Snow eating in Klondike sparks deadly habit
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report warns of the “snow habit” in the Klondike where miners crave and overeat snow. The piece describes mineral-laden ice, health decline, and a fatal case, noting cold-era dangers and anecdotal proof from Dawson and Copper River miners.
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Dynamite effects and planting rows in farming notes
The article explains dynamite’s force direction based on placement and cites a study by Dr. Wolthy in Munich showing rows of corn and potatoes north to south improve light and moisture distribution. A farmer questions sheep escaping, and a worker jokes about coins during the distraction, as quoted from the Chicago Tribune.
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Prisoner Pleads Silence as Court Questions Defendant
The Philadelphia North American reports a court scene where the prisoner is asked to speak in court and replies with disbelief at the insinuations. The piece also tangentially references agricultural practices, noting growers of early potatoes saving nitrogen as nitrate in soil, highlighting farming methods and nitrogen use.
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Tricks in the jewelry trade yield a dyed diamond scam
A London Mail report explains a color dyeing fraud where yellow stones were treated with mauve dye and boiling water to mimic colorless diamonds. The scheme enabled pledges of inflated values before dye wore off, prompting pawnbrokers to test stones with nitric acid to detect fakery and protect buyers.
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Good Money for Bad News and a Henry Irving Tale
A Pittsburg oculist wrongly tells a man his sight will fail in six months after a brief examination, a $5 bill paid, and the man leaves to darkness. The piece also recalls Sir Henry Irving’s Edinburgh theater misadventure where a reading drew no audience and he slept well anyway.
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