Celluloid Inventions Shape Modern Life In New Ways
A New York observer notes celluloid’s rapid growth since its invention and five years of refined production. The material, nonexplosive, flexible, and colorable, imitates ivory, tortoise shell, coral, and malachite, finding uses from piano keys to dolls heads and jewelry. A new calcitoid variant rivals linen for shirts and collars, promising large future expansion in textiles and travel wear.
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Frontier official among Washington elites in 187 era anecdote
A Puget Sound official visits the capital in buckskin though dressed for frontier life. He dines on apple dumplings with cognac sauce, clings to sauce, and asks for more while the waiter offers extra dumplings. Mustard-water soil treatment proposed, Siberia seen as rising agricultural power, and a banana cutting promises fruit in a year.
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The Bagdad Date Mark and a Fictitious Plague
A historical account describes a mysterious illness termed the Bagdad date mark that supposedly leaves a lifelong facial scar. It notes the ailment’s onset in childhood, its spread to strangers, and widespread fear among residents, with theories blaming water, iodine salt, or town conditions. The piece cites Aleppo knowledge and two European doctors who fell ill after investigating the phenomenon.
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Boots and time clash in a post office bootblack scene
A man with a whip and a comforter sash at the post office solicits bootblacking work. Young applicants decline in turn citing urgent duties, from treasury calls to bank banking and bonds. The scene ends with the man choosing to leave, noting others’ higher paying tasks. Detroit Free Press, 238.
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Remedies and hotels highlighted in a late 19th century text
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