Mystery of Newtons Observatory at 35 St Marys Street
A curio about 35 St Marys Street once linked to Sir Isaac Newton sparks debate. The roof structure of glass was long thought Newtons observatory but 1855 accounts by John Timbs say a later tenant, a Frenchman, built and used it as an observatory charging admission.
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Sir Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
Fanny Burney
Charles Burney
Newton
John Timbs
London
Westminster Gazette
Scotland
Fynes Morgaon
John Ray
London Tatler
Glass Dishes Separated by Cold Water Method
When two glass tubers or dishes stick together and risk breaking, pour cold water into the inner one and hold the outer one under running water, and they will separate at once.
Afraid of New Thaw Scheme Prisoner Despondent
An inmate at Matteawan grows irritable and sleepless amid a proposed thaw plan. He ruminates on his legal options and singles out former Governor Btone as among those he might employ.
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Matteawan
Btone
Thaw Hopeful of Liberty Amid Smuggling Plot Rumors
In Matteawan and beyond, Harry Thaw expresses grim resolve to win freedom as authorities chase a rumored plot to smuggle him into Pennsylvania for sanity tests. Thaw, calm yet weary, recalls facing the electric chair and insists he will be freed despite eleven legal aides.
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Matteawan
Therbrooke
Que
Harry Thaw
Pennsylvania
Kennedy
New York
Conger
Dutchess County
Vermont
Thaw
Newport
W. A. Binkely
Pittsburgh
W. A. Stone
Canada
Stanford White
Jim
Messrs. Kennedy
Mr. Stone
Glynn
Grave
G. L Rlume
Britton G. Evans
New Jersey
End of the Earth and Odd Tidbits From The Sea
A collage of excerpts includes Thaw counsel gagging, Thaw interviews, and a sardonic note about catching fish with a pin. It also recalls ancient beliefs of earth renewal with comets and deluges, plus Scottish sleeping sheets and a street market price joke about a dog and a dollar.
Cause For Tears In Edinburgh Church
In Edinburgh a preacher shed copious tears and was moved to ask a countryman what caused his emotion. The man replied that faith makes him cry, suggesting the preacher would cry too if he were in the country man’s place with little to say.
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Pitenirn
Edinburgh
Dundee Advertiser
Hay's Hair Health promises quick gray coverage and scalp relief
Advertises Hay's Hair Health claiming to restore natural hair color for gray or faded hair with rapid results after a few applications. Promises a youthful look, cost 50 cents to a dollar, with a free Harfina Soap offer and refund if unsatisfied. Includes Druggists details and pharmacy names.
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WM. Donnelly
Hay
K. Gano
Seiler
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