New Series in Nature and Science Notes Diverse Topics
The item surveys explosives compositions with nitroglycerine and nitrate blends, notes a wind pattern study by Blue Hill Observatory chief A L Rotch using kites, and recounts varied curiosities from a bullfighter incident to Roman wells near Kirkintilloch. It also mentions Emin Pasha relics, lightning experiments, a clock stop caused by lightning, and a Scottish joke about marriage costs.
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A. L Rotch
Blue Hill Observatory
Azores
Ascension Island
Rote
Tancred
Montote
Kirkintilloch
Royal Geographical Rectory
Nile
Uganda
Tnat
C. Daline-Rastclite
Nile District
SE Ct
Emin Pasha
Waddai
Walter
T. Trowbridge
Hacvard
UBA
de Ernet Hartwig
Fauberg Observatory
A He
Looking Out for Husbands
Fragment from a 19th or early 20th century moralizing piece discusses marriageable girls resisting labels of being “looking out for husbands” and the harsh judgments they face for simple acts of attire or behavior. It stresses gossip, reputational harm, and the unfair double standard applied to women seeking suitable partners.
The Ideal Home and Its Deep Moral Echoes
A reflective piece on home as a haven from bustle where love binds family members and character outshines reputation. It portrays the father, mother, brother, and sister loves as core, asserting home’s enduring influence beyond time and change and defining the ideal home as one where happiness reigns.
How to Manage Husbands and Tactful Advice
A widowish note recounts advice on marriage from a judge's wife. It urges patience and tongue restraint when quarrels arise and emphasizes tact as the key to reducing hostility. The writer reflects on experience with three husbands and the value of calm diplomacy.
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Nce
Solomon
Job
Che Mockanse
Auartern
An Adjective Letter Party Sparks Young Fun
A fragment describes a social game where participants fill blank adjective spaces in a letter about recent events or campus life. The piece notes the game produces humorous responses and questions from the circle, with snippets showing playful dialogue and quirky misquotes.
Enduring Wit and Quips Across a Curious Dialogue
A fragmented dialogue features quick jests about love and sensibility. Mr Goodman jokes about infatuation while others comment on men, children, and social behavior. The overheard banter reveals light humor and observational quips in a casual talk setting.
How to Cure Anaemia and Health Advice From The Journal
Advice from the Journal of Health covers anaemia treatment and running as health. It stresses fresh air and sun, rest until strength returns, moderate tea, liberal meat with careful dairy and porridge, and constipation guarding. It warns against alcohol as a cure and promotes strenuous running for fitness and public health. It also gives a cold remedy emphasizing hydration, dry bread, walking, sweating, and early bed.
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Journal of Health
Cultivate Cheerfulness for Health and Honest Dealings
A brownish sermon on cheerfulness argues joy smooths life’s road and boosts vigor. It cites self poised balance, serenity from honesty, and that pleasant people attract business, while morose conduct repels it.
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Cnim
Poisonous bottle mix up in hospital tale
A dramatic hospital scene centers on a Polish Jewish patient misdiagnosed with poisoning after nurses misread a bottle. The patient’s chest treatment is followed by a stern, military like discipline as confusion clears and a nurse realizes the lotion was for his chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sottel
Yanakowski
Eccentric Cornwall clergyman shames late comers with names
A Cornwall minister, irritated by late arrivals, begins naming each person as they enter the reading desk. He pauses to identify Mr S and the first lady, then continues aloud to solicit attention. The scene leaves the congregation turning their heads in embarrassment.
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Cornwall
Mr. C
William D
Juvenile Inventors and the Teloscope Tale
A Dutch spectacle maker’s children tampered with glass, peering through a shop window and inspiring their father to conceive a device. He crafted a teleskope that used a marine worn tag mechanism to reveal distant objects, a curious early step toward telescope-like invention.
More Humane Than His Master Elephant Sacrifices for People
An account describes a grand vizier’s favourite elephant refusing to trample a crowd in Lucknow. The mahout and an angered noble press on, but the elephant turns aside, stepping over victims to save them. The humane act defeats the cruel intent of Rajah Dowlah’s huntsman and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rajah Dowlah
Nshah
Luckson
Rajab Dowlish
Cleveond
Hearne 0, Ltd
Geelong
Victoria
Treatment for colic from hot water enema and heat therapy
The article discusses colic remedies using hot water enemas and warm compresses. It advises drinking hot water, taking enema amounts of one to three pints, and applying heated flannel to the abdomen, with changes every five to ten minutes, claiming rapid relief with energetic application.
Benalla Ad for Sewing Machines and Hardware Goods
A fragment listing Lipton Sewing Machine Oil and Coffee Hamoo Line products alongside various hardware, paints, oils, wires, tools, fencing, wallpaper, and household items. Mentions prices like 200 and 400 pala and references brands and regional shop terms, reflecting a broad rural catalog or market advertisement.
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Lipton
McDougall
Kolb
Railtown
Ganden
Mougha Manel
Barth
Tanio
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Indy
Andraw
Little Corimide
Tersib
Sven
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Tanne
Iiatres
Litto Elmer
Doeg
Hikell Koch Alli” Deea
Talightlu
Mr Goodman
Mies
Juvenile Inventors
Bez
W. G Hearne & Co. Ltd
Tellos Hautzinger
Bono Publico
G. Norton
A. M'Nicholson
Norton
Warronhayne
Bolo
Goomalibee
Violettown
Vantins
Gren
Buddaginnia Butchery
Paris
London
Victor Say
Byaa Ua
Benalla
E. Ryan
Bato Foe
Amnioulen
Chamival Iu
Grion Stover
Wadhall
New Zealand
Gong Jaguars
Sune
Monumental
Ulp
Melbourne
Lipp
Kohl
Allow
Benalla Ikon Foundry
J. Hooper
Dietrier
Nunn Street
Speoial
Baddaginsie
Benj. Sessions
Mersis, Diggle & Davin
Punecal
Baddugiagte
Alwas i
G Abbott
Pademe Avi Theat
Brelge Street
Benalla West
Stalochino
Sculptor
Impo
Ekry Onvenin
Meehouery
Yrievite
Aleiteat
Carrier Street
WOOL
KEW Zealand Loan & Mergantile Agency Company Limited
Meadores
Hsalf
Aval Agunis
Riverina
Queensand
Cooper
Paration Insurance Coy
Collina Street West
Meleocuree
Royal Mail
Umava
Marseilles
Adsinido
Dalemve
Tem
Port Said
Gibraltar
Plymowth
Andy
Europe
Farpurioe
E. Dalgety & Company Ltd
Newmarket
Buster & Dairy
Quibell
Kenny
Nobel
Glasgow
Chilworth
Lalweson
Murhattatial
Phos. Chadwick
Frompt
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