Nearly Perfect Clock Sets U S Time Standard
The United States standard clock, kept in a glass case in a secure underground vault at the Naval Observatory Washington, is wound every half hour by electricity and constantly corrected by sun and star observations. The earth itself keeps perfect time, but this observatory clock is deemed almost perfectly accurate and sets the nation’s time through time sending clocks.
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United States
Naval Observatory
Washington
Oatory
New York Times
Fractured Rascals and Odd Delivery Mix Ups
A chaotic incident described in Spare Moments recounts a man mishandling a rash of medical items. A bar of pills and a hamper with six eggs are sent to a patient, while directions label two pills to be swallowed every half hour. The confusion provokes consternation as fowls accompany the medical package with unclear instructions.
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Sea
A Little Case of Telepathy
A telepathic woman recounts a tale of mind to mind connection during her sister's ether anesthesia. She describes entering a chair and sleeping while her sister underwent the procedure, claiming the sister's mind rested and she slept until the surgery ended.
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Trom Ton
Arcturus Outshines Sirius Among Bright Stars
The article notes Arcturus as one of the greatest stars, surpassing Sirius in brightness at equal distance. It suggests Arcturus emits immense light and heat, implying Earth would be impossible to exist near such a star if the estimates are correct.
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Arcturus
Sirius
Earth
Thirst of Sea Birds in Rain Clouds
Some sea birds spend weeks at sea and are thought to drink rainwater as storms approach. Birds’ keen eyesight leads them to migrate toward a storm cloud and appear to drink the descending rain from the sky.
Salt Water Bathing Affects Polynesian Skin Marks
A discussion notes that a mere dip in the briny is not a full cleaning and among Polynesians it is nearly an insult to claim that a man’s skin bears salt water marks. The author argues that water is essential immediately after bathing.
Meaning of Nepenthe in Poe and Ancient Potions
A Memphis Commercial Appeal reader asks about nepenthe in Poe and classical use. The piece explains nepenthe as a drug or philtre bringing forgetfulness and respite from sorrow, often linked to opium, and contrasts it with love philters and conjure bags used in ancient and folk practice.
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Tim Nepei
Lenore
Memphis
Dream of a Grammar Flaw Jolt in Night
A professor awoke from a nightmare about speaking and a sentence with a grammatical error. His wife rushed to help as he recalled the vivid dream and the mockery of perfect language.
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Fi Laan
Englishman joked about dining with prominent social circle
A vivid domestic scene depicts Young Mr Thorndyke an Englishman dining with the Allisons. Louis Allison asks if he is English, and Thorndyke affirms with humor linking Englishmen to capable servants as cited by a National Monthly.
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Thorndyke
Ike
Allisons
Louis
Mr. Thorndyke
National Monthly
Baffling Old Age and Future Disease Wonders
A London World syndicated remark predicts future generations will suffer from old age as today’s bronchitis and tonsillitis are common. A Century club member imagines grandsons asking about him and replies he had an attack of old age and must return from an aerop trip to shake it off.
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Twenty-fi Century Club
Well They Were the Chickens
A readable fragment recalls Marian gathering eggs and asking her mother if the chickens were safe after breaking two eggs, with an Indianapolis reference in the text.
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Indianapolis
Too Fat For That Bacon Treatment Prompts Flat Dispute
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt shows a couple discussing a restrictive weight loss program they both pursue. They insist they do not need to slim further and resist a sales approach for their flat, telling the seller to go away.
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Kert
Yonkers
Swinburne Rescued From Sea At Etretat In 1886
English poet Swinburne nearly drowned off Etretat on a late summer Friday in 1886 as a strong tide pulled him seaward. Coquerel spotted cries, directed Vallin’s fishing smack to the drifted swimmer, and the poet was hauled from the water and dried with a sail.
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Swinburne
Etretat
Plage
Porte d'Amont
Coquerel
Marie Marthe
Uerel
Vallin
Icarians
Yport
Gosese
Silver Spring Waterway Wonders of Florida Described
The Chicago News notes Florida’s underground aquifers and vast springs. It highlights the Silver Spring in Marion County as the largest, feeding a clear basin over thirty five feet deep where objects at the bottom are visible.
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Florida
Marion County
Chicago News
Telegraph Company Refused to Send Watch to Son
A negro woman asked a telegraph firm to forward a watch to her son in a nearby city. The clerk explained they cannot send a watch by telegraph and suggested sending money instead. The woman argued that if they could send money they could send the watch.
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Louisville Times
Definition of Bonanza In Mine Speculation
A western congressman defines bonanza as a hole in the ground owned by a champion liar amid a discussion of gold mine speculation. the remark comes as colleagues scrutinize the term during a volatile exchange reported by the New York Globe.
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Bonant
New York Globe
Great London Fire Ignores Preventive Measures
The great London fire began in a baker named Ferry near the London Tower on the evening of September 2 1666 and burned for three days and nights destroying two thirds of the city including the cathedral Royal Exchange and about 100 churches.
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London
Ferryner
London Tower
Royal Exchange
Rubies and Carbuncles Describe Luminous Legends and Science
The article recalls ancient myths of carbuncles lighting dragons and enduring under clothing. It contrasts legends with fact by noting rubies exhibit double refraction and emit red rays of varying brightness. When traversed by electricity they glow red, yet heat does not alter their form or color.
How Do You Do Variants Across Languages and Cultures
The Milwaukee Free Press notes phrases for greeting and self inquiry across languages. It links English American customs with equivalents in French Italian German Dutch Swedish Egyptian Chinese Polish Russian and more, suggesting shared social utility and variations in phrasing.
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Milwaukee Free Press
Magnetic and Geographical Poles
The text explains the difference between geographical poles and magnetic poles. It notes the north magnetic pole found by Captain James Ross in 1831 at 70 degrees 5 minutes 2 seconds latitude in Williams Land, northern Canada, and the south magnetic pole located at 72 degrees 23 minutes.
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James Ross
William’s Land
Canada
New York American
Courage and honesty thwart a marriage proposal
A Liverpool Mercury quote describes a woman confronting a suitor who admits five years of hidden love. She rejects him, arguing a cowardly man would sleep through a burglary to protect his child’s shoes, highlighting moral courage and accountability in a serious moment.
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Mr. Ee
Liverpool Mercury
Sirius the Dog Star Described as Celestial Furnace
The article characterizes Sirius as a vast hot star far larger and hotter than the sun with hydrogen atmosphere and a swift 1000 miles per minute orbit. It notes light takes eight and a half years to reach Earth and contemplates the catastrophic effects if Sirius neared Earth, including a scorched planet and vaporized oceans.
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Sirius
Scriven Bolton
Royal Astronomical Society
Illustrated London News
Purdy Pledges Bipartisan Support for Oregon Governor
Will E. Purdy of Newberg Oregon declares he will endorse good bills from any party and oppose harmful ones if elected governor. He vows to follow his convictions regardless of party lines in a paid advertisement.
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Newberg
Oregon
E. Purdy
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