Zachary Taylor burial ground memorial in Kentucky debated
John Dickinson Sherman argues Congress neglected national duty to care for Gen Zachary Taylors burial site in Kentucky near Louisville. He notes 1850 death, Taylor lineage, Civil War era ties, and efforts by Kentucky and local groups to establish a Zachary Taylor Memorial line with a national cemetery precedent set by Andrew Johnson.
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Epigram Explained by Wilde Quote at London Supper
An editor recalls meeting Oscar Wilde in London on the opening night of his comedy The Importance of Belay Ene nest. A supper discussion focused on epigrams with Wilde defining an epigram as a commonplace couched so adroitly that only clever people can tell what it means.
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Hearing With the Hands Instrument Aids Deaf
Dr Robert Guutt unveils a 90 instrument aimed at teaching the totally deaf to hear by feeling sound through the hands. The device resembles a telephonic instrument and marks a bold step in sensory learning.
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Robert Guutt
Telegraphic Touch Transmits Speech To The Hand
A device wires speech to a hand or other body part rather than the ear. The user must learn to recognize sound through touch. Dr Gault has taught deaf individuals to identify fifteen two syllable words using the instrument.
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Gault
Japan Flag Festival Displays Carp Flags Across Homes
Japan marks Boye festival with carp flags hung from houses blessed with sons. Each flag shows a carp signifying an age and the display varies by family resources. Flags flutter in the sun along countryside roads, symbolizing a rising generation and new manhood in Japan.
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Japan
Cuticura for Pimply Faces Advertisement Card
Pimples and blackheads can be removed with Cuticura Ointment. Wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water for five minutes. Daily use keeps skin clear. Do not forget Cuticura Talcum. Advertisement.
White rainbows seen in Taiyuan fu signal China turmoil
A Chinese correspondent reports three white rainbows observed in Taiyuan fu, Shansi province, linked to omens of national catastrophe. Citations trace back to the Wu dynasty to support forecasts of internecine and external troubles for China in the near future.
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Taiyuanfu
Shansi
China
Royal Gorge Filma Motion Pictures Exhibition
Royal Gorge in Colorado is being filmed for exhibition worldwide. A special train is needed to transport equipment and ensure wheel alignment to avoid camera damage during filming.
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Royal Gorge
Filma
Motion Pictures
Colorado
United States
Reforesting Canada Rushes 20,000 Trees Daily
Western Canadian farmers and government officials push reforestation using the Atong example from the United States. For two decades, the effort has sustained a daily rate of about 20,000 trees planted to rebuild depleted forests.
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Canada
United States
Man Seeks Easier Life as Intelligence Spreads
A concise wry observation notes that once humans realized they could shirk labor, they quickly pursued easier paths. The remark hints at a shift in work ethic tied to intelligence and invention.
Proving It and Forest Fire Fight Novel Appiratia
A humorous pair of lines contrasts marriage vows with costlier obligations to a wife. A Popular Science Monthly feature proposes a kerosene Montarch device to battle forest fires, claiming one experienced man could suppress blazes safely, while a quip notes no man is hopeless until he errs twice.
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Popular Science Monthly
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