Diverse 19th century notes on science and culture trends
A collage of brief items discusses Green's claim that telegraph wires could reach the moon, a Peace and Arbitration prize for an elementary reader chapter, vegetarianism quip about shoe feathers, pastoral gas progress, electric road feasibility, demand for speed in travel, Berton on orange cultivation and perfumery, a Boston Transcript claim about a dangerous sugar producing a fungus, and cautious cancer links to tainted meat as discussed in periodicals.
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Peace and Arbitration Association
New Jersey
San Francisco Chronicle
Boston Transcript
Moonlit Gift and Hidden Love on Patmos Height
A lyrical reminiscence narrates a summer night encounter between Endymion and his beloved under moonlight on Patmos. The moon grants a boon that becomes a whispered secret after a gossiping onlooker discerns their innocent kiss. The speaker defends their honesty and fidelity, urging the moon to keep silent.
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Moon
Endymion
Patmos
The Karoo Bokadams and the White Elephant Rescue
A missionary recounts rowing a two mile race on the Menam River near Ashenam, Siam, where a treacherous white elephant temple complex looms. While pursuing an English rival, a venomous karoo bokadam snake on a wreckage raft menaces the boat, prompting a daring escape that ends with the snake killed and the missionary saved by the white elephant priests with gold rewards.
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Siam
Ashenam
Menam River
Bangkok
Oxford
England
United States
Menam
Missionary Station
America
Boata
Montigny
London
Nore
St. Louis Republic
The Fishing Rod and Primitive Tools Debate
The passage discusses how anglers hunters and woodsmen rely on simple tools like a pole from alders a bow and flint arrow and an axe from the stone age. It notes that success and pleasure with these naked tools vary with the user and context as it ponders who first used the fish- tool and the origins of such implements.
Best Pigs for Farm and Garden Purposes
The piece outlines pig breeds suited to different farm goals, noting Berkshire as versatile for bacon and ham, Suffolk and small Yorkshire for fresh or salted pork, and Cheshire, Poland-China, and large Yorkshire for packing. It also critiques farmers' access to fresh fruits and vegetables and suggests abundance is achievable with little labor, urging frugality in luxuries.
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Berkshire
Suffolk
Yorkshire
Cheshire
New York Times
Boston
Locust trees and wire fencing for farm lines
A discussion on using yellow locust trees as durable, thornless shade along fence lines with wire stapling. Locust wood is praised for posts and fuels, with easy propagation via root suckers, and the pest borers having diminished impact after a few years.
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New York
Tribuane
Sooners Bow Knots and Imitations In Decor and Dress
The article critiques the trend of Sooners as a metaphor for eager settlers and society types rushing into openings. It denounces imitation metal ribbon decorations imitating Louis XVI knots, arguing only authentic curves in the style have value and urging readers to wear real rib bons.
Paris fashion warns of final extinction of the old habit
From Paris comes news that trained skirts threaten the end of an old custom as ladies’ arms are no longer offered by gentlemen for evening promenades. The piece notes shifts in social etiquette during theater foyers, soirees, and dining room entrances, alongside color trends in cobra fabrics and combinations like gray with pink or black.
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Izaak Walton
Venator
Walton
Paris
Louchamps Hippodrome
New York
Remarkable Training of the Eye in Newspaper Work
A New York clipping bureau employee describes how her trained eye detects names and subjects in a newspaper at a glance. She compares eye training favorably to hand work, noting rapid adaptation when shifting focus and the ease of spotting bold details amid small print.
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New York City
Pittsburg
Competent Witness in Court Testimony by a 9-Year-Old
A Boston Herald report notes a nine year old boy placed on the witness stand. Defense objections were overruled, and the judge encouraged questions about oath and truth telling. The boy described balancing work and school as he works selling papers and flowers. The court praised his intelligence after a brief exchange on oath and consequences in the hereafter.
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Boston Herald
Proper Kind of Lamp Shades
A medical journal correspondent suggests lamp shade colors and materials to direct light. For maximum desk illumination, use translucent shade with white inner surface and pale blue or yellow outer surface, preferably fluted, plus a light blue glass lamp chimney to reflect most light onto the table.
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Mos
Solid Silver Railroad Pass From Colorado Roads
A combined 223 miles of the Silverton and Rio Grande Southern lines, led by Otto Mears, issue the finest annual pass. The polished solid silver plate, crafted by Colorado native workmen, bears the recipient’s name and Mexican filigree border, with no liability disclaimer on the reverse side.
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Silverton Railroad
Rio Grande Southern
Otto Mears
Menara
Colorado
Colorado Mountains
St. Louis Republic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indiana Progress
Wednespar
France
Green
Cs Semborne
Western Union Telesystem
Jules Berton
San Francisco
Cologne
Sweden
Bald‘ati
Philadelphia
Jeheore
Chicago
de Leweps
Alombian
Bier Seas
Ten Maan
W. A. Curtis
Michigan Farmer
Benjamin Franklin
Peter Collinson
Himsel
Schuykel
Holland
Germany
Japan
Imperial University
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