Thought Liberty a God Chinese Crew Burns Incense Before Bartholdi Statue
The Chinese crew of the steamer Braemar, arriving at Bedloe's Island, worshiped the Statue of Liberty with incense. First Mate Clark confronted the crew as they knelt on deck, offering joss sticks while bowing to the goddess. The quartermaster explained the gesture as a misunderstanding of American religion.
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New York Harbor
Hongkong
Bedloe’s Island
Clark
Bartholdi
Hi Yen
Mi Yen
Death of Schlimme the stonemason in Brunswick bath cure
A Brunswick stonemason named Schlimme died in a public hospital after nearly thirteen years in a 94 degree bath that kept him alive following a 1804 spine injury. The bath, used to support his body and aid function, contributed to his tuberculosis. London workhouse notes contrast with calls for bathing care, as a board 이를 hires a male nurse for elderly inmates.
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Schlimme
Brunswick
Germany
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London
Board of Guardians
Cuckfield
Willam Winseavitch
Woodside
Cow Eats a Pair of Pants in Wooster
Mr and Mrs J Moore of Wooster Ohio hosted a business guest and later found his trousers missing. The guest wore the trousers home and left for the night stained with mud. The Moores cleaned them and hung them to dry when their cow swallowed the pants in the early morning.
The Knock-out Blow and a Medical Discovery Ad
The piece discusses a boxing knockout and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It claims the stomach is a key vulnerable area and touts cures for weak stomach indigestion catarrh and other digestion related diseases. It invites readers to request a free medical booklet and price details for the Common Sense Medical Adviser.
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Corbett
Pierce
Mack
Gage
R.V. Pierce
Buffalo
Dr. Pierce
The Optical Lever for Measuring Thickness
The article describes a French precision instrument using two smooth plates and a movable upper plate. A light ray reflects off the shifted plate onto a graduated scale to magnify tiny vertical displacements, enabling quick measurements of very thin plates wires and threads.
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France
Transparent eels reveal asymmetric spots forming a symmetrical through-body pattern
Studies of two larval eels at the National Museum show seven black spots along their length appearing asymmetrically on each side yet aligning into a symmetrical row when viewed through the body. The note suggests economy in personal decoration as a potential advantage of transparency.
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National Museum
The Man with a Heel. A Dent in Bond Street Theft
James Dodd, a 14 year trusted assistant at Walfour & Co. Bond Street, plans a meticulous diamond theft. Disguised with a deformed foot shoe and peach stone voice, he pockets £20,000 in uncut gems and vanishes. A bookshelf stand scheme and a chance encounter with a 12 year old girl unravel his guilt. He dies after a street accident exposing the cavity in his heel where the diamonds were hidden.
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Mary McKeon
James Dodd
House of Walfour & Co
Bond Street
Dodd
Ale
Gems
Podd
Cooper
Publc
Mr. Cooper
Wroth
Tannin In Palmetto Leaves
An official of the bureau of forestry laments the waste of hemlock bark used for tanning as palmetto leaves emerge as a new tannin source. Agriculture experts say palmetto leaves are more economical than oak and hemlock bark and note the fibers can be processed into paper and artificial horsehair after tannin extraction.
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Bureau of Forestry
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