Women Astronomers and Their Vital Roles in Science
A survey of women in astronomy notes Mary Proctor and Sonia Kovalevsky as trailblazers and recounts contributions by Caroline Herschel and Mme Lepaute. It highlights the rise of women as computers and observers at Harvard, Paris, and other observatories, and profiles pioneers from Maria Mitchell to Mary Watson Whitney and others shaping celestial catalogs and stellar measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Proctor
R. A. Proctor
London
United States
Potter Palmer
Fler
Ihe
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Hypatia
Mary Somerville
Sonia Kovalevsky
Mme. de Stael
Mme. Hevelins
Mme. Lepaute
Caroline Herschel
Mme
Lepaute
Jean Andre Lepirate
Facct
Lalande
Clairant
Toress Mme, Lepante
Mime
Clarant
France
Sir William Herschel
Hanover
Germany
Eengland
Hermann S. Davis
Asaph Hall
David Gill
Piazzi
Rutherford
Ida C. Martin
Observatory
Columbia University
Department of Science
New York City
Paris
Edward C. Pickering
Harvard Observatory
Cambridge
Arequipa Observatory
Fleming
Margaret Paton Fleming
Scotland
Draper
A. C. Maury
L. D. Wells
F. Leland
M C. Stevens
Maria Mitchell
America
Nantucket Athenaeum
Marguerite Palmer
Yale Observatory
Denmark
Vassar College
Vassar
Mary Watson Whitney
Caroline Furness
Whitney
Helen Hayes
Wellesley College
Mary Emma Byrd
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Susan J. Cunningham
Swarthmore College
Pennsylvania
Flora
E. Harpham
Men Laugh at Self-Directed Jokes Alone Falter
A saying notes men often laugh at jokes aimed at others but not when the humor targets themselves. It contrasts social laughter with solitary amusement and reflects on self awareness.
British Shorthorn Breed Leads Beefs and Dairies Boom
The Shorthorn Society of Great Britain and Ireland notes exports in 1906, mainly to Argentina, sparking a beef and dairy demand. Despite export drains, breed quality remains high due to intelligent breeding, with British breeders sustaining leadership and adapting to rising dairy needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorthorn Society of
Great Britain and Ireland
South America
Argentine Republic
Great Britain
England
Stump Puller and Barb Wire Reel for Farm Use
A Kentucky farmer describes a simple machine for pulling sprouts and small stumps with light digging. A second device moves barb wire fencing, using old buggy wheels and levers to pull the cart and tension the wire. No patent is claimed on these improvised tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Endorsement of Deans Kidney Pills by Judge Light
A Rolla Missouri justice of the peace A M Light of the Knights of Pythias endorses Dean's Kidney Pills. He cites personal experience with kidney medicines and recommends their use. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Light
Rolla
Knights of Pythias
Missouri Brigade
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Flaming Bullet Effect Warns Marksman Invention
A Dundes Advertiser note explains a coated bullet with gunpowder and friction powder can ignite on exit from the barrel. This creates a visible smoke trail revealing its course to a marksman, allowing aim adjustments for subsequent shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundes Advertiser
Work on Venice Campanile resumes after year delay
The Campanile at Venice is eight feet above St. Mark's plaza as reconstruction restarts after a year. Costs approach $25,000 with careful efforts to reproduce the historic bell tower that collapsed in 1902. Much of the old structure is incorporated and the angel statue will return atop with the Crete bell at the summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Plaza of
St. Mark
Crete
Wood Tested in WA Reveals Ironlike Strength
Tests of Western Australian hard woods show a specimen named gate reaching 24,000 psi tensile strength, matching cast iron. Some samples exceed this, with one reaching seventeen and a half tons per square inch, equal to wrought iron strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Australia
Concordia College Catalogue Free On Application
A Collegiate and normal school catalogue offered by Concordia College Moorhead Minnesota. It lists faculties in Academic Elocution Music and notes addresses to Prof R Bogstad for free request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia College
Ade
R. Bogstad
Moorhead
Mina
The Doing of Him Amid Rumor and Warning
Two men trade warnings after a quoted claim that one harmed an elder months ago. The dialogue hints at past violence and cautionary attitudes within a tight circle. No further details are provided in the readable text.
American Tent and Awning Co. Minneapolis Advertisement
Local notice announces SFACK covers awnings and tents for sale. It invites readers to contact American Tent & Awning Co. of Minneapolis for information and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SFACK
American Tent & Awning Co
Minneapolis
Prooviso Dialogue on Forgiveness Clashes with Enemies
Grouch contends forgiveness is easy to discuss while Dudley argues it hinges on enemies admitting they do not deserve mercy. The exchange centers on the conditions under which enemy forgiveness should be granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prooviso
Grouch
Dudley
Impatient Tommy at Kindergarten Pin Drop Lesson
Tommy grows restless during a quiet day as the teacher asks for silence. The children stay still but Tommy blurts out a mischievous line asking why the pin is not dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Ship Your Dream to Crescent Creamery Co
An advertising blurb invites readers to contact Crescent Creamery Co in St. Paul Minnesota to obtain tags and prices for shipping Dreams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent,Creamery Co
St. Paul, Minn
Ee Zimmerman Bros
Minnesota Street
ST. Paul
Mrr
Heart Efficiency Outshines Machinery
A description notes the human heart beats with superior efficiency for its size and pumps nearly eight tons of blood daily, highlighting the organ as a remarkable biological machine.
Our worries would be few if it weren't for the things that never hap pen
A reflective line notes anxiety caused by unrealized events and missed chances, suggesting avoidance of speculative fears. It observes how imagined outcomes shape worry more than actual occurrences.
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Astrono
Mers
American Colleges
Joseph K. Bowles
Mars
Ascension
Garrison
Green Mountain
Hermann
Davis
Dorothea Klumpke
San Francisca
Observatory of Paris
San Francisco
Cal
Rose O'Halloran
F. N. Webb
Scotch
Booth
Bates
United Kingdom
A_FRANK
Rolla, Missouri
Carters
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