Vulture Sees Carcass Three Miles Away Study of Animal Perception
The Institute of Zoological Psychology in a Paris area farm studies animal senses including humidity perception and far sight. Observers use diving ponds and tree platforms to monitor behavior of fish owls bats and nocturnal insects. Experiments suggest birds and animals may detect water without sight and possess keen long distance vision in certain species.
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Institute of Zoological Psychology
Paris
Institute
David Allen
Australia
Memory Trick Lets Man Remember Baby Stolen By Pouch Slip
A memory training lesson ends in a joke when a man using a tobacco pouch to trigger recall realizes his baby is in a perambulator left by the tobacconist. The tale illustrates the law of association. Oxford University to grant degrees to women students after years of agitation.
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Oxford University
Old Jokes Are Beast and House Moss in Pathfinder Echo
The Utica Globe recalls Oliver Herford on aging humor and reprints an old Pathfinder tale about a house that has become a running joke. The piece notes jokes improve with time and traces the perpetual circulation of the “Just House Moss” anecdote across newspapers and stages.
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Utica Globe
Oliver Herford
Pathfinder
London
Herford
Pearline
Water-Jet Propulsion Introduced By Gill Boat
English inventor Major J H W Gill revived the water jet propulsion method for boats. The craft uses two water jets from a pump engine drawing in water from outside and expelling it at the stern to drive forward. No rudder is needed as jets steer by redirecting flow, offering potential efficiency in shallow or weeded waters despite prior weaker thrust from earlier jet designs.
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Maj
J. H. W. Gill
Gill
Diamonds Hidden in Brazilian Pebbles Sparked Diamond Rush
About 209 years ago gold miners in Brazilian mines used pebbles as counters and stakes in card games. A stranger recognized the rough gems from India, won the stakes, sailed to Spain, and the discovery triggered a rush of diamond hunters to Brazil.
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India
Spain
First Known Explosion of Hardened Steel at GE Lab
A piece of steel at the General Electric laboratory was taken from a furnace at 760 degrees and quenched in a tank. When tapped it exploded with a loud report and broke into several pieces, a rare incident in steel hardening not previously observed.
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General Electricompany
Wroyt'ss: A Famous British Institution and Its Global Image
The passage discusses Wroyt'ss as a renowned British institution linked in many minds to visiting ships and cargoes. It notes perceptions of it as tied to unusual policies that resemble bets or wagers.
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Wroyt’ss
Hand Care for Dishwashing1
Advice on protecting hands during dishwashing using cold cream freshening salves and careful washing. A home recipe blends rose water almond oil white wax and spermaceti into a hand cream to prevent drying and cracks from soap and hard water. Apply before washing rinse thoroughly and reapply cream to seal in moisture and guard against grease.
Etiquette Tips for Tables and Meal Service
Advice on table decor and mood includes plain white damask as correct, embroidered cloths optional for formal dinners, and smiling at meals. Practical hacks cover opening breakfast boxes, soothing digestion with cheer, and preparing oranges into decorative halves with a spoon as handle crafting a pleasing table presentation.
Household Tips From A Vintage Editor
Practical hints on food prep and cleaning dated guidance include lemon juice for prunes egg shell use for coffee filters and bread boards banana prep tip for children methods to color mayonnaise with greens and care for shoes and irons noting caution about preserving heat and avoiding overheating
Indoor amusements for children during winter months
The piece suggests indoor activities for kids using Kinder garten clay knives puzzles and paper crafts. It recommends making jig saw style puzzles from pictures pasting cut pieces arranging rooms and drawing contests and lists children’s papers and magazines as good reading material to occupy them.
Domestic Household Cures From Old Texts
A fragment lists home remedies such as pounded glass with pumpkin seed and sugar to kill rats, lime or lye in water for wash day, and hot vinegar with salt for bruises and sprains. It notes boiling lime scum removal and cautions on cisternless districts.
Old Time Laundry Starch Recipe with Par-affin and Gum Arabic
Practical laundry guide describes making starch by dissolving dry starch in water then cooking with paraffin or glycerin. A gum arabic solution is added to the starch and strained through cheesecloth while hot, with bluing for finish.
HomeHints from a Victorian Kitchen and Garden Column
Practical tips on stain removal with sulfur from matches and ink, collecting tub drainage under hanging baskets to ease watering, cooking helps with water in oven to prevent browning, cleaning glass with alcohol, and using rice water to starch fine lingerie ensuring gentler care in daily chores.
Almond Pudding and Turkey Tartlets in Historic Kitchen Note
A period recipe snippet details Almond Pudding with tapioca and almonds and Turkey Tartlets using cold roast turkey and mushrooms in a white sauce. The text also lists care tips for dress upkeep and describes Poloe and Squash Cutlets with rice and fowl, all in a 19th or early 20th century culinary and household context.
These Wild Young People Respond to Indictment in Atlantic Voice
John F. Carter Jr. addresses an indictment of the younger generation in the Atlantic Monthly. He defends frank talk about life in a damaged world, noting a shift from idealized youth to open critique, while urging elders to let the young pursue their work and rosebuds.
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John F. Carter, Jr
Atlantic Monthly
Mr. Grundy
Frank
Edison’s Start Pennyless Arrival And Quick Rise
In 1869 Thomas A Edison arrived in New York starving and without money. He fixed a broken gold ticker at Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, impressing Dr Laws who put him in charge with a $390 monthly salary the next day.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Gold & Stock Telegraph Company
Dr. Laws
Laws
Forbes Magazine
Delicate Clock in Parliament Tower Responds to One Ounce
A single ounce weight placed on a specific part of the great clock in the London Parliament House tower alters its rate by one second weekly.
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London
Tracing Nudity Morality Across Generations
A letter from Sydney, New South Wales argues morality links to clothing, suggesting nudity would curb vice while highlighting how a culture that hides women’s faces remains deeply sensual. The writer reflects on historical ideas about clothes and morality.
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Sydney
Lone Hand
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