Lyceum debating a weather mystery in Philadelphia Times
A Lyceum discussion in Philadelphia turns to weather with a debate on air density. Members ask if dry or moistened air is denser, how smoke moves, and whether gravity or moisture affects buoyancy as the chairman ends the session.
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Himsell
Philadelphia Times
Julian Hawthornse
Sargasso Sea
Atlantic
Tom Cringle
Charles Fair
Bonanza
Ohillionaire
Keeley
Senator Mills
Congress
Joe Cannon
Isles
James J. Corbett
Loxo Denman
Britain
House of Lords
Wilcox
Pardoned by the Storm On Jagged Point
Prudence Oddway faces a storm and social jeers as three years after a broken engagement she meets Austin Redd again. In a perilous rescue from the sea, his return offers a possible pardon, and the couple’s reunion ends with a vow of renewed love and forgiveness.
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Prue Oddway
Jagged Point
Prudence Oddway
Suilors
John Wisher
Temperance
John
Prudence
Cap'n Oddway
Austin Bead
Austin Redd
Prue Oddwing
Boon
Capt Oddway
Swift
White House
Oddway
Prue
Temperance Wisher
Ristog
Jaygred Point
Austin Medd
Uou
Austin
Pru
New York Sunday Mercury
Tian
Opie Read
Kentucky
Soft-Shelled Lobsters Prove Delicacies in Hidden Havens
A Washington Star correspondent reports a grizzled fisherman landing soft-shelled lobsters. He describes shedding season, shelters in rocky crevices, and the lobsters’ brief forays before reforming their armor. The meat is praised as crablike and highly prized despite rarity.
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The
Washington Star
Demonico
Necessities of Camp Life Described in Outing
A humorous excerpt from Outing describes a nine person family unexpectedly living along rocks and pines at high altitude. The chaotic camp, improvised living quarters, and scarce supplies lead to hungry, comic searches for bread and tools among trunks and bags.
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Rockies
Ub Mob
Robert
A Romantic Wedding Under a Stormy Country Tree
Dean Swift found shelter with a group of girls during a country storm. He married a crying girl to a young man on the spot using a prayer book and a leaf certificate. The improvised document mocked the weather and fate, noting limits of divine approval. The Gulf of Mexico has risen more than a foot since 1851.
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Dean Swift
Gulf of Mexico
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