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.
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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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England
Boston
America
London Times
Treasury
Lloyd's Weekly
London
Bank of England
Delaney
Dusenbury
Marr
Northage
Leake
Lawrence-Townley
Lawrences
Townleys
Vicinity
Abbott Lawrence
Daniel Webster
Chase
Elizabeth
N. J
Middletown
N. Y
New York Herald
New York Times
Robert Laurens
Ashton Hall
Manchester
Henry Firth
Lawrence
Mary Townley
Richard Townley
Mary Widdrington
William Widdrington
Widdrington
Northumberland County
Chevy Chase
Durham County
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Mary
Dorothy
John Lawrence
Hague
Holland
Mary Townley Lawrence
Townley Hall
Richard
Solway
Corby Castle
Henry Howard
John
Jonathan
the Hague
Mary Lawrence
Shirley
George Third
Nova Scotia
Jonathan Lawrence
John Townley
Standish
Townle
Sir Rich
Mary Townly
Howard
Corby
Guished
Widrington
Townley
Burnley
Chronicle
Broad Landa
Lancashire
Court of Chancery
Charles Ownley
Privy Council
Parliament
William
Partington
House of Lords
Solicitors’ Journal and Reporter
Jonathan Lawrence, Jr
Rover
Massachusetts
East Inies
Blairs
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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Afghanistan
Shere Ali
Kearney
Talmage
Chinatown
George Reogeoncoioplle
Demitre Johannioestrantu
Portland
Ore
Indiana Supreme Court
H. H. Hayden
Mary Stannard
Connecticut
New Haven Union
St. Louis
Church of England
Pere Hyacinthe
France
Bonaparte
Paris
Bijou Heron
Bijou
Peter the Great
Westminster Hall
Thomas
Italy
Mr. Thomas
Mike Lewis
Hamilton Fish
Grant
Kit
Arkansas Traveller
Suggr
Indiana
Fastnet
High Seas
Hartford Courant
Joe Hawley
New Orleans Picayune
Riley Johnson
J. K. Bordeaux
Maria
Maria Johnson
Dryades
Riley
Russell
Pop
Second Precinct
the Picayune
Tts
Prisce
Corporal Murphy
Ruie
Ruey
Louisiana
St. Martin
Waltham
Jefferson Davis
Caleb Cushing
Pierce
Norway
Europe
William Byrne
V. G
Archdiocese of
Boston
Hartford
Conn
Monaco
Mary Ann
Cincinnati
Liberia
South Carolina
London
California
Tully
Rockland
Cushing
Eugene Hale
Society For Prevention of Cruelty
England
Hamlin
Maine
Washington
Texas
Norther
Orton
Morton
Philadelphia
Vandalia
Frederick the Great
Coslin
Balaam
Lord Rosse
Ireland
Bex
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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Cuure
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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the Tribune
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