Relative humidity explains hot days comfort differences
A Philadelphia Ledger discussion notes why a 90 degree day can feel cooler than a 80 degree day with lower humidity. It explains that humidity, air moisture, and evaporation govern heat perception, citing July 12 and 14 observations, wind speed, and the role of evaporation in cooling the body.
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Daily Signal Service
Weather Bureau
Max von Pettenkoffer
Munich
Prof
Lortet
Lyons
Mont Blanc
London
Boston
Mauricius
Indian Ocean
Equator
Barbados
Philadelphia Ledger
Mine and Thine. A moral tract on debt and family virtue
A speaker argues against debt without means to repay and urges strict family rules to teach equity. He contrasts ideal and flawed households, praises early training, honest habits, and the Golden Rule, and condemns casual plunder of others. cites Sunday school virtue vs. real honesty. The note ends with critique of seaside hotel tables and poor cooking.
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Maraux
N. Y. Tribune
Home and Farm Cookery and Preservation Tips
A collection of practical kitchen notes and rural science covering cooking guidance for veal and pork, dry herb storage, mustard sauce, cabbage salad, mule digestion, pasture grasses, a rice pudding, bouquet preservation, and a method for making rich ice cream with detailed measurements and steps.
Diseases of Poultry Advice From Early Veterinary Note
The piece outlines home remedies for fowl illnesses including colds fever and roup. It suggests warm sunny housing warm food and small doses of tincture of aconite for fever and various tonics. It warns of misdiagnosis between catarrh and roup and notes sneeze from gape worm and a potential tubercular depletion.
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Euphrasia
American Poultry Yard
A Few Words on Cellars From a 19th Century Guide
The piece warns that springly neglected cellars harbor tainted air as heat rises. It advises removing decaying matter, storing pork and soap away from dairy, and avoiding wood in floors. It urges smooth shelves, stone or cement floors, plastered walls, and ample ventilation for a cooler, purer cellar.
Pulling and Curing Onions
Onion producers are advised to harvest promptly when tops drop and color fades. Proper curing, drying in open air, and storage in a dry cool ventilated place prevent spoilage. If frost approaches, use straw bedding and cold air curing. avoid freezing onions outright. Also notes on mildew removal for fabrics with sun soaping.
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Usu
N. S. World
Lecture praise stymied by evasive repetition
In a Boston Transcript excerpt, listeners gush over a lecture praising its beauty yet struggle to convey what was said. The speaker avoids revealing exact phrases, leaving the audience to interpret meaning from fragmented descriptions. The exchange highlights the challenge of rendering intangible ideas into plain speech.
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Boston Transcript
Princeton Professor Goldie Noted for Fast Bicycle Plies
Prof. Goldie of Princeton College is described as an expert bicyclist who is often seen riding along streets in a rattling pace during many afternoons.
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Goldie
Princeton College
Baby Cured by Hop Bitters Says Parents in Rochester
In Rochester New York a baby was reportedly cured of a severe bowel irregularity by Hop Bitters and the mother regained health and strength. The claim appears in a Buffalo Express column quoting a French proverb about women's gifts of hand glance and voice.
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Rochester
N. Y. Sea
Beffalo Express
An Old Doctor's Advice On Bowels And Health
An 19th century ad-like line quotes a doctor urging readers to "trust in God and keep your bowels open." It promotes dney Worth as a remedy said to overcome this condition without distress or griping, recommending trying a box or bottle.
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Lydia E. Pinknam
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
Welle, Richardson & Co
Grinsena
Vermin Control Ad Promotes Avesta Salve and Remedies
An old advertisement touts Fiends Rough on Rats druggist remedies. It claims fast healing with Avesta Salve and lists pests like rats mice roaches bed bugs and vermin. Price 25c.
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Reppinae
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