Music in Nature and the Sounds of Animals Inspires Masters
The article explores how natural sounds influence music from Haydn to Rossini, noting birds, streams, and even a barking dog shape melodies. It cites thinkers like William Gardiner and discusses imitations of animal cries in classical works, plus magnesia bricks and fire-lighting trivia as side topics.
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Ourusicians
A. En Pratt
Rossini
Mozart
Haydn
Ing of the Ass
Dr. Arne
Ariel
Samuel Rogers
Goethe
Faust
Beethoven
Nature
William Gardiner
Academy of St. Cecilia
Rome
Tramps threaten jail boycott over jailhouse meals
A Mount Holly via New York Herald report describes an unusual jail strike by inmates not aligned with any union. The tramps demand better meals, threatening to boycott the jail unless meat and vegetables replace bean soup and bread. the keeper promises to consider a more attractive menu.
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Mount Holly
New York Herald
Sheriff’s Office
For Little Folks A Juvenile Interest Column
A quaint mix of child tales and experiments for youngsters. Items include a boy’s affectionate missive, humorous school woes, a camphor water experiment with a selfmoving scorpion, and the Grand Mufti game, all presented in a lively juvenile tone.
Little Colt Impresses Grandson in Quiet Ride
An old man takes Roger to see a colt and exclaims at its small size. Roger is delighted yet notes the single drawback that they have no rockers. The moment captures a simple, affectionate rural scene from Youth's Companion.
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Roger
Invention Promises Easier Living Through Electric Power
Professor Robert W. H Thurston envisions electricity from coal beds spreading to homes and factories, reducing work hours, weakening corporate control, and enabling leisure. He foresees lighter labor, wider comforts, and longer, healthier lives as invention advances.
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Robert WH. Thurston
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Opium Trade Domination By Jardine Matheson Firm
The Scottish Leader notes the Jardine Matheson group, historic China traders, profited massively from opium sales. It highlightsSir James Matheson and Sir Robert Jardine as wealth among partners, with land acquisitions including Castlemilk and Lawrick Castle, and cites Westminster Gazette on the trade’s profits and moral questions.
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John MacGregor
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co
China
James Jardine
Dryfeholm
Scotland
James Matheson
Alexander Matheson
Highlands
Magniac
M. P
Robert Jardine
Castlemilk
Robert
M Rogersons
Wamphray
Lawrick Castle
Perthshire
Tennyson
Westminster Gazette
Tartarin’s Snowstorm Wolves Tale Remains Amusing
A posthumous anecdote from Tartarin recounted in the Gaulois features him describing facing three wolves in a snowstorm with no weapon. He claims he stared with hands in pockets and whistled, noting the wolves were in a cage. The London Globe compares the tale to Garner’s case.
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Tartarin
Banker's niece punished for Skoptzi mutilation in Russia
A St Petersburg banker and his niece, members of the Skoptzi sect, were sentenced to fifteen and ten years. The banker tattooed a cross on his niece and mutilated himself. In Russia mutilation is a penal offense only when driven by religious motive.
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St. Petersburg
The
Standard
Russia
Neighborly Offer Turns Dangerous in Odd Driving Tale
A Drexel boulevard pair near neighbors share a loan of a horse and buggy. The tall owner warns of the horse’s dangerous quirks, including a deadly history with telegraph poles, a freight train, and even an uncle. The short man, shocked, leaves for a livery stable.
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Drexel Boulevard
Vail
Ana
Chicago Tribune
Cable Car Life Guard Tested in New York Trial
A Pittsburg made Crawford patent automatic pickup fender attached to a Broadway cable car aims to scoop a person from the roadbed rather than crush them. It has not yet faced a human test as no car has struck a person since its installation.
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Abyssinia
New York
Broadway
Crawford
Pittsburg
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