Bloomers and Gymnastics Stir Columbia University Campus
A male observer viewed female students in gym class at Columbia University’s campus. He noted the scene as revealing frugality in dress enabling freer movement. The account describes marching, hopping, vaulting, and bars, with mixed reactions from bystanders and an overall impression of the gym’s atmosphere.
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Columbia University
Birkle
College Gymnasium
New York
Columbia, University
Inebriated bear roams Little town near Altoona
A French bear trainer and his intoxicated bear caused chaos in a small town near Altoona. The bear chased youths, attacked a man who restrained it, and men prepared to shoot. The sheriff allowed the pair to spend the night in a toolhouse with orders to depart at dawn.
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Ijn Altoona
Penn
New York World
Little
Ristic
Prenchman
Dietz
Sawdust Briquettes From Sawmill Waste in Austria
In Joseph Myalla’s large Austrian sawmill sawdust is turned into briquettes for boiler furnaces and household use. The process impregnates sawdust with tarry substances and heats to the proper temperature before pressing into briquettes weighing two fifths of a unit and measuring about 1% inches. The calorific value provides a profitable margin.
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Joseph Myalla
Austria
Englishmen Abroad and the Clash of Etiquette
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts English travel behavior with foreign reactions at a European watering place. A golf party provokes a local citizen, who resents foreign balls disrupting his view of England, prompting a two hour effort to calm his offense and preserve immigration-era manners.
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Exen
Eigner
P. M. FP
Thig
Rome
Ncil
France
Rice Not Principal Diet of Oursmon People
The article argues rice is not the main staple for Chinese lower classes, noting pork as cheaper and plentiful. It describes domestic pigs as central in households, with pigs slept in living spaces and bred for meat or breeding. It mentions Canton immigrants and a stereotype about cats, plus a crude joke about an imaginary dish, honey and squeak.
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Rica
Willams
Middle Kingdom
Canton
Glasgow plans half million pound note issue debated
Robert Macintyre in the Chicago Record notes that the Glasgow corporation proposes to issue 500000 pounds in notes. Scottish banks warn that breaking the 1845 banking compact could flood the city with English bank branches and provoke retaliatory moves. They also flag that the proposed gold reserve of only 250000 pounds may fail in tight money times.
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Corporation of Glasgow
Scotland
Woglish Banka
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Scotch Banka
London
Robert Macintyre
Chicago Record
Monkey Collapse at Delphi Canal Sparks Monkeys’ Struggle
Monkeys crowd the Jumma canal at Delphi, overpopulation causes illness. When one appears sick, larger monkeys push it into the canal to drown or force it back into the water after it climbs trees. The behavior highlights dire conditions and cruelty among the troop.
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Jumma Canal
Delphi
Lightning Rods and Grounding for Safe Buildings
An 1880s discussion argues for multiple uninsulated galvanized iron wires from roof to ground to form a conducting network. It warns that proper moist ground connection is crucial and that a stout rod alone offers limited protection. Economical, well-grounded systems are favored.
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Valle Pt
Ostia Port of Ancient Rome and its Vast Trade Center
Ancient Rome reached a population of about a million, making Ostia the empire’s key provisioning hub. Located twenty-one miles from Rome, Ostia expanded inland as the Tiber carried sand yearly, with warehouses stretching across half the two mile by one mile town. Ruins show marble use for centuries, while grain and marble imports from Egypt, Sicily, Sardinia and other regions fueled the empire. The Claudian harbor served as a major naval base and central post office for foreign correspondence.
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Rome
Ostia
Qatta
Lima
Cosimo de Medici
Ume
Scientific American
Egypt
Sicily
Bardinia
Claudian
Prince and fisherman's youth friend visit in Ise
Ten years earlier a crown prince of Japan befriended a fisherman's boy named Yel during a summer at Futamiguara. Now grown, Yel is invited again to Ise on the prince's wedding tour, receiving gifts as they recall their past bond and the prince's admiration for the boy's swimming.
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Japan
Futamiguara
Iss
Isethe
Sampling Japanese coal for war department tests
Twelve samples of Japanese coal have been received at the war department for test to determine suitability for the quartermaster's department in China and the Philippines. Early results show the coal compares favorably with American coal and will meet departmental needs.
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War Department
Quartermaster's Department
China
Philippines
Department
Washington
Star
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