Light on eyes, sunflowers, and new metal alloy trends
An eclectic Popular Science summary notes Russian oculist work on electric light effects on eyes, Cornu on shooting star light, sunflowers as quinine substitute for malaria, Germany plans a botanical garden in the Cameroons, and a London process to produce aluminum steel. It also covers convicts’ sensory traits, lightning deaths in England and Wales, a new ice machine using gas reactions, and skull measurements from a Beirut study linking brain regions to morals and intellect.
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Finatadt
Russia
Cornu
Cameroons
Germany
Paris
Proussign Army
London
Fradenigo
Italy
Kedron
Ider
Beirut
Siriq
Sweden’s Handsome King in Formal Naval Display
A Stockholm report describes King Oscar entering a hall at noon to military music and a standing crowd. The Admiral wore a blue sash and many decorations as he greeted officials, with Crown Prince and others nearby. The king, tall and commanding, is seen as cultured though not a frequent speaker.
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Stockholm
Congress
Order of the Seraphim
Oscar
Bernadotte
Sea Gulls and Crow Clash at Casco Island
An Eastport picnic party visiting Casco Island witnessed a fierce fight on the island’s south side as a sea gull battled a crow. The gray gull prevailed after a hard contest, and the crow was captured by one of the visitors.
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Casco Island
Portland
Syrians in the United States Engage in Religious Goods Trade
Superintendent Jackson of Caitlé Garden notes about 2000 Syrians, including many women, have settled in the country. Women arrive and sell prayer beads and Catholic religious articles. Syrians walk to reach customers rather than ride in cars, a sight reported in New Fork Sin.
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Jackson of-Caitlé Garden
New Fork
Boston Coy Reports Married Couple Honeymoon Smooth
A Boston based column notes a couple tied the knot recently and enjoy a peaceful married life with no reported disputes.
Trouble and Heaven: Talmage on tears, faith, and trouble
The Rev T De Witt Talmage preaches at Brooklyn Academy of Music linking church ruin to debt and urging unity in giving He argues trouble purifies faith makes heaven dearer and God the guide removing grief by tears and sympathy He cites personal stories and biblical echoes to comfort mourners and rally support.
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T de Witt Talmage
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Vaberneele
Thargye
Tesco Nish
Achurel
Martina
Van
Erie
Alexander
Gatoyen
Wall
Celine
Bart
Roca Bedi
Pep
Elis Tift
Min
Paris
Teo
Christopher Wren
St Paul's Cathedral
Michael Angelo
Handel
Riscard
Israel
von Etanot
God
Sami
Martha
Chett Lavsaris
Anys
Jesus
Con
Paul
Moses
David
Jon
Pladness
Afessor Leonard
Town University
Shaney
Sarah
Panos
Childres
Syed
Ana
Jetus
Earth
Hell
Heavenly Street
Redwood Giants Shaped Camp From a Single Tall Trunk
A report from Santa Cruz County recounts a redwood tree experiment in Biz Basin. Workmen built a camp, corral, and shelter using stakes slats and shakes split from the trunk. The single tree yielded over 126 cords of wood and 50,000 slats, while others in the Big Basin reach ten to eighteen feet in diameter. The Goliah stands 200 feet tall with a trunk twenty-three feet wide at the base.
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California
Redwood
Biz Basin
Santa Cruz County
Atom Ritter
Not
Goliah
The Cabin Big Basin Camp Trees for Lumber and Park Hope
The report notes the Cabin at Big Basin Camp with an estimated weight of 100000 tons and potential lumber of 1400000 feet. Branches and top yields 100 cords of wood, with individual pieces selling high and workers paid. Access challenges limit current marketing, but value rises yearly and a park may be set aside to preserve the basin for future generations.
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Big Basin
San Francisco Chronicle
Inventor Charles Fest Debuts Hot Air Balloon Venture
Germantown Pennsylvanian inventor Charles P. Fest unveils a hot air flying machine avoiding hydrogen. He constructs a manila balloon held by a card net and uses gasoline-heated air. He plans a test flight soon and hopes to cross the ocean carrying his name and address for contact.
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Charles P. Fest
Germantown
Pens
Manila
Mr. Fest
Ind
Het
Fragmentary Dialogue Between The Small And Large One
A fleeting exchange contrasts the Small One and The Large One as they spar verbally about deceit and plans. The dialogue hints at Europe and potential fallout, with a terse, informal tone and implied threats.
Curious Facts and Oddities From Various Lands
A compilation notes political history, natural curiosities, and oddities. It cites Blaine and Fuller reporters, grapevines harmed by phylloxera in France, fox sightings as unlucky omens, and tall windmills in Plymouth. Additional items include railway class travel share, a Utah natural shoe-blacking mine, and a man with a severe bleeding condition. Signed notes cover travel dangers, hydrophobia cures, and famed travelers.
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Kansas ‘City
Trish Sau
Riley
North Ham
James G.blaine
W. Fuller
Hell
Mississippi
France
Galway
Areland
of South Carolina
Columbus
Ind
Massachusetts
Plymouth
Strasburg
Germany
Pryseig
Utah
Irish Pasteur
McGovern
Board of Guardians
St. Helens
Cal
Bnt
R. Fricke
Sphinl
Magic
Tom Trumb
William Crawford
Chicas
Young Crawford
Mistaken Identity in Chicago Police Murder Case
In 1887 Chicago policeman Michael O'Brien was murdered and Timothy O'Grady convicted of manslaughter. A recent confession by John J. Scanlan reveals he killed O'Brien, not O'Grady, explaining the earlier jury ruling and challenging the trial's circumstantial evidence.
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Chicago
Michael O’brien
Timothy O'Grady
O'Grady
Hoowever
John J. Scanlan
Mollie Mott
O’grady
O'Brien
Scanlan
O’ Grady
Marvelous Antwerp Dinner for Zoo Buyers Dinner Feat
A banquet in Antwerp celebrated a surplus stock sale of the city’s zoological gardens. Buyers from around the world attended as the Antwerp Zoological Association hosted a six hour feast featuring ostrich omelets, rare tropical fish, Indian antelope fillet, Russian bear ham, Amherst pheasants, tapir, South American bison, lima beans and more. The King of Iceland reportedly sent a boar for the spread.
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Antwerp
Zoological Gardens
Anver* Zoological Association
Tropics
Ifdlland
Violin Tied to Virginia History by Amati Mark
A Richmonta Vas owner preserves a violin linked to early Virginia history. The instrument, one of four tied to that era, bears Nicolaus Amati Cremona 1651. It was brought to America by Robert Linz, husband of Jane Pocahontas Powhatan’s granddaughter THO, and has been used by notable performers over the past century.
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Richmonta Vas
Virgini
Nicolaus Amati Fecit
Cremona
Robertee
Linz
Jane He
Pocahontas
Powhatan
Virginia
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