Ancient Luxury Ship Designs By Archimedes And Ptolemy
Describes opulent ancient vessels built by Archimedes for Jero II and royal Egyptian yacht of Ptolemy Philopator. Noted for barquetry flower beds promenade decks gyms multiple staterooms and water features, including agate floors and gold adornments. Archimedes honored with a poem. Hiero rewards him with cheese. Boston Gerald.
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Archimedes
Jero II
Syracuse
Archimedus
Hiero
Maschion
Ptolemy Philopator
Venus
Boston
Gerald
Real Optimism in a Grand Day Dialogue
A Chicago Record-Herald exchange shows two people debating optimism with no monetary motive, as one notes selling a house for $2500 above eight months prior. Dialogue highlights belief in a sunny day and a positive outlook without material gain.
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Amy House
Chicago Y Record-Herald
Frog Eggs Before They Form Real Eggs
Frog eggs are laid under water and first covered by a thin membrane envelope. In water they rapidly absorb it and transform into jelly like segments that join into long strings. Inside each jelly lump the eggs mature and contribute to the frog population over time.
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Ieee
Defense of Literature At May Dinner by Whackeray
A historical note recalls Whackeray as a past patron of the opaliterary fund and his May 14 dinner remarks defending letters. He rejected the notion that literature is despised and urged pride in literary work, citing long involvement and personal esteem for writers. The piece also touches on a coastal fishing tale about sheep once stranded on sands and recovered by fishermen using nets and hooks.
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Whackeray
Opaliterary Fund
MBS2
Osuay
Cornwall
Eaeland
Welanda
Toi Gayithian
Ture St Ves Bay
iBt
Ives
Goume Pew Kina
Sshecu
Biome
British Columbia
de Cosmos
Thomas Lipton
Stothind
Jinister
Lipton
Copnlain Magazine
Remembering old writings in campaigns
The Washington Star recalls the politician’s remark on past writings. He notes the fear of exposing scribbled notes from idle moments and the worry they could be used against a campaign, recalling happier days.
Colors of the Rainbow Vary With Drop Size
The article explains that rainbow colors depend on raindrop size. Larger drops yield narrow, vivid colors. smaller drops produce wide, pale bows. It lists color sequences at different drop diameters from about one millimeter to one twentieth of a millimeter.
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Cab Tefés
Atery
C. Fitzhugh Talmnn
Signaling Milestones From Beacons To Semaphores
A historical note cites early signaling through beacon fires and Signul telegraphy, then highlights the 1790s French Chappe semaphore system achieving up to three letters per minute in good weather. It mentions rapid national communication during the 1794 era with coded messages like Conde is taken and army gratitude replies.
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Chappe
Conde
National Convention
Paris
North
New York Telephone Review
Nerve Rewarded For Young Builder's Balancing Job
A father offers his son Billy a risky construction role to balance iron beams as they are hoisted, praising the boy's nerve shown in previous support. The plan hinges on strict focus and adapting to dangerous work on large structures.
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Billy
Chicago ecord-Herald
Law and insult mix in a murky courtroom exchange
The judge calls a confessed burglar a professional offender in a tense session. The prisoner protests, claiming he only burglarized twice and was nabbed both times. The report weaves through remarks on professionalism and abrupt courtroom interruptions amid a jumble of overheard dialogue and unrelated notes.
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Justice Lawrence
Coastline versus area in the Philippines and United States
The article compares coast lengths and land areas, noting the Philippines has roughly 11,511 miles of coast for 115,030 square statute miles of area. It contrasts with the United States ratio of 23% square miles per mile of coast, citing a 18,026 mile coast line with a three mile area convention.
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Tvisé
Thade
Fefar
Hke
Wid
Whet
Lome
Philippines
United States
Alaska
Porto Rico
New York Tribune
Ingenious Fire Box Aims To Spark Natives Fire Method
In Dutch North New Guinea Arfok mountains natives cut a bamboo section about nine inches long and two inches in diameter to form a fire box. Tinder and a hard fragment are placed inside covered with bark. Striking the china with tinder ignites the tinder, a method easier and less laborious than friction.
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Arfok Mountains
Dutch North New Guinea
Wide World Magazine
Fragmentary OCR load yields mistyped narrative hints
The readable fragments mention a messy scene with spilled liquid and a frightened child, plus garbled names and stray phrases. It references a New York Sun item and a fragmentary note about art and science, but concrete events, dates, or clear subjects are not discernible.
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Indiana City Company
Walter HH. Seton
Pmall
Larrier
Abeee Ogi
Crenette Building
Carpenter Ave
Hndiana
Indiana Postofficia
Washington Star
Colors OF the Rainbow
Abd Whit
Af Tie Potitay
Harpers Magazine
Ta Soktier Cepartig
Kh- Wits
Landen Pune Dt
Carte Blanche
Cutrog
Sone Ortic
Kalomure
Rojas
Cnahis
St. J
Mars
York Sun
Munnimakers
North Ninth Streets
P. Mack
Mack's
Ingisua Lumber & Supply Co
A. C. Ferrier & Son
Dugan Glass Co
Gagette
Gazette
Victor Cherbuliez
Vig Eee
Niagara Falls
Indiana
Buffalo
Rochester
Ittsburgh Ry
Rochester, N. Y
C. O'D. Pascault
Pittsburgh
Indiana Evening Gazette
W. R. Loughry & Co
Carpenter Avenue
Indiana, Penn’a
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