Diverse 1900s miscellany touches science and calendar quirks
The article surveys varied topics from gas production and sanitation to vaccination orders and coin composition. It notes strawberry coloring in greenhouses, a new machine bearing from pulp and graphite, and speech photography. Calendar corrections, leatherlike materials, and bridge cable differences are mentioned along with global learned societies and Krakatoa related twilight phenomena.
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San Francisco
Cal
Schofield
United States Army
England
Liverpool
Eagh
East River Bridge
Brooklyn
N. Y
France
Bocknew
Trinius Cruuus
Krakatoa
Feeding Insectivorous Plants Study by Francis Darwin
The London Spectator reports Francis Darwin tested insectivorous plants with meat and with a strict vegetarian diet. Plants fed meat produced more seeds by weight and number than restricted plants, suggesting animal food boosts growth and fertility. This outcome prompts reflection on vegetarian health claims and natural carnivory in plants.
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Francis Darwin
London Spectator
Vast Horn Collection in San Antonio House
In a San Antonio residence a remarkable hoard of antlers and horns fills the walls. The display includes about 600 deer heads, many with abnormal formations, plus ram, Rocky Mountain sheep, ibex, bison, and assorted goats. Notable pieces include a Texas steer head with seven foot horns and two caribou with twenty seven prongs each.
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San Antonio
Texas
Caribous
The Half Hour of Silence in Heaven
Reverend Dr. Talmage speaks on the rare interlude when heaven paused for thirty minutes, praising silence as a mighty force. He argues such quiet reveals eternity’s priorities, urges personal readiness, and imagines heavenly order, crowns, and rewards awaiting faithful souls after life’s half hours.
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Hubert Goffin
Heaven
Brooklyn
East River
Sands Street
New York
Canal Street
Great
Metropolis
Hudson
Alabama
Rhine
Shannon
Tower of Heaven
Royal House of Heaven
Victor
Stock Exchange
Lord Jesus Christ
Woolens Washed in Cold Water Restore Old Garments
Old woolens damaged by varied baths can be partly or wholly restored by cold water washing. Woolen waists may be washed in cold water without ripping and may rival French dry cleaning. Requires patience and sometimes more than one wash.
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New York Journal
Potatoes and vegetables cleaned with a cheap scrub brush
A Chicago Post note urges kitchen readers to use a small scrubbing brush costing five to ten cents to wash potatoes, beets, and other large vegetables before roasting or cooking. It advises trimming thin skins at ends to vent steam and avoid sogginess, and notes turnips may acquire bitterness if boiled in jacket.
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Chicago Post
Improved griddle for baking cakes via four round irons
An improved griddle system uses four round griddles for four cakes at once on a four-cake long griddle. Cakes cook on one side then are flipped to brown the other, allowing fresh cakes to bake as others finish. Claims include up to eight cakes per minute and easier, better results than old methods.
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Eigar
New York Post
Mental case Edward M Field faces treatment plan
The case of Edward M Field, diagnosed at this distance, appears to be one that will respond to proper treatment. He is described as sufficiently disturbed to warrant confinement in the penitentiary.
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Edward M. Field
The Hotel System and Its Hidden Kitchen
In a large hotel the system oils operations from the main spring the chef. The office staff, housekeeper, steward and cooks shape daily life while a 4 AM wakeful fairy with a broom enforces order. The sorter diverts waste while carving out nourishment for staff and guests in a bustling 300 to 500 person repast setting.
Behind the Wheel of a Modern Hotel
The piece outlines the hidden efficiency behind a grand hotel’s operation. It praises quiet, orderly work in kitchens, stewarding, and engineering, noting each department’s precise, unhurried duties and the interconnected wheels that keep the scene running from cellar to buffet.
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New York Recorder
The Hidden Machinery of a Grand House Below Stairs
A detailed portrait of a large household’s underworld crew. It describes the engineer overseeing massive coal yards and fires for engines, laundress running steam washrooms, linen care with numbered items, a furnace heating drying rooms, carpentry and upholstery shops, and senior staff like head porter, head ball boy, and head waiter. The narrative emphasizes silent, efficient operation and concealed processes beneath the visible dining world.
Sacrament of home life reward and cost of ancestors
A Detroit Free Press reflection on home life emphasizes that cherished comforts come at a price borne by previous generations. It notes parents’ self-denial and sacrifices, the toil of ancestors, and the need to honor this cost by treasuring family gifts and the love that sustains childhood.
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Detroit Free Press
Tides Studied by Canadian Meteorological Service
Canada’s meteorological service plans a study of tidal flows in the Fundy Bay where a single tide can reach nearly sixty feet. A tide range station will be set up at St John to record average spring tides around twenty seven feet. The report notes similar ranges in Bristol England Hankow China and parts of South America with rises up to forty five feet.
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The
Meteorological Service of
Canada
Bay of Fundy
St. John
Bristol
England
Hankow
China
South America
Times- Democrat
Victoria's Favorite Grandchildren and Royal Matchmaking
Queen Victoria’s grandchildren Princess Marie and Victoria of Edinburgh are portrayed as bright, merry girls unbound by royal formality. Rumors link sixteen year old Marie with Prince Ferdinand of Romania as wedding chatter grows within the high circles of royalty.
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Queen Victoria
Marie and
Victoria of
Edinburg
Marie
Ferdinand
Rumania
Johns Hopkins to Benefit From B&O Stock Dividend
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has declared a twenty percent stock dividend. Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland will receive about $60,000 from the distribution.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Md
The Economy of Generosity Maxim From Lord Bescon
The passage promotes frugality and charity, arguing that prudent, orderly living leaves money to help others while wasteful spending leads to personal ruin. It cites a maxim from Lord Bescon and contrasts penny-pinching with real generosity as sound policy.
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Bescon
Smites
Arion the Young Trotting King Sells for 150000
The world famous trotter Arion was sold for 150000 to J Malcom Forbes of Boston by Senator Leland Stanford. Arion, foaled March 13 1880s, set records including 2 10 4 for a mile and 2 21 for a race, surpassing all prior marks and drawing praise from trainer Marvin. His value surpasses the prior record holder Axtell at 105000, with experts estimating Arion could be worth up to 250000.
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Arion
Stanford
California
J. Malcom Forbes
Boston Mass
Axtell
Stockton
Cal
Brecord
Electioneer
Charles Marvin
Marvin
Leland Stanford
Palo Alto
Marion
Nutwood
Ariel Lathrop
Joseph Cairn Simpson
Chicago Herald
Monument to the Slain at Kellogg Grove June 26
In memory of the Black Hawk War of 1632 a monument to the slain will be unveiled at Kellogg's Grove on June 26. Veterans plan the sixtieth anniversary celebration with notable figures in the era mentioned, including General Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor. Names such as Abraham Lincoln and John T. Biot are listed among participants.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Kellogg's Grove
Winfield Scott
Zachary Taylor
Jerson Davis
Robert Anderson
Clarye
Schuyler County
Abraham Lincoln
John T. Biot
Henry Dodge de Dodge
G. W. Jones
Sydney
Safe From Vipers Inoculation Practice Across Borders
A physician studying regions near Mexico reports a native practice curing viper bites by inoculating with venom from a snake’s fang and a plant bulb, creating a protective method called Curados Calebra. The so called safe front vipers ritual has long circulated locally among inhabitants as a preventive measure.
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Mexico
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