Hoop Rolling Uphill in Rural Mystery Stuns Tourists
A city guest narrates a strange sequence on a hillside where a four foot black hoop rolls down at sunset then vanishes at the river. After several sightings a sow battles the hoop, revealing a 12 foot black snake that mimics the wheel by rolling its tail to the mouth and driving the wheel up the slope. The tale ends with a line on nature birthing the wheel.
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Pearson
Promisin
Jeff
Arollin
Jeff Pearson
James Moor
Socrates on Health: Duty to Maintain a Rigorous Body
Mme. Hebe cites Socrates to argue education is physical and health underpins morals and intellect. He contends a well developed body prevents weakness and insanity and enables better judgment, urging youth to seek robust health and heed bodily welfare.
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Socrates
Mme. Hebe
Knitting directions for a man's sweater from Boston Budget
Instructions detail materials and step by step construction of a man's knitted sweater. Includes needle sizes bone and steel, initial cast on 132 stitches, ribbing patterns, pattern work across front and back, sleeve shaping, collar pick up, and final bind off with measurements in inches.
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Brocie
Boston
Beacon
To Renew Old Carpets With Fresh Dye
Worn Brussels and velvet carpets can be renewed by redying after cleaning. Wipe with vinegar water and dry. Choose a predominant color and apply with a wide brush. Not all colors absorb evenly, so a design stays and worn areas are covered.
Oyster Soup Method from Old Receipt
Clean one quart of oysters then chop and parboil. Drain and add to liquor with enough water to make one quart. Brown butter with flour, add oyster liquor and simmer half an hour. Season with salt paprika and celery salt. Just before serving add cream and optionally chopped parsley.
Ultraviolet Rays From Arc Lights Raise Eye Injury Concerns
Scientists at the Dres den congress report inflammation of the eyes caused by invisible ultraviolet rays from arc lights. They show ordinary glass and most spectacles fail to block 300 to 400 micron wavelengths and blue tinted lenses are least protective. They claim to have developed a glass that absorbs UV rays effectively and will soon be marketed.
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Schanz
Stockhausen
Congress of German Naturalists and Physicians
Dresden
Electric furnaces for industrial heating featured in Popular Mechanics
The article highlights industrial use of small electric furnaces for chemistry, enameling, and engineering. It describes muffin and muff le furnaces that reach red heat in minutes, crucible furnaces handling up to 24 by 24 inches, and temperatures up to 3000 degrees Fahrenheit. It notes applications in tool hardening, tempering, annealing, and metalworking, plus other devices like vulcanizing stoves and soldering appliances.
Electricity or Sour Milk as Rejuvenation Remedy
The Paris medical faculty endorses electricity as the sole remedy against premature aging and arterial hardening. Dr d Arsonval applies electric currents in needle-bath like treatments to rejuvenate patients, while Metchnikoff and Edison advocate sour milk for neutralizing artery deposits and rebuilding arterial tissue.
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Medical Faculty of
Paris
d’Arsonval
Paria
Metchnikoff
Thomas A. Edison
Fenders for Electric Cars Tested by Seattle Railway
The Seattle Electric Railway Company conducts practical tests of various fender types to reduce accidents. Tests occurred at Georgetown shops in Washington with promising units mounted on cars for antifactory use.
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Seattle Electric Railway Company
Georgetown
Washington
French telegraphy uses alternating current on a single wire
A new French system enables use of 12 instruments on one wire by employing alternating currents instead of continuous current, offering a novel approach to telegraphy.
Kansas Daughters Plan Santa Fe Trail Markers
The Kansas Daughters of the Revolution propose marking the historic Santa Fe trail with stone monuments across the state. They aim to involve county schoolchildren in erecting markers and to extend the project through neighboring counties, guided by Mrs. W. H. B. Stanley at the Elizabeth Benton chapter meeting.
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Southwest
Kansas Daughters of the Revolution
Kansas
W. HB. Stanley
Stanley
Elizabeth Benton
Daniel Boone
Mrs. Stanley
New Dictionary Adds 17000 Fresh Terms to English Language
The Hartford Post notes that a recent dictionary reveals about 17 000 new terms or meanings. Science and exploration expand vocabularies with words from astronomy chemistry electricity psychology economics and philosophy. The Spanish war also introduced many new words such as bogey border eau briquet chauffeur and radium among others.
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Hartford Post
Three Years Late. Beaumont Train Survives Storm and Reaches City
A Gulf & Interstate railway train that left Bolivar near Galveston on September 8 1900 arrived in Beaumont after nearly three years. It rode out the Galveston storm, was stranded on a washed away track, saved Bolivar residents, and waited for rescue as repairs continued. The public welcome in Beaumont followed renewed railroad activity.
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New York
Texas
Gulf & Interstate Railway
Beaumont
Bolivar
Galveston Bay
Galveston
Bolivar Peninsula
Mystery Order Surfaces in Behar Stirring Hindu Community
The article notes a recent strange movement in Behar with a circulated order banning interaction between sons and fathers for 24% days and potentially extending to 2% months. It implies covert influence by unseen agencies beyond civil government reach affecting Hindus in India.
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India
Behar
Irrigation Boost Elevates Dakota Lands Under Water
Irrigation efforts in Dakota have increased arable land by about 8.5 million acres. Valley regions report a surge in cultivated area and water use, with totals approaching large-scale agricultural development across the state.
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Dakota
Umpire Tim Hurst and base stealing debates in baseball
The article revisits umpire Tim Hurst quotes on baserunning and sliding into first, noting disagreements among players and experts. It compares nerves in baseball to other sports, discusses safety concerns in Pueblo, and reports a Cleveland trade: Falkenberg and Altizer for $10,000.
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Tim Hurst
Ike
Pire
George
Ig Hurst
Washington
Falkenberg
Altizer
Cleveland
Baseball in the Philippines Shapes National Identity
The American army introduced baseball to Philippine islands and native children quickly adopt the game under the flag. The sport spreads through rural and urban areas, teaching fair play and discipline while shaping a Filipino national future and cultural ties to the United States.
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Philipines
Atera
Muthacho
Samehall
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Shortstory Pub. Co
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Yen Wort
Manas
Pueblo
Holmes
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