Gold and silver questions shade a Washington letter
Washington letter from May 11 1878 discusses remonetization of silver contrasted with a new gold mining bonanza near Helena Montana. It cites Harvard geologist Professor Shaler on silver versus gold supply and the prospect of an international commission under the silver act. It also covers Speaker Randall's reception, electoral law debates, and judiciary talks on Florida fraud investigations.
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Washington
Nevada
Telenz
Montana
N. §. Shaler
Harvard University
Atlantic Monthly
Shaler
Europe
International Commission
Speaker Randall
United States
Congress
C Street
Senate
Southard
Senate Committee
House Committee
How Fast Can You Think
An 19th century analysis compares nervous impulse to electric signals and gunpowder. It cites Teinholtz and Hirsch experiments measuring reaction times and recognition, noting thinking cannot exceed about twenty four hundred simple acts per minute and debunking sensational memory fears.
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Teimholtz
New York
Albany
Hudson River Road
Hirsch
Donders
Fragmented Science Note On Rapid Thought Memory
A garbled quote from Scientific American contemplates the speed of thought, noting mental review of life facts would be minimal per day. It suggests at forty years old a person could only reflect ten simple thoughts daily, equating memory to reviewing a tiny fraction of time.
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Howe
Scientific American
Dent Man's Musings On Happiness And Courtship
A dated reflection on wisdom, love, and progress. The piece muses that simple desires and patience guide romance, while cautioning about deceit, vanity, and the fees of vice. It suggests virtue in quiet kindness and warns that many seek wealth without true achievement.
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Ned
No More Questions for Him by a Clever Philosopher
The Rev Dr Ritchie of Edinburgh tests a student in mathematics and circle concepts with a joke about two sides inside and outside. He then questions philosophy and cause and effect and ends the examination after a man wheeling a barrow is offered as an example.
Spiders and hair sizes in Enlightenment note
Leuwenhoek compares spider thread diameters to human hair, noting 100 threads do not equal a beard hair and 10 000 such threads are smaller than one hair. He adds 4 000 000 young spider threads are not as large as a human hair. The text closes with a pious reflection on deeds bearing heavenly fruit.
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Leuwenhoek
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Maine
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Stephenson Street
Freeport
March
Nichols, Shepard & CO
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Mich
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Nice
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Tlinois
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the Second National Bank
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Michael Sawyer
Alfred H. Wise
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Theew
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WM. Young
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L.w.urtent
Munn
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Perry Street
Esther W. Taylor
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Liverpugh
London & Globe
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Insurance Company of North. America
Philadelphia
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Continental Ins. Co
N. Y
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Mass
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Galena
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Chicago
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Pam
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Illinois
Henry C. Hyde
Garlipp
D. B. Schulte
Ane
Mod and Gun
the American Sportsman’s Journal
Forest & Stream Publishing Co
Fulton ST
Swarts & Stocking
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Rockford, Winnebago Co
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Varlei
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New Yor
Freeport Journal
Freeport Journal Bookbindé
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Tilis
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