The Agassiz Visitors in the Adirondacks and The Dollar Mark
In 1855 a party including Agassiz and Emerson spent weeks in the Adirondacks. Keeseville residents greeted the famed scientist while others, including Lowell, were less known. The account notes Agassiz’s fame and a separate discussion on theories about the origin of the dollar sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agassiz
Lowell
Emerson
Judge Hoar
W. J. Bullman
Adirondacks
Keeseville
Emmerson
France
Jardin Des Plantes
Paris
America
W. J. Stillman
Century
Artist Faces Suit Over Unseen Beauty in Picture
A purchaser sues an artist for return of a price paid after the seller’s counsel pressed for the meaning of the work. The artist, humble, notes he could have shown beauty by hiring the lawyer as counsel. The exchange underlines disputes over artistic value and understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciniarama
Ree Press
Religious Zeal of Mohammedans Affects Steamer Earnings
Pall Mall Gazette notes Malay Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca shapes sea travel profits. Pilgrims crowd ships, face provisioning and overland costs, harsh journies to and from Jeddah, and high death rates from famine and disease, while consuls warn and quarantine deters some travelers.
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Custon
Arabia
Malay Peninsula
Netherlands Indies
Java
Celebes
Bayan
Bugis
Jedd
Mecca
Jeddah
Ihs
Pall Mall Gazette
Gait as a Mirror of Character in Leisure Hour
The article notes gait reveals health mood and occupation from soldier to sailor to laborer. Slow steps suggest gentleness or reflection while quick steps imply agitation. Pauses and wandering steps show uncertainty. It concludes some traits like pride or obstinacy influence one’s walk.
Fashionable life costs and curious European notes
A social sketch argues a young man of fashion spends over two dollars yearly on dress and daily needs, with outspoken estimates totaling near ten thousand dollars a year. It cites Dutch etiquette over ladies, and notes wild banana varieties and animal motion facts, ending with insects and fishes’ erratic travel patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Duna
Cor
San Francisco
Argonaut
How Pins Are Made In A High Speed Machine
A Youth’s Companion description details pin manufacture at 7500 pins per hour. A reel of wire feeds between rollers and dies, forming and cutting pins to gauge, then heads are formed by a punch. Pins ride in a wheel, sharpen, grind, polish, and tin plate after degreasing in acid.
Pins Polished by Turbines and Tin Plating Process
The article describes a multi stage tin plating system for pins. Pins and sawdust are tumbled to smooth them, then tins are deposited electrochemically in a muriatic acid bath, washed, re tumbling, and finally polished in a copper lined tub. A stamping and feeding mechanism quickly places pins on paper. It also notes a lecture by Sir James Crichton Brown on insomnia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Crichton Brown
American chemist creates hard new mineral carborundum
An American chemist, while attempting to create diamonds, discovers a new hard mineral named carborundum. Crystals of carbon and silicon form in a furnace using aluminum-smelting apparatus, showing extraordinary hardness and potential for polishing, with demand already outpacing supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Lockport
Office
the Geological Survey
Kunz
Maskelyne
Sevres
France
How to Make a Hoop That Rolls Uphill
A simple experiment describes making a pasteboard hoop with a small internal weight and an inclined plane. When released on the incline the hoop appears to roll uphill, illustrating a counterintuitive motion. Replacing the hoop with a hollow pasteboard box yields a similar observed effect.
The Hottest Regions Across the Globe
A survey of extreme heat spots worldwide notes the Persian Gulf coast as the hottest in the eastern hemisphere, Death Valley in California as the western extreme, and Nubian desert in Africa as the hottest in Africa. It cites record daily highs, uninhabited conditions, and legends about heat and water sources.
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Persian Gulfs
Persia
California
Death Valley
Sierra Nevadas
Africa
Nubian
British Empire
India
Australia
Potent Digestive Aid Promises Relief From Indigestion
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for indigestion causing heartburn bloating and pain. It claims the tonic restores digestion supports the liver and relieves constipation debility rheumatism and related ailments. The piece ends with a horse to water joke about restraint.
World renowned AlLoorgs Posovs Plastens extolled for cures
An advertisement touts AlLoorgs Posovs Plastens as world renowned external remedies praised by medical authorities and users for treating back pain rheumatism sciatica colds coughs sore throat chest stomach conditions kidney issues weak muscles and general aches. It urges demand for ALccock's and promotes Brown's Bronchial Troches for throat diseases. A testimonial cascade follows along with contact claims and pricing.
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AlLoorg
Alccock
Baeasvaeera
Tann's Asthma Cure Delivers Immediate Relief and Rest
A vintage claim touts Tann's Asthma Cure as instantly relieving severe attacks and enabling sleepable rest. It offers a free trial package from Dr. K Schiffmann in St. Paul Minnesota and mentions Ose Koomeline stove polish with no dust or smell.
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K. Schiffmann
St. Paul
Minn
Dr. Pauper
Parper
Old World
Mack & CO
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ROYAL
OG Wall
U.S
United States
Wight
F. T. Stauffer
Kate Field
Washington
Snare
Herbert Sprague
Sprague
Holland
Lords of Creation
F. H. Stauffer
Manaias
Ceylon
Cochio
China
Philippines
Goldthwaite
Geographical Magazine
Ameren
The
Theart
Jackson
Kentucky
Carrie
Henry
Chapple
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Tann
Trav Geawea
Sage
Hood
A. J. Tower
Boston
Mass
Portland
Portland, Or
Williams Manufacturing CO
Cleveland
Ohio
Williams
Sorata & Oarr
Feldenheimer
Pacific Northwest
U. S. Miller
Marquam
Oregon
West Broadway
Hunt
Bright
Pariee
Amatelc
Pacifi Coast
Golderein & Co
O'Farrell Street
Alsa
S22
Market Street
John Gilbert
John Quibell
Holt, Ont
Brooklyn Hote
Charles Montgom
Family
Elses Men's
DR. Gunn's
Dr. Gunn
OOK Remedy Co
Masonic Tempic
Chicago
Hercules Case
Almer & Rey
Ap Mg
Portland — Gully
A. P. Armstnowd
J. A. Wesco
Webb & CO
Seattle
Wash
BO San KO
Eve PF
Alco Shearer
Cheep Shears
Postal Cart Baker & Hamilton
Ant the Best
Californ
Pico
Boot Bay
Flood
Morris Poultry Cure
Creosorone
Norwalk
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