Pearl Making by Nacre Nuclei Attracts Curious Invention
A long Victorian piece details attempts to forge real pearls by artifice using nacre sheets from oyster shells around a wax nucleus. It notes a notable pearl grown in a freshwater mussel with a beeswax core and discusses European debates, Linnaeus, and rare fake gems. It also touches on apple growing in different provinces and a humorous wheelbarrow test anecdote on a passenger train.
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Dall
Smithsonian
Ohio
United States
Europe
Linneus
Knighthod
Paris
Viey
Maskelyne
Disease among chinch bugs raises hopes for farmers
Professor Snow of the University of Kansas reports a fatal disease that spreads rapidly among chinch bugs. He has tested it and says afflicted farmers can destroy the pest by sending for diseased specimens to place among the pests. The note appears in the Boston Cultivator.
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Snow
University of Kansas
West
Boston
Teeth Grow Back After Boxing Blow in Augusta
A young man connected with a school in Augusta Maine was boxing when a blow knocked out his teeth and cut his lip. He preserved the teeth in his vest, visited a local dental office, where they were replanted after proper preparation and he resumed his business.
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Augusta
Weil
World wheat crop outlook and reliance on imports
The London Financial Times cites a world wheat shortfall of 50 million bushels for the year. Great Britain may need 150 million imported, France about 100 million, Italy 40 million, and Europe overall around 85 million, with total world demand near 405 million. Exporting regions could supply about 300 million, leaving a gap of roughly 105 million to be met by major producers, notably the United States, Russia, and India, per American Cultivator summary.
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London Financial Times
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Italy
Europe
Holland
Belgium
Germany
United States
India
Russia
Plunkett's Civil War Picture Impresses Atlanta Viewers
A reader recounts visiting the Dynamo rama display of the Missionary Ridge battle in Atlanta. He and Brown react strongly to the realism, noting sweating wounded, mud, and blood on the scene. Major Hubner assists and fellow spectators laugh at Brown’s startled reactions. The piece praises Plunkett’s exhibit as the grandest attraction in the South.
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South
Horse Power of Whales by Sir William Turner
Edinburgh anatomist Sir William Turner estimates that a Greenland whale of about fifty feet can reach ten miles per hour while a larger Finner whale of up to eighty five feet may hit twelve to fourteen miles per hour. Turner and Glasgow shipbuilder John Henderson calculated that a whale of the Longuidry specimen size would require around 145 horsepower to reach twelve miles an hour.
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University of
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Scotland
Greenland
Turner
John Henderson
Glasgow
Longuiddry
Messrs. Turner and
Henderson
American Women Weaker Each Generation Says Juliet Carson
Chicago News notes that successive generations of American middle class women grow weaker without new blood, while the wealthy have better health due to proper cultural routines. It argues that heavy housework harms delicate young wives, and stresses caution for house-mothers while praising housework for single women.
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Juliet Carson
Chicago News
Save Health and Money Change of Air Loft Living
Mrs Cobblestone quotes a doctor advising a health benefit from higher altitude. Mr Cobblestone suggests moving to a higher floor to save money, noting current $90 monthly for a third floor flat could become $30 for a sixteenth floor unit. The exchange links health gains with financial savings.
Amusing exchange at summer resort about photography
A pair of Young Men at a summer resort jokes about amateur photographers. One claims devotion to the craft, the other admits never taking photos yet carries a detective camera to attract or repel girls, noting the pretty ones stay and the ugly flee. The vignette appears in Street and Smith's Good News.
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Becaus
Smith
Little Girl Wonders Why Boarding Houses Prohibit Children
In a Street & Smith's Good News feature a mother is asked about why boarding houses object to children. A child and adults discuss street chaos and a dog bite, while a man with a Winchester contemplates targeting the dog and its owner.
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Johnny
George
Kate
D& Smith
Jinks
Far West
Street & Smith
Professor Oppenheim the Physiognomy Expert
London sourced notice describes Professor Oppenheim as a young attractive physiognomist in a black silk gown with mortar board. She lectures by reading heads and facial features to infer character, inviting subjects to come on stage and warning she will not judge harshly on disliked traits.
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Professor Oppenhein
Fragmented testimony on a piano purchase
A garbled exchange describes someone deciding to buy a new piano due to uneven action. References to trying different keys, potential fallout, and a comment about a universal activity are interwoven with stray phrases about a syrup company and epitaphs, producing a largely incoherent historical snippet.
Eyesight of Children Needs Early Testing and Care
The Philadelphia Star argues children often squint or hold objects close, signaling unequal eyes. With timely spectacles or surgery if neglected, schools must test vision to ensure proper study strain tolerance, as nothing is more crucial to a child’s progress than normal eyesight.
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Philadelphia Star
Cornered Abroad and Back in German Echoes
A United States caller and a hostess recount a long abroad period, with exchanges about Italy and Paris. The dialogue notes travel through Germany, a brief Paris stay, and concerns about American reception amid New Orleans troubles.
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Nong
New Orleans
Germany
Paris
New York
Merah
Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets The Original Liver Pill
A Cure for fullness after eating and troubles of the liver stomach and bowels. The Pleasant Pellets are mild thorough and vegetable. They cleanse regulate and stimulate the liver stomach and bowels and help prevent disease while curing many ailments with guaranteed satisfaction.
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Dr. Pierce
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