Various Scientific Advances and Observations in Popular Science
A survey of 19th century science notes Newcastle engines weighing 300 tons with 10 600 horsepower, electricity boosting Nevada mines productivity, Irish bogs yielding paraffin, and a Norfolk/Mackenzie stance against tobacco use by public speakers. It covers earthquakes offshore Charlestown, typhoid linked to pond water, Milwaukee’s first electric crane, and early graphophone medical uses. It also mentions Pasteur rivals, rabies treatments, new china decoration methods, and global rainfall energy estimates tied to evaporation and hydro power.
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A. Newcastle
England
Nevada
Ireland
Morella Mackenzie
Charlestown
8. C
London Hospital
Bangor
America
Milwaukee
Wis
Ml” Pasteur
Peyrand
Vichy
China
J. B. Benaud
Tabor
Syrian Agriculture and Fallow Valley Observed in Coele Syria
An observer details Coele Syria as a fertile yet neglected plain where centuries of poor farming persist. Traditional methods persist, Jewish threshing and stone sleds remain, tax pressures and lender interests oppress farmers, while goats hinder tree regrowth and Turks exacerbate hardship.
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Coele-Syria
Jezreel
Samaria
Syria
Napoleon
Elba
Mail
Skull Development Through Time Reveals Brain Shift
Dr Dight of the American College of Beirut compares modern skulls with ancient ones to show thirteen centuries added to skull capacity and a rise in brain regions governing moral functions. He notes growth in size without increased lower portions, shaping head breadth and self‑centered propensities.
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On Valley
Dight
Amerian College of
Beirut
Syris
Mve
The Earthquake Sermon at St Pauls on Salvation
A preacher uses the Philippian jailer story and an earthquake to urge belief in Jesus Christ. He extols Christ’s love, sacrifice, and majesty, arguing faith is a decisive act yielding salvation, peace in life, and hope in death, with eternal union in heaven.
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Philippian Dungeon
Pan
Silas
Joseph
Bingin
Paul
Wille
Solaril Oan
Brutus
Cato
Cassius
Himelf
Treen
Tsar
Earth
Heaven
Jesus Christ
Lisbon
Lina
Aleppo
Caraveas
Long Branch
Hant
Lord Jesus Christ
Fem
Lord
Jesus
Christ
Lord Jesus Christi
Son
John
Galilee
Cisars
Christ Oll
Calvary
Perdition
Anic
God
Mather
Rowland Hill
Othey
Bethlehem
Capt
Braveheart
Sapa
Kat
Sweer
Hemans
Sigourney
Young
Tom
Amy
Aarth
Falk
Banks
Bethany
Lstesr
J. Rm
Siam
Vermal Hall
Servians and Their Pigs and Pirot Carpets
The Saturday Review surveys Servia’s crafts and swine. Servian women wear colorful aprons and thick jackets while men and women display knee-high sandals. Pirot carpets, made near the Bulgarian frontier, are praised for beauty and durability as the country’s finest industry. Yet the real wealth lies in pigs, with seven million of nine million people rearing hogs. The account notes the pig’s ubiquity along the Danube and recalls King Alexander’s swineherd lineage at Jakovo.
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Servia
Pirat
Pirot
Danube
Belgrade
Alexander
Jakovo
Saturday Review
Oneida Community Faces Dissolution Bid In Civil Suit
Charles A Burt seeks dissolution and receivership of the Oneida Community at Oneida New York arguing the 1884 change from shared living to stock based ownership breached founder John Humphrey Noyes plan. He claims assets are held by a trust and members lost interest to capitalists. The article notes the group’s 1834 origin, reforms, and historic figures including Guiteau’s residence there.
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Oneida
John Humphrey Noyes
N. Y
Recorder Waters
St. Charles
Charles A. Burt
Mr. Burt
Johan Humphrey Noyes
Dartmouth College
The
Perfectionists
Noyes
Ida
Wallingport
Guiteau
Garfield
New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Kind Old Gentleman
A crowded street scene shows a distressed young girl lost and unable to state her name or address. An elderly man offers gentle reassurance and suggests recalling her baptism as a memory aid to identify her.
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Mencesid
London
Glan
Alaska's Vast Coastline and Salmon Fisheries Explored
A Scientific American summary outlines Alaska's extensive coast, 1100 islands, Sitka as the key town, and a native culture shaped by education and mission work. It notes cremation practices, totems, and the rise of salmon canneries with exports rising from 1887 to 1888, plus Alaska's virgin forests and future timber value.
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San_Francisco
United States
Alaskan
San Francisco
Maine
Alaska
Missippi
Prand
California
Oregon
Washington— Territory
Pacific States
Scientific American
Oldest Living Man Nagy Ferencz of Bares Aged 121
Nagy Ferencz of Bares, born in Hedrahely, is described as 121 years old and robust. He survived wars with constant arm service, met Napoleon and Blucher, and attended Maria Theresa’s funeral. He shares stories with locals, subsists with support from nearby families, and smokes three pipes daily.
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Alee’ Nagy Ferencz
Bares
Gary
Hedrahely
Hy Parag
Nagy Ferencz
Nagy
First Coalition
Napoleon
Blucher
Bates
Maria Theresa
Nagy Berenez
New York Sun
Opening Africa’s interior via a great inland sea proposal revisited
The piece recalls a proposed plan to flood the Sahara as an inland sea to ease shipping. It notes predicted climate impacts, including Europe turning cooler, and cites Surz canal opening as an unrelated unforeseen result with lower Egypt’s rainfall increasing. It also mentions sharks reaching the eastern Mediterranean and Adriatic, hindering sea bathing at Fiume and Pola.
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Africa
Sahara
Europe
Surz
Lower
Egypt
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean
Adriatic
Fiume
Pola
Prince of the Bootblacks Weds in New York Style
Antonio Aste known as the Prince of the New York bootblacks married a pretty Italian bride Annie Berbieri in a grand ceremony. He owns valuable stands in town and operates several houses financed by wealth. They plan a bridal tour in Europe after the wedding.
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Antonio Aste
New York
Sharks Enter Suez Canal Attracting Bathers Warning
The article notes sharks began entering the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal after its completion. Previously scarce in the region sharks now frequent waters near bathing spots, prompting warnings to bathers along the Adriatic and other coastal areas to beware of sharks.
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Suez
Mediterranean
Straits of Gibraltar
Adriatic Sea
Clothing glamour in weddings and fortunes of two American brides
Miss Gwendolen Caldwell founder of the Catholic University at Washington will wed Prince Murat while Miss Caroliné Fitzgerald of New York marries Edmond Fitzmaurice. A baking powder magnate started with 12.50 and turned it into 8 million before selling his business.
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Gwendolen Caldwell
The
Catholic University
Washington
Caroliné Fitzgerald
New York
Prince Murat
Edmond Fitzmaurice
Giant rose-tree in Roos tedn Holland draws awe
A colossal rose-tree in Roos tedn, Holland, reportedly bears 6 000 roses simultaneously. Owner Mme Reghen calls it one of the world’s great wonders.
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Turne
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Popular Science
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St. Paul, Minn
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New Archangel
Kitch Konk
New York State
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Prince of
New York Herald
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