Diverse early 20th century science notes and curiosities
A Bos ton physician claims a germicide is a strong enemy to typhoid while Missouri leads U S lead production in 1907 and Idaho falls to second. Fly life cycles, money electrolysis plant in Pittsburg, and a Norwegian turbine water power site are described. Oyster shells used as window panes in Goa, and theories on receding guano deposits and fire meanings are explored alongside literary fragments and a racing car anecdote.
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Missouri
United States
Idaho
Pittsburg
Pern
Offerilly
Cunard
Mauretania
India
Bormbay
Goa
Arthur O. Lavejoy
Robert B. Coker
Tiina
Submarine Boat for Sponge Fishing Described
A submarine boat developed by Vicar Raoul of Cartlage is reported perfected to aid sponge gathering. The Able Raoul design is smaller than naval prototypes, about four feet long and 94 feet in diameter, carrying two men with a single top access hatch and a turret. Ballast tanks, water ballast and hydrostatic controls allow submersion and surface operation, with telephonic control between submerged and surface sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raoul
Cartlage
Fale
Able Raoul
Abbe Raoul
van beTuady
Atlas Ie Desiford
Bnet
Lion Invades the Camp and Odd Notes From Somaliland
An African traveler recounts a perilous night near a zareba in Somaliland with camels, donkeys, and a hyena alarm. The tale shifts to a technical description of a sponge fishing vessel and Raoul’s underwater gear, then returns to field observations of animal behavior and a lighthearted moral about optimism versus skepticism.
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Tefis
Thora Ures
Somaliland
Afria
Dari
Zareba
Dirk
Silent autumn hills and woods in still October
Poetic vignette describing quiet hills and woodlands under autumn skies. The scene rests in mist and mellow light, with crickets near the feet and a hint of winter ahead. A tranquil, dreamlike landscape unfolds across fields and dells as life seems to dream.
Are You Quite Sure Love Changes in a Quiet Evening
A woman named Adela ponders love as Dick, the artist, wrestles with passion and guilt. He flirts with Kathleen Steele while planning a sudden marriage to Adela, then confronts Adela with a kiss and a plea to marry immediately, revealing a web of longing, doubt, and artistic vanity.
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Adela
Jess
Ueo
Kathleen Steele
Mulfy
Enmgh
Regent's Park
Manny Hand
Inburhunville
Adela Wint
Tilk
Degre
Ted
Por
Kathleen
Aisaris
Hhis Sistess
Evenu
Kathleen Urself
Duasert
Alel
Wisder
Lou
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston
Emporia Gazette
Wehinle
Chicago
Montreal
Lion
Pravela Ho Plerrick Eays
Atiundast Nn
Chico Tribune
London
The
And
Ryorthe
Calvert Jr
Tolsay
Baby Moore
Calvert, Jr
Ruesith
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