Advances in Science and Technology Across the World
A snapshot of diverse scientific notes including prosy, electric light stations, Paris meetings, a dark skin veil for heat, the Webster process for sewage treatment, the City of New York lamp circuits, Danish lightship connections, observations on the Berlin equatorial instrument, sugar compressibility, railroad safety, weather barometers, a moon influence on oceans, horse costs vs storage batteries, Egypt Sinai sand angles, golden red solidage in North American flora, deaf mute population estimates, and iodine-rich kelp specimens near San Diego.
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India
South Africa
Paris
Medway River
England
New York
Berlin
Bolton
Egypt
Mount Sinai
Professor Gray
Labrador
Hudson's Bay
Florida
Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
San Diego Cal
Union
Europe
San Diego
Mediterranean
Tao
Brooklyn Howse
Rocky Mountains
Dheer
Nexon
Hong Kong
New Haven
Bonbay
Moscow
Madras
Melbourne
London
Christ
God
Earth
Heaven
Isaiah
Ezekiel
Hosea
Micah
Malachi
John
Peter
Paul
Dixa7
The Sunrise Sermon on Joy and War Arbitration
Dr Talmage extols divine joy amid nature and calls for arbitration over war. He links progress in science and telecommunication to Christian mission, urges readiness for a forthcoming cosmic dawn, and laments past wars while urging faith, courage, and missionary zeal. He imagines a climactic heavenly intervention and appeals for steadfast effort in God's battle.
Tin Mines of the Black Hills
An article notes black cassiterite in the Black Hills belongs to volcanic rock formations. Tin occurs as embedded lumps and specks in rocks, with Harney Peak area rich in deposits. Early miners cursed the metal now sought after, as mica beds carry iron-rich tin, and careful estimates claim high quality tin rivaling Europe.
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Harney
Black Hills
Europe
New York
Lightning strikes tree and damages home in Dennison area
A severe storm near Dennison Texas causes lightning to strike a cedar tree in the front yard of J C Abernathy. The bolt sent a ball of fire past a window, singed the roof and tore apart the ceiling and a clock in the front room.
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J.C. Abernathy
Dennison
Texas
Life in Japan by the Century artist Wores
The passage notes Japanese women hold higher status than in other Asiatic countries with freedom of movement and education opening opportunities for girls and boys. It describes a simple, harmonious life with low incomes, minimal furniture, tatami floors, and a house kept clean by removing shoes. Shipping none.
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Wores
Japan
Kakemona
Miles Standish Monument to Be Erected on Captain's Hill
The Miles Standish monument near Plymouth will be the second largest structure in Tarr Country and the tallest in the United States honoring an individual besides Washington. Expected completion this fall, the shaft rises 100 feet above a 25 foot base, with a Cape Ann granite statue of Standish about 15 feet high. The monument features a granite octagonal base, hydraulic cement foundations, and interior spaces for tablets from New England states and various societies. The project, led by the American people, preserves Standish’s military and civil legacy for navigators and coast survey use alike.
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Longsland
Antioch
Capone Tien
Cans of Galilee
Christ
Ani
Vernal Falls
Yosemite
Amante
John Woods
Deuman
Lsat
Alabama
United
States
England
Mersey
Geneva
Washington
London
United States
Germany
Battlee
Franco
Peccadillo
William H. Seward
New York
Alexander H. Stevens
Georgia
Potomac
Penobscot
Custers
United States Army
Old Colony
Miles Standish
New World
Standish
Captain’s Hill
Captain Standish
Plymouth
Duxbury Harbors
Massachusetts Bay
Coast Survey
Cape Ann Granite Company
Cape Ann
Eliza- Dethare
New England
Grant
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Piteriar
New York Press
Quinine Bark and Barnum Jokes in Prairie Farmer Notes
A survey of Cinchona quinquina with its origins in South America, its journey to Europe, and modern cultivation in India and Java. The article references Banum and Paul Smith anecdotes about pepper adulteration and a prank involving half peas, illustrating 19th century public humor.
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South America
Cinchon
Peru
Europe
India
Java
AH. Japp
Popilar Monthly
Inlia
Paul Smith
PD Barnum
Paul
Bridgeport
Conn
Making a Harp From a Window Wind Harp
The article explains how to craft a simple wind harp from a window using waxed string, pegs, and a box to create soothing tones. It describes two methods with basic materials found at home and notes the wind will produce musical sounds by passing through the strings.
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Baptist Weekly
Invention of packing fish spice for transport
The San Francisco Chronicle notes a long ago idea of packing fish spice for hot weather transport, citing a 1680 book. It states the Chinese used this method early, its European introduction was suggested, and an American later undertook adoption two centuries on.
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Europe
San Francisco
Chronicle
Mystery Fruit Heist and Odd Medical Claims
A garbled clipping cites a folk exchange about Skinny and green apples hidden in Hig Bee's orchard. It then notes Dr. Rappoport's investigations in St. Petersburg about digestion, pepsin levels, and salt acids, followed by a brief mention of a Belgian exhibition in London next spring.
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Rappoport
St. Petersburg
Edison Says World Is At Threshold Of New Discoveries
In a Paris interview Edison declares the world stands at the threshold of vast discoveries. He notes nature's laws have been discovered and applied, yet their true causes remain partly hidden and asks why differences in plant color and fruit arise. The New York Sun reports this cautious, probing prognosis.
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Paris
Edison
Chamber of Discoveries
Newton
Edeson
Iowa
New York Sun
Ink of antiquity: black lampblack and royal pigments used by ancients
Ancient writers like Pliny describe ink bases from lampblack and burnt ivory soot, with cuttlefish black and oils. In early times inks varied in color including red purple blue gold and silver, and waxy encaustic inks were favored by emperors. The trade, artistry, and specialized crafts around ink making and gilded inscriptions flourished in antiquity.
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Pliny
Herculinea
Are Americans Becoming Blondes
A brief excerpt analyzes immigration trends from Scandinavian countries in 1888 and notes high percentages of light eyes and flaxen hair among Norwegians. It argues that such immigration, combined with other European flows, will gradually lighten the American population’s hair and eye color toward a blond majority.
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Katioves
Norway
Germany
British Isles
America
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