Man in the Moon and a Raggedy Tale of Love
A urban vignette mixes a fantastical Man in the Moon vent with a modern couple’s doomed romance. A Raggedy Man reveals flaws in dreams of stars while a city woman schemes to trap a trusted official, leading to a doomed church wedding and a dramatic moral.
Telepathy in Insects Supposed Sixth Sense in Bugs
A historical note describes Professor C. V. Riley claiming there is evidence of telepathy among insects. He wired experiments with allanthus silk moths, tying a male to a distant site to see if the pair would mate, and observed the male locating the captive female a mile and a half away.
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Nolens Volena
San Francisco
C. V. Riley
Riley
Japan
Professor Riley
Holland plans vast sea reclaim from Zuyder Zee
The Milwau kee Journal notes Holland will reclaim 750 square miles from the Zuyder Zee over 33 years. A colossal sea wall will block tides from North Holland to Friesland, enabling land to be drained and cultivated. The project aims to create new farming areas and restore maritime towns’ prosperity.
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Holand
Holland
Zuyder Zee
Anys
Milwaukee Journal
Netherlands
North Holland
Friesland
Wieringen
Amsterdam
Tesla's Marvelous Invention Could Replace Ocean Ship Engines
The Occillator, TESLA'S latest device, fuses steam engine core with dynamo to deliver constant high vibration and electric output. Promoters claim it could power steamships in small space at lower cost, with less wear, possibly first used for electric lighting. Tesla, a Monteenegrin, predicted future room powered by ambient energy.
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Tesla
Boston Transcript
Montepegrin
Wild Hogs of Arizona Populate Colorado River Lowlands
The late Thomas Blythe released Berkshire and Poland-China pigs to settle a Lerdo colony. The feral herd multiplied along the Colorado and Hardle rivers, estimated at over ten thousand, feeding on roots, weeds, and riverbank fare while avoiding most humans and occasionally raiding roosters.
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Arizona
Thomas Blythe
Lerdo
Yuma
Colorado
Hardle Rivera
Gulf
Japanese Women and Progress in Meiji Era Society
The article notes rising female enterprise in Japan and mentions a Tokyo subscription by government officials to erect a monument in Ueno Park for Mir Oura a Japanese woman who died in 1984 at age 57 after earning recognition as a pioneer in foreign commerce.
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Offeera
Ugeno Park
Mir, Oura
Japan
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