Planets in January
Jupiter dominates January skies. at opposition on the 19th it shines high near zenith. Venus is the evening star, bright and rising in the west as Jupiter lights the eastern sky. Saturn and Mars join the display with Saturn as evening star and Mars brightening in dawn, while Mercury shifts from evening to morning star later in the month. Neptune and Uranus remain visible in their respective morning and evening roles with a full month of planetary motion and lunar conjunctions noted.
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Scientific American
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Venus
Jupite
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Moon
Mercury
Mars
Mr. Denning
Denning
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Cape May Mock Marriages Stir Philadelphia Society
A garden party at Cape May featured two couples “married” by a Notary Public of New Jersey in a nonstandard ceremony. Parents convened, lawsuits considered for non-consummation, and the scandal moved toward public disclosure as parties near Philadelphia face potential divorces or remarriage.
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Philadelphia
Cape May
Flatbush
Long Island
New Jersey
Rittenhouse Square
Child's Sleepwalking Adventure on Rock Island Train
A four year old girl in a somnambulant state wandered through sleeping cars on a Rock Island line train near Joliet. Conductor found Grace clinging to his arm near arrival. mother Mrs. Wesley Simmons of Fairbury Neb. feared disaster but comforted by reunion.
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Cara
Rock Island
Wesley Simmons
Fairbury
Neb
Mabel
Grace
Joliet
Baby Giant Emerges in Market Street Crowd
San Francisco Examiner reports a seven foot seventeen year old boy named Thomas Robinson, born in East Canada, discovered in Chicago as a gentle, intelligent farm worker who grew up among tall men and wears unusually large feet. The tale contrasts folk belief with a calm, prankish mystery unraveled by an Examiner reporter.
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San Francisco Examiner
Market Street
Chang
Examiner
Sansomb Street
Thomas Robinson
Canada
Chicago
Omaha
Sullivan
First Brick Laid For Builder’s Christmas Gift Home
A young carpenter on Christmas day announces he will lay the foundation for the largest Christmas present ever built for his wife. He leads a team of masons and laborers in placing the first brick at Twelfth and N streets amid snow and shared camaraderie.
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Washington Republican
Twelfth and
N Streets
Loys
Vinegar Mine Hints at Acetic Deposit in Local Shaft
Miners sinking a shaft between Boar Rover and Live Oak uncover a damp rock layer yielding a strong acetic stream. Experts confirm it is vinegar acid and plan to collect samples while work stalls. Local theory links sour water to nearby apple orchards and years of fallen fruit fermenting in the watershed.
Salt and Mustard Remedies for Common Ailments
Dr Hall of the Journal of Health prescribes salt and mustard as universal cures. Salt in water relieves heartburn and dyspepsia, aids constipation, soothes sore throats, and acts as an emetic in poison cases. Mustard, milder than salt, treats colic and internal pains, and mustard plasters draw blood to the surface for counter irritation. Mustard Leaves offer a dry, long lasting alternative.
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Hall
The
Journal of Health
Royal Nepotism in the Channel Squadron Appointment
Robert Lairff Collier argues in the Chicago Tribune that the British monarchy uses nepotism to place royal family members in lucrative posts. He lists annuities and royal perquisites from Parliament and the Duchy of Cornwall, condemning spending while defending the Crown’s divine sanction.
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Peru
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Chicago
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