Frogs Legs and a Fever Doctor Galvani’s Wife Soup Tale
Park Benjamin recounts the 18th century saga from Mme Galvani’s fever to frog legs that kick when skinned, Galvani and Volta clashing over animal electricity, and the birth of the voltaic pile. The piece ties a household fever to modern telegraphs, celebrating scientific contest and discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galvani
Europe
Alexander Volta
Pavia
Volta
Hus
Fabioni
Sun as Arcturus class star prompts cosmic destiny questions
In Scientific American the sun is classified as orange Arcturus type. If placed farther from Earth its brightness would match Arcturus’s, implying a vastly larger sun. The piece muses on origin, destiny, and cosmic interactions of such a giant star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Sirius
Vega
Arcturus
Capella
Aldebaran
Antares
Mr. Maunder
Jupiter
Sidereal
Andromeda
Form a Large Club With Weekly Globe Circular
Advertises forming large clubs via the WEEKLY GLOBE private circular. Promises rate offers and free sample copies by sending for the circular. Mentions weekly publication and opportunity to join or start clubs through the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GLOBE
Weekly Globe
Astonishing definitions from teaching applicant word blunders
A Sacramento Record Union report describes a county board session where aspiring teachers offered inflated error riddled definitions. Obesity defined as a bow, demagogue as religious, hypothesis as the longest triangle side, nocturnal as every three months, celibacy as unsoundness of mind, and many more misread terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento Record Union
County Board
Sacramento
Billingsgate
Bette
Mina
Twisted Wire Nail Gains Popular Favor Across Designs
The article discusses the twisted wire nail as a cross between a screw and a plain wire nail. It claims the twist reduces wood fibre crushing and provides superior holding power both when driven in and withdrawn. Originating in England, the concept parallels a U.S. idea to create a wood screw that can be driven like a nail and removed with a screwdriver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Great High Jumpers Teach Height Lessons
The piece ponders boys' belief in their jumping limits, asking how many would rise to their own knee height under fair test. It argues nine of ten would scorn the question, and not one in ten would reach the knee height in a true trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signora Galvani
Italy
Dr. Galvani
The High Jump Mystery And The Jump From Below
The article explains how top athletes clear high bars not just by raw leg power but by technique. It recounts watching W. B. jump near six feet in a rink, noting his approach and body positioning as he shot over the bar and landed on his toes.
Page the most wonderful high jumper of all time
The article extols Page, a 5 foot 6¾ inch athlete who cleared 6 feet 4 inches, noting his scientific technique and remarkable feats in Philadelphia and Stonebridge England. It compares him with peers like Webster, Nickerson, Fearing, and Pritchard, discusses jump styles, height trends among top jumpers, and mentions related athletes and records in broad jumping as context.
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Page
America
World
Philadelphia
Stonebridge
Eng
England
Mr. Page
I. D. Webster
University of Pennsylvania
Webster
Fearing, Jr
Hosa Lavilaig Ec ‘Ceaches
Fearing
Alvah Nickerson
Mercury Foot
New York Athletic Club
Nickerson
Nick
Tal Davin
Inc
M. J. Brooks
P.J. Kelly
Vin
Emerald Isle
Svesigninsc
Robert Pritchard
Manhattan Atletico Club
Green
Harv
Guy Richards
Columbia
Richards
Malcolm W. Ford
Davin
Inshmay
Ballsbridge
Pritchard
Copland
Training course for high jumpers from 1891 guidance
The article outlines a simple training path for boys aiming at high jump success. It stresses health, plain food, no smoking, and gradual progress. Emphasis is on form, limit, and regular gymnastic work, plus winter indoor training and summer sprinting for overall development. It notes patience as essential and that few are born high jumpers without persistent practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arener
Page
Yous
H SP
Walter C. Dou
Devil's Sink-hole found in Edwards County Texas
A San Antonio special reports a deep circular cave in Edwards County called the Devil's Sink-hole. A rope lowered 150 feet reaches a ledge then a steep decline to an immense ice cold lake. Silver coins and rock debris hint at rich subterranean veins. explorers plan further prospecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe- Democrat
J. C. Carr
House of Representatives
Washington
San Antonio
Rio Grande
Edwards County
Poor man finds shelter amid kindness in Chicago
In a Chicago Tribune slice, a battered tramp tells a warm hearted woman his life story. He lost both parents young and describes an unhappy upbringing with an aunt, a remarried auntie, and an abusive stepfather that drove him to work on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Hora
Wiig
When is it justifiable to Kill a Burglar
A Gentleman’s Magazine discussion argues that a homeowner may resist a forcible burglary with necessary violence, up to killing, if a felonious intruder threatens life. It notes law often presumes against spoliation, but imminent danger can justify deadly force. cautious analysis warns against acting when the burglary is nonviolent or retreat is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentleman’s Magazine
Elling Zoe
They Lift Great Ships With Sectional Dry Docks in New York
New York East River hosts the largest sectional dry docks in the United States near the bridge. The system drains water in minutes to lift ships like the Puritan and Plymouth and Pilgrim, with typical dock times under an hour for large vessels and about 20 minutes for smaller ones. Sections use ten pontoons, pumps, and balance blocks to safely hoist hulls. dock charges run per ton per day, with bottom cleaning and painting by contractors using several modern paints.
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New York Times
New York
East River
United States
Plymouth
Pilgrim
West Indies
Navy Department
Brazils
Faniver Line
George
Erie Basin
Handren & Robbins
Ock Company
Morgan Iron Works
Ameri
Flamburg-American Packet Line
Strange Sun Spots Awe New York Sun Readers
The Sun shows dramatic spots and plasma activity as telescopes reveal holes and fire bridges across the disk. Astronomers note immense solar outbursts but deem Earth's climate unlikely to be perceptibly affected, citing past rare stellar explosions as extreme examples.
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New York
Cassiopea
Cygnus
Andromeda
Novel Rat Traps at Willis GroceryStore
Five old milk cans in a village storehouse held swarms of rats after boys used them as targets for corn. The grocery proprietor drowned the rats by filling the cans with water, finding 158 rats in total, minimum 28 in a can and one can 41. The method proved effective for ridding future infestations.
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N. Y
New York
Willis
Origin of the Banana in Golden Age Geography
The article traces banana origins from ancient times, noting references to Sapientum and Musa, and argues the fruit spread via human transport rather than seeds. It covers cultivation, fiber uses from Manila rope, cultivated versus wild varieties, and Humboldt’s potato to banana yield comparison, ending with notes on plantation protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldthwaite
Geographical Magazine
Alexander
Pliny
India
Sapientum
Jupiter
Musa
Alwas
America
Mexico
Columbus
Lief Ericson
Manila
Philippine Islands
Ceylon
Cochin China
Central Africa
Humboldt
Sea Isles
Townsend's Letter Details Roswell Flower of Watertown N Y
In Watertown New York population 16000 with 23 paper mills on the Black River near its Lake Ontario outlet, Roswell P Flower shown as the region’s wealthiest figure and likely New York governor candidate. The piece notes his plain Watertown home, public spirit, charity, and close ties to Henry Keep and Daniel Magone, with Flower famed for firefighting service and a simple life despite city wealth. Flower’s daughter chose to live in Watertown year round, while he maintains residence in New York City.
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Watertown
N. Y
New York State
Central Railroad
Black River
Lake Ontario
Sackett's Harbor
Henry Keep
Roswell P. Flower
Alexander Bay
England
Hartford
Buchanan
Woodruff
L. L
Allen Beach
Flower
Congress
Astor
Hill
Daniel Magone
Joseph of
Arimathea
New York City
Watertow
Codruff
Mr. Flower
Trinity Church
New York
Fis
Randall
Mills
Cleveland
Eas
George Alfred Townsgend
Curiosities and oddities from distant lands and time
A miscellany of strange facts and anecdotes: dragon's blood from East Indies, tattooed arms in Chicago, Buddhism's origins with Sakya Muni, Victoria Cross prestige, ancient silver and brass curios, a Paris Eiffel Tower diamond statue, a New York schoolgirl's upside down reading, Bermuda's white coral houses, a Michigan Centre church organ theft, and various world curiosities from rail, sea, and science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Indies
Chicago
Sakya Muni
Gautama
Buddha
B.C
San Hee
York
Lyman
Low
New York
James Henderson
Roefolk
Paris
New York City
Venice
Bermuda
Michigan Centre
Mich
San Francisco
Dakota
Supreme Court
Waterloo
Salvation Army
Soma
France
Japan
Texas
Anh
Milan
Tenn
Ben Nevis Observatory
Lord Rosse
Atlantic
London
Thames
St. Louis
Pierre O de
Os Ah
Savannah
Malletta
Ingersoll's Dog and Cat Story Tells Value Trick
In a Snow Alley case trial Col Ingersoll used a parable about a yellow dog and later cats to illustrate how values can be inflated or altered by perception. He described a town man asking 160 dollars for a dog, then 150, and finally accepting cats at 75 dollars each as compensation, to emphasize shifting valuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Ingersoll
Massachusetts Mutual
Col. Ingersoll
Illinois
A Case of Sewer cide in Lowell Courier
Fragmentary OCR text from Lowell Courier hints at a week’s political shuffle and local event involving a man and a sewer issue. specifics are unreadable, but suggests a local government or crime related item with unclear details.
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Lowell Courier
Edison’s Sunday Scotch Misadventure in Pennsylvania Town
Edison recounted an experience in a Pennsylvania upcountry town on a Sunday morning. He visited a works site in cold rain, then went to his hotel where the clerk refused hot Scotch due to the Sabbath. The anecdote illustrates a clash between modern curiosity and Sunday restrictions.
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Edison
Pennsylvania
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Fort
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Dohm
Princeton
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Tonsane
Chester
Labrador
Republic
Iity of
Peking
Tokio
Kanena City
Ovinton Limekin
O “Abit
D. L. Sturgiss
Charles Meyers
Townsend
Fifth Avenue
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