Discovery of a Jupiter eighth moon stuns astronomers
The article traces Jupiter’s long discovery arc from Galileo’s four Galilean moons to late nineteenth and early twentieth century finds. It outlines Barnard’s 1892 sighting of five moons, Perrine’s 1904 sixth moon, and subsequent seventh moon discovery, with Greenwich observers noting a possible eighth.
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Roemer
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Lord Rosse
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Sirius
Gilbert
Edward Wmerson Barnard
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Mt. Hamilton
Cal
Charles .Dillon Perrine
United States
Perrine
Snow
Greenwich Observatory
England
Padua
Saturn
Haropa
Ganymede
Callisto
Num'b.2d
Harvard College Observatory
Fesseiea Eens
Satellet
Greenwich
Earth
Few Perfect Models in Europe Hold Honest Art Careers
A fragment notes about ten thousand European women and girls earning a living as artists motels. It remarks that few possess a perfect face and figure, unusual in the context.
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Europe
His Vain Regrets About Riches and Refined Taste
An older man reflects on a life of refined tastes and modest means. He regrets not being born rich yet questions whether wealth would have enhanced happiness. He contrasts desires for art, food, clothing, cars, and yachts with his limited finances, pondering if a simpler palate might have spared longing.
Price of Perfection at Dinner Story
Oscar Hammerstein spoke on a proposed Thais cast with principals earning ten thousand dollars nightly. He quipped perfection is costly, then recounted Napoleon breakfasting at varying hours, noting his cook kept a chicken ready every ten minutes to serve perfectly when called. Balti more Sun.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Hammerstein
Napoleon
Baltimore Sun
Curious Old Laws of India and Nepal
The text sketches curious historic laws in India and Nepal. It notes cow killing as a capital offense, a ceremonial betel fruit wedding, and a betel nut divorce ritual. It also mentions Nepal’s day beginning when daylight allows counting roof tiles and distinguishing hairs on a hand against the sky.
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India
Nepal
Weekly Holiday Enforcement Hits Auckland Hotel
In New Zealand a weekly half holiday is mandatory for all workers. The Grand Hotel in Auckland kept waiters working for extra pay, defying the law. Authorities investigated and the hotel proprietor was brought to court, convicted, and punished.
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New Zealand
Grand
Auckland
Protester complains about heat in infernal setting
A new arrival protests the extreme warmth, saying it is excessively warm. Satan retorts that this place is meant to be warm, while the newcomer insists there is such a thing as overdoing warmth.
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Satan
Philadelphia Press
Best Workers Are Spaniards Praised By Globe Trotter
A present day globe trotter tells a New York Press writer Spaniards, especially Andalusians, possess exceptional stamina for hard labor. He cites a copper mine in Solo mion and the Panama dig, praising their diet of bread in oil, vinegar and melon. He compares other peoples diets and notes military and historic examples of endurance.
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Globe-Trotter
New York
Panama Canal
Solomion
Cadiz
Panama
Isthmus
Europe
Francis Marion
Two Ears Eyes Nose Tongue Tale From Ancient Wit
A Socratic exchange with Plato notes two ears and two eyes and one tongue teaching to hear and see more than we speak. Plato’s flippant remark is silenced by Socrates who tells him to cut it out before publishing.
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Plato
Socrates
Salt as a Vital Nutrient Across Races and Species
A renowned scientist emphasizes salt as essential for all humans, civilized or savage. He notes tribal craving for salt, uses burnt veldt grass ashes for flavor, and that animals seek salted springs. Salt pervades the body and even tears, a concept echoed in poetry.
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Central
Africa
Force of Habit
A light anecdote about a western congressman known for charm and absent mindedness. After a long campaign he arrives home to be greeted by his daughter Alberta, prompting a proud, affectionate moment and a humorous misstep as he asks about his “dear old father.”
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Alberta
Success Magazine
World’s Largest Bowlder in Victoria Named Leviathan Rock
The world’s largest bowlder sits in Victoria Australia named Leviathan Rock with an estimated bulk near 30 000 tons. Described as a massive egg resting on earth its base measures about 30 yards square and hundreds could seek shelter beneath it during a storm or heat.
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Victoria
Australia
Auctioneer Going Gone Air Sale Promises Frames
A fragmentary theater of bidding and barter shines in a chaotic scene where the auctioneer proclaims going once twice and the buyer extols the frame as the true prize while a connoisseur insists the frame alone merits the cost. The brief exchange hints at art market theatrics and bargain hunting with implied value in the frame.
The Cab That Waited Becomes Honeymoon Tale
Wealthy eccentric Peter Ruggles hires Bronson Stables to transport him to meet an old classmate and a rare beetle. A misread order and three months of waiting lead to a comical bill dispute and a wedding joke. The cabs and drivers grow fond of their vigil, and Ruggles returns with bride and box of beetles.
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Bronson Stebles
Jerry
North Station
Jones
Bronson
Ruggles
Bronson Stables
Terry
Theronson Stables
Peter Ruggles
Maine
Keper
Ruggies
Peter Ruggies
Milton
Thompson
Monkey Blood and Vanity in Sports and Primate Metaphor
An ethnologist from Harvard notes a baseball player’s chest slap after a home run as a sign of vanity. He compares humans to gorillas who beat their breasts, inflating lungs in self glory, and argues the act proves Darwinian ideas of self-assertion across species.
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Harvard
Kipling
du Chailly
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