Popular Science glimpses from Russia and the world
A roundup of scientific notes cites Russia developing guncotton shells and breech loading rifles, a 2000 foot artesian well, a 700 pound pump with 20 000 gallons per hour capacity, and new noise suppression for phones. It also covers anti sand pipes, odor hood patents, willow planting for flood control, and surprising dips in city death rates during major epidemics.
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Russia
Aew
England
Mr. Wallace
Asia
Africa
Europe
Potoms
Swedish Smorgasbord Described As Appetite Stimulator
The text describes the smorgasbord at a Swedish hotel dinner with a side table of fish, ham, eggs, and other items. Native guests sample morsels from the side table before seated courses, washing them down with brandy and caraway liquor, a practice said to dampen the appetite for the main meal.
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Kimball
Sweden
Adventurous Career of Young Albert Waltimore Tallant
Obituary notes the New York City youth Albert Waltimore Tallant who died of heart disease after a life at sea. He survived a mast lashings seven hours shipwrecks including a reef off Maryland and a barren island in the West Indies two crewmen dying during a two week stranding and a sinking yacht rescue before turning to Wall Street brokerage.
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New York City
Edgewater
Maryland
America
West Indies
Caribbean
Tallisnt
Wall Street
Chicago Herald
Robert Fulton
Peters ‘Anderson
Wisconsin
Berthelot
England
Bombay
Tadiaj
Logical Gardens
Simon Gratz
Ferdinand J. Dreer
Mr. Gratz
Royal Society
Conversazione
London
New York
Telegraphing on Moving Trains
Mr. E. H. Hogshead, manager of the Western Union telegraph office at Meridian, Miss, has patented an instrument to send and receive messages from moving trains at a rapid rate. He contrasts his method with earlier attempts that relied on indicators and tabs, claiming the new device will work more effectively.
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E. H. Hogshead
Western Union Telegraph Office
Meridian
Miss
One House of the Hills sermon on heaven’s many rooms
Rev Talmage compares heaven to a large family home with many rooms. He describes reception and throne rooms, music and family rooms, and the eternal gathering of saved souls. The message urges entering heaven through Christ to claim a place in the many mansions.
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Italy
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Flores
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Snather
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Jerusalem
Berlin
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Winter Palace
Caven
Ui Victia
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Tim
Mount
Jesus
Phere
Yosxiph
Jacob
Parraoi
David
Ater
Bethany
Timothy Ard
Lois Tsabelis
Graham
Alfred
Tuileries
Paris
Napoleon
Charles Immanuel of
Serding
Ferdinand
Spain
Elizabeth
England
Boniface
Peter the Great
Amsterdam
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Wei
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Teampet
Fuller
Beaufort
S.C
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Mozart
Daontel
Memlissohn
Beethoven
Pieldrishro
Augustus Voplady
Ray Mitheatietscantharles
Wesley
George W. Dothan
Eventida Crawe
Tome
Yori i Donne
Oiusie Rocat
Hayan
Miriam
Red Sea Banks
Gabriel
Lind
Parepa
Beaverly Linestead
Earth
Marne
el Ous
Jdehorah
Atlee
Raffles
Eraure
Dees
Binan
Curious Facts From Diverse Realms Across Continents
A compilation of oddities and notes on languages, animals, funerals, and historical tidbits. Topics include ostrich travel to Africa, the Sandwich Islands alphabet, Mongolian lineage notes, a two tailed dog in Piedmont, a Shamokin funeral pallbearers scene, Greenlandic beliefs, a Metamara ram wool yield, early Bristol blankets, celery’s English introduction, and lakes stored for floods near Black Rock in New York during the 1812 era.
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Sandwich Islands
Piedmont
W. Va
Rice
Shamokin
Penn
Metamara
Mich
Bristol
England
Thomas Blanket
Johnustown
Black Rock
Buffalo
N. Y
Jeypore's Picturesque Streets Amid Indian Market Life
Travel writer Frank G. Carpenter describes Jeypore in northwestern India as a vast, orderly native city resembling a Spanish town more than a traditional Indian urban plan. He paints two mile main avenues of pink two story houses with lattice windows, bustling bazaars, camels and elephants, gilded attire, water carriers, and Rajah palaces, noting the lively street scenes and diverse crowds along with vivid impressions of commerce and culture.
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Frank G. Carpenter
Todin
Bombay
Afghanistan
Cashmere
Himalayan
Ohio
Jaypore
Tam
India
Omaha
Denver
Kansas City
Washington
United States
Findao
Tere
Ike
Tosa
Ler
Newfounland Dors
Clever livestock feeder from a thick aloe stem
A description explains using a two foot or larger aloe stalk stood upright with a carved top to hold salt or grain for stock. The design keeps horses and cattle from tipping it, prevents theft by birds, and discourages other uses, though the text is fragmentary and old.
Dust Counting Device Counts Vast Dust Particles
A dust counting apparatus submitted to the Royal Society of Edinburgh claims to tally 58,346,000 particles in a cubic inch of room air near the ceiling and 489,000,000 in the same space from a bunsen flame, equating to world population scales. Sir Henry Thompson warns artificial teeth may mislead the aged into unsuitable meat consumption.
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Royal Society of Edinburgh
Scotland
Great Britain
Snaking Carriage Blocked by Giant serpent in Texas
Captain Harriman of Chicaro relates his near miss crossing a small stream near Denison Texas when a six foot long serpent wrapped the carriage wheel. He struck the head from the creature with a stick and judged the monster fatal though the carcass was left at dawn due to odor.
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Chicaro
Denison
Texas
Les
Nomster
Harriman
Telephonic church experiment in Turnbridge Wells
The Congregational Church pulpit is connected by telephone to sixteen subscribers in Turnbridge Wells England. Subscribers include roetors apothecaries clerks in town an invalid woman consoling herself by the telephone for months and some lazy club men joining from curiosity rather than devotion.
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Engand
New York Commercial Advertiser
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