Ancient coin and rattlesnake notes from a period piece
Captain Welsh of Welshton reports a likely ancient mixed copper and gold coin found seven feet underground near Welshon, possibly from a lost mound-building race from Asia. The "pilot" rattlesnake described, its behavior and risks are contrasted with the constrictors. A curious cradle rock mystery is explained by a donkey tail whip. A military drill worth in education is urged by Benjamin Harrison.
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Welsh
Welshton
Eichelberger
B. O. Bowman
Welshon
Mani
Abel
Asia
Bobring Straits
Florida
Paulkman's Hard Lot and the Enduring Writings
The account, drawn from McClure's Magazine, recounts Parkman's long illness from 1816 until his death in 1895, including multiple cures and doctors declaring him unable to work. Despite severe disability, he persisted in writing, enduring eye strain that prevented long reading or note taking yet continuing his literary work.
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Northampton
Parkman
Paris
Brown-Sequant
Himm
Htis Stead
McClure
Railway collision prevention device using iodide paper
An apparatus for avoiding train crashes uses a traveling paper impregnated with iodide or potassium under a platinum stylus. The stylus marks blue lines by electrochemical decomposition, powered by circuits completed via wheels pressing levers on the rails, enabling signal crews to trace train positions and control signals to minimize collisions.
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Bain Chemical
New York Sun
Duke Right Incident Begets Quick Witty Retort
In Indianapolis Sentinet a crowd leaving a theater watched a novel scene as a tan gentleman with his collar turned up was mistaken for a stranger. A passerby hailed him with a slap on the back, prompting the startled man to explain he had mistaken the other man. The quiet reply simply said I am sorry, I took you for another man.
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Indianapolis
England
Hercules
Homestead
Johnstown
Sparrows Point
Andrew Carnegie
Samson
Canute
Methods of handwriting detection described by experts
Specialists in authorship detection discuss how researchers distinguish genuine handwriting from forged copies. They note unique hand characteristics, hesitations, and stroke variances often reveal imitation or adaptation, with microscopes and letter-scrap tests exposing forgeries. The article also mentions snail behavior and resilience in various climates as observed in natural history notes from Chambers’ Journal and the Providence Journal.
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Chambers’ Journal
Yale Football No-Show Turns On Irish Player
A Boston Budget fragment recalls Yale football’s past when a six foot Irish player, imported to the squad, lacked on-field use until a breakaway run exposed his reluctance. After a rampage on the tackler, he quips to the coach to let him stop and “play football” despite the chaotic scene.
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Yale
Springfield
Miterial
Erin
Boston
Europe in Cold Period Warned by Flammarion
A French astronomer M Flammarion notes Europe and parts of the world endure a cold epoch. Paris averages two degrees cooler than normal over six years, with Britain, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Austria and Germany also colder. Vine growth shifts south since the 13th century, and cooling reaches Rio de Janeiro. Also a reader praises a simple cane chair as surprisingly comfortable.
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Liurege
Europe
M. Flammarion
Paris
Great Britain
Belgian
Spain
Italy
Austria
Germany
France
Rio de Janeiro
Scientific Journal
Nationalities on a Steamer and Parks in US Cities
A Pall Mall Budget note compares travelers of various nationalities aboard a steamer and observes differing manners toward a lone traveling woman. It criticizes American cities for using cemeteries like parks, cites Philadelphia’s Woodland cemetery, and describes a New York deli sign on a cast ion relief. A Brittany coast lighthouse plan aims for a 40 million candlepower beam visible 63 miles in clear weather and 21 miles in fog.
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National Munipers
United States
Philadelphia
Woodland Cemetery
Schuylkill
Brittany
New Ways of Studying Roles Among Actresses
A period piece notes various methods actresses use to memorize lines. It lists Ellen Terry Amy Roselle and Mrs Patrick Campbell copying scripts by hand. It also mentions outdoor study by women and men, and cites Mrs Bernard Beere Langtry Kendall and Sarah Bernhardt as devoted to focused practice.
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Ellen Terry
Amy Roselle
Patrick Campbell
Bernard Beere
Langtry
Mrs. Kendal
Sarah Bernhardt
Man Fails at Gown Sketch in Tiny Fashion Model
A witty remark notes a gifted literary man’s fashion sketch of a nine gown model. The design looked artistic but could not be worn, lacking a practical way to enter or exit. The quip calls it a Waterloo in the art of designing gowns.
Gas fires spark self service at British hotels
The bedrooms in several British hotels have automatic gas fires. Guests add pennies to the fireplace meter equal to hours they want the fire on. A Dresden widowers association forms offering funeral support and child care, with widowed men joining only if their wife is deceased. Members meet for sympathy and entertainment.
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Dresden
Paris
One of Kennedy's Pranks From the New York Times
The late ventriloquist Starry Kennedy wrote stories such as A Life In the Circus and Brothers of the Ring and was famed for ventriloquism. His tricks amused friends including comedian Frederick Leslie who was pranked at a midnight reception when a gag voice cried out in agony causing him to sing and laugh despite being startled.
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Kennedy
Starry Kennedy
Frederick Leslie
Leslie
Killahoo
Colonel Cockerill
New York: Times
Queer Newspaper Names From Printers Lik List
Printers Lik catalogues unusual paper titles from Fort Totten to Cleveland and Harbor Ohio. Names include Sinnsapa Wocekiyo Taeyan paha Fort Totten Ojezyna Cleveland Yhdyswalain Sano niain Kuvalehti Harbor. The Goalkeeper The Beelkeeper The Milk Reporter English and American organs.
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Lik
Sinnsapa Wocekiyo Taeyanpaha
Fort Totten
N. D
Ojezyna
Cleveland
Yhdyswalain Sanoniain Kuvalehti
Harbor
Romer
England
Constabulary
Glacier Bay Alaska Glaciers and Muir Glacier Details
Mr. H F Reed notes Glacier Bay Alaska as the most accessible site to view large tidewater glaciers. Eight glaciers discharge bergs into the bay with Muir Glacier as the largest, draining about 800 square miles and moving up to seven feet daily while shedding large icebergs. Fluctuations have shifted valley landscapes over centuries.
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H. F. Reed
Glacier Bay
Alaska
Muir Glacier
The Interviewer’s Friend Lyman J Gage
The Chicago Post notes Lyman J Gage the financier as an outspoken interview subject who discusses finance openly. He assumes editors hire capable reporters and has trusted the journalist sent to him without regretting his trust.
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Lyman J. Gage
Chicago
Mr. Gage
Tie
Dolts
Ite
Chicago Post
Georgia court ends kissing Bible oaths in favor of hand oath
Georgia's criminal superior court prohibits kissing the Bible when administering oaths, endorsing the palm raise as the practical method. Judge Clark calls kissing the book “a very nasty thing” and cites disease concerns alongside the preferred alternative. Also referenced are two anecdotal notes from a convent and a cardinal’s blessing.
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Georgia
Criminal Superior Court
Clark
Philadelphia Ledger
Cardinal Manning
San
Champ Clark Tariff Reform Rhetoric in Congress Explodes
The speech catalogs tariff criticisms by Champ Clark and Tom Reed, arguing farmers export power and protectionist policy harms exporters and consumers. It condemns McKinley era duties, advocates free trade strands, and predicts a rising populist push against protective tariffs, citing Wells and historical parallels.
A Dishonest Outcry Over Tariff Proposals
The Wilson bill is denounced by protectionists as free trade though the New York World notes it is a higher tariff than Henry Clay hinted for infant industries and compares it with Morrill 1862 and 1883 tariffs. Protectionists claim ruin, while past tariffs mostly pleased them despite profits under similar measures.
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New York World
Henry Clay
Herkimer
Verdi and a Country’s Immigration Debate
A fragmentary editorial voice rails against foreign pauper immigration while noting Japan’s view that American immigration harms its industry and wages. The piece pivots to a Verdi anecdote from Moncalieri, where the composer reveals two large rooms filled with 95 barrel organs he rented for the season and paid 1,500 lire, calling it peace.
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Japan
National Union
Verdi
Moncalieri
The Effect of Music on Rural Weather Beliefs
A curious note from the General-Anzeiger mentions Oxfordshire farmers believing a German band’s arrival in a village signals rain the next day. This odd superstition reflects local folklore linking music to weather expectations.
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Oxfordshire
Anzeiger
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