Electrical Ark Legend Claims Ancient Leyden Jar Power
A Savannah News excerpt argues biblical artifacts like the ark of the covenant functioned as a Leyden jar powering electricity. It speculates Moses and Aaron used gold lined boxes, copper vessels, and burning fuels to generate and direct high currents, with priests and tribes involved in electrocution legends.
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Moses
Sucz
Europe
Edihon
Tesla
Earhen
Israel
Mon carLen
Beyden Jar
Aaron
Strang
Temple
Franklin
Soluuion
New York
Leyden
Germany
C. B Warrand
Savannah News
Horological split: sixty divisions born from Hipparchus
The piece traces sexagesimal time to Hipparchus and Ptolemy, noting 60 divisions in clocks and watches and the Baby- Mouians use of sossi and sari for sixty, with the saros as sixty times sixty to reach 3,600. It cites Venus de Medici height and a Bulwer quip on dyspepsia and toothache.
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Hip Parchus
Hipparchus
Ptolemy
St. Louis Republic
Curious appetite and bird ethics in old science notes
A scientific-minded gentleman weighed a spider to gauge its meals, describing a breakfast of four times its weight and larger dinners and suppers. The piece also mentions bronze colorings for metals, a witty exchange about a portrait, Hood’s Sarsaparilla ads, and various brief anecdotes from London and New York newspapers. It closes with ads for Otto’s Cure and a trotting stallion’s breeding rights in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Pittsburg Exposition Nears Its Closing Date
The Pittsburg Exposition in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania is set to close on October 20. Attendance nears 100000 as crowds flock to see the Epire Type Setting Machine and Innes New York Band performances. News paper Day on October 11 invites regional editors to view the exposition. The art gallery features Munka esy Mozart painting loaned by Gen. Russell A Alger and Hovenden works valued at 40000 each. Excursions, low rail rates, and free admission tickets boost visitors.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburg Daily Press
Epire
Pittsburg
Keating
Innes
New York
Exposition Choral Society
Exposition
Munkaesy
Mozart
Russell A. Alger
Michigan
Hovenden
Davis Island Dam
Remarkable Dipnutheria Cure Promoted by Hoke Device
An advertisement touts a miraculous remedy claimed to cure dipnutheria whooping cough asthma and troup. It promises universal success and harmlessness at one dollar per bottle with mailing to any U S address. Inventor Prof C W Hoke located at 350 North 6th Street Renoding Pa.
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Otto
Philadelphia
Daugherty Bros
C. W. Hoke
Wake Electric
North 6Th Street
Renoding
Rowe College Ad Promotes Business Practice Education
Johnstown Pennsylvania advertisement for Rowe College at 542 544 546 Main St promotes departments in business, shorthand, typing, and English training. Claims all teachers are graduates and practical bookkeepers and stenographers. Offers mail teaching in bookkeeping and individual instruction. requests catalogue.
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Main St
Business College
D. I. Rowe
B. S
Johnstown
Attachment of G W Nelson in Indiana County Case
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania commands the Sheriff to attach G W Nelson a non resident late of the county for a suit of assumpsit against J M Coleman. The writ directs appearance before the Court of Common Pleas at Indiana on the next term. Writ witnessed by Judge Harry White in Indiana on October 1 A D 1894. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE to distribute funds in Fry Roser, Administrator of Geo Roser dec’d, will be held October 18 1894 at 1 PM. Maggie E Stake Administratrix and John W Evans Administrator notify creditors and debtors in Indiana County.
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Commonwealth of of Pennsylvania
G. W. Nelson
Court of Common Pleas
Indiana
J. M. Coleman
Assumpsit
Harry White
Elder Peelor
Orphans’ Court of
Indiana County
Fry Roser
Geo. Roser
Borough of
Frank Stake
Cherryhill Township
Maggie E. Stake
John W. Evans
Pennsylvania Railroad Schedule in Effect November 7th 1893
Schedule lists Blairsville to Saltsburg Pultoon Allegheny Junction Freeport Springdale and Allegheny City trains at 8 05 11 00 am and 7 00 pm weekdays with Butler Branch at 8 05 10 00 pm Weekdays. Blairsville Intersection to Pittsburgh at 5 33 7 45 10 11 am 1 27 4 28 6 10 pm weekdays Sundays 5 33 10 11 am 4 28 6 10 pm to Altoona 7 30 9 40 am 3 18 6 28 pm weekdays Sundays 9 40 11 1 0 am 3 18 6 25 pm Pittsburgh Indiana via Blairsville Intersection 5 25 8 00 am 4 30 pm weekdays. For details contact Thomas E Watt Western District Pittsburg. General managers signatures.
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Blairsville
Saltsburg
Paulton
Allegheny Junction
Freeport
Springdale
Allegheny City
Bitler
Butler
Pittsburg
Altoona
Pitrsscra
Indiana
Thos. E. Watt
Fifth Avenue
M. Prevost
J. R. Wood
General Pass
Ana
Ace
A. m
Reed
Two Lick
Graceton
Jack Lic Ih
Smith If
Blairsvill Ave
Cokeville
India
Indi- Todiana
P.m
Blairsville Rr
Blairsville Lye
Smith
Blacklick TA
Rugh
Homer
Two Lick List
Niagara Express
West Penn Junction
Kittanning
Oil City
Titusville Express
Buffalo Express
Emlenton Accom
Emilenton
Kittanning Accom
East Brady
Pittsby
Bam Emlenton
Day Express
Weat
Eeeeteenanaseeseene
Emlenton
Junction
Sed
Neenweeneertenanmnensaas
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Jadison
Tessa
Venus de Medici
Blarney
Boston Transcript
Patrick
Someerrains
Home and Abroad
Hood
Newcastle
Wilberforce
London News
Marseilles
Adolphe Thiers
New York World
D. Sutton
Murray S. Moore
Advance
Murray
Moore
Pitcher’s Castoria
Pittsburg Exposition
Hoke
United States
The
School of Actual Business Practice
White Township
Gawin Adams
G. Adams McLain
Penelope Dickey
James Wiggins
Atprror
John H. Pierce
W. L. Stewart
Act
Watson & Keener, Attorneys
Fexecutor's Notice
A. L. Neal
West Mahoning Township
John
Ross
Pitcher
M. Wood
Ringwood
Miles
Dr. Miles
Pennsylvania Railroad
Allegheny Valley
R.R
D. B. Roof
Havana
PENNA
Philadelphia St
West
Frank Douglass
J. T. Boucher
Washington
Blatrsville, Penna
Ing
Hall
F. J. Johnson’s
John DE. Paul
Philadelphia Street
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