Wonders of the Creator and early Nebraska history
The article recounts natural curiosities near Combi SC and a palm et-like tree, then shifts to a humorous kaleidoscope of Nebraska's landscape, industry, and people. It references Omaha founders, early explorers Lewin and Clarke, Native tribes, Fontenelle, Bill Nye, and a satirical view of state development and whiskey.
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Nebraska
Combi SC
State House
Columbia Bron
Cronnd
Iowa
Kansas
Colovide
Wyoming
Salvation Army
Farnam Street
Omaha
Pred Nye
Nye
Boston
Skowhegan
Maine
Coronado
Gage
Pumas
Lucien Fontenelle
New Orleans
Missouri
Louisiana
Dakota
Platte
Stephen A. Douglass
A. Sarenton
Oniha
Kay
Finny
Bill Nye
San Francisco Examiner
Impoverished youth says uncle is a dear relative
An impecunious young man calls his "uncle" a very dear relative. He notes the pain of burning him in effigy is similar to a goat butting his smooth wall with its cudgel onlookers may see.
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Oamiha
Logan
Albert
Tate
Tecumseh
Sin
Focal
The Charm of Good Form in Young Women
Pinellas writes that many young women obsess over etiquette and appearances to the point of being unpleasant. They judge others’ actions, insist on perfect dress and manner, and worship social form as a god. The piece contrasts refined manners with genuine youth and humor, calling such “nasty nice” behavior tiresome.
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West
Livtian
Pinella
How Mummies Are Made Through Brunelli Process
A brief description of ancient mummification methods from Youth's Companion outlines the Brunelli process. It details washing to clear circulatory fluid, injecting alcohol and ether to remove water and fats, tannin impregnation, and drying with warm air over calcium chloride to preserve the body and resist decay.
Photographs of Bullets by Electric Light
Mach the Austrian chemist devises a method to photograph bullets by electric illumination. He uses bullets fired faster than sound to reveal air patterns before and after the projectile. Experiments with 455 and 630 m/s projectiles show a hyperbolic air front and a near vacuum behind the bullet. Spiral motions appear at very high speeds, suggesting similarities to a body moving through water.
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Mach
Wernal
Turtle
Warner's Log Cabin Cough and Consumption Remedy Branded
The passage touts Warner's Log Cabin Cough and Consumption Remedy as a conqueror of coughs and night sweats, claiming it restores health and power to a wasting patient. It also notes modest bracelets and Ingent gold lockets with a ruby center and diamond dew drops in a star setting with pink enamel daisies.
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Warner
Ingent
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