Glacier Secrets Told From Alpine Ice and Snow
A correspondent describes dazzling Swiss Alps ice fields with glaciers, moraines, and glacier tables. The journey covers glacier formation, corn crystals, crevasses, moulins, and the Morteratsch glacier's prominent medial moraine, noting the ice’s blue tint where air is absent and the peril of crevasses.
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Alps
Switzerland
Morteratsch
Diagolezza
Boston
Agassiz
Tyndall
New York Times
Deviation in Artillery Firing Considered
The New York Sun notes a 200 foot lateral deviation must be accounted for when a great gun fires northward and the rotation speed difference between the muzzle and target affects the impact point, given a ball eleven miles distant.
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New York Sun
Heavy loads of business overwhelm the active man
A Bar-Human line notes that energetic people burden themselves with too many ventures and projects beyond their capacity. It adds that much waste in business exceeds what is earned in profit, and closes with a Scots proverb about a dog not growling when pained.
Physical Inertia and the Risk to the Modern Executive
Dr. William A. Hammond argues that many businessmen suffer from weak muscles and hearts due to aversion to exertion. He cites repeated scenes of racing to catch streetcars, producing palpitations, breathlessness, and fatigue. He warns rapid heart rate signals a feeble heart, risking collapse under effort.
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William A. Hammond
Mountain Coasting Described by a Cyclist
A seven mile downhill ride along a winding road by the Rhine is vividly recounted by Bicyclist George R. Thayer in the New York World. He notes steep curves, foggy visibility, and near misses with ox teams and children, ending with relief at the bottom after six minutes. The passage shifts to a health warning about eye safety, citing Dr. Jeffries on lighting, glare, and the dangers of glossy paper and varnished surfaces to sight.
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Seven Mile
Rhine Valley
Switzerland
George R. Thayer
New York World
Jeffries
Shirley Dare
Impurities in Metals Affect Conductivity and Strength
The Arkansaw Traveler notes two striking examples of how tiny impurities alter metal properties. A small bismuth fraction in copper can ruin submarine cable conductivity, while gold with just two tenths of a percent lead lowers its breaking strain and makes it brittle.
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Roberts-Austin
Arkansaw Traveler
Gilbert at a rehearsal in a grimly focused mood
W. S. Gilbert, the librettist and stage manager, stands tall with gray hair as he oversees a rehearsal. He gives his all to ensure his opera proceeds as he imagines, never smiling despite a chorus laughing at his verses, yet he conducts with lively physical antics to urge performers.
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Gilbert
New York World
Notable Noon Patrons Show Absentminded Business Habits
Chicago Herald recounts anecdotes from a well known restaurant owner about businessmen dining at noon. The owner notes hat swaps, mislaid hats, and hurried, mechanical behavior revealing preoccupied minds and absentminded actions during the busy lunch rush.
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Chicago Herald
Tarring and Feathering in Early English and American Lore
The piece traces the origin of so called Americanisms and customs like tarring and feathering to old English and European roots. It cites Hoveden’s Annales Rerum Anglicarum noting Richard the Lion Hearted’s era rule for a thief involving pitch and feathers, suggesting the practice dates to near 700 years ago.
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James
New Amsterdam
Europe
Hoveden
Henry II
Richard the Lion Hearted
Richard
Colonists in Liberia face fever and hopes of success
Captain Rogers of the Monrovia argues colonists in Liberia may fare as well as in the south once acclimated, with many prospering and hoarding wealth. Missionary Mrs. M. B. Merriman denounces cruel treatment and abject poverty among colonists, noting fever and limited aid leaving many paupers after six months of support. Joe Howard in the Boston Globe.
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Capt. Rogers
Monrovia
Liberia
South
M. B. Merriman
Africa
Colonization Society
Joe Howard
Boston Globe
First Fiddle to Somebody Play and Harmony
A reflective quip on social hierarchy compares life to an orchestra where every second fiddle is first to another. It argues that mutual subordination creates harmony, and disturbance of this order leads to discord and crashes. The piece references fleas analogy and notes the pleasant arrangement underpins social balance.
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New York Ledger
The Sheath of Custom and Our Proneness to Habit
A reflective piece from Home Journal examines how customs shape daily life, from food to dress and social practices. It questions the universality and necessity of inherited rules, noting wide regional tastes and practices and the tendency to defend local norms as superior.
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Sheffield Iron Worker
Germany
England
France
Home Journal
Italians Not Good Soldiers In World War Context
A Paris correspondent argues Italians lack true military spirit due to insufficient discipline and study, noting ironclad fleets and poor training. He cites officers of the Red Sea expedition repeating past errors from 1849 and 1866, and remarks on vanity and parade over substance in Italian soldiery.
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Lissa
Italy
Red Sea
Paris
New York Press
Good Advice for Speculators from Henry Clews Phrase
Henry Clews argues that speculation is a trained specialty and warns amateurs against trusting barroom tips, bucket shops, and loose “points.” He urges seeking professional Wall Street guidance, noting it costs less than the losses from ill advised bets.
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Wall Street
Henry Clews
Cosmopoliten
Czar Bans Poems With Tyrant Word and Air Phrase
The Detroit Free Press notes Russia censors ban poetry containing the word tyrant and an English book deemed taboo for the line God’s free air, as all air is claimed by royalty. The czar treats these lines as direct insults.
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Russia
Detroit Free Press
Bees and sex in eggs cited by Sir John Lubbock
Sir John Lubbock told the British Association that there appears to be strong evidence the mother can control the sex of the egg. He discussed bee biology and the influence of maternal factors on offspring sex in the lectures.
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Lubbock
John Lubbock
British Association
New Found Indian Tribes of Upper Xingu Described
Dr. Clauss and Dr. von den Steinen traced the Xingu river to explore nine isolated tribes in the upper region. They found no metal tools, shell knives, stone hammers, and no dogs or fowls among these people who live on corn cotton and tobacco. They lack conceptions of a God, believe in rebirth, and their languages vary despite common origins, rendering each group almost isolated from the others.
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Brazil
South America
Clauss
von den Steinen
Amazon
Upper Xingu
Rio de Janeiro
Amazon Valley
Xingu
Tapajos
New York
Execution in Siam Described by Chicago Herald
The report recounts an execution in Siam in which two prisoners are led to ground stakes after a meal. Samurai-like executioners test their approach with ritual circling before finally beheading the captives, one with three blows and the other needing seven or eight strikes, then flee to nearby temples to perform rites.
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Siam
Chicago Herald
Contagiousness of Leprosy Questioned by Research
Dr. Rake of Trinidad Leper Hospital reports four years of experiments on the leprosy bacillus. He notes failure to culture the germ on standard media, lack of local or systemic spread in tested animals, negative results with leprous tissues, and no growth in putrid fluids or buried earth. He argues the inquiry is endless due to numerous variables and potential errors.
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Rake
Trinidad Leper Hospital
British Medical Association
In the Presence of a Spore and Ainos in Farming
Excerpts discuss a terrifying tiny spore that defies capture and eradication, with hopes that photography or clever strategies could reveal and destroy it. The second passage reports the British consul on the Ainos, a small hair-covered people of Japan’s island Yesso, facing hardship since 1869 and cultivating 800 acres by 1886, totaling about 14,000 people and 3,600 homes.
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Hokodade
Yesso
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