Curious Facts From The Curious World Of Nature
A collection of odd notes on humanity and science from ancient observations. Highlights include arm and leg length differences among peoples, ancient views on garlic, astonishing tree heights in Australia, fish sleep in Bermuda, scales of the sun and earth, lightning conductors from trees, and the ultra-thin gold lace wire produced by successive gilding and drawing processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Australia
Gippsland
Dandelong
Victoria
Scientific American
Berlin Aquarium
Bermuda
Slaves Trade in Stamboul Continues Amid Refugee Ties
The St James Gazette reports brisk slave trading in Stamboul despite a treaty with England. Dealers Omer and Kafedjiogin Reschid source youths and maidens from 12 to 16 years, with refugees as major stock. Riza Bey of the Refugee Relief Commission clashes over imperial refugee freedoms used to propel the trade. Over the last fortnight six maidens change hands, including Fatmeh from Philippopolis and Emethale from Soukhoum, brokers acting for various buyers in Beshiktash and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
Stamboul
England
Tophaneh
Omer
Kafedjiogin Reschid
Down Fide
Omea
Kafedjioglu Reschid
Riza Bey
Refugee Relief Commission
Riza
Fatmeh
Philippopolis
Rassime Khanoum
Balmoumdji
Aveshe Khanoum
Emethale
Soukhoum
Imperial Navy
Ali Effendi
Beshiktash
Aliestine
Kossah Reschid Bey
The Seven Wise Men Mottoes At Delphi Temple
The seven great sages Solon Chilo Pittacus Bias Periander Cleobulus and Thales are said to have authored mottoes inscribed at the Delphian Temple. Their maxims include Know thyself Consider the end Know thy opportunity Most men are bad Nothing is impossible to industry Avoid excesses One ship is the precursor of ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solon
Chilo
Pittacus
Bias
Periander
Epimenides
Cleobalus
Thales
Delphian
Chile
Biaa
Cleobulus
Prayer and preaching fail to curb light weights in dealers
Millions spent on revivals sermons and books to make people honest. Yet tens of thousands of email dealers still give light weight. The excerpt notes continued misrepresentation and the challenge of ethical behavior despite religious and educational efforts.
Reads like a proverb on measuring honesty and work
The Philadelphia News quotes a saying that every family with scales a peck measure and two pint cups would have kept similar others as sharp as ever, implying all should be precise in value and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia News
A Cavalry Tale Of A Clever Horse Prancer
An elderly storyteller recalls wartime tricks by a clever horse named Prancer. He describes spurring sparks to light a campfire with a kick and later kicking a shell back toward the enemy at Gettysburg, which allegedly killed over a dozen foes and earned praise for the horse’s supposed providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Gettysburg
The Gift of Expression in Men and Courtesy
The piece argues that true kindness shows in many small acts rather than dramatic displays. It contrasts silent, courteous men with self centered models of romance, warning that a lack of visible feeling can predict domestic friction. It notes such men may be pleasant yet inconsiderate partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love
The Great Growth of Mormonism Expands Rapidly
An 1860 census counted 40,000 Mormons, rising to 87,000 in 1870 and not less than 250,000 in Utah and adjacent Territories today. The speaker Dr Jewell in San Francisco asserts Mormonism is stronger, more aggressive, and more active than ever despite railroads, Brigham Young's death, and wider enlightenment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Brigham Young
San Francisco
Jewell
Matrimonial Notes and Quips Across Times
A humorous column surveys remarks about heaven and marriage, describes Senator Hoar’s restrained oratory as cool and biting, notes Herr Geumin’s claim to artificial mother of pearl, recalls Miss Carpenter and John Davis in a classroom exchange, and ends with a Venetian flood anecdote from a traveler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Senator Dear
Herr Kart Geumin
Berne
Carpenter
John Davis
Silk manufacture in the United States 170 years ago
The article surveys American silk production from silkworm rearing to finished goods. It notes rising domestic weaving and twist, high purity standards, competition with English imports, use of birch spools, cabinet advertising, and rapid ribbon design trends spurred by the Centennial Exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Maine
United States
Herald
Advice to Consumptives and Health Notices
Advice to consumptives urges early measures for symptoms of debility appetite pallor and night sweats. Promotes Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a superior nutritive and pectoral for weak lungs and related ailments. Also notes Dr Prences Favorite Prescription for female complaints and mentions patent medicines and druggists. Includes brief remarks on a politician, a Greenbacker, and a New Orleans incident about concealed weapons and voting. Reports European rare book sales and U S flaxseed yields and praises Dr Pierce s Purga tive Pellets as a superior laxative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Geud
Wamp
Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Holloway funds women’s college and sanitarium venture
An editorial in Demorest’s Monthly notes Holloway, famed English pill seller, using vast wealth to back a $1,250,000 women’s college for 350 students and a matching sanitarium for middle-class mental illness relief, with a $1,500,000 endowment. It recalls Vassar’s charitable origin. Also mentions Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as a remedy costing 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Vassar
Poughkeepsie
Demorest
Dyspepsia and Health Touts in 19th Century Ad Snippet
A varied fragment extols Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Narsaparilla as a universal tonic curing dyspepsia nervous weaknesses and skin issues while praising vaccination against smallpox and including a testimonial about renewed health. It closes with German army height statistics from 1876-80 showing Schleswig-Holstein men as taller on average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guyxott
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Schleswig
Various 19th Century Patent Medicines Advertisements
A compilation of ad copy and testimonials from 1881 promoting health tonics and products. Includes kidney cures, catarrh remedies, pinkham’s vegetable compound, electric devices on trial, household cleaners, teeth and skin treatments, and veterinary tonics. Numerous named companies, towns, and individuals appear in quick succession.
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Seven Wise Men
Italy
Venicey
Boata
Arrteer Webster
Hayne
Dr. Prence
Thomas K.brecker
Elmira
Henry Ward
New Orleans Picayune
Europe
Mn. Cuannzs A. Reynoups
Madison, Ind
Mich
H. H. Warner & Co
Ioan
Joan Dou G
Ming
Turre
Lydia K. Pinkham
Mexico
Seymour
Ind
Sunn
Cragin & Co
Philadelphia
Tuere
Pennsylvania
Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall, Rich
Asia
Hilert
Eilert
Atock
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Onawell, Hazard & Co
New York
Spring Tobacco
Ecovill
Baker's
Roger
Alboor
Bostieed
Dibulls
East Commercial College
C. Ba Ylieu
Dubuque, Ie
S Nation
Valentine Bros
Janesville, Wis
Gresene
The
L. M. Robinson
Evanaville
Indiana
al. Delos Staples
West Sebewa
Ionia Co
Sara Soe Mal & Blame
Tae Aultman & Taylor CO
Mansfield, O
Pau Ha
C.E. Hires
Philida
Waynesburg Mig. Co
Waynesburg
Ryan
Garfield
J. W W. Bufford's Sons
Broadway
Flowey &U
Wabash Ave
Chicago
P.O
T. A. Slocum
Pearl St
Queen City Suspender Company
Cincinnati
Eon City Suspender Co
Ohio
A.reed & Sons’ Pianos
A.reed & Sons’ Organs
Keeds Temple OF Music
State St
Cutcaco
Tui Guculerg
Bee Eggleston Truss Co
Lie
G. Nestyleton & CO
Wheeler & Wil Bon M'f’g CO
State Street
Frazer
Johnson
J Ton & Co
Boston
Mass
Bangor
Ldis
O. J. Eeen Lackeoo
Fim
Nson ‘& Go
Musee Wgeors Mee
Piso
Hicago Pitts
Beengo Pitts
Chicago Pitts
Black Hawk
H.A. Pitts’ Sons Mfc. Co
Jefferson St. Chicaco
Ill
Beatty
Edison
Staal
Daniel F. Beatty
Washington
New Jersey
Houssheli
Wells, Richardson &Co
Burlington
Gonean
Reid
Tae Ees & Pauper
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