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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1900
Page
6
A journal notes experiments on Roentgen rays affecting insects. In a box half wood half lead, flies and beetles moved toward the leaded side to escape rays. Blind larvae hid in the metal box, showing distress when exposed. Skin inflammation and hair loss reportedly occur with prolonged exposure in humans.
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports a patented canoe accessory by Randolph M Howe and Lewis A Leavitt of Old Town Maine. The light frame uses four ball and socket joints with air bag floats to counter capsizing, adjustable to boat width and load, and designed to not hinder handling.
A Manasquan New Jersey project plans a 150000 hen run on a scientific system to produce 30000000 fresh eggs annually for New York City. Hens in colonies receive exercise via automatic feeding and trap-egg release to keep production high and avoid nesting delays.
A medical note explains apoplexy outcomes, noting recovery possible as the brain clot is absorbed or secondary inflammation develops. It discusses paralysis from clot involvement, age-related vessel brittleness, and the uncertain number of attacks with fatal potential, citing N Y Herauu.
Two Englishmen unveil a self leveling chair to reduce seasickness. The chair hangs from two perpendicular rings in a brace and is claimed to remain level in rough seas, with a similar idea applied to births. Trenton potteries export large quantities of sanitary ware to Europe.
An article explains opium production from seed to smoke, detailing cultivation in India and Tonkin, sowing methods, incisions in poppy capsules, juice collection, drying, and the creation of cakes. It notes opium’s pricing in markets and the technical steps from seed to paste.
On Broadway two men walk by a one legged beggar near shop steps. A business man gives coins from his pocket twice, the beggar acknowledging with a calm nod. The giver continues chatting with his friend without overt thanks, perhaps signaling a steady, automatic generosity.
A Pearsons Magazine description explains Western Union wires shut off three minutes before noon in major cities to create a continuous national circuit. Ten seconds before the time bell, silence ends and a single electric pulse signals the sun passing the seventy fifth meridian from Washington to the Pacific.
A Geological Survey chart notes ten year gains in the nations mineral products totaling 976 million dollars in 1899 with metallic and nonmetallic sectors led by pig iron copper and gold. Elsewhere Professor Angelo Mosso argues physical education benefits brain development and muscular fatigue parallels intellectual fatigue after childhood. An African visitor to England describes Brow as a bone to sleep phrase mountain Snowy is cited.
The piece notes a textile exposition to be held in Atlanta in 1902 and discusses shifts in the balance of trade. It cites rising U S exports, falling cotton seed exports, German pencil competition with American lead pencils, and changing reliance of France on foreign supplies. It lists countries with export surpluses and compares imports versus British totals at century end.
The era’s philosophers and writers began or completed major works at varied ages. Hobbes at 62 for Human Intellect. Rochefoucauld at 52 for Reflections. Seneca 50–60 for Consolations. Malthus at 32 for Population. Aristotle began a long series at 50. Diderot started Encyclopedia at 38, finished at 66. Kant began at 42, completed at 59. Hume began Woman Nature at 23, finished at 30. Plato taught 40–89. Shaftesbury entered Parliament at 22 and published works at 38. Condillac read at 12, published Origin of Human Knowledge at 39.
A collage of humorous quips and cartoon captions from newspapers including remarks on wealth marriage manners and wordplay. Notable lines reference a Boston schoolboy ribbing a teacher and a knightly punchline about echoing battles.
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