Advances in Mechanical and Scientific Topics
A mixed feature covers experiments in mechanical and scientific domains. Topics include silk-worm eggs hatching, negative electricity propulsion, a sea horse like boat, nutrition notes, cement formulas, Arctic voyage aims, waterproof fabric coating, magnesium light photography and ultraviolet effects, and a dramatic encounter at a Centennial grounds zoo with a woman engineer observing steam devices.
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Itig
Portsmouth
England
Arctic
Peel Straits of Bolan
Behring
Northwest Passage
Gum Inc
Scientific American
W. Y. TA
Centennial Items From the Centennial Exhibition Mentioned
A miscellany of Centennial notes recounts a merchant’s failed business leading to plans for a Centennial visit, mocking birds trained to Yankee Doodle, a North Till boarding-house breakfast with a year-old spring chicken, and Old Abe the war eagle honored in Agricultural Hall. Also noted are a Georgia widow’s Revolutionary War artifacts, a Spilkins family link to Philadelphia residents, and Joseph Vardi the Bethlehem native seen on a Centennial visit with crosses and relics.
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North Till
United States
Burlington Hawk-Lye
Abe
Agricultural Hall
Shabby Millionaire of Gotham Described by Stratford Times
New York’s large property owner, among the city’s richest, has lived there about forty years and built a fortune near $2,000,000 mainly from third class hotels. He is frugal to a fault, lunching on two slices of bread and water daily, yet he amassed assets and once withdrew $60,000 from a safe deposit, though the bonds were later recovered. He lives simply, seeming more scavenger than magnate.
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Gotham
New York
Startford Times
Metropolis
Wall Street
Astor Place Hotel
Safe Deposit
United States
James Gordon Bennett
Herald Establishment
Polo Mustangs
Motion generation across physical forces by transformation
The article cites common transformations from heat, steam, magnetism, electricity, gravity, sound and chemical forces into motion. It notes light as a special anomaly and highlights recent coal mine disasters and a gun discharge as illustrating conversion of various forces into motion, with Prof. Crookes commenting in Popular Science Monthly July edition.
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Dow
Bremerhaven
Prof
Crookes
Popular Science Monthly
Singular Fatality in Minnisinger Family Nose Parade
The St. Louis Republican recounts a peculiarly somber tale of the Minnisinger children each bearing pug noses traced to their mother’s weak legs. Despite careful precautions the four infants suffered nose injuries from falls, with the father laboring to shield them and the household enduring a sorrowful, comic tragedy.
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St. Louis
Minnisinger
St. Louis Republican
Hypnotism of Animals Described in 19th Century Work
A historical note outlines experiments with animal hypnosis using chalk lines or holding hens still. Dr. Hammond reports immobilizing a hen by placing its head under a wing and keeping it there for minutes, then the bird stands erect and motionless, as described in Spiritualism writings.
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Burlington Hawk
New Jersey State House
Allison
Hammond
Hypnotism of Animals Reported by Dr Hammond
The Chicago Tribune describes Dr Hammond’s accounts of sleeping on various creatures including crustaceans lobsters frogs hens and ducks He notes frogs sleep most readily after firm restraint behind the fore legs and placement on a surface and even a scissors blade can cut the belly without apparent distress
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Hammond
Chicago Tribune
Tilden Under Fire in St Louis Nomination Debate
The Utica and Unica Herald condemn Samuel J. Tilden as a skilled organizer but a corrupt reformer with Tweed ties. It argues his Canal policy turned partisan, undermining trust and unity, forecasting weakness in Ohio and New York, and predicting Rutherford B Hayes's decisive November victory.
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Unica Jfoining Herald
New York
Samuel J Tilden
United States
Samuel J. Tilden
St. Louis
Hhe
Tilden
Utica Herald
Canal Commission
Republican Party
Gov
Tweed
Mason and Dixon
Ohio
Leaf From Reformer's Record Highlighting Tilden Fraud Allegations
Chicago Tribune notes Samuel J. Tilden as a reform candidate with a history of alleged misappropriation in a 1860s railroad restructuring case. It claims a committee led by Tilden overissued stock and misused bonds, totaling about $895,196.35, and questions his suitability for the Presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J Tilden
Mr. Tilden
United States Circuit Court
Southern District of New York
St Louis, Alton & Terre Haute
Samuel J. Tilden
Tilden
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Arena
Romas Jon
Mckee
Empire State
Oneida County
America
Democratic Party
Horace Greeley
Rutherford Bo Hayes
Gus Hayes
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