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Newspaper

Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1879

Page

2

Great American Phenomenon 1878 science survey notes

A London Times style survey summarizes 1878 science across astronomy, chemistry, physics, and new instruments. Reports on eclipse work, sun observations, new planets, oxygen in the sun, gas liquefaction, gallium, indigo synthesis, and Edison’s phonograph with related tech like telephones and radiometers. Also notes broader European and American research, notable figures, and public notices.

Edison Davison Watson Swift Cavil Janssen Paris Tacchini Italy Huggins Department of Solar Observation Asstrophysical Observatory Potsdam Sporer Draper Broun Balfour Stewart Eldrum Blanford Buchan Faye Jevons Walford BE. D. Archibald Mercury Venus Asaphali Mars Poliecesen Newcomb Lohrmann Schmidt Paris Observatory Astronomer Royal Mr. Lockser Lockyer Mr. Crookes Crookes Johnstone Stoney Moya Dublin Society Abner Fleming Jenkin Ewing Ellis Barrett America Hughes Tyndall de la Rue Muller Dr. McFarlane Royal Society Lee Ledley Taylor Gore Captain Evans Geographical Society G. H. Darwin Thomson United Service Institution Sige Beem Rayleigh Poggendorff Sylvester Guilletet Pioctet Oaes M. Lecocq de Boisbaudran M. Boishaudran Servius Kern M. Marc Delafontaine M. Marignac M. Delafontaine Bayer Munich India Graebe Lieberman

Striking Boston Interest in English Lawrence Townley Estate

A Boston area article traces theLawrence Townley estate dispute in England. It recounts the 18th century emigration of John Lawrence and Mary Townley’s line, the vast holdings tied to Townley Hall and allied estates, and ongoing American heirs efforts. The piece notes legal challenges, historic ties to Abbott Lawrence and Daniel Webster, and enduring intrigue over a potential $500 million fortune.

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Southern Outrage Ends in Child's Death at Home

A mulatto father Riley Johnson, 51 Religious street, New Orleans, beat his twelve year old daughter Maria with a leather belt for theft. She died after a fifteen to twenty minute chastisement. The mother found the girl tied to a cot. Riley claimed fainting. Neighbors and police arrested him as bloodied scene drew a crowd.

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Decorative Draperies And Home Plant Care Tips

A housewife shares thrifty parlor drapery methods using burlap and fringe to decorate three windows and an archway within a $20 budget. The piece offers fringe trimming, lambequins, and alternative finishes plus plant care guidance for winter, including selected blooms, light, watering, and cellar storage.

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Lottery of Oddities From A Drink of News

A compilation of jokes and quick quips from various locales. It touches on politics, clergy, and social foibles with humorous asides about figures like Jefferson Davis and the Boston archdiocese, plus light notes on theater finances and public manners. The tone is breezy and era-typical.

How to Cure Hams and Sacor

A guide explains methods to cure hams and bacon with salt, stressing the essential goal of salt absorption to prevent putrefaction and preserve meat, outlining the science of meat preservation through salting and its chemical basis.

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