Earthquake Innovations by Prof Milne Promise New Protectors
The article details Prof John Milne of Tokio's ball bearing foundations for buildings to absorb quake shocks. It describes his movable basements with iron shot, perpendicularly arranged rollers, earthquake tables, protective coats, and the earthquake lamp, plus Milne’s broader research and other invention efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Milne
Imperial College of Engineering
Tokio
Odlust
Milne
Vokio
Seientiers
Prof
Orto
Citieans
Dalla
Japan
South America
Prot Milny
Dual Life in a 12 Year Old Girl Baffles London Doctors
A London Clinical Society meeting reports a 12 year old girl with dual existence or double consciousness following meningitis. She alternates between normal memory and a separate self that recalls past events while forgetting the ordinary life. Researchers note brain dualism as a possible cause and describe episodic shifts in identity and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Clinical Society
Dasa Togather
France
Lekvyli
Flydo
London Medical Presa
Personal Responsibility and the Harvest of Mercy
A preacher warns that the harvest of life follows God’s mercy in Christ. Those who neglect overtures of mercy face eternal hopelessness as seasons pass from summer to winter and time runs out for repentance. Each person is personally responsible for their sowing and reaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyland
Canterbury
Marc Geeker
Bunglish
Grant Minster
Niger
Adjal
Africa
Adjai
Sierra Leong
Carpenter
Samual Crowther
Christ
Jesus
Munster
Aijal Crowther
Avery
Tirtustylat Hellet
Armenia
Siue
Tina
Tha Paola
Eugland Ami Atserien
Qotaber
Aewara
Gose
Mienara
Axaminera
Werobor
Grace Kimball
Re:vines
Pasture Grass Mixes for Permanent Upland Pastures
Guidance on selecting perennial grasses for permanent pastures. Recommends bluegrass and white clover as core options, with alsike clover and redtop for low lying rugged land. Provides a Minnesota mix listing eight components totaling 24 pounds per acre and notes subsoil conditions and possible substitutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Minnesota
Michigan
Milking Device Aids Stable Fly Control and Handling
An 1850s style milking ring device helps secure a cow’s tail in the stable to prevent splash and flies. It uses rings, a stick, and ropes to fasten and release quickly, aiding milking and reducing dust and nuisance in the stall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leia Mate
Blekary
Profitable Cows Teaches A Plain Case For Better Livestock
A correspondent argues inferior dairy cows, if they exceed ten percent of herd, waste three times the cost to keep each and reduce farm profitability. Selling such cows and repurposing six acres of pasture to productive use would boost returns, while keeping valuable stock and removing unprofitable animals.
Term for Waste Basket in 19th Century Slang
The piece notes a slang term hialaam-box used in Brickwood to describe a depository for rejected articles. It cites Hotton 4 Slang Dictionary and Totten's 1850s era references, describing speech or stories difficult of digestion as not contained in descriptive works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halani
Totten
Needle baths proposed for stomach treatment in Chicago
A Chicago physician adapts the needle bath method to stomach care, likening it to laundring. The apparatus uses two large glass bottles with corks, glass tubes, rubber lines, and clamps to regulate hot, cold, or tepid water for stomach cleansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Flgb. Turek
Vichy
New Scent Nerule Ram Device for Gastric Aid
A described apparatus uses a perforated rubber stomach bag with a V shaped glass tie and a bulb to pump air, delivering alternating hot and cold water streams to stimulate digestion. The piece notes its use for gastritis and indigestion and cites Armenian industrial relief efforts supporting workers and wages in a broader humanitarian context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Gonneetell
Walter
Bargain Counter Sparks Courtship in Market Scene
A fragment depicts Mrs Lickers opposing a proposal as Mr Bickers hurries to marry Miss Kittish. The dialogue centers on fashion material and the advent of a swift engagement, with tensions over impulse versus practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maliam
Mrs Lickers
Mr. Bickers
Misa Kittish
Rubber Shoes Sixty Years Ago and Their Making
The article traces 19th century rubber shoe production from Boston and New York trading to South American rubber sources. It describes dipping clay and wooden lasts, stamping designs, packing in wooden boxes, and shipping to foreign ports. It notes post sale repairs, stretching, and resale practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoston
Mass
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Para
South America
Amazon
Japan
Colt
Fragmented OCR Reflects Philadelphia Ledger Opinion
The article discusses a fatal panic and criticizes lack of self control and practical education. It argues that fear and crowd behavior cause unnecessary deaths. It blames insufficient mental development and warns against relying on mere formal schooling.
Blessings in Goat Measure From a Drying Day
The narrator Mr. Billions muses on blessings and the differing judgments of what counts as a blessing. Mrs Billtops notes a feature of the day she is grateful for as she surveys a crumpled load of items from the inn on a lovely drying day.
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Mr. Billions
Billtops
New York Jut
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Prof. Milne
Nagoya
Paris
May Wf. Ashworth
House of Commons
Miss Ashworth
House of Gormans
Migne
China
the Dairy
Svapepaln
Linia
Weller
Philadelphia Ledger
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