The Habits of Fish Romantic and Ridiculous Compared
A Los Angeles Times piece surveys fish lore noting salmon devotion as heroic and bluefish as brutal predators. It contrasts salmon upriver rituals with codfish’s comical nose, mentions bluefish hunting menhaden, massive kills, and the vast daily fish consumption, ending with a remark on bluefish captivity.
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Sind
Newersey
Monomoy
New England
Avoirdupois
Los Angeles Times
Bank destroys 260000 notes weekly in England bonfire
The Bank of England burns about 260,000 bank notes each week to replace them with freshly printed ones. One evening weekly is set apart for this costly fire.
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Bank of England
Drinkin France and the rising saloon count
The piece notes France restricting alcohol sales yet reports more drinking places now. A scientist estimates the average man’s eyelids open and close about 4,000,000 times in a lifetime, highlighting a curious measure of daily life.
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France
Florida Moss Fermentation and Unusual Pest Tales
A long discussion on Florida moss outlines how frost kills moss and triggers fermentation in heaps, creating a brown outer hair and impure product. It also describes crude moss gins, pricing, and transport to wholesalers, plus a humorous aside on rats stealing eggs and olive oil via clever tactics.
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Micanopy
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Scientific American
A Forecast Set Aside. A Wife Regrets Return
A fragment from a Chicago brief recalls a forecast set aside and a wife’s sorrow when her husband returned. The readable text hints at remorse and uncertain events, with a hint of a public or personal note on the reversed forecast.
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Chicago
Automobiles Progress With New Turbine Powered Vehicle
A new small turbine powered automobile demonstrates high speed and strong hill climbing, built by Prof. A. M. Herring and Mr. Chsunts. The machine is fully automatic, requires minimal adjustment, and uses a turbine head to control speed. It operates on rough roads with two occupants and claims no ignition or fuel valve upkeep.
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A. M. Herring
Chsunts
Dune Park
Ind
Prescott Boat Company
Rustic Ignorance and Misheard Names Across Ages
A collage of humorous mishearings and forgotten identities from past notices. The piece recalls a French Dreyfus surprise, a Wellington-era parson, Kipling and Hardy meetups, and a London Chronicle quip about a dinner plate mix up, all highlighting misinterpretations and social gaffes.
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Rennes
Dreyfus
Duke of Wellington
Kipfing
New Yorker Sent To Represent State In Senate
A popular New Yorker recently addressed young men on personal advancement. He argued that while we cannot teach how to “stick” and “dig,” we can aid by providing a solid institution and paying interest on deposits to help them save.
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United States Senate
Nutritious Foods and Their Relative Value
Professor Atwater challenged the idea of a single perfect food noting no food contains all essential constituents in ideal proportions. Wheat flour offers great nutrition for the cost, while beef and eggs are not supreme. Sugar, potatoes, cabbage, and fats also provide varying value, with oysters among less nutritious options.
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Atwater
Mean man and the sewing machine test
A traveling sewing machine agent recalls a stubborn buyer who invited him to demonstrate repairs on damaged linen. After loading a machine into the home, the client demanded a practical test, claiming the work could prove the machine’s value and justify the purchase. The encounter stretched over two hours as the test continued.
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Iisfactory
Wasted Energy and Daily Neurological Habits
The piece discusses physical automatisms or energy wasting behaviors such as finger tapping, thumb twiddling, nail tapping, and pattern counting. It cites Napoleon counting windows and Dr. Johnson counting posts as illustrative extremes and warns to avoid this tendency of the mind.
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Napoleon
Dr. Johnson
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