Sleep myths and great workers prove hours vary across ages
The piece discusses Sir James Sawyer's view that one third of the day is enough sleep, compares it with claims of eight hours, and notes famed figures like Brunel, Lord Heathfield, Humboldt, and Muller who thrived on much less sleep. It cites Oxford professor Dr. James Legge and Max Müller conversations on the topic.
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James Sawyer
Acock
Green Justice
Birmingham
New York
James Legge
Oxford
Brunel
George A. Elliott
Lord Heathfield
Gibraltar
Max Miller
Alexander von Humboldt
Humboldt
Prof
Max Muller
New Uses for Peanuts Could Supplant Olive Oil In Part
The article notes a surplus of peanuts in Virginia and the South and proposes using peanut oil more in pharmacy and cuisine, even replacing olive oil to some extent. Prof. Sadtler reports pale yellow cold pressed Virginia peanut oil with pleasant flavor and low rancidity after refining, suitable for salads.
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Virginia
North Carolina
South
S. P. Sadtler
Castile
Marseilles
Sadtler
What is Opera on Wagner and the changing scene
The piece asks what opera means today beyond Wagner and notes a shift in taste. It argues that Italian opera, once dismissed as extinct, still holds substantial public interest at the Metropolitan, challenging ultra-Wagnerian views.
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Wagner
Scribner’s
Metropolitan
Brute and Crim sonbeak clash in Yonkers Statesman quarrel
A dialogue snippet shows Mrs. Crimsonbeak and Mr Crim sonbeak accusing each other during a contentious exchange. The Yonkers Statesman records a sharp remark about mistakes and a retort about marrying, illustrating a tense public row.
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Mrs. Crimsonbeak
Mr. Crimsonbeak
Yonkers
The Whim of a Ruler Creates Kew and Paris Gardens
A reflection on how the Jardin des Plantes in Paris and the Kew Gardens in London began in the seventeenth century under royal favor. The piece notes the growth of these two gardens, their ties to science, and their contrast with other medieval gardens as seeds of modern natural history.
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Nature
Arctic
Lippincott
Jardin Des Plantes
Paris
Kew Gardens
London
Padua
Pisa
Bologna
Babylon
Ruier
Success Covers Crimes and the Plutocracy Threat
A critical pamphlet argues universities risk estrangement from the common people if they serve plutocracy or a shoddy aristocracy. It accuses corporate wealth, trusts, and elite ties of corrupting reform, shaping law and policy, and calls for accountability to avert national decay.
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Bibliotheca Sacra
American Republic
Church Union Debate Shapes Methodist Split History
The New York Examiner notes the identical creed and discipline of the two Methodist Episcopal branches but recalls a fifty year division over a dead issue. A Baltimore joint commission seeks reunion, while questions arise about uniting all evangelical churches and overcoming long standing splits.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
New York Examiner
Baptist
Baltimore
Art of Conversation Revealed by Sage Advice
A Chicago Tribune quote recounts a dialogue where a maid asks for the secret of conversation. The sage answers simply that listening is the essence of agreeable talk. The exchange underscores listening as the core skill in social conversation.
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Chicago Tribune
Thackeray tale on kindness costs nothing
A lord who never saw a vacant place on his estate drops a single acorn from his pocket. The anecdote stresses that never miss a chance to say a kind word or perform a kind act, for such kindness costs nothing.
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Thackeray
Berlin Police Methods. Woman Dragged by Officer to Street
Berlin cor respondent recalls a Berlin street incident where a woman in a dressing gown challenged a police officer who dragged her from her home after she found a man with her maid. She was arrested and later released. police then charged her with insulting a officer, a case she won, while the officer’s punishment remained unclear.
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Port-au-Prince
Germany
Berlin
London Daily News
Nelson and the Canadian romance of Mary Simpson
A sentimental tale recalls Lord Nelson during the 1782 Quebec visit when he fell for Mary Simpson, a 16 year old Canadian merchant’s daughter. He stayed hopes of returning to her after boarding the Albemarle, but a friend forced him to depart, and Nelson never saw Mary again as she died unmarried years later.
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Nelson
Canada
Leslie
Quebec
Mary Simpson
Lord Nelson
Albemarle
St. Lawrence
Wise Father Kipling Anecdote From Sea Voyage
The Academy prints a short tale about Rudyard Kipling as a boy on a sea voyage with his father Mr. Lockwood Kipling. A ship officer alarms Mr Kipling when the boy crawls onto the yard arm but the father replies that the boy will not let go, indicating the boy’s calm grip.
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Rudyard Kipling
Mr. Lockwood Kipling
Academy
Mr. Kipling
Peaches Raised Without Fuzz Stir Causes Talk
Mrs Snaggs notes horticulturists claim peaches can grow without fuzz while her husband wonders about frost destruction occurring six or seven times a season. The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph quotes the exchange.
An Appropriate Use of a Paper Knife
Humorous Punch quote about Doctor Donaldson an anatomist with a house full of skeletons. He proudly mentions a paper knife made from the string bone of his first wife, explaining its use for cutting com blank papers.
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Donaldson
Strange Mushrooms Used For Many Odd Pur poses
A survey describes various mushroom uses across cultures. Edible logs in Japan, snuff in northeast Asia, a large poisonous European specimen, and a mushroom for razor straps are noted. Some provide light, some aid surgery, and others serve as ink, bee stupefaction, or bedbug control.
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Asia
Boston Transcript
Europe
Naples
Africa
California
France
Fresh Water Found in Rocks Depths of 100 Feet
The November Geographical Journal describes Baron Nordenskiold’s method of boring granite to reach water bearing fissures at 100 feet. It notes sweeter freshwater in rock fissures behind surface rock preventing saltwater intrusion. It also covers M E A Martel on British caves and underground rivers in Ireland Derbyshire and Yorkshire. The report ties these findings to submarine cable concerns raised by Mr Benest.
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Geographical Journal
Sir Clements Markham
Baron Nordenskiold
M. E. A. Martel
Mr. Martel
Enniskillen
Ireland
Derbyshire
Yorkshire
Institution of Electrical Engineers
Benest
One hundred agents push sale of book on doorstep
A book canvasser pressures a stern man into buying a book, promising a free notice to hang on the door and claiming ninety nine follow-ups will be avoided. The price is twenty five shillings.
Printer's slip mocks error in wedding anniversary note
Editorial joke from the Indianapolis Journal concerns misprinting Mr. Peck's silver wedding. The editor apologizes for calling the couple harried instead of married. Mr. Peck replies that the slip likely did not affect the matter.
Growth of Steamships Across Fifty Years
An Engineering Magazine writer notes that over the last fifty years ship size has multiplied twentyfold, horsepower fortyfold, and sea speed tripled, highlighting major advances in steamship power and efficiency.
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Engineering Magazine
High priced eye ruse ends with $50 theft
A downtown Italian fruit stand dealer fell for a two-eye con when a one-eyed thief dropped a glass eye among the fruit and another man posed as a buyer. The Italian paid $50 for the eye and discovered no $100 reward at the hotel, prompting police involvement.
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Italy
Pittsburg
Traveling Man recollects boom towns and vanished fortunes
A Detroit Free Press memory recounts the traveling man who preyed on boom towns by misusing real estate talk. He describes lavish hospitality, high living, and a single yearly sale to one buyer, followed by a sharp collapse when the boom ended.
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Detroit Free Press
Count Rantzau Married to Bismarck’s Daughter
The son-in-law of Prince Bismarck, Count Rantzau, once German minister to Holland, wed the ex-chancellor’s only daughter. He had led the Bavarian court post at Munich before a later transfer. His wife is noted as the cleverest child of the prince, deeply read and witty, a large handsome woman with masculine features. They have several children.
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Bismarck
Count Rantazau
Prince Bismarck
Holland
Munich
Rantzau
Tinplate Scrap Value and Hidden Separation Method
Tinplate clippings from stamping factories are gathered in New York docks, shipped to Holland for tin recovery and ingot making, while iron scrap is sold for other uses. Some factories dispose of up to 1,200 tons yearly. Holland uses a secret process to separate tin from iron, elusive to manufacturers.
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New York
Holland
One Woman's Way Mrs Skinner Dream of Diamonds
A humorous exchange between Mrs Skinner and Mr Skinner concerns a husband gifting a diamond necklace. Mrs Skinner wistfully wishes she were a man to better please his wife with such a birthday surprise. The dialogue captures domestic humor and gender role nuances of the era.
Far Away Heathen Scissors Cut Red Flannel Drawers
A dramatic maiden declares she will give them fits and starts cutting out red flannel drawers, a vivid, playful line from the page. The scene centers on a bold transformation using simple fabric and bold phrasing.
Proper carriage for women the goal of reform
The New York Tribune notes women should improve posture, citing a dancing master on how to stand with elbows back, chest forward, stomach in, head back, and chin raised. Mothers seek at home exercises or braces, lamenting braces fail and joking about irons on chairs to enforce posture.
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New York Tribune
Darkies of Eastern Shore and Their Happy-Go-Lucky Life
A vivid, period tone portrait of rural Black communities on the Eastern Shore. Describes travelers in patched clothes, ramshackle wagons, and idleness with a genial, carefree mood. The scene emphasizes a perceived lack of ambition and a cheerful, unburdened existence.
Comparison of Standards on Women and Men Temptations
Helen Watterson Moody argues in Scribner's that women and men share similar average morality. She sees no inherent reason to expect women to act more virtuous under temptation. Bishop Potter’s accusation about women filling offices is noted, suggesting no clear evidence women are better suited for reform work. Do not forget criticisms when giving thanks for blessings received.
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Wooman
Helen Watterson Moody
Scribner's
Potter
Civil-Service Reform Association
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