Alpine Avalanche Oddities and Historical Quirks
A compact collection of dated observations and curiosities notes 1839 London dog cart ban, amusing misprints, and scattered statistics. It mentions Prof Emil Yung, Geneva, and lists numbers such as 53 018 and 67 470 while contrasting New York polling places with Nebraska and North Carolina. The piece also remarks on Hawaiian natives and local beggars in the Lierdeaux district.
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Emil Yung
Geneva
Switzerland
New York City
Nebraska
North Carolina
Ninety-One-Year-Old Blacksmith Climbs Steeple
In Kerschdorf near Heidelberg a lively ninety-one year old blacksmith and church warden climbed to the church steeple to tie a new rope to the bell after younger villagers refused danger. Kolthoff of Sweden, back from Greenland with musk oxen, says acclimatizing them in northern Sweden is possible. Musk oxen weigh 1,400 to 1,500 pounds and their flesh is good eating.
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Kerschdorf
Heidelberg
Vrof. Kolthoff
Sweden
Greenland
Telephoto Improvements Allow Faster Camera Photos
Recent telephoto camera advances claim to remove the need for long exposures by using a tube with a positive lens at one end and a negative at the other placed in front of the standard lens, enabling speed comparable to ordinary cameras.
Electric railway to link Liverpool and Manchester
Plans propose a single elevated rail with suspended cars to move passengers fast between Liverpool and Manchester. The 29 mile route aims for trains in about 15 minutes, roughly 116 miles an hour, showcasing the bold transport concept.
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Liverpool
Manchester
Vermilions tale of Bermuda islands as ocean sunk remnant
According to Prof A J Verrill Bermuda is a sinking remnant of a much larger ancient island once 300 400 square miles in area. The Bermudas have subsided by 80 100 feet in a relatively recent period. The base rests on an ancient volcano and the surface is shell and drift shaped into hills by wind and water action.
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A. J Verrill
Bermuda Islands
Bermudas
Prof. Verrill
Captain Emmerson Led Guerrilla Band in Civil War
Captain 8. P. Emmerson, who died in Denver, led a Confederate guerrilla company aiming to capture or destroy Chicago. He escaped capture by stealing a horse, and his raids rivaled Quantrill Morgan and Moseby in daring. Captured in Kentucky, he escaped by cutting a hole in his prison top. A warm friend to the James boys, he never recovered from the Confederacy's fall.
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8. P. Emmerson
Denver
Chicago
Emmerson
Quantrell
Morgan
Moseby
Kentucky
James Boys
Population of Alabama Shows Growth Since 1890
The Census Bureau reports Alabama’s 1900 population at 1,825,097 up from 1,513,017 in 1890, a 20.8 percent rise. The state’s land area is about 61,540 square miles, with population density rising from 29.5 per square mile in 1890 to 34.4 in 1900, and the 1900 figure vastly exceeds the 1820 census.
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Nurean
Alabama
Molly Pitcher Ballad Honors a Woman Soldier
The poem portrays Molly Pitcher as a courageous artillery helper at Monmouth, praised by Washington and Greene. It celebrates a woman's heroic act on the battlefield and envisions her name engraved on the shield of fame.
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Washington
Greene
Molly
Molly Pitchers
Molly Pitcher
Laura B. Richards
St. Nicholas
A Last Gift in the Denver Flat
Doris Fernald and her husband Marmaduke Fernald, a gifted writer, confront a cooling marriage as he returns from the Rockies to Illinois. A discovered photograph reveals his love for a sensuous other woman, and Doris offers herself as the final gift to keep him from temptation. The pair exchange a silent, costly pact that ends in quiet betrayal rather than open scandal.
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Doris Fernald
Colorado
March
April
Marmaduke Fernald
Illinot
Doris
Rockies
Donia
Meredith
Duke Fernald
Unique Boston farmers fruit offering aids poor with surplus crops
The Unique Charity in Boston collects surplus fruit from farmers in Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts for the citys needy. Apples lead the gifts with onions turnips squash pears and some potatoes. organized apple parties visit orchards to harvest and pack fruit as volunteers enjoy the work.
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Boston
Edward Everett Hale
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Malaria Cure by Berlin Bacteriologist
Prof. Koch of Berlin reports a new malaria medicine half quinine to be used by injection or oral dose. The drug aims as both cure and prevention and follows broader warnings about malaria and mosquito transmission.
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Koch
Berlin
Java
Rome
London
Boston Athenæum Puzzles Over Unknown Busts
The Boston Athenaeum houses three unidentified busts until a young assistant librarian recognizes them as likenesses of Lewis Cass the statesman Nicholas Biddle the financier and a renowned Russian prince.
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Boston
Boston Athenaeum
Libarian
Lewis Cass
Nicholas Biddle
Free Mason 102 Years Old Remains Active in Denver
Adna Adams Treat of Denver Colorado, the oldest Free Mason, joined the order in 1823 and is in his 103rd year. He remains healthy and active in the lodge.
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Adna Adams Treat
Denver
Col
Friends Note Many Faults Escaping Your Energies
Friends observe several faults you overlook as your focus concentrates elsewhere. The comment suggests self awareness may be limited and invites reflection on personal patterns and habits.
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R. C. McKinney
Alpine
Texas
Lierdeaux
France
Hawaiian Islands
Tim
Monmouth
Kate M. Cleary
Daily Story Pub. Co
Duke
Becket
Tog Paowtn
Lumbago Sciatica
St. Jacobs Oil
UNION
Doug
W. L. Uglas
Tias Shoe Co
Brocklvn
Mass
Southwest
Florida
Japan
de Griffing Bros.co
Jacksonville
W. 13Th St
New York
Mion
Milo B. Stevens
14Th Street
Wane Grange
Bratch
Chiago
Cleveland
Detroit
Urken
Atlanta
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