A Clever Magic Trick With a Pear Suspended from a Thread
An entertainment stunt describes how to suspend a pear by a thread and mark the drop of water to reveal the exact point on the floor. A sharp knife held over the marked spot will cause the pear to split when the thread is ignited, either into two halves or four pieces with crossing knives.
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Chawinon Terbacker Bo
Wall Street
Washington
Gould
Vanderbilt
Sassin
Great Britain
Pesterin
William
Hull
Electric lights boost winter salad growth in glass house
A market gardener uses three 2000 candle power arc lamps all night in a large glass house to accelerate lettuce growth. He reports a ten percent faster maturity and a five day gain per crop, with profits covering winter lighting costs. The Horticultural Times notes stronger growth and better quality.
Balance and pulley design in rotary machinery and grippe origin
The text explains that pulley balance must match running and standing balance, placing the counterweight opposite the excess weight on the same end, to prevent the rim from wobbling during rotation. It also discusses the origin of the term grippe, noting a 1782 Science essay citing a French insect called la grippe as the supposed disease cause.
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Grant
France
Bartram Deciduous Cypress Still Standing Near Philadelphia
The large Cypress planted by John Bartram in 1808 remains at his botanical garden near Philadelphia. It stands about 120 feet high with a 28 foot circumference. Meehan's Monthly notes the tree’s significance and recounts a false rumor that Philadelphia planned to cut it down and ship the trunk to the Chicago fair.
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John Bartram
Botanical Garden
Philadelphia
Meehan
A Stream of Music and Moral Mirth in a Daring Page
The excerpt weaves a concert program with Wagner and Dvorak along with Hermann-like introspection. It shifts to a satirical courtroom voice, ridiculing judges and public pretensions, then spans political critique and social satire, closing with Buddhist quest and a probing lyric by George F. S. Armstrong.
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Sakya-Muni
Gautama Buddha
Gautama
George F. S. Armstrong
Beaverhead County Delinquent Tax List Sealed for Sale
The delinquent tax list for Beaverhead County 1892 shows names and property descriptions with tax amounts costs and penalties. Taxes and costs must be paid or the properties will be sold at public auction January 25 1893 in front of the county courthouse. J C Metlen County Treasurer Beaverhead Co. We Want your Oats.
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Win Fney
Red Rock, Bell, J W
Dillon, Brown, Henry
Dillon, Bond & Peterson, Mise
Bannack, Bigler, al
Dillon, Barmett
J C
Anaconda, Park
Benj
Bannack, Fitzgibbons
Argenta
Graetor
Vox
Hanby
Bintnack
Jaggers
Das
Butte
Kipp Bros
Lee
Jas
Esc
Baunack, Lyne
Del
Connors
Hrses & Eatle
Dillon
Ewbank
Mat
Heela
Ginther
Ir Moise
Town of Heel
Fox
Hanson
Metz
Nelly
Peter
Wisdom
Leach
Frank
Bannack
W P
Deweys, Marston
Smith
O H
Deweys
Thresher
J Jo
Dillon, Tritt
John
Wright
Wilton
Henry
Picaral
Small
Beaverhead ‘County
Montana
Beaverhead
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