Popular Science Notes On Health In Ponds And Moss Underwater
Dr Beasels reports only about 200 of every 1000 goldfish survive early life. A brick wall stack could reach 1600 feet. with cement water height might rise to 5700 feet. An Italian professor tested dew infusions for malaria without harm across 52 experiments. Lake Leman shows a bright green moss 200 feet underwater on calcareous rock. Wells argues cremation harms public health but laws may allow it with safeguards. Coal dust explosions occur under electric sparks in dust clouds. Berlitz plans an exhibition racing mosses and human races with temporary residence. London Crystal Palace models of peoples were tried once but not completed.
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Leman
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Spencer Wells
Prussian Firedamp Commission
Berlitz
Zoological Gardens
Germany
London Crystal,palace
How Prairie Dogs Are Trapped in Central Park
A Jamestown Kansan note explains a trap using a headless barrel and sand to trap prairie dogs. The hole fills with fine sand, preventing digging or climbing, forcing the animal to retreat. The piece humorously recalls Virgil as it recounts the method.
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Avernus
Central Park
Jamestown
A Thrilling Incident In The Baseball Season
A fragment describes William Riley practicing baseball with daily sessions and quick steps. He lifts the bat, spins the ball toward the outer fence, and moves toward first base with swift, intentful play. The text suggests a vivid, action filled scene from a local game.
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William Riley
Songs For the Hero on Glittering Heights
Poem lines honor a hero who misses fame and endures disappointment. The speaker voices a tearful cadence for those who stand in darkness and feel a final arrow fall short. The verse also remembers the breathless runner and the eager soul who collapses near the goal.
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Ising
A Trust Well Kept Mutiny Tale From India
A veteran officer recalls the 1857 mutiny in Allahabad and Delhi, where his regiment slaughtered officers while mutineers marched to Delhi. He hides with Pooniah, the wife of Baden Singh, who spares his life in exchange for faithfulness. The story centers on loyalty, betrayal, and the mutiny’s brutal consequences.
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India
Pratt
Delhi
Allahabad
Ganges
Rahib
Baden Singh
Allah
Charpey
Pooniah
Boden Sineeh
Polen Singh
Bidy Stvant
Mussulman
Wisily
Balen Singh
John Lawrence
Jubbulpore
Sahib
Boden Singh
Lucknow
Sir Colin Campbell
Perhasa
Cawnpore
New York Star
Old English Phrase "Thanks" Backed by Shakespeare
A New York Journal of Commerce correspondent reports that the use of "Thanks" for thanks is not slang but good old English. The journal cites Shakespeare plays showing repeated uses of "thanks" by various characters to defend the phrase against accusations of impropriety.
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New York
Shakespeare
Eebastian
Antonio
Richest silver ore strike cited in Deadwood finds
A report notes a large silver ore discovery near Deadwood Dakota with ore valued at 15 000 per ton and total farm tool investments reaching 68 million dollars annually. It also mentions high farm tool lifespans and widespread depreciation. A sea captain’s death is linked to blood poisoning from nitrate exposure aboard ship, with several captains dying similarly in the same firm.
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Uni
Deadwood
Dakota
Dr Alonzo Clark says New York rivals Europe for physicians
In his eightieth year Dr Alonzo Clark of New York argues the city offers a physician’s life nearly equal to Europe, noting earnings rarely exceed thirty to forty thousand dollars annually while conservatism and hopefulness define modern medical practice. A naturalist’s owl trap tale from Harper’s Weekly is noted, and a monument marks the Mahdi’s grave near Omdurman with a whitewashed tower and bold inscription.
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Alonzo Clark
New York
Europe
Ashley Cooper
Mahdi
Omdurman
Soudan
Sheikh Abdulla
Leneath
Unequal land ownership in Britain shown by lease rents
The article notes that seventy-five members of the new lease of commons hold over three thousand acres each with annual rents above $15,000. Two own $100,000 yearly, three over $50,000, and seventeen over $10,000. Sir John Ramsden, Sir John St Aubyn, and four others exceed $150,000 annually. Twenty-eight members rent between $50,000 and $150,000, with little emigration from the island.
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Great Britain
Lease of Commons
John Ramsden
John St. Aubyn
Remarkable Lexington Woman Turns Forest to Farm Wealth
Sallie Hansford of Lexington Georgia supported a four child family by clearing 107 acres of original forest with her two sons ages 14 and 15. They felled trees, made rails, fenced land, burned brush, and harvested nine bales of cotton plus corn and peas for household use. She paid rent, store account, and $10 on her land, bought meat, and handled cooking and market trips.
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Lexington
Sallie Hansford
New Sweet Substance From Coal Tar Promises Rich Flavor
Mr Ivan Levinstein president of the Manchester section of the Society of Chemical Industry notes a new substance extracted from coal tar with sweetening properties far stronger than beet sugar. He suggests it could enter daily use, claiming one part added to sixteen thousand parts water yields extreme sweetness with no harmful effects on the human system.
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Ivan Levinstein
Manchester
Society of Chemical Industry
Levinstein
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