Rope of water and the tensile strength of liquids
The article explains how water can resist compression yet exhibit tensile strength. It cites Berthelot’s experiment with a sealed glass tube of water expanding upon heating and remaining expanded upon cooling, demonstrating water under tension. It discusses cohesion and adhesion as forces binding matter, the limits of surface contact, and the impractical idea of a liquid rope, ending with reflections on the consequences if such cohesive forces acted over long ranges.
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Berthelot
Eri
Boston Post
Proctor Knott and Sunset Cox Remembered for Humor
The New York World notes Proctor Knott, author of the Duluth speech, was a great lawyer and judiciary committee chairman whose humor defined his reputation. Samuel Cox shared a similar path, with rhetoric shaping his career, though never a humorist. Knott's satire and irony proved understood and accepted, marking him as successful in his era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proctor Knott
Cox
Duluth
New York World
House
Mr. Knoll
Samuel S. Gox
Mr. Kutt
Mr. Cox
Ife
Everbody
Dealth
Antony and Cleopatra’s fish trick ends in laughter
In Plutarch style the tale shows Antony using divers to bait his hooks with live fish to outdo Cleopatra in an angling contest. Cleopatra dupes him by secretly employing a diver who attaches a salted fish to his rival’s line, exposing the ruse amid amused onlookers.
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Cleopatra
Plutarch
Antony
Mathews
Yellowstone and Iceland Geysers Contrast
Dr. Arnold Hague explains Icelandic geyser activity remains vigorous while Yellowstone has been dormant for thousands of years. He views Yellowstone as a phase in thermal spring evolution, with geysers often forming hot pools before explosive activity wanes and the feature becomes extinct due to shifting water channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone
Arnold Hague
Iceland
Yellowstone Park
Hague
Be so good as to abstain from speaking of my health
A Paris official placed a card on his desk to deter callers from idle chatter. It reads in part that he is perfectly well on health, weather, and bourse quotations, and requests visitors to begin with the matter that brings them there, to save time.
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New York Sun
Bares
Paris
London Telegraph
Philip's Reminder: A Man Must Hear His Humanity
A historical fragment notes a servant who constantly reminded Philip that he is only a man, with sensational lines about humbling reminders. It recalls a man told his operation would be painless yet cost a hundred dollars, and jokes about beggars and a blind man. The piece quotes a Houston Post adage on patient toil and perseverance.
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Houston Post
They Couldn't Help It In War With Spain at Porto Rico
General Tasker H Bliss and his troops disobeyed orders by attacking a larger Spanish force near a village during the Spanish American War. Blame-free excuse: the wind carried scent of frying onions, and the hungry men could not resist. Also notes Jefferson as inventor with several devices and a belief inventions should aid all.
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Porto Hico
Spain
Tasker H. Bliss
Bliss
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Ile
France
Stonewall Jackson and Hood Texans Misread Signs
A Civil War vignette from 1862 near Fredericksburg shows General Jackson confronting a Hood corps soldier who cannot name his command or state. The joke ends with the soldier saying orders were not to know anything until after the next fight, leaving him to his cherries.
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Frederickshall
Stonewall Jackson
Hood
Jackson
Old Stonewall
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania
The General Assembly submits two proposed amendments. Number One consolidates Philadelphia district courts into five distinct five judge courts with exclusive jurisdiction and flexible growth, while Number Two amends Article Nine section eight to cap county and municipal debts at seven percent of property value and allow Philadelphia to incur up to three percent for specific transit and harbor projects with certain revenue safeguards.
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Commonwealth
General Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth of
Philadelphia
Common Pleas
Court of Cum Pleas
Courts of Common Pleas
County of
Allegheny
Commo
Hhe Mumber
Robert McApre
The
Pennsylvania
Senate
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Robert Mcalroe
Commonweal
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Berthelat
Victims OF Humor
Mark Antony
Philip
Alexander
Boe
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tate
Washington Star
Oxfords
Oxford
W. M. Grube
Square Deal
E. Main Street
Lititz, PA
Habecker the Baker
Algo
A.G. Hershey
Old Mill
Front Street
John H. Tshud
Jeter
Bell Telephone
Bell Telephone Co
Penna
H. H. Witmer
Lancaster
A. H. Kreider
W. Vine ST
C. N. Derr
AD ST
Joseph Dreifus
Lititz
Schleibh
John F. Schleith
Spruce St
Ind
Valephone
W. H. Bollinger
East Main Street
Graul’s
D. de Graul
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