The Lack of a House: Ill Fate for Builders of Mansions
A London Mail piece notes a superstition that costly homes built for owners often remain unoccupied due to disasters or ruin. Cites examples from Lord Salisbury to Baron Albert Grant and Ludwik, plus European cases in Bavaria and Paris, where estates were never lived in or soon troubled by misfortune and crime.
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Lord Salisbury
Beaulieu
Riviera
London
Lord Revelstoke
Charles Street
Baring Bros
Sanford
Carlton House Terrace
Mackay
Bonanza
Marquis de Santurce
Lady Granville
Murrieta
W. W. Astor
Hudson
Albert Gate
Hyde Park
Albert Grant
Kensington
France
Bavaria
Ludwig
M. Jules Grevy
Avenue d’Iena
Daniel Wilson
Republic
Eugenie
Duchess of Alba
Champs Elysees
Baron Hirsch
Rue de l'Elysee
Gabriel
Duc de Mouchy
Birds That Build Playhouses In Australia And New Guinea
Birds like children enjoy play and the bower bird of Australia and New Guinea constructs regular playhouses. These structures differ from nests and are built from boughs in archway shapes about two to three feet long, 18 inches high and as wide. They serve as clubhouses for games and are often decorated with bright shells and feathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
New Guinea
Chimneys Knocked Out in Machine Shops for Savings
A St Louis Globe-Democrat excerpt argues replacing chimneys with large fans in shops reduces fuel use and costs. A plant with 260 horsepower across three boilers saved about 934 dollars yearly by using a mixed Cumberland coal and yard screenings, after subtracting fan operation costs of 153 dollars, yielding a net gain larger than the draft system’s price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Everything Leaks and Air Sifts Through Glass
A healthily skeptical view on leakage argues that all vessels, even perfectly sealed glass globes, admit air over time. Bells, lights, and ordinary containers prove leaks inevitable as air seeps through impossibly small holes. Answers notes entropy in everyday objects.
A Lesson In Patience From a Botany Prodigy
A Glasgow botanist, Professor Allman, recalled as a boy asking for sixpence worth of patience from pharmacist Thomas Elliot. The chemist directed him to sit and wait, turning the request into a memorable lesson that influenced his future success.
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Allman
Glasgow
Thomas Elliot
Elliot
Soldier's Blanket Story of Sir Ralph Abercrombie
A dying Sir Ralph Abercrombie, victor of Aboukir, is cared for on a ship after a mortal wounding. A blanket placed under his head prompts curiosity from a soldier. The blanket is identified as Duncan Roy's of the Forty second, who is urged to receive his own blanket that very night.
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Ralph Abercrombie
Aboukir
Duncan Roy
Ralph
American Children in Berlin Conversation
A New York World note quotes an American woman in Berlin discussing American children. The German hostess says she has read about them in English and already knows two stories, Peck’s Bad Boy and Helen’s Babies, and prefers German children, stating she will stay with them.
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Berlin
America
Peck
Helen
New York
Bamboo Bridge and Flight of the Butterflies
A British consular report describes a bamboo suspension bridge of 300 feet span with twisted cane cables illustrating bamboo’s engineering potential. The other piece notes the annual butterfly migration across the Panama Isthmus, from scarce early sightings to a peak around July 14 15, with origins and destinations still uncertain.
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Far East
Panama
Under the Deep Sea Dress Weighs Nearly Two Hundred Pounds
James Cassidy details the heavy diving suit worn by a diver, describing a 170 pound dress of rubber and twill, layered underclothing, a weighted belt, boots with lead soles, a tinned copper helmet with air pipe, and the crucial role of a signalman who maintains the life line and air supply. The article notes the advent of signals, telephone links, a speaking device for depths, and electric lighting for deeper work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cassidy
St. Nicholas
Berbers of Morocco Explored in Atlas Range
The Berbers of Morocco form an interesting blond race scattered along the Atlas mountains. In central Atlas they still call themselves Berber. The meaning of the term is uncertain, possibly the source of the word barbarian.
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Morocco
Atlas Range
Central Atlas
Sentry and Meade Contrast Over Stovepipe Fixing Tale
A Pittsburg Dispatch memory recounts General Meade fixing a stove pipe in his tent after a sentry declined to leave his post. The earnest exchange ends with Meade sharing applejack, then asking if the sentry drank, noting I did not see it. The October night, wind, and smoke frame a humorous Civil War vignette.
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Meade
Susquehanna River
General Meade
Pittsburg Dispatch
A Deadly Cane Exposed as Anarchist Threat Device
A Ludgate writer warns that some anarchists boast of a walking stick with a hollow metal flask and explosive inner mechanism. The device would be inconspicuous, designed to explode when the owner twirls or holds the cane horizontally, turning an innocent object into a lethal instrument.
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Physical Force
Reading Elevation Clock Time by Concave Face
The article explains how elevated clocks seen from below distort minute hand readings due to perspective. It notes first quarter appears slow and last quarter fast, proposes a concave clock face to let the hand near the numerals and improve accuracy.
Wonderful Time Divider and Other Engineering Vignettes
A collection of brief notes on a pendulum chronoscope claiming precision to one thousandth of a second, ease of use without specialized skills, and applications to cannon ball timing, revolver to runner delays, and boxer impacts. Also remarks on clothing customs in Sumatra and Guinea, a stutterer’s cure attempt, diamond color variety, and a Steele quote on breeding and pockets full of gold.
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Steele
Brooklyn's Secret Mission At Muscat Inspires Naval Pride
In Muscat a Brooklyn crew plotted a covert night ascent toward the Sphinx promontory. They hoped to repaint their ship's famous name beneath the Sphinx by dawn, inspiring a bold tale of courage and emulation across the fleet. The scene links to Schley and Cook's enduring fame and reverence for the U S S Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
Cervera
New York
Azores
Lisbon
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Aden
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Ormaz
Muscat
Abraham
Desert
St. George
Sphinx
The
Persian Waters
Gulf
U. S. S. Brooklyn
Sultanate
Schley and Cook
Washington Post
Gallant Quotation From Old School Gentleman
The Indianapolis Journal notes a witty remark about age and perception. A gentleman saysAnn n is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she says she is. The line reflects social humor and era attitudes.
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Annn
Indianapolis Journal
Harness reins and hand holds across leather types
The New York Sun describes harness reins made from stout leather, 18 feet for single and 15 feet for double sets, with steel-hide leather traces. Reins are typically tanned black, carriage reins russet, and sometimes cowhide for lighter lines. The Boston hand hold and patent metal holds are noted, with wooden buttons used as makeshift holds.
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Boston
New York Sun
Sowing Panay Seed For Spring Pansy Bedding
Early October sowing pansy seed avoids heat and red spider problems. Use rich porous loam, well drained, and cover with light soil. Maintain moisture until germination, then protect with forest leaves over winter and mulch as severe weather nears. Springly transplant seedlings to bloom bed.
Diamond Washing on Streets Sparks Borough Rules
The Cape Times reports on diamond washing in Kimberly known as street washing where residents must consent to repairs and pay 10 percent of gross funds to the municipality. Last year the city collected £960 from this practice as debris from early diamond fields is repurposed for street making. The note also touches on atmospheric dust from shooting stars and historic observations by Kelvin and Richter.
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Kimberly
Cape Times
Atlantic
William Thompson
Lord Kelvin
Richter
Chautanquan
The Strength of a Bear Across Carnivorous Feats
A 400 pound grizzly has been observed carrying a heifer two thirds its weight for two miles up a steep mountain without rest. A polar bear, while less dangerous, is noted for extraordinary strength moving a bowlder six men struggled to position guarding provisions cache.
Poor Business Gravedigger Buries Sow in Grampians Village
An old gravedigger in a village at the foot of the Grampians laments dull times. A neighbor asks about trade. the gravedigger replies bitterly and notes he buried a sow six weeks ago as a grim aside to his misfortune.
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Grampians
John
Thavena
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Sumatra
Guinea
Venezuela
H. M. S. Sphinx
Uncle Sam
Simon Henry Sage
Mr. Sage
Jobe
A. Ballard
Oxford
Ammon
London Chronicle
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