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Art and Science and the Wheel of Progress
A collage of notes on science, invention, and daily life from a 19th century periodical. It mentions Count Len Toltoi riding the wheel, a table by Sir William Turner on whale power, patent growth of velocipede styles, Havana milk delivery, Mara’s ancient habitation, a French hamlet named Aumone, a water insect with an anchor, London paper pulp pipes, boric acid in plants, wheat byproducts, a proverb about beauty, Mechanics' Home lodging, City Carriage Co utilities, a seaside quip about tides, and Pabst Milwaukee beer advertised as healthful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Toltoi
William Turner
Patent Office
Havana
Cuba
France
Aumone
London
Jiv
King Bros
Nunanu
City Carriage Co
Andrade
Fort and
Merchant Streets
High Sea
Seattle