University seeks two new buildings to avert capacity crisis
The University of Washington warns that without a $800,000 funding package for a Home Economics building and a recitation hall from the coming legislature, the campus may close admissions for some students within two years or require tuition fees. Current enrollment stands at 3,200 with capacity limited at 8,600, and prior attempts to levy tuition have failed.
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Corrosion of Tin From Nonacid Foods
The article explains that tin corrosion occurs not only from acids but also from amino compound substances in foods like fish asparagus beans pumpkin and spinach. Shrimp juices corrode cans quickly, but chilling shrimp before canning and lining cans with paper greatly reduce corrosion.
Burdensome Name Created for Liverpool Girl 1882
Arthur Pepper a West Derby laundryman gave his daughter born in December 1882 a name with a letter for each alphabet entry. The full name Anna Bertha Cecilia Diana Emily Fanny Gertrude Hypatia Inez Jane Kate Louise Maud Nora Ophe lia Quince Rebecca Starkey Teresa Ulyssis Venus Winifred Xenophon Yetty Zeno with Pepper as the surname punned on by the parents.
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Dumas’ Father Remains Frugal Despite Claims of Extravagance
In a Dieppe visit, the elder Dumas tells his son he has come to lay his bones in the house and reveals only 20 francs in his waistcoat. He asserts that his life shows thrift rather than spendthrift vanity, citing his early Paris journey with a single twenty franc piece.
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Romances of Old Mosques in Sarajevo Tales
The Begova mosque in Sarajevo is described as Europe’s second largest after Constantinople and Selim’s Adrianople mosque. A stone groove in its courtyard supposedly measured by a pasha kept merchants honest. Another legend recalls seven holy dervishes beheaded 200 years ago for theft whose heads were tucked under arms as they walked into the mosque, inspiring veneration.
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Blims’s Troubled Marriage Alleged in Humorous Tale
A London Tit-Bits item recounts a man claiming Blims is badly married and sharing a comic anecdote. The wife supposedly aided her husband by showing him how to fasten his trousers with a hairpin, illustrating a light, social vignette.
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Truthful Testimony in Paris Court Provokes Laugh
In a Paris court a vain woman testifies she is twenty five, the next witness, her son, says he is twenty seven. The judge remarks that the mother must have married very young, prompting amused reactions in the courtroom.
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Willis Impromptu Verse at Mrs Gates Dinner
Nathaniel P Willis famed wit at Mrs Gates dinner in Washington. A niece replies to her aunt warning against flirting, while Mrs Gates chats with Mr Campbell. Willis captures the scene with a playful written reply in verse.
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Family Struggles Over Money Sparks Far-Reaching Purchases
In a spring incident Jonathan Higgs uses his wife Maria's savings to buy a cultivator while dismissing the old parlor carpet as useless. Later she buys a range, engine, buggy, and other items with their joint funds, arguing these purchases will ease work and reduce costs. The tale closes with Maria noting it is all in the family as Jonathan aids unloading. The passage also notes Chinese gunpowder origins and fireworks traditions with references to saltpeter and copper filings.
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Colors in Fireworks and the Birth of Gunpowder
The article argues fireworks predated gunpowder with gunpowder forming from saltpeter charcoal and sulphur. It notes that saltpeter rich soils in China and India aided early mixtures. Fire sites could grind nitrous soil into crude powder, with repeated fires spreading the development.
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Fish with Collars and the Hidden Nape Debate
A New York Sun piece explains the fish collar and nape, detailing why trimming preserves weight for wholesalers. It notes the collar bones hold delicate morsels, and that a thick fat nape signals a fat fish, while connoisseurs seek head end pieces for prized bites.
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Breakfast Orders in Sixteenth CenturyNorthumberland Household
The Northumberland household book shows nursery breakfasts for Lady Margaret and Master Ingeram Percy. Each day includes a manchet loaf a quart of bere butter saltfish sprouts or herring or flesh, and boiled joints or eggs on certain days, with milk notably absent. The beer described differs from modern ale, being milder and less strong.
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Blunt Dr Dougal Known For Short Replies In Stories
The diarist recounts Dr Dougal of Keith famed for bluntness an honorary Aberdeenshire member since 1795. A talkative woman asks about her tongue he says it needs a rest. A patient with sore eyes is told it is better to suffer with them than without.
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Train collision story with dramatic dialogue
Dialogue-heavy account describes a train ramming a couple on a hill and leaving the track. The train followed for miles before smashing them, then climbed an evergreen tree and picked a bird’s nest, in a grim exchange.
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