Origin of Fahrenheit Thermometer Invention History
An OCR fragment from The New Orleans Times Democrat outlines the development of Fahrenheit thermometry. It credits Newton with an early six to twelve point scale and traces refinements by Fahrenheit, including dividing the scale and adjusting 24 degrees per body heat increment, noting debates over scale values and the final adoption of the modern Fahrenheit scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Wilks
Knowwledge
Tahrenhelt
Taune Newton
Glen
Paris
FareHhell
Newton
Newton'h
Nuw Orlin Times-Democrat
Unclear feline care notes on cat breeding trends
Fragmented lines discuss improving cat breeds and generations of breeding, mentioning short haired cats, garden varieties, and Persian references. The text shows garbled dialogue about a sister, friends, and home settings, with stray phrases about life and visits.
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Nhaay
Sane
Hauwe
Aenat Joya
Monty Wardahson
A Cure for Dropsy and Kidney Pills Travel Narrative
A letter from Nedgwick Ast recites a boy with dropsy who was deemed hopeless by doctors. After taking Dolmit’s Kidney Pills the swelling vanished in eight days and he recovered. a mother asserts the pills saved her child. The account praises Dr. Wilt and cites other testimonials from Wakita Oklahoma and Rooks.
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Nedgwick
W. S. Taylor
Wien
Complete External and Internal Treatment Advertised
Complete External and Internal Treatment for one dollar claims to cure a wide range of skin and blood disorders including scrofula, blotches, pimples, and itching. It touts success across infants and children, asserting rapid, economical cures when other remedies fail, and appeals to worried parents seeking relief for infantile and birth skin conditions.
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Cuthura Komedia Deva
Pricolasa
A Mace of Mothers in Japanese Household Roles
A Western observer analyzes a Japanese family scene focusing on a matriarchal role, discipline, and education within a home. The piece contrasts traditional expectations with rising concerns over female authority and child rearing.
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Purliy
Paper Quality Decline in Newspapers Warned
A Congressional Library lament discusses the transition from rag to wood pulp paper and its impact on newspaper longevity. It notes wood pulp newsprint tears easily, is degraded by light and air, and could render future papers unusable within fifty years without changes to production.
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Ose Congresstonal Library
Voluier
Wiese
Grape-Nuts Said to Restore Brain After Nervous Collapse
A testimonial from a former patient credits Grape-Nuts with rebuilding brain and nerve strength after a severe mental breakdown. The speaker recalls a stay at a Linvan Nebraska hospital and says continued use of the cereal helped return to health and work. The claim includes a note about Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan.
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State Hospital
Linvan
Neb
Postum Co
Fighting Forest Fires Amid Prolonged Drouth Across Regions
The prolonged drought scorched vast portions of the Western and Northern states, igniting fires that destroyed millions in timber and slowed containment. Firefighters, aided by mills, railroads, and volunteers, battled blazes from Maine to New Brunswick as winds spread flames through dry, tinder-like forests.
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Enmipera
Adirondichs
Maine
New Hampshire
Fermont
Long Island
New Brunswick
anyPort
Unseasonable Cool Weather Delays Region Crops Across East
The weekly crop report notes abnormal cool conditions from June 10 to 18 east of the Rockies, with record lows and frost in the upper Missouri valley. Growth is slow, corn and oats show modest progress in central valleys, while wheat, cotton, and tobacco face variable conditions. Harvests advance in some areas, but overall outlook remains mixed with drought relief in New England and parts of the Middle Atlantic.
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The
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Missouri Valley
Eenessee
New Englad
Middle Atlantic
Pueblo
Cora
Dakotas
Michigan
Ohio Valley
Tudmon
Pennsylvania
Tolacco
Olio Valley
Kansie
Missoni
Dminole
Lodlane
Virginia
Ohio
Oregon
Cure for kidney pain advertised in every walk of life
A farmer, A A Boyce of Trauton Maine, suffers severe cold settling in his kidneys, back and sides leaving him unable to walk. Mrs Boyce buys Dean's Kidney Pills from Chas A Poster's drug store in Trenton. After careful use, his backache gradually disappears and stops. The ad claims a Fred trial of the medicine can be arranged by mail. Buffalo New York company offers the pills for 50 cents per box through druggists.
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MT Og
A. A. Boyce
Trauton
Ulys
Boyce
United States
Addyesa forter-Millurn Co
Buffalo
The Young Man and the Ade Parody Dream
A young literary mechanic, believing he can outwrite George Ade, reads Ade and decides to copy him. He plans to tear off a Petey and fade Ade, hoping to become famous. Lacking any ideas, he stalls before starting, dreaming of surpassing the New York Times.
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George Ade
Unit
Jouve
New York
June Rates to Boxtor and Retren in Ware iil Fuly
June rail fare notice lists sale dates June 25 20 and 27 with stopovers allowed at Niagara Falls Chautangoa and New York. Offers to route via Take Shore and Michigan Southern Ry with details and full information available from Hatt dtwy uener alpee Chicago Clark St or FP Daly chief A G BP A Ahleago.
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Boxtor
Ware Iil Fuly
Take Shore
Michigan Southern Ry
Niagara Falls
Chautangoa
New York
Uener Alpee
Clark St
FP. Daly
Ghief A. G
BP. A
Ahleago
Prejudiced Critic Eoitor Imitates A Faulty Poem
A humorous note mocks a poem due to faulty rhymes and strained diction. The critic, claiming offense at awkward lines, cites mispronunciations and muddled phrasing as reasons the piece cannot be used. The Chicago Tribune is referenced in mock editorial fashion.
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Eoitor
Unclear Sporming Arave and Piligene Mentioned in Chicago News
Fragmentary OCR text references a product name Low's Sporming Arave for Piligene claimed to reduce inflammation and a 2osntes bottle. Repeated garbled phrases and slang hinder clear meaning, with a stray line about a bystander questioning a mule in an American context.
Flirted With an Old Friend on a City Street
A dapper young man recalls a chance encounter on Washington Street with a pretty stranger. She teased him about missing identities, sharing family names May Kate and Frank, and left him bemused after fifteen minutes of playful deception. He still wonders who she is and regrets not asking for her name.
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Alf ‘Borts
Sady
al Dewise
Washington Street
I Vonru
May
Kate
Frank
California
Tam Daffy
Chicago
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Hauke
Bottis of Pinit
Swayze
Waklta
Okla
Allens
Allen
Allen H. Otne
Ted
le Roy
Hue
America
Slynys
Chicago News
Rootbeer
Booklat
Exeter
Aline
Dart
Rome
Western Canada
Orain
Canada
Aod Nisa
Ottawa
Onres
Eee
CVI
Onite
Jara Box
Paxton CO
Columbus
Raoslgr
Asa
Frances Stafford
E. 114Th St
N.Y. City
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Bonkatetsrenoge
W. H. Hoke
York
Penn
Treup
Pat
Romas & Yoar
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