21 Jul 1888
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1888
Page
1
A reflective verse excerpt asks where roses and earthly loves go, answered that earthly beauty blooms in Paradise. A narrative describes night shark捕 capture off a reef as Kahuna directs fishermen to lasso and haul a man eater ashore by daylight, amid chants and crowd.
An assortment of Dr Forbes Watson’s commercial products, including 7600 samples with 700–800 fibers, 500 dyes, 500 seeds, 600–700 resins and oils, and about 9000 medicinal substances, is acquired by University College Dundes. The fragment suggests partnerships and business guidance for languishing concerns, with a note on owners seeking partners to handle manufacturing or business matters.
At a Liverpool section meeting of the Society of Chemical Industry Mr Thomas Fletcher demonstrated a compact gas heating apparatus for workshop emergencies that can fuse a large hole in quarter inch wrought iron quickly. The secretary warned such devices could defeat burglar resistant safes, raising concern for bankers and strong-room makers. The report also notes coin term slang in England and a comparison of electricity measures by Prof William Anthony, including coulombs volts farads and ohms, as discussed in the Loston Budget.
Foreign exchanges note rapid adoption of slack and dross turned into briquettes in England. France Belgium and Germany lead in this industry with England looming as potential market. M. Faye argues at the French Academy that sea cooling accelerates crust thickening causing mountain formation and crust distortion.
The New York Sun recounts how the Past Overseers of St. Margaret and St. John Westminster guard a silver encased tobacco box grown from a simple gift in 1713. Each year a new overseer adds a plate, theme histories accrue, and a ceremonial handover occurs with strict rules and a bond.
Mr Murray urges housewives to order oysters opened by stabbing not smashing to avoid shell fragments. He warns raw or cooked oysters may carry shell pieces and recounts a friend’s death from swallowing shell.
The Boston Budget quotes Prof Reclam declaring drafts are harmless to healthy people and that stagnant indoor air, not drafts, causes colds. He argues the fear of drafts is groundless and notes river or ocean excursions expose people to drafts without catching colds because their skin isn’t heated in hot houses.
A reader cites late Frank Buckland on conger cels rising to the surface when frost expands fish bladders. Hastings boatmen reportedly took up to eighty tons in one year. The excerpt also mentions a warm wind phase. A separate tip explains mucilage preparation using equal parts gum arabic and gum tragacanth for a durable glue.
The Mainz Carnival club celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in a large court house hall with nearly 8.06 guests including the governor. The ceiling supported by fourteen Atlases towering twenty three feet high featured clowns. garlands and decorative beasts filled the scene. The rostrum bore foolery emblems, the band wore bird costumes, and a giant cacadoo led the conductor. The goddess of foolery emerged from a huge egg as escort leader, while Father Rhine and Moguntia appeared in performances. Heads of the eleven city councilors were revealed by funny devices as orations and dances continued until morning.
Dr Feltz in L Art Medical cites a family case suggesting left handedness can arise from which arm a child is carried in infancy. A mother routinely carried children on her left arm, leading a left handed second and initially left handed third child. When the mother switched to the right arm, the child learned to use the right hand and became right handed by age ten. The observation appears to link early arm freehand use to later hand preference.
A description of a dinner where gentlemen swap seats after each course to entertain the ladies. The pattern of moving right continues until every gentleman has visited each lady, then returns to his original escort. The piece from Atlanta Constitution notes the pleased reaction of the women to the orderly social novelty. Jesse Grant speech episode follows, recounting a boy’s audacious retort at a train halt observed by crowds.
A compilation notes French progress in reclaiming the Sahara coast with extensive planting and foresting, claiming vast new fertility and forest/tree counts. It also describes Balkan rain dance customs in Servia and Bulgaria and cites punishments used in simple assault cases, including public spankings for mischief.
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