Obra and Its Venom in Observations on the Deadliest Snake
A historical note on cobras, their venom, and the venom-spraying ability. J G R O Reilly’s observations include the cobra’s height reach from ground to face, its two venom classes, and the rare spitting attack. A first hand account describes a cobra striking with venom projected near the observer’s eye, confirming venom spitting and aimed strikes.
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J. G. R. O'Reilly
Lar Science Monthly
India
O'Reilly
Eck
Mrs. Stevenson’s American Roots and European Life
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, widow and former Miss Fannie Vandergrift of Indianapolis, led a life rich in romance and art. Born in Indiana, she married Samuel Osbourne at 17, lived in California, studied art in Paris, then found lasting partnership with Stevenson in Monterey. Her first husband vanished after the second marriage, while Stevenson’s fame grew in America. The piece traces her family ties, travels, and Stevenson’s health influenced residence choices, ending with a note on a sensational death in a separate civic tale.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Indianapolis
Fannie Vandergrift
Indiana
Vandergrift
Miss Fannie
Samuel Osbourne
Osbourne
Supreme Court
William Beach
Gov. Wright
Willard
Continent
Paris
Europe
Stevenson
Vandegrift
Riverside
Cal
Oakland
Monterey
Nebraska City
Neb
Danville
Hendricks County
United States
America
South Seca Islands
Notes from Europe IORmany celebrate Bismarck birthday
Notes from Europe describe Germany preparing to celebrate Bismarck on April 1, 1895. The Baltic to North Sea canal completion is near with minor details left. British Lords deaths rise. socialists back Rot at The Hague congress. Russian prisoners freed under a new proclamation. Manchester plans 1.25 million for slum clearance and model dwellings. Chenab canal in India grows, with vast irrigation networks and acres already irrigated.
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Iormany
Bismarck
Baltic
North Sea
House of Lords
Commons
Hague
Manchester
England
Chenab
India
The Inhabitants of a Cheese
Dr Adametz a Swiss scholar counted microbes in cheese samples. In a single gramme of fresh Emmenthaler he found 90000 microbes rising to 800000 after seventy days. Other cheeses housed 2000000 and 5000000 microbes per gramme respectively. A few pounds of cheese could hold more microbes than humans on earth.
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Adametz
Gruyere
Georgia Marble Belt in Georgia Quarries
The marble belt recently discovered in Georgia runs over sixty miles with high polish potential says the state geologist. The stone appears flesh color with green tint and light gray banded with black. Quarrying is expected to be costly.
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Georgia
Treatment for Colic Remedies from Grandmothers
Kennett Wood in St. Louis Republic notes overfeeding and milk quality cause colic, with night attacks common. He endorses soda mint as the modern remedy, giving dosing guidance for infants, plus hot abdominal applications and dietary attention to shorten attacks over about three months.
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Kennett Wood
St. Louis Republic
Pleasing Shaving Pad Gift and Varied Notes
A shaving pad craft uses two pieces of chamois nine by four and a half inches with pinked edges, tissue inside, lace and ribbons for hanging, plus an embroidered design. The item is paired with a mix of brief news items ranging from Rhode Island education funds in 1640 to a German inventor’s boxless matches and Africa’s Burraty land claim.
People of Europe in brief notes on leaders and toasts
Cornelius real estate in Paris sold for 1,848,000 francs. Kiyo Oscar of Sweden uniquely accepts Darwinian evolution. Savorgnan de Brazza returns to France after three and a half years in Congo as administrator. Charlotte Bronte’s husband, Rev. E. B. Nicholas, alive in southern Ireland. she remarried after his death. Mr. Strap travels to Scotland to study deer forest owners led by an American. Joan Burns, 36, English labor leader, is a London MP. Mme Carnot reportedly wants 800,000 francs raised by French women for a memorial to be used to aid widows of working men.
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Cornelius [Lerz
Paris
Kiyo Oscar
Sweden
Savorgnan DE Brazza
France
Congo
Charlotte Bronte
E. B. Nicholas
Ireland
Mr. Strap
Scotland
Joan Burns
London
House of Commons
Mme. Carnot
M. Carnot
Electric Trolley Routes and Global Electric Progress
The report notes a January 3 start for a trolley mail route on Brooklyn City Railroad’s Flatbush avenue line, linking the Brooklyn post office with Flatbush and Flatland. It mentions efforts for an Atlanta exposition fountain, a Niagara Falls to Tonawanda electric line, and a Port Colborne to Fort Erie electric railway, with other quotes and curiosities from contemporary periodicals and trivia.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Flatbush
Flatland
L. 1
Brooklyn City Railroad Company
Flatbush Avenue
Atlanta
Port Colborne
Fort Erie
Can
Lake Shore
Fort Erie Beach
Crystal Beach
Point Abino
Lake View Grove
Solid Comfort Or
Humberton Club
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