Russia and Its Emancipation Drive and Military Build Up
The article argues Russia is rapidly strengthening politically and militarily after emancipation reforms. It cites 1861 acts freeing millions of serfs, wealth growth, expanded commerce, and a large army and navy with home manufacture. It notes strategic railways and potential alliances with France amid tensions with Prussia and Austria.
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Baltimore Sun
London
Prussia
Fra
Russia
United States
Europe
Czas
St. Petersburge
Turkey
Austria
France
Chloroform Discovery and Artificial Ivory from Rubber
The article details early chloroform discovery by Sonderian and Liebeg, its preparation from bleaching powder and other reagents, uses as an anesthetic and solvent, and notes unique properties. It also describes an artificial ivory from India rubber made by dissolving rubber in chloroform, bleaching with ammonia gas, and forming a paste to mold ornate surfaces.
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M. Sonderian
Baron Siés von Liebeg
Dumas
India
Parrot Pranks and Ballroom Weather Oddities
An anecdote recalls a parrot owned by friends that disrupted prayers with a cheerful miscue. The story, cited from Old and New Jerusa lem, contrasts social politeness with genuine friendship as a ball scene in Russia yields a snowfall effect from sudden tempera ture drop and air flow.
Crowded Texas hotel rooms reveal frontier lodgings
An exhibit at the State Fair in Houston describes crowded hotel conditions. A visitor recalls asking to save a room, finding dozens of guests in one sparsely furnished space with weapons scattered about, and constant room changes as new arrivals settle in.
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DS P. T. Keene
Ecuador
Jaoja
Uader
Sts
Cedar St
New York
New Albany
Fk. Giawan & Sox
Oadeek
Hmulsom
Morocco
SinveEk
Keeky Crinoftaix
Codton
Wear
P.O
P. Norton
A. Tuyoutens
Watrchka
Nassiu-street
Sutabllahod
Recest
Fuir
Houston
Can Fanesing
John Randolph's Marriage Rumor and Africa Remark
A Virginia writer recounts an old man's tale about John Randolph near Miss V residence. Randolph reportedly hurriedly left after being told of engagement plans and joked he would buy a cheap mate in Africa, then cut his bridle reins and departed.
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John Randolph
Virginia
Cheaest
Africa
The Swiss Lad Who Spoke With Fishes
A poor Swiss boy wanders the Alps with a hatchet seeking a language of nature. In London he presents a fossil to Sir Roderick Murchison and astonishes the Royal Society by drawing an accurate skeleton of an ancient fish, gaining entry among the learned.
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Agassiz
Logan
Rome
London
Roderick Murchisom
Royal Society
Roderick
Adam
Hades
Mapoleon
Effect of Cold on Iron and Steel Strength Debated
The piece reviews a Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society talk where Lvockbank argued cold weakens iron and steel leading to more rail way breaks. Others, including De Jones and Dr Joule, contend cold can harden ground and increase shock stress, possibly explaining fracture rates without weakening the metals.
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Literary and Philosoppical Society of Manchester
Lvockbank
de Jones
Joule
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