Submarine Progress in the Eighteenth Century
A survey of early submarine development cites Day, Bushnell, and others, noting limited success and hazards. It covers air supply challenges, propulsion ideas, and attempts from 1669 to the era of the Intelligent Whale, with later remarks on whirlwinds and atmospheric phenomena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Hundrads
Day
Plymouth Sound
Bushnell
Conneticut
Robert “Fiton
Paria
Portia
Ater
Rome
Brooklyn
N.Y
Practical Household Hints From Old Cookery Notes
Practical tips cover frying fat handling, utensils, and cleaning tricks. Suggestions include using dry cloth or brand to prevent burning, a tong-attached iron holder, a spatula for scraping, keeping a separate knife for mending and peery log unions, reviving a dying fire with a pinch of sugar, patching holes in sacks, preserving cabbage color with soda, securing towel racks for jelly bags, and methods to reduce cabbage odor while boiling. Also mentions weather observations by Mr Abercromby and Hoy Society, with cloud studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con- Bonnea
Tha Wave
Revengeful Monkey and the Cockatoo in Odd Zoo Tale
An amusing Washington Zoological Garden anecdote recounts a clever monkey placing a mirror in its cage, reflecting a cockatoo. The mirror dazzles, blinds, and terrifies the cockatoo as the monkey gleefully uses light to torment its neighbor, until a cloud ends the mischief.
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Zoologica Gardena
Washington
Nanal
Miss Cockatoo
Hutt
Pension Granted After Century-Old Erie Death Mystery
A widow in Virginia receives pension backdated to January 11 after Assistant Secretary finds weight of evidence supports heart disease as the cause of death from a war wound. The case credits the late Erie, Pennsylvania incident where a man died after a family dinner as linked to his leg injury and heart condition, with the commissioner's earlier ruling overturned. The widow will receive seventeen dollars monthly, with five minor children at two dollars each per month from the same date.
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Erie
Pices
Chares L. Piorca
Peansons
Bia
Hng
Fenaionn
Tuseey
Hey
Directa
Evie
Washington Str
Forencon 8 Man Sparks Bridge Conversation
A confrontational scene unfolds as a man on a bridge pier tries to engage another about a match or tobacco. The responding man refuses help, quips about not chewing, and warns the asker to buy his own cigars, finishing with a blunt truism about accommodating people.
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Forencon 8
Women and Fire Protection at Brussels Theatre
A noted excerpt discusses enjoyment of women and cites Bacon on youth and age. It reports a summer installation of a fire protection system at the Brussels Theatre de la Monnais, including a large water tank and taps that douse the stage to drop the iron curtain, with electric lamps lighting passages for safe egress. A Maine mining dispatch notes Gum Corner Byron as a mining center with G A Nozcroas named as discoverer, as land is rapidly bought by prospectors. Phosphate field excitement is also mentioned with references to Washington and related lands.
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Brussels
Theatre de la Monnais
Maine
Augusta
Gum Corner
Byron
Rae
G.A. Nozcroas
Borde
Daguerre’s Wife and the Mind of an Inventor Story
In 1888 Madame Daguerre, wife of the inventor, faced her husband’s alleged madness, noting his belief he could banish his own shadow on magical plates. A physician advised quiet confinement at Bicetre. Weeks later Arago showcased daguerreotype works signaling the birth of photography.
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Hebot
Arend
Madame Daguerre
Har Hnabind
Daguerre
Deley
Arago
Academia
Loa Sciences
Inoguio
The Problem Solved by Hemumatic Syrup Remedy
A citizen from West Lebanon Indiana praising Hibberds Hemumatic Syrup as the best blood purifier and family remedy. The letter states five bottles used, claiming dramatic health benefits for blood purification and overall well being, with endorsement by Frank Walnace. Prepared by The Kurls Wright Medicine Company in Detroit Michigan, sold by druggists.
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It Board
fHibbard
Teds
Frank Walnace
West
Lebanon
Ind
Bolt
Kurls Wright Medicine Company
Detroit
Mich
One Boy's Record of Accidents
A Brooklyn boy named Alexander Chambers, twelve, has a lengthy catalog of mishaps. He broke his nose twice falling from a plank and sidewalk, sprained an arm, was run over by a truck and injured, and suffered multiple cuts and gashes from play and shoves as he grows older.
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Alexander Chambers
T. W. Chambers
Brooklyn
Alexandur
The Laily Next Door And Other Odd Fragments
A fragment collage notes envy over happiness next door and a medical cure claim for Dr Jeren’s Favorite Prescription, plus mentions of a 1453 Caxton discovery, Kemp’s Balsam advertising, and assorted stray quips and anecdotes from late 19th century notices.
Fragmented text on pen strokes and writing speed
The fragment discusses pen activity and writing rates, claiming various figures like 16 surtes per word, 26,800 in 6 hours, and 800 million long traces yearly. It mentions curves per second, daily hours, and productivity comparisons of pen users, but lacks clear context or coherent narrative.
Syrup of Figs Promotes Health Through Natural Agents
An 19th century patent remedy claim touts a blend of laxative figs and California plant virtues. The preparation promises to improve kidney and liver function, clear the system of cold symptoms and headaches, and relieve habitual constipation using natural ingredients.
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California
Impending Trouble On A Third Avenue Car
An excited passenger aboard a Third Avenue car begs for a surgeon as a man at the next crossing grips his arm and offers a pump handshake. The passenger, recently vaccinated, cites losses and domestic duties, warning that if the man gets on the car there will be bloodshed.
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Peurgeon
Protect the System from Malaria Across Regions
The text promotes Hostettet's Stomach Bitts as a remedy and preventive for chills fever bilious remit tents and various malaria forms. It notes wide adoption in West and South areas with fevers and concerns about toxic quinin and related alkaloids, claiming professional endorsement locally and abroad.
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Lune
Tapped the maple trees in yard for sugar weather
A dialogue shows Patrick from Cork claiming no juice from taps and the employer noting oddities in this sugar weather. The snippet leads into a pamphlet on travel by Carcao, Iock Injasy & Pacific Rawat detailing Colorado resorts with scenic views and hotel listings. A Chicago butcher case reports a cow killed with nine twenty penny oils in the stomach, implying longstanding presence. The Utah Great Salt Lake is described as an immense inexhaustible salt source, obtainable by evaporation.
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Patrick
Cork
Car Cao
Iock
Injasy & Pacific Rawat
Colorado
Dhaene
Chicago
Pugilists, Politics, and Danish Tree Trials
The text blends a boastful claim of training a fighter with references to a quirky political aim in New York as well as a Danish experiment near Copenhagen. It notes dynamite felling of large trees to test time savings versus traditional methods, reporting substantial speed gains.
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Copenhagen
Mibbard's Rheumatic and Liver Pills
Advertisement claims Mibbard's pills are scientifically compounded for adults and children, asserting safety and effectiveness. It promises relief for various ailments while warning they do not cure headache, venal issues, diarrhea, or toothache, and claims superiority over other preparations.
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Mibbard
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