Nitrogen from Air and Historic Woodworking Advances
Investigations by Jamieson in Bocotland and Zemplen Roth in Hungary suggest forest trees extract atmospheric nitrogen via foliage. The piece discusses nitrogen in tree trichomes, the role of leaf decay, and the attribution of furs price to multiple middlemen. It also covers early woodworking tools, slide rests, and the progression to gas lighting in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamieson
Bocotland
Zemplen and Roth
Hungary
Henry
Nancy
Wil Murdoch
Areata
Sore
Spotia
Murdoch
Boulton, Watt & Co
London and Westminster Gas Light & Coke Company
Viennese Doctor Warns Singers Against Scents Before Performances
A Viennese doctor cautions singers to avoid strong scents before singing, recounting a famous artist who could not complete songs after inhaling Parma violet scent. He notes ear scents affect vocal cords with varying effects per person and urges remaining scent free to avoid risk.
A Good Excuse Before Her Father
A tense scene unfolds as a suitor lingers before a gray father, unable to speak. He stands with one hand on a strap, choosing silence instead of asking for permission or space, while the moment tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant
Puck
Tommy of Highbury and the Feathers Funeral
A young woman nicknamed Tommy pursues independence by selling jewelry in Charterhouse Street while balancing a meager weekly income. She remains cheerful despite perpetual hunger fears until a fire shifts events, leading to her death and a final plea about her hat feathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Highbury
Charterhouse Street
London
Bealdes
Unc Mose and the World-Toting Mule Tale
In Alabama a proud owner parades a small mule with two sacks of corn. A critic calls it heavy but Uncle Mose proclaims the beast can tote the world, challenging the crowd and proving his claim with a makeshift demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Philadelphia Ledger
Mose
Uncle Mose
No Swiss Emigrants in Public Affairs For Greater Honesty
A quoted critique praises Switzerland for absence of trusts and political corruption. It lists none of the big industrial names or fortunes influencing government, noting no appropriation of public lands or massive private power. The passage reflects admiration for Swiss governance and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switserland
Charles Edward Ruspell
Switzerland
John D. Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
Ogden Armour
Hou
Winchester Wins and Upsets A Day at Benning
A Washington Star report recalls a race day near Benning where a man chased a Winchester win with a $10 bet on a friend’s money. An auto ride transfers the stake, a 10 to 1 payoff follows, and tales unfold of proxy betting mishaps, missed races, and comic ill luck at the track.
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The
Washington Star
F Street
New York Avenue
Benning
Winchester
Fourteenth Street
Benning Gate
Jim
George Sheridan
Chicago
Sheridan
Rheridan
Bheridan
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fiat
Mint
Himeult
Jig Ateps
United States
Aurora-in-the- Ozarks
Baltimore
Monumental
Nutwood
Jane Nutwood
Nutwood Bets Feature in Quiet Wagering Scene
In a small town tragedy of mischief two girls press a young man to bet on Nutwood against a rival, offering $1 bills while the man offers 60 to 1. Nutwood wins Monte Carlo by a nose and pays out $100, but remains thoughtful after the wager.
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Nutwood
Theoung Man
Monte Carlo
Plumbers Hire Out For Odd Tasks At High Wages
Detroit Free Press reports two plumbers and their employer, paid 60 cents an hour to mind dogs and babies in a string of strange jobs. A woman asked for a dog wash and paid 43 cents after a half day. Another client hired a minding service for three hours, ending with $1.80 and cigars as payment.
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Detroit Free Press
Doga
Dutch Luncheon Prank Ends With Costume Chaos
A girl recalls a Dutch themed party where Harry dressed as a Hollander causing hilarity and later embarrassment. The joke backfired when a doorway incident revealed a mistaken identity and Lena the maid became involved, leaving Harry upset and others chastising him for going too far.
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The
Cage Daily News
Harry
Lena
The Joy of Poverty in Harper's Weekly
An essay argues against wealth, praising poverty as liberating for spirit and imagination. It cites Thoreau and contemplative life, warning riches complicate living while happiness lies within, the kingdom of heaven within, not in money or luxury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
Miason
Thoreau
Fifth Avenue
Heaven
Actor’s Offer Sparks Pro Per Announcement
A performer states he has received an offer of 9600 a week from Gotham theater for next season and 8000 a week to run the London Times. He asks for public notice and notes plans to appear beyond current city limits.
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Gotham Theater
Wade
London Times
Ice Breaks and a Wedding Bond at the Mill Bay
In a coastal village a deadly ice break draws Amos and Alice together. Alice rescues him on a log boom using a pike pole as ice floes surge. The crowd cheers as they reach shore and announce their engagement, leading to a spring village wedding with mill hands in attendance.
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W. BR. Hearst
Amara Cunningham
Amos
Alice Boyen
Allen
Alice
Abbor
Aline Gait
Whistled Comments on Midnight Streetcar Scene
A late night green avenue car carries a hatchet-faced wife berating her bald-headed husband after a theater and oyster house visit. A moon-faced messenger boy chuckles, whistling lurid songs as disruption grows until he alights, leaving the couple and other riders unsettled.
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Washington Star
Green Avenue
Denver
Deadwood Dynamiter
Teflon
Proctor to retire from public life in Vermont
Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont announced he will retire from public life after his term ends. He said he made the announcement long in advance to allow time for a successor and rejected a hand to mouth approach to politics and business.
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Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Uncle Rastuse Defense Ended in Suspended Sentence
The story recounts a defense in which Uncle Rastuse, an alleged offender, explains his theft by stating his family is starving. The judge questions him about ownership, and Rastuse answers that his family has five dogs, implying the dogs’ value would not justify his crime. Sentence suspended.
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Rastuse
Malcolm Hice Pattern
Tennesmwe
Darky
Rastue
Rastun
Raastun
Notable Figures and Anecdotes Across Early 20th Century Circles
The text recalls Carl Bohure dismissing literary pretenders and political ambitions at a New York dinner. It notes Carlos Wilson, a major collector with thousands of volumes and Napoleonic prints, dying in Boston. It also mentions Dr. Adore Dyer, a New Orleans leprosy specialist, commenting on public fascination with prominent figures.
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Carl Bohure
New York
Politica
My. Bohurs
Carlos Wilson
Napoleon
Boston
bin Wolletion
America
Inadore Dyer
New Orleans
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Nter Mountain Globe
Qundergon
Mulett, Crook County
Wyoming
Moscow
Merts
Lelpaig
Maxon
England
Albert A
Tice
National Daughters of Grand Army of the Republic
Coca
Dover
St. Margaret's Bay
Gray
Nicola Teala
Christopher Koch
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Board
Copenhagen
Republic of Panama
Republic
David
Pekin
Chinese
Norway
Uni
Magitch
Montevideo
Europe
United Sinies
Orleans
Toxico City
Germany
Bev
Cairo
Rer
G. Minturn
Shoe Lane
Bartholomew's
Zsoman
A. Arnstag Pe
Indy
Grapther
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