Transit of Venus record and other notes from circa late 19th century
A collage of brief items: a 16 000 mile per second electric dot on wires. Salvaton Army members jailed in Rochester for street singing. Prof Sayce deciphers an Assyrian Venus transit record from before Christ. July hail near Huron Dakota causes 50 000 dollars crop damage. Ex Governor St John and William Daniel run as prohibition candidates. Gold reserves dip to 119 million. Arsenic in wallpaper urged as malaria antidote. Fireman Samuel Collyer dies after Pawtucket blaze injuries. National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union visit Plymouth Rock then Cottage City events Aug 3–5. A syndicate aims 100 million dollars to buy Cubs for sugar plantation. Attfield finds no alarm over metals in canned foods.
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Exposition at New Orleans draws nationwide press attention
The Exposition in New Orleans expands from a cotton exhibit to a grand fair covering arts, manufactures, mines, and agriculture. Press around the country reports preparations and speeches, with expositions planned to open in December and surpass prior World's Fairs in scope and exhibits.
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Reeps Island Patents July 29 1884 Rhode Island grants
The Patents Office lists Rhode Island citizens granted July 29 1884. No 802 662 H P Griswold Providence dynamite shell. No 302 676 Adolph Vester Providence spring sting for neck chains and bracelet. Franklin H. Hough reports to Praxrrr.
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Journey Through Germanic Lands and Austrian Cities in 1884
From Our Own Correspondent visits Berlin Potsdam Dresden and Vienna tracing art collections museums and historic sites. The writer notes Berlin’s Unter den Linden Brandenburg Gate Potsdam’s Frederick the Great remains and Dresden’s Zwinger. He contrasts European art culture with American tariff politics and highlights Munich Vienna and Heidelberg’s Ring Strasse and Ring theatre.
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Japan’s Soil Described as Poor by Kellner and Imai
Chemical analysis and study of prevailing vegetation lead Kellner and Imai to conclude that Japan’s soil quality is poor.
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Coal mining experiments without explosives planned in England
Members of the Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines will test methods to obtain coal without using explosives. The experiments aim to improve safety and efficiency in mining operations across England.
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Christian Scientist belief criticized in Bristol Phenix column
The Bristol Phenix column questions the Christian Scientist movement, arguing it rejects medicine and miracles in favor of mind over body. The piece critiques followers, notes local Boston attitudes, and mentions Miss Sarah Eliot Newman returning to teach at the New England Conservatory of Music with a background at Cincinnati and Vassar College.
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Advent preacher to speak in Philadelphia church
Elder A. A. Hoyt of Philadelphia will preach tomorrow afternoon and evening at the Advent Chapel. The Herreshoff Manufacturing Co workers begin a four week vacation from now until September 1. Town Council and Court of Probate plan a regular meeting next Monday at two o'clock PM.
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Aunt Patty Waldron 89th year remembered in Bristol
Obituary memorial for Martha Waldron known as Aunt Patty recounts her Methodist life since 1812 revival, her wit and benevolence, devotion to family and church, and the lasting influence of her example. Also notice of Foote Patent Pin Company stock and mid 1884 real estate transfers in Bristol Rhode Island.
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Reward of Enterprise Pearlive Becomes Household Word
Five years after James Pyle of New York introduced Pearlive to the public, the product’s fame has spread widely and millions of packs are consumed annually by homes and honeekeepers.
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