The Vacuum Prejudice and the Barometer’s Rise
A historical account shows how long held belief that nature abhors a vacuum hindered early science. Torricelli proved atmospheric pressure raises mercury to about thirty inches, while Pascal tested elevations, confirming the air’s weight. The story highlights resistance to new ideas and traces the development of the barometer and atmospheric science.
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Tuscany
Florence
Trableo
Torricelli
Pascal
Paris
Auvergne
How Munich came by its Name
Munich began as a monk settlement on the Iser after Henry the Lion clashed with Bishop Otto of Freising. Barbarossa’s era confirmed the site, the monks sparked the town’s growth, and the name Bei den Monchen gave rise to Munchen and Munich. The city’s character grew from this quiet monastic origin into the celebrated art capital it is today.
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Paris
Chicago
Nuremberg
Moscow
Kremlin
Venice
Edinburgh
Arthur's Seat
Castle Rock
Munich
Murray
Germany
Rome
Freising
Iser
Otto
Barbarossa
Bavaria
Henry the Lion
Hungary
Henry Ie Lion
Upper Bavaria
Dollinger
Berlin
Lion
Harper's Magazine
End man’s sly jests trigger pistol scare at minstrel show
In Milwaukie a minstrel performance sparks controversy when an English audience member protests a facetious remark about England and the Alabama claims, draws a pistol, and is escorted outside by a police officer as the show resumes.
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Milwaukie
England
Alabama
Themes for Editorials on Justice and Reconciliation Courts
Editors should elevate judicial qualifications and root out ignorant local magistrates. The Danish West Indies use reconciling courts to settle disputes before suit, reducing litigation and costs. The practice could benefit American jurisprudence by promoting early conciliation and limiting excessive legal action.
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New York City
Supreme Court
People's Courts
America
Squires
Dogberry
Masters
Philadelphia
Temple of Justice
Danish West Indies
Messrs
Chopped Music Angers Holmes On Stage Piano Racket
Oliver Wendell Holmes denounces chopped music as nonsense contrasting it with Florence Nightingale’s view. He recalls a clashing piano performance by a young woman with flamboyant attire and exaggerated technique, describing loud, frantic piano bursts and a lack of musical communication. He prefers singing and fiddle over the noisy clamor.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Florence Nightingale
Saturn
Striking resemblance twins cause confusion in Dorchester store
A Dorchester letter describes twin brothers Nathan and Eli who run a grocery in Boston. Their identical appearance leads locals to mix them up as they perform daily tasks. One incident has a stranger teasing Eli about switching coats. Both brothers swim at Reservoir Pond, and a mistaken identity scene occurs when Eli calls Nathan from his house.
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Dorchester
Mass
Boston Advertiser
Nathan
Eli
Rest and sleep remedies from the old health column
The article urges daily rest for vigor and longevity and warns against stimulants. It cites water therapies, tepid sitz baths, and mild electricity as practical aids for sleep, plus magnetism and water or contrast hand baths. It emphasizes prudent, informed use and cautions against self administering drugs.
Barcelona Carnival Brims With Color and Satire
The Barcelona Carnival along the Rambla draws crowds for a three day spectacle of masquerade, fireworks, and daring parades. Indians, Moorish chiefs, antique uniforms, and diverse carriages fill the streets as satire and revolution influence the pageant. A ball by wealthy youths draws police attention, while playful dangers and obscene elements linger in the margins.
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Barcelona
Spain
Byron
New York
Building a Better Small House for Future Family Comfort
The piece argues many affordable homes lack essential conveniences like bathrooms and closets on both floors, urging better planning for future comfort. It cites expensive errors and praises researching proven designs, referencing Bicknell's Village Builder with modern country and suburban house plans all drawn to scale, including contracts and cost estimates.
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Bicknell
New York
A. J. Bicknell & Co
Architectural Book Publishers
Warren Street
Boston Coliseum Peace Jubilee Vast 75 000 Capacity
The Coliseum at Boston will host the Peace Jubilee with capacity for 75,000 spectators and 20,000 voices. Iron trusses, 130 feet high, span 310 feet wide, with wooden framework and bolted piles to prevent wall spreading. Galleries 75 feet deep rise on piling, floor on solid ground, monitor roof, many windows, and gas illumination for evening use. Dr N E Cushing of Brownsville Ga warns saloonkeepers he is an inebriate and will prosecute any liquor sales to him.
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Boston
N. E. Cushing
Brownsville
Moose Decline Prompts Stricter Maine Protections
The Maine farmer notes moose are increasingly scarce, despite a law from March 15 to October 1. The average annual take over six years is near 100, mainly on Aroostook, Alleghask and Penobscot rivers. Attempts at domestication are only partly successful. Moose travel slowly with long strides, antlers laid back, winter ranges include high wooded hills.
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Maine
Aroostook
Allegask
Penobscot
Powder mill near miss ends with burning coat incident
A Hartford Times item recalls a powder mill scare where a worker, after smoking and tucking his pipe away, sat near hundreds of barrels of powder and found his coat alight just outside the mill. Had the fire not been discovered, a major explosion could have occurred.
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The
Hartford Times
Connecticut
The Considerate Husband in a Quack Pill Test
The Richmond News reports a husband bought pills from a quack, feared poison, gave them to his wife to test their character, and after they caused no harm he revealed the experiment. He warned of potential consequences if his wife tried similar tests on him.
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Richmond News
Four Adventurous Young Men Plan Mississippi Voyage
Four youths from Dubuque prepare a 25 by 6 foot boat voyage down the Mississippi to the Gulf. They intend to coast toward Florida and then cross to Cubs’ shores, a bold plan to reach the distant coast.
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Dubuque
Cubs
Mississippi
Gulf
Florida
Humorous life insurance and late hour tales from the street
A humorous life insurance anecdote shows a cautious friend pressed by a Fourth Street solicitor to buy a policy, urging provision for family after recalling a neighbor’s fortune. A second tale recalls Dr. Jewett’s temperance anecdote of Lumpins and Boozle unable to tell time after a party, miscounting church bells to thirteen and fifteen.
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Charles Jewett
Lumpins
Bodzle
Boozle
Poets Grow in Colorado or Coronana Satire
A spoof from Lengmont Press questions Colorado’s poetic cultivation with a humorous specimen of overwritten verse. It mocks exaggerated claims of growth and abundance and ends by asking if this wondrous land is Coronana, playful with local imagery and fake prose.
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Tury
Colorado
Argos
Coronana
tLengmont Press
Unexpected Coronation Near Hughes Row Richmond
Judy Smith a Black resident near Hughes Row Richmond attended a Sunday night party. A blast followed as she stoked her stove sending the stove top into the air. Judy believes a hunter fired into a tree with the stock in it while others think a neighbor staged the incident.
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Judy Smith
Hughes’ Row
Richmond
Judy
Peculiar Confusion Over Dinner Plans
A genteel young lady pours out her feelings to a mix of pride and vanity when an admirer jokes about eating boiled pork and beans. The blunt reply cuts in with crude humor, and the rift ends with the suitor leaving, never to return.
Conversation in a Wisconsin store tale
A quiet scene unfolds in a Wisconsin shop as a polite clerk offers help while a lugubrious customer laments losses and poverty. A husband jokes about marrying for beauty, a maid jokes about marriage as a disease, and another remark hints at hopeful resilience.
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Wisconsin
Patty
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Chopped Music
Boston Nation
Fourth Street
Fifth Street
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