Colored stars and their spectra in early astronomy
The article discusses red, blue, and yellow stars, noting Arcturus Betelgeux Aldebaran and Capella, their colors, brightness, and apparent hues. It covers double and multiple star systems, color contrasts, and spectroscope findings showing elements like sodium magnesium and iron in stellar atmospheres, while hydrogen appears uncertain in Betelgeux.
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Arcturus
Job
Antares
Aldebaran
Elgenx
im-Orions
Amata
Capella
Sirius
Sass
Betelgeux
Ibly
Ants and Their Habits Observed by Sir John
Sir John reports on ant behavior including nest founding differences among species Lasias flavus and Myrmica ruginodis, food discovery signaling by sign rather than sound, and social interactions. Experiments show scent guides foraging, color influences, and a preference for red and green while blue and violet are avoided.
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John
Labbogk
Eell
Acceas
Sir John
Anta
Rye of Vermont challenges wrestlers in Danbury News
The Danbury News reports Rye of Vermont issuing a challenge to any man in the area. The piece notes Rye's long-standing familiarity and his confident style, warning opponents to beware his start but promising a tough finish after the early rounds.
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Anson
Rye
Vermont
Firet
Danbury News
Moving Town: Virginia City Slips Eastward on Mountain Slope
The Virginia City Enterprise reports townwide slow eastward movement due to ground settling over bonanza mines. Water mains telescope and kink under streets north of Union. pipes crowd near Consolidated Virginia pan mill as ground shifts. The International Hotel has moved about five inches since construction, with cracks visible as observations continue.
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Virginia City
OC Streets
Union
B Street
Sutton Avenue
Virginia Pan Mill
Cedar Ravine
Ophir
Stewart Street
Caspt
Overton
Water Company
International Hotel
A Walk Through a Port City of Old World and New
A traveler recalls a bustling port city blending ancient bazaars with modern warehouses. Blue-gowned sellers offer sherbet, a minaret overlooks worshipers prostrated in prayer, money-changers, letter-writers, and schoolmasters teach the Fat Wah. A police court scene leads to vast stores of Manchester goods and cotton, while ships from many nations fill the port.
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Allah
Manchester
Norwegian Christmas Gift Customs Across Hay and Chaff
The article describes holiday gift rituals in Norway where a present is hidden in a truss of hay or a bag of chaff placed above a door. The recipient enters to showering dust as the hay or straw falls, followed by a playful search to find the gift. Children join in, and the prank ends with festive goodwill for the season.
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Norway
Learned Pig Story Of Bissett The Humble Shoemaker
A Scottish shoemaker Bissett trained a pig to reason and perform tricks proving pigs can not only sense wind but can be taught to spell names and kneel. In 1783 he exhibited the learned pig in Dublin after obtaining the Lord Mayor's approval amid local uproar and an attempted disruption.
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Bissett
Scotland
Dublin
Bissett’s
Tod
Ree
Fragments of 19th Century Observations and Oddities
A collage of brief curiosities from a newspaper page includes remarks on a dentist’s tools, a crowded barber shop, and a head waiter. It notes 88,000 factory workers in Germany, questions about trees, and a Boston ad offering furnished rooms. Various oddities follow, from a Rhode Island sparrow with a rat to musings on book mood and a joke about liver worth.
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Saraia
Wien
Boston
Cleveland
Rhode Island
Eant
Ann Hok Tenn
Zanesville
Ohio
Hammond
Mallock
Bristol Show Yard
Royal Agricultural, Society
Peters
Maine
Serape
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