Saltness of the Sea Explains Ocean Salt Content
The article explains why sea water is salty, noting salts such as common salt and chlorides persist across oceans. It describes how evaporation, rainfall, and river influx create varying salinity, balanced by global currents, and how tropical seas supply salts to coral life and coastal washings contribute to ocean composition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caribbean
Baltic
Atlantic
British Islands
Suny
Continents
Fern Basket Craft For Shaded Indoor Gardens
A practical guide to growing ferns in dark damp spots and decorating with moss. It describes making a decorative fern basket from splints around a tin cover, lining with moss turf, and filling with earth and leaf mold. It suggests moss daily dampening and painting the basket red for contrast.
Origin of the term Brother Jonathan in American lore
The piece recounts how General Washington sought aid from Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull the elder during the Revolutionary War. It explains that his successful supply efforts led to the saying We must consult Brother Jonathan, a nickname that became a designation for the United States akin to John Bull for England.
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United States
Washington
Massachusetts
Jonathan Trumbull the Elder
Connecticut
Jonathan
Hrother Jonathan
John Bull
England
History of Almanacs Through the Ages
A survey tracing almanac origins from medieval manuscripts to early printed works. It notes Lalande’s search, Petrus de Dacia's 1300s manuscript, and early presses by Purbach and Regiomontanus. It covers weather prognostications, astrology’s influence, censorship under James I, and shifts toward scientific calendars led by Franklin’s Poor Richard and The British Almanac.
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Lalande
Solomon Jardius
Petrus de Dacia
Oxford
England
British Museum
Corpus Christi College
Cambridge
George von Purbach
Vienna
Regiomontanus
Johann Muller
Buda
Hungary
Paris
William Paynter
Thomas Dekker
Cheapside
Capricorne
Virgo
Robin
Canterbury
London
Vox Stellarum
Francis Moore
Westminister
Richard
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Society For the Diffusion of
Boston
Lion and Rabbit Tale Ends with Lion’s Fall
A lion boasted of power and dominance to a rabbit in a forest. The rabbit argued life prefers modest survival to tyrannical roars. Bushmen later dispatched the lion while the rabbit escaped, noting humility and resilience. The piece ends with reflections on destiny, beauty, and a higher realm beyond earthly life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Six
Fish swallow tragedy on a Long Island pond scene
A Boston Forest and Stream correspondent recalls watching swallows skim a pond edge near lily pads when a pickerel lunged and swallowed a smaller pickerel. Two larger fish chased the swallow from opposite sides, but only one dropped in, the other torn asunder by the victim. The two fish weighed twenty two pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Long Island
Carp Culture Proves Profitable in Small Ponds and Ponds
The article extols carp farming in small ponds over half an acre, claiming ease of husbandry, tolerance of water conditions, and quick growth. It cites a California example where six carp produced thousands of fish in four years, yielding substantial profit against modest initial costs. It warns against puffery and urges plain language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Cattle Brands and Ranch Listings in Wyoming and Nebraska
A scanned listing details ranch names and P. O. addresses across Wyoming and Nebraska, noting cattle brands on left side or left hip, ear marks, and horse brands. Brands include E K, 97, 76, and other craft marks with range locations such as Powder River, Crazy Woman, Horse Creek, North Platte, and Bear Creek.
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James G. Rieck
P. O
Cheyenne
Wyo
Range
Bridger’s Ferry
Shawnee Creek
Lost Springs
North Side
North Platte River
R. & M. Frewen
P. O. A. Dress
Powder River
Johnson Cod
Wyoming
Crazy Woman
Fred Hesse
Stoddard
Lapham & Howard VI. O
Trading City
Clear Creek
North Fork
Tiorses
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Fayine
Usic Y Nend
Owder
Tvs
Oison Thich
Digg
Acor
Slan
Ontal Fjord
Erlisof
Oy Ag, Ul al
Brother Jonathan
History of the Almanac
Lion and the Rabbit
Bulwer
Earth
Association
8Wan
A. H L. Reel
Tos. Sturgis
Teschemacher & Debillier
Bordeaux
Bitter
Plunkett, Roche & CO
Johnson Co
John Donoughue
Foreman
Reman
H. A. Blair
Johnson County
Enne
Horse Creek
Ojoy
W. I. Yerby & Son
P.O
Elkhorn Ranch
Laramia County
Port Laramie
Ranga
Elkhorn Creak
North Flatte
Kennedy & White
Goodwin
Laramie County
Hih
St, Joseph
Loomis & Andrews
Fort Collins
Col. Range
Bates Creek
Carbon Co
North Platte
Thomas & Page
Cheyenne River
Lodge Creek
Chandler, P. O
Hat Creek
Philip & James Dater
Cheyenne, Wyo
Bear Creek
Brand
D. UH
J. W. Snyder & CO
P. O. Cheyenne
South Platte
T. A. Kent
Cheyenneyo
Laramie River
Horses Branded
Brands K
M. E. Post
Range Pole
Horse Creeks
North Park
Seabury & Gardner, P. C
Chas, Stecht & Bro
P. Ocheyenne
Laramie
Albany Counties
Lawrence Co
Dakota
Kitnhey
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