Progress of Rail and Trade Across Oceans in 1892
The issue surveys rapid growth in private stock cars for cattle transport on railways, a claim of cheap Wherely coal at under £1 per ton, Swiss water power becoming a government monopoly, and a Canadian fast Atlantic line with large subsidies under consideration. It reports jetty improvements at the Columbia River, the 2931 ton four masted Afghanistan arriving from Rio Janeiro, and expectations of larger ships loading wheat upriver. It notes rainmaking efforts in Upper Burmah, a gun cotton blasting to induce rain, German lightning casualty data, and a proposed English project to shorten Atlantic crossing by rail along the St Lawrence and Labrador coast to 3 days 13 hours. It covers the Concord grape’s 1845 origin near Concord Massachusetts, Ephraim W Bull's role, and grape varieties, and closes with migratory bird patterns along the Guadiana and Caspian shores.
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Columbia River
Bar
Astoria
Oregon
Afghanistan
Rio Janeiro
Australia
England
New York News
New York
Liverpool
Gulf of St. Lawrence
St. Charles Bay
Labrador
Milford Haven
Quebec
To the Unappreciated and Miserable Whiners
A Boston Globe excerpt urges miseries as a path to certainty, advising readers to seek misery and fault in others while avoiding self-reflection. It challenges “unappreciated” people to cultivate fixation on misfortune, projecting doom and doubt as a lifestyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Lamb Martin
Boston Globe
The Long Knife Squaw Susan Merrill of 1799
An 18th century Kentucky tale honors Susan Merrill later known as the Long Knife Squaw for defending her family during a Wyandotte siege in 1787. She killed several attackers with an axe, protected a wounded enemy, and earned tribal respect amid frontier feud.
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Nelson County
Kentucky
Susan Merrill
Pye
St. Louis Republic
Face Growth Affects Females And Males Differently
Measurements by Professor G. M. West show females have three growth periods in the face with major changes around ages seven and fifteen. Slow growth occurs at eight and fourteen, followed by rapid development. From five to ten the average growth is about 6.5 millimetres, then little progress, with maximum around twenty. Males have larger, faster, and longer-lasting facial growth than females.
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G. M. West
New York Dispatch
Jack
Flamiston
Canada
Ter
Hamilton
Derivation of the dollar word origin
The term dollar comes from thal meaning valley and traces to Joachimsthaler a silver coin from Joachimsthal in Bohemia. The name was shortened to thaler then daler in Denmark and Germany before entering English with spelling changes.
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Thal
Bohemia
Joachimsthal
Joachim’s Valley
Germany
Denmark
San Francisco Chronicle
Preventable Fires and Careful Habits Across Society
The text warns fires arise from preventable accidents and urges heightened care. It argues many people are aggressively careless about fire danger, leading to an ongoing, large annual fire loss despite insurance journals urging caution.
Dead Sea Water as A Powerful Antiseptic Discovery
An experimenting chemist finds Dead Sea water kills microbes of diphtheria measles scarlet fever smallpox and other zymotic diseases within forty eight hours. It may prevent bacterial growth in wounds and could soon be on sale.
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Dead Sea
Quaint and Curious Facts From a Bygone Era
A miscellany of curious statements and anecdotes from the past, noting evergreen forests in the tropics and wine crops, stamps, prayer books, crimes of hunger, temperance beginnings, unusual professions, famed gems, and odd animal tales across various regions and periods. It records eccentric trivia and historical tidbits with minimal narrative cohesion.
Pearls of Thought Reflections on Charity and Youth
A collection of maxims on manners wealth and gender roles. Observations compare generosity to forgiveness discuss youth happiness and the clash of practical work with romance. Points include charity by women and men differentially and the folly of overconfident outsiders.
Suspension bridges in a travelin man’s chat
In a Baltimore Herald remark a traveling man jokes of selling suspension bridges after a week with five orders and another man lamenting three months without any orders. The caboose setting frames a dull trade conversation among journeymen about viability and demand.
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Cesar
Baltimore Herald
Dry Sand For Fire Extinction In Homes And Factories
The article notes dry sand effectively halts incipient oil fires and suggests storing sand in ornamental vases in dwelling rooms to be ready for use during lamp explosions. It also mentions the incidental benefit of ballast for porcelain fragile items.
Color and Color Blindness in Seafaring and Rail Work
Color blindness poses serious risks for seafaring personnel and railway workers and even soldiers, with Daltonism common. Holmgren’s experiments show one eye can describe colors while the other yields a uniform perception. Helmholtz and Maxwell redefine primaries as red, green, and violet, explaining color mixing and why green emerges from yellow and blue dynamics.
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Wurach and Young
Holmgren
Hemholtz
Maxwell
Helmholtz
United Service Magaalue
Painter Narcisse Berchere Dies After Silent Retreats
Narcisse Berchere, renowned painter of oriental subjects born in 1819 at Etamps, died recently in the city. His mastery lay in luminous color and dramatic light, with canvases that seem to step from the frame. He secluded himself for days to complete each work, revealing little of his secret method.
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Narcisse Berchere
Etampss
Ber
Knitting Slippers and Fashion Notes From 1900s Papers
Knitting slippers with lambs wool soles offer comfort for home use and travel. Fashion notes discuss pins replacing stitches on hats, bett er bonnet shapes, and velvet trim. Connecticut women prove farming and dairy enterprises can yield substantial income, while cosmetics demand wanes and fashion trends shift toward soft, shaggy cloths, wide beaver felts, and leather or silk trims.
CANARY TALE AND POEMS IN A CHILDS PAPER
A collage of children items from a 19th century paper includes Flign among tree tops a lullaby about a brave canary, Jack the police dog’s tribute to duty, a tale of a girl facing a wild cat, and a Jenny Lind Paine tribute in Washington.
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Indiana
Varione
Albert Edelmann
Warsaw
Poland
Switzerland
Atlantic
Upper Burmah
Pitcher
Austria
Concord
M. Ephraim W. Bull
Mass
Lexington
Boston
Hey
Amnl
France
Guadiana
Spain
Russia
Caspian
Mires
Saxton Evarts
Mr. Sander
St. Albans
London
R. H. Measures
Baron Schroeder
Measures
R. J. Measures
Camberwell
F. LE. Anna
Boseton
Sander
Egham
Surrey
Stonei
New York Telegram
Vacuo
Brooklyn Eagle
Tropics
Kissing
Far East
United States
California
The
Chalmers
Dundee
Scotland
Whitsundaoy
Saratoga County
Indianapolis
Ind
Michigan
Brazil
Henry VII
Atlanta
Napoleon
Atchison, Kane
Manchuria
Newshwang
Sandwich Islands
Louiseville Courier-Journal
Honolulu
New York Press
Stone Lake
Inds
Litttle
Chicago Herald
New York Herald
Connecticut
Misa Esther Peck
Old Lyme
Conn
New London
Misa Annie Bradley
Ansonia
Chicago Post
Henry L. Kingsland
East
St. Louis
Colum
Detroit
New York World
William
Mollie D
Burning Springs
W. Va
New York Voice
Jenny Lid
John Howard Paine
Jenne Lind
Washington
Aondiance
Republic
Ameries
Singer
Andiro
John Howard Payne
Webster
Payne
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