mental illness. He then sued the asylum officers for negligence. The plaintiff was consulted.
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Sony
Asylum
Innkeeper and schoolchildren supper bequests noted
I V Lucas recalls a will leaving the interest on £800 for an annual supper to newsboys and another £1,000 interest for a surprise treat to school children. He also imagines leaving £1,000 interest to the maker of chests of drawers whose drawers yielded least resistance to use.
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I. V. Lucas
Inside-bathing for health and digestion warning
Promotes drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the digestive tract. Claims skin and bowel pores affect health, and that internal cleansing prevents poisons entering the blood. Advises routine use for headaches bad breath bilious attacks and constipation with expected rapid improvements.
Harbinger of War Fable About the Locust W Marking
An old superstition links locust wing markings to war, noting the letter W on wings has fed many tales of imminent conflict. The piece argues the idea is fallacious since war words in French Italian and Spanish do not begin with W.
Climatic Changes in South Africa By J M Sim
J M Sim traces rainfall records in South Africa noting a century long decline and a shift from soft soaking rains to torrential thunderstorms. He attributes changes largely to human actions including forest destruction and veld burning.
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South Africa
J. M. Sim
Unparalleled embarrassment of a harnessed saddier on wall
President Eliot of Harvard reportedly told his successor Doctor Lowell to spell words correctly. The anecdote notes the phrase about a harnessed saddier sitting on a cemetery wall judging a peeled potato for symmetry.
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Eliot
Harvard University
Doctor Lowell
The Banjo’s Origin Recounted in Historical Note
The modern banjo was introduced into England from America, likely brought by African slaves who learned the instrument in Africa. The name banjo may derive from buanya, a Senegambian guitar like instrument.
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England
America
India
Wrong Guess Joke from a Spelling Exercise
A teacher asks Thomas to spell ibex and define it. He spells I B E X and then defines ibex as the place in the back of a book to find what’s printed in front, in a humorous class moment from the Christian Register.
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Thomas
Christian Register
Great Expression Cited by Margaret Fuller in Essay Praise
A quoted line from Margaret Fuller extols a great expression as easy at first glance but revealing its own standard upon closer study. The remark frames artful perception as a guide for faithful observers.
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Margaret Fuller
Merchant's maxim on capital and speech in sleep
A merchant declares that wealth must earn its keep and never rests idle. He notes money talks, though not in its sleep, urging diligence and continuous profit pursuit.
New Artificial Rubber From Russian Crude Promises Link
Artificial rubber made from Russian crude petroleum contains chemical elements similar to those in California oil. The discovery suggests a potential method to produce synthetic rubber using imported raw material and parallels existing California oil chemistry.
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California
Richard Wagner and the numbers 18 and 13 in his life
A brief look at Richard Wagner born in 1818 and the recurring 18 and 13 figures in his works and dates. It notes his 18 letters in his name and claims about compositions and premieres including Tannhäuser and the dates March 18 and February 18.
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Richard Wagner
Wagner
Kidney Remedy Ad Claims Dutch Royal Endorsement
An old ad promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Capsules for kidney troubles. It asserts gradual decline without treatment and urges taking three or four capsules daily to end pain, touting a colonial Dutch origin with a centuries old reputation and a 1496 charter.
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Haarlem
Holland
The
Netherlands
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules Promotion
A housewife extolls Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a trusted remedy for strength, urging readers to buy at the local drugstore and insist on the Gold Medal brand. Refunds offered if unsatisfied, with three sealed sizes available.
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Haarlem
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