Diverse 19th Century Scientific Notes and Local Notices
Reports on sun-dried bricks versus kiln-burnt bricks in Formosa after a 1808 typhoon. a two filament incandescent lamp for faint light. possible rubber content in the Chinese ching tree. wool from turf fibers now used in Dusseldorf. insect camouflage cases near Cannes. Transvaal mining shaft depths and cooling air ideas. Consul Hossfell on increasing sulphate of copper exports to Greece. five great river drainages including the Mississippi. Rev. Percy Gonlon's call to Freedom church. Highly-fishh Regiment reunion. Arrow railway men’s camp ousted by Copperhead smikes. foreigners poisoned by toadstools in South Sharon.
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Percy H. Gonlon
Burgettstown
First Presbyterian Church of Freedom
Pennsylvania
Washington, Ta
Copperhead Smikes
Arrow
Alexaddrhi
South Sharon
Vision of Ife and charms from distant voices
The passage speaks of welcoming voices from all sides, evolving visions of Ife, and gentle magic. It contemplates fear, folly, and the soul, praising nature that grants blessings and awakens affection, with a serene, if cryptic, devotional tone.
The Warden and the Streetwise, Wardens and a Marine
A Chicago youth named Simmons, a former gang leader and criminal, is depicted as a U S marine who rebels against crime after a prison warden persuades him to reform. The warden offers guidance, trust, and funds to begin anew, believing Simmons can become a decent man if he stays straight and avoids Indiana crime.
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N Pekin
Stars and Stripes
United States
William Simmons
Simmons
Weat
Chicago
West Side
Crimnal Court
Simtcons
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Simons
Dima
William
Min
Marine enlistment saves Chicago jailbird from crime
A Chicago youth, William Simmons, writes hopeful letters to a warden after attempting reform. He enlists in the Marines, then travels via Annapolis and San Francisco to China, thanking a homely flower carrier abroad. He sends $25 from Pekin and vows never to steal again as the warden prays for his safety.
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Chicago
William Simmons
Simmons
Annapolis
Maryland
United States Marines
Uncle Sam
San Francisco
China
Nebraska
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Indiana
Wiliam Simmons
The Passport in Nusala
A narrated journey across the frontier into Russia describes the passport process. Officials verify the document and visa with formal scrutiny, and locals and visitors alike must submit and endorse passports at arrivals and departures. The author notes the system grants stiff control over the population and urges careful compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nusala
Chambers
Curious Chinese court life from native journals
The Chinese Court at State The Ostaslatische Lloyd reports odd details from Sian life. A sign above the palace entrance reads Temporary Palace while rooms are lit by European lamps and candles. The Empress suffers insomnia and dyspepsia, the Emperor is healthier. The Dowager Empress prefers pastry. The scene depicts a sleep deprived, pastry loving Messalina under petroleum lamp glare.
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Ostaslatische Lloyd
Sian
Pekin
London Spectator
No Miracle in Manna Edible Lichen Across Asia and Africa
Sunday Magazine explains manna as the lichen Lecanora esculenta, found across Asia and Africa. It describes its science, reproduction, growth on limestone, and how wind and water transport crust fragments, shaping the biblical food’s mystery and geographic reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Africa
Israel
Leeanora Esenlenta
Southeast Asia
Constantinople
Crimea
Arabia
Sahara
Algeria
Insect Carries a Gun and Creates a Fog Cloud
A curious insect called the Bombardier carries two back organs forming a tiny cannon. When attacked it fires liquids like a squirt gun, releasing a corrosive humid fog to deter enemies. The squid uses a similar tactic boiling at eight degrees above zero to create a retreating cloud.
Invention Set Type by Telegraph Across Distances
A new printing type setting machine works via telegraph allowing an operator miles away to compose text. Frank Pearme, a young Iowan, is named as the inventor amid interest from several telegraph firms seeking patent rights. The European count of nations in 1680 is noted as fifty three.
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Youngeliowan
Frank Pearme
Red snow and curious Arctic color origins
A survey notes red snow in Arctic and Alpine regions is caused by a vegetable substance. A Vermont resident keeps a fish pond in his cellar with two feet of water and fish from the river to avoid outdoor fishing. An historic Lincoln's Inn Fields mansion is set for demolition, built for the Earl of Lindsay in Charles II's era with Inigo Jones designs.
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Arctic
Alpine
Vermont
Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
Charles 11
Earl of Lindsay
Inigo Jones
Charles Dickens
Sir Leicester Dedlock
Lark Pie at Cheshire Cheese Sparks Smuggling Suspicions
In a London inn famed for literary lore a lark pie draws a Philadelphia guest, then triggers New York customs officials who suspect a diamond smuggling scheme. They open the pie’s contents and return it to the shipper, sending it to the consulate in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vleet Street
Dr. Jonson
London
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
When Not to Volunteer and the Army Rule
General Pitrlingh Lee recalls a near fatal episode from an Indian roundup in the Southwest. He says the guiding rule for officers is to obey orders and avoid volunteering, sharing how an arrow pierced him yet he survived with a long hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitrlingh Lee
Washington Star
Sir Walter Scott in Ireland at Glendalough Visit
In distant years Sir Walter Scott visited Lord Plunkett the Lord Chancellor of Ireland and toured Glendalough's Seven Churches. He limped into St. Kevin's Bed and, aided by a peasant woman, wrote a shrine. On departure the woman quipped that Scott is no poet, noting his small stature.
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Walter Scott
Lord Plunkett
Ireland
Glendalough
St. Kevin's
Sir Walter
Begorra
Secret of a Happy Home Training Baby to Cry for Father
A Globe excerpt notes that a clever mother can train a baby by six weeks to cry to go to its father as soon as he comes home, suggesting early conditioning of attachment and behavior within the family.
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Atehiaoa Globe
England's push to curb public advertising signs
A Tribune summary notes the English push to curb ads through local licensing and restrictive laws, citing Dover restrictions on window ads and sky signs, and cities like London and Manchester regulating sizes and electric signs. The piece praises public spirit and urges similar reform in the United States to ease street clutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englad
Tribune
France
England
Dover
London
Glasgow
Manchester
Belgium
New York Post
Explosions When Box Cars Collide
A railroad man recalls a freight wreck near Iron Mountain with a line of exploding empty boxcars and fatalities. The article then shifts to the Agricultural Department planning a 40-acre national experiment farm on the old Arlington estate opposite Washington, to study diverse crops and introduce new species including a cranberry bog and huckleberry cultivation.
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Iron Mountain
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Witherto
Agricultural Department
Arlington Estate
Potomac
Washington
Killing Rats by Gas on British Ships
Experiments on London decks show a new rat extermination method using sulphur dioxide gas. The gas attracts rats from hiding and suffocates them after inhalation. On the steamer Gourkha, several hundred rats were destroyed in minutes with no damage to saloon decorations, according to Tit-Bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gourkha
Revival of bowls in England echoes Dutch pastime
The New York Tribune notes the ancient game of bowls has been revived in England with fashionable approval. It recalls Dutch settlers near New Amsterdam who enjoyed the Holland pastime, but today would need to cross Spuyten Duyvil Creek or pass Hell Gate to find a suitable bowling green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England
Peter Stuyvesant
Holland
Spuyten Duyvil Creek
Hell Gate
New York Tribune
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Freeland Tribune
Tribune Pai Nemea
Freeland
Tribune J’rinning Company, Limited
Science and Industry
Formosa
Tamsui
Dusseldorf
Germany
Transvaal
Frederick W. Hossfell
Greece
Cntrant
Great Britain
Amazon
la Plata
Obi
Congo
Mississippi
James M'Artour
Methinka
Remy
Tolesan
Ife
Abine
Angela
John Dickinson Sherman
Manna
Wansbeelk
Sheepwash
Northumberland
Noren
Dahomey
Sumatra
O. G. Pike
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