Seed Vitality Across Centuries and Myths
The Chicago Chronicle reports on grain seed vitality, noting wheat and barley germination declines over time, with Egyptian sarcophagus seeds repeatedly debunked. It cites Count of Sternberg experiments and broader European tests showing germination percentages drop sharply after five to ten years, while corn and grass weeds lose viability after decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count of Sternberg
Prague
Europe
Chicago Chronicle
Books Narrow Escapes From Destruction Across Eras
Virgil's Aeneid, Aristotle's writings, and the Talmud narrowly escaped ruin. Virgil attempted to burn the Aeneid on his deathbed but was foiled by executors, while Aristotle's works survived only after years in a damp cellar. The Talmud faced near extinction under persecutions, with 24 wagon loads burned in France in 1244.
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Virgil
Aristotle
Agnold
Varro
Tucen
Augustus
France
Model's Hard Trial Seen As Artistic Bath Hazard
A lingering account notes Millais forcing Miss Siddal into a large water bath to achieve specific atmospheric effects for a painting. Lamps beneath the bath failed, leaving the model afloat in cold water until nearly numb. Siddal fell ill with a severe cold and her father threatened action for £50 damages. Millais covered the doctor bills and she recovered quickly.
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Siddal
Oxford
Millais
Sir John Millais
Tommy and Sue Debate a Piano Piece Then Bedtime
In a fragmented scene from Kan Pi City, Tommy urges Sue to play a piece she had promised to perform during company. Sue hesitates recalling the instruction, and Tommy insists. The moment ends with Tommy being sent to bed.
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Tommy
Sue
Kan- Pi
Indepenent
Yookout Tales with Jo On Phantom Ships
A poem fragment from John James Meehan printed in Criterion envisions naval crews at sea. It speaks of unseen ships, phantom signals, and beacon lights set by forgotten hands guiding sailors through misty, unremembered waters.
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John James Meehan
Criterion
Chiefs of the Sulu Moros Hold Life and Death Claims
Harper's Weekly describes Moros chiefs or datos as rulers who command slaves and followers, with power of life and death over their people. An example recounts Data Jokanine ordering execution after a third theft of money entrusted to a retainer.
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Jolo
Data Jokanine
Johanine
Harper’s Weekly
Moving Trouble Sparks Neighbor Visit in Chicago
A family moving into a new dwelling is visited by neighbor Mrs. Markley who drops in for coffee and conversation about the upheaval of moving. The scene mixes domestic chatter with remarks on dining room arrangements and social courtesies.
Humorous Salary Cut Tied to Naturalization at Lafcadio Health
A playful note about Lafcadio Health’s naturalization of AB Oo Japanese showing a salary reduction from 150 to 50 yen a month. The university president jokes that the final national distinction will be removing the pay gap, while the American-born professor pretends to enjoy the moment. Also mentions a peculiar New South Wales plant with mucilaginous flowers used for dye and cosmetics, and Java uses for shoe blackening.
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Lafcadio Health
AB Oo
Hearn
New South Wales
Indies
Java
Personalities and notable figures in politics and society
A collection of brief notices naming Baron von Windheim visiting the U S to study police methods, philanthropists Levi Leiter and HI C Armour, Samuel Walker of Somerville in oil, Samuel Eaton as pioneer in Minnesota insurance, Thomas Ismay mourned by Liverpool sailors, Italian cyclist turned tenor Charles Dani, ex president M Numa Droz, Princess Ruspoli’s husband, and others. Also notes on Clark’s oath with Carter, a lunch, and light gossip on polygamy and wedding anniversaries.
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Samuel Walker
Walker Oil Works
Somerville
Mass
America
Scotland
Samuel Eaton
St. Paul
Minnesota
Thomas Hi Ismay
White Star
Liverpool
Charles Dani
Zimmerman
Hlorence
Lyric Theater
Milan
Tle Hag
Indiana
Beveridge
Butler
North Carolina
Penrose
Pennsylvania
McLaurin
South Carolina
Lord Armstrong
Mme. Duse
Frau Pachhammer
Berlin
Mr. Clark
Montana
Carter
The Glass of Fashion Hat Fashion of Fur and Velvet
A New York Sun item surveys millinery and fur trends with sable hats, mink and ermine neckwear, sealskin boleros, daisylike gourtha aligrets, eye shield veils for driving, sanky gray toques, velvet brimey hats, sable crowns, rose trims, chinchilla turbans, and artful fur scraps used to create stylish coverings.
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New York Sun
PITH AND POINT Anger at enemies and family tensions in modern life
A fragment with sharp social critique on anger and mockery. It notes how hate fuels smugness and how family dynamics shift after a first baby. The piece suggests a brisk, biting view of contemporary relations and personal dissatisfaction.
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Sulus
M. Balland
FO Sechelt
Baron von Windheim
Anmong
Chicago
Levi K. Leiter
Hi. C. Armour
M. Numa, Droz
Switzerland
Canton
Neufchatel
Friends of
Ruspoli
Rome
Miss Curtis
Senate
Roberts
Theidoir
Enttage Ormansion
Standard Oll Co
Corexrh
Jovy Acc
Cole
ELY Brotiers
Warren St
New York City
Home Store Hotel
Tor Los
Detroit Heating ‘and Lighting CO
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Glass OF Fashion
Row FQ
Metropolitan National Bank
Licegee
Continental National Ba
Deseret National Bank
Saitteks
People's National Bank
Rock
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Tae En National Bank
Ottumwa
Iowa
Montgomery Ward& Pace Levee Dry Goods
Nelson Morris & CO
Beet'and Pork Packers
Rosenbaum Bros. & CO
Union Stock Yards
Clay, Robinson & CO
Silberman Brothers
Michigan St
Thompson & Reynolds
Dillon, Montana
Montana Music Co
Dillon, Mont
N. Main Street
Butte, Montana
Kansas City
Mining Press
Scientific Press
Market ST
San Francisco, Cal
New York
Wernicke
Tribune Publishing Company
Dillon
Gilets Great Westernrwt
Great Western Limited
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