Navigators and Compass Errors Plague Great Lakes Vessels
A Chicago Tribune report cites hydrographic office figures showing 217 vessels stranded on the Great Lakes in 1908 with 158 causes investigated and 92 avoidable if navigators used proper duties. It notes compass deviation up to 18 degrees regionwide and emphasizes how even minor errors can push ships off course by miles in fog or storm, increasing losses and drydock costs.
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Great Lakes
Hydrographic Office
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Orchids Easy to Grow for Small Window Grown Gardens
An affordable view of orchid cultivation shows that thrifty plants can cost about three dollars, with blossoms lasting longer than azaleas. Popular window varieties include the Lady slipper and Coelogyne cristata, which tolerates 40 degrees and blooms four to five inches wide. Potting uses peat and moss with airy baskets, and standard care mirrors other window plants.
Laughing as a Measure of Character in Great Thinkers
A meditation on laughter as a window into character cites Goethe Emerson Lavater and Plutarch noting how humor reveals temperament. It traces tales from Caesar Walpole Pope Lincoln and Cromwell era to show laughter softens and exposes truth while shaping virtue and folly alike.
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Goethe
Treck
Emerson
Lavater
Caesar
Cassius
Horace Walpole
Paris
Plutarch
Cato the Younger
Philip II
Spain
St. Bartholomew's Day
Wallenstein
Alexander Pope
Abraham Lincoln
Saratoga
Booth
Europe
Goldsmith
Wakefield
Dr. Primrose
London
Dangers of Candor Reflected in Vivid Prose
An excerpt from T. P. s Weekly warns against unbridled truth telling. It likens candid speech to violet essence, urging restraint and cautions in how truth is shared.
Selection in Beekeeping for Nonswarming Bees
The Farmers' Bulletin argues persistent, intelligent queen selection and double story hive designs can greatly reduce swarming in honey bee colonies. It notes some races and colonies show greater swarming tendencies, but with expert, experimental breeding efforts a nonswarming strain may be achievable over time.
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Farmers’ Bulletin
Nurse Survives After 24 Hours Without Breath or Pulse
A 23 year old nurse ingerested morphine and barbital and was found in a park near death. After 14 hours with no pulse or respiration she revived following injections and artificial respiration. Doctor Rautenberg attributes a narcotic and cold induced hibernation effect allowing recovery.
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E. Rautenberg
Deutsche Medizinsche Wochenschrift
Berlin
Rautenberg
Farmer Cortesse Trains for Election Focus
In a playful exchange a summer hoarder asks why he avoids politics. Farmer Cortesse replies he is already in politics by taking a deep interest in several kinds of election and training for public opinion work, while noting his selective participation in conversations.
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Farmer Cortesse
Electricity as a tonic and the habit it forms
A doctor compares the electricity habit to other addictions, noting it's often beneficial when used in a controlled, professional setting. He describes patients seeking shocks from galvanic batteries, some running their own devices, and others addicted to frequent treatments to stay energized.
Friday Events Marked By Historic Fridays
Narrative lists a series of historic events tied to Fridays including Moscow burning Washington born Shakespeare birth America discovery Richmond evacuation Bastille destruction Mayflower landing Queen Victoria marriage Charles I beheading Napoleon birth Julius Caesar assassination Marengo Waterloo Bunker Hill New Orleans Declaration of Independence signing Friday
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Moscow
Washington
Shakespeare
America
Richmond
Bastile
Queen Victoria
Marengo
Bunker Hill
New Orleans
Striped Horses Spur Mexico Expedition For Fame Stud
Report from Mexico of a large herd of striped wild horses in the Sierra Madres prompts a Depeep of Agriculture venture in Colorado to explore an American Horse. Professor Ewart and a party from Scotland study prehistoric horse remains as part of the search. Indigenous accounts, Hampton Bradley and a valley with thousands of horses are noted as context.
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Sierra Madrens
Mexico
Colorado
Depeee of Agriculture
H. Cassigway
Edinburgh
Scotland
Semple
Serra Madres
Ewart
Porto Rico
Jamaica
Sierra Madreas
Hampton Bradley
Parrel
Marcomie
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