Wyoming ranchmen embrace all sorts of people
The piece extols Wyoming ranchmen as enterprising, level headed, and capable across backgrounds from English lords to the uneducated. It recounts an eccentric order from Willis Cobb in Cleveland for supplies, and details a dog training anecdote by Cobb about teaching a bulldog to utter phrases. It notes Sir John Lubbock’s experiments with word learning in dogs, linking to Laura Bridgman’s earlier breakthroughs.
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Wyoming
Albany County
Rock Creek
Willis Cobb
Cleveland
Ohio
Cobb
John Lubbock
Laura Bridgeman
Bears Fish Like Coast Sea Silence and Water Lore
A naturalist describes bears as adept fishers preferring water over dry land. He recounts watching a large bear fishing from a hollow log, using paw as bait and claws as hooks, catching trout and suckers while swimming between lakes and islands. The account notes bears’ buoyancy varies with fat and lean conditions.
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Mooselucmagantic Lake
Old Mens Darlangs and the May December Dilemma
A French philosopher with an interest in statistics reports on European divorce patterns. He notes that among 1000 divorces, 194 favor couples with small age gaps, while only 10 involve women 25 or more years younger than their husbands. The piece quips that bachelors may find comfort in such findings and imagines a peaceful postnuptial future.
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Europe
A Popular Delusion on Judging Arguments
The text argues against hearing both sides before judging. It claims one should form a fixed opinion first and then the evidence will align with that view, while listening to opposing testimony leads to confusion and indecision. It contends unbiased judgment requires preformed conclusions.
Historic Brighton House Sold to YMCA Trustees
Mrs. Fitzherbert’s 1804 Brighton residence and site, once linked to royal water works, sold for £4,000 to the Young Men’s Christian Association trustees. The Dome and Pavilion builder also designed the house, and reports of an underground passage to the Pavilion were deemed unfounded.
Moonlight Threatens Fish Freshness Across Seas
Observes that moonlight accelerates decay of fish and flesh in tropical regions. Describes bonitas caught at sea that spoiled in ship rigging after exposure to moonlight, injuring several cooks but with no fatalities. notes South Pacific customs avoiding moon exposure and Aussie Aboriginals covering nets at night. Speculates moon worship partly from its perceived influence.
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South Pacific
Australia
A Strange Countsiup Leads Woman To Dakota Couple
An old bachelor German immigrant in Dakota sought a wife by letter to his German mother. Her Brazil based match sent his photo to a Brazilian woman, who agreed. Through the mother the couple was informed and the bride finally traveled from Brazil to meet her husband in the West.
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Dakota
Germany
Brazil
New York
Peculiar Eccentricity Learns Quiet Medical Practice
Dr Whitney Cleveland of Colorado, formerly of New Haven, is described as eccentric. He wears Quaker attire, notes his calls but does not bill patients, charges only voluntary payments, washes with salt, avoids tea coffee and intoxicants, shuns black clothes and neckties, yet enjoys swimming at eighty, claiming vigor unchanged since youth.
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Whitney Cleveland
New Haven
Conn
Colorado
First native born Franco Louisianians describe a frontier culture
The excerpt portrays the Franco Louisianians as unrestrained, proud, and impulsive. It contrasts their French lineage with creole shifts, noting lavish climate, slavery, and a shift from labor to leisure. It highlights their education, gender roles, and cultural self-image amid frontier life and abundant wildlife.
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London
France
American
Pyramids and Obelisks Might Be Concrete Stones
A Scientific American writer argues Egypt’s pyramids and obelisks may be concrete. The New York obelisk, the author claims, is hydraulic cement with powdered granite and suggests ancient masons moulded blocks in place. He notes Rome used durable cement and that Egypt’s desert conditions slow erosion, while sandstorms will eventually crumble monuments.
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Egypt
Scientific American
New York
Rome
Kind Words and Kind Deeds Shape a Child's Life
A reflection on how praise and loving acts nurture a child, noting praise should align with deeds and sustain a warm, gentle upbringing. The message emphasizes balanced encouragement and consistent affection as foundations for good character.
Fats Oils and Starches in the Diet
At dinner we consume fats and oils from animal and vegetable sources, which act as heat producers and fuel in the bloodstream. Starches and sugars from potatoes, rice, bread, milk, and meats provide the final material for bodily metabolism, with sugars of milk and muscle sugars noted as examples.
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Esquimaux
Natwe
Flower Makers of Paris And Their Craft
In Paris about 30,000 women earn livelihoods by making artificial flowers. The rose is the workshop master, with skilled makers in buds foliage and mounting. Competition from England Germany Switzerland and America reduces work, yet France remains prized for elegance and taste despite fashion changes.
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Paris
Cvormers
England
Germany
Switzerland
America
France
The Lost Rivers of 1A in Idaho
A description of dark lava chasms in Idaho where large streams vanish into ancient lava tubes. Some rivers reappear along Snake River banks, with sources far to the north. The lava conduits trap ice masses and may be aging waterways whose origins remain unknown.
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Idaho
Liery
Patisian Hints on Hair Crossing For Style
Hair care guidance for schoolgirls and ladies describing soft loose curls and “high and low” styling from crown to neck. Instructions include frizzled bangs with ringlets, pinned sections, and back hair brushed, split, crossed, and tucked with a net for a neat head-hugging silhouette.
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