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Newspaper
Friendship Weekly Register
Location
Friendship, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1889
Page
1
A compilation of miscues and curiosities from around 1811 to recent times. Notable items include patent history in Massachusetts, a three egged alligator sighting near Albany Georgia, name pronunciations, and odd regional tales from Georgia to Pennsylvania.
The article explains the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic marked by widespread seaweed mats and scattered plants. It notes Columbus observed the weed on his first voyage and that the main bloom lies between 21 and 23 north latitude and 29 to 45 west longitude, with a smaller bank between the Bahamas and Bermuda. The plant has no roots, spreads by division, and uses air vessels as floats. A Pacific Sargasso Sea is less understood.
A medical note explains respiratory rates and volumes per day for adults and children. It cites 10,000 quarts of air inspired in 24 hours, 500 litres of oxygen absorbed in four hours, and 400 litres of carbonic acid expired, with variations by daytime and night hours.
Reverend Dr Talmage argues the gospel as the mightiest weapon against infidelity. He cites Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton, praising Christian triumph when science and art align with faith, and urges Christians to enlist merchants, artists, and travelers to advance biblical truth.
A reflective passage offers maxims on honesty, humility, benevolence, and self restraint. It urges loyalty to friends, prudent charity, and contentment with duty over ostentation, while warning that credulity accompanies a holy heart and ambition can distort truth.
Readable fragments indicate New York City hotels earned little profit from the Centennial event due to pickpockets and gamblers. The brief notes misstate gains and reflect a cautious, troubled hospitality scene during the celebration.
Architect G T Shepley describes in the San Francisco Building Advertiser the Stanford dormitory project. Four stories tall, 275 by 145 feet, of San Jose stone, it will house 200 students with 125 to 150 rooms and a central dining room. Steam heating and electric lighting will power fifteen buildings around a quadrangle, offering dormitory views from sleeping rooms.
A female snake charmer admits the act is largely a fake but lucrative, detailing how snakes are kept, subdued, and used to entice crowds. She recalls a near accident when a boa bit her necklace, and notes a guard always watches during performances.
A study at White's Indian Manual Labor Institute in Indiana uncovers Lizzie Carlow a mixed Sioux girl from Pine Ridge with rich relatives in Baltimore and Zanesville Ohio Her father John Carlow, missing for two decades, sent Lizzie a photograph and a merit card to his eastern kin prompting plans for Lizzie to visit her aunt whose husband runs the Water Works in Zanesville The Globe Democrat notes the surprising cross country connections and family interest in her fate
A Chicago Herald letter from Standing Rock Agency reports Chairman Foster and the Sioux Commission negotiating with the U.S. government to open a vast Dakota tract between the Missouri River and the Black Hills for settlement. Sitting Bull and chiefs sign the agreement. 11 million acres to be opened for up to 70,000 families, with Pierre as the first land office.
Tired workers abandon old blacking brushes for inventive polishes as a shoe maker warns of ruined uppers from shellac borax and aniline black. A patron’s worn shoes reveal a flawed method and a dissolving partnership in welts and soles. The San Francisco Chronicle notes a quarrel over lasting polish versus leather damage. The Silk Culture Association bought 2900 pounds of cocoons, a modest return on a $5000 investment.
Baled bay shipments from Mississippi have expanded into commerce with increasing scale and notable activity. The movement reflects broader maritime trade patterns and rising demand in regional markets, highlighting the growing role of Mississippi as a supplier in this commodity.
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