Secrets of Space and Spiral Nebulae Near Andromeda
Garrett P. Serviss describes spiral nebulae as potential other universes, millions of parsecs away, with central cores and developing spirals. The piece compares them to our Milky Way and cites distances and telescope capabilities, ending with a light golfing aside from Pall Mall Gazette.
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Ytharos
Milky Way
Andromeda Nebula
Garrett P Serviss
New York Journal
Obscure Reflections From a Fractured Quotation
Fragmentary OCR style text presents a tangle of aphorisms about happiness and life. The passage references Colton and a misspelled personal aside, hinting at a dated, philosophical tone with unclear context or publication details.
Motion Pictures in Brazil Draw Crowds at Night
In Buenos Aires cinema shows attract long lines as crowds wait for popular films. A writer notes tens of cars outside theaters, lobby seats filled, and a band playing while attendees discuss the feature. The bustling scene resembles a grand opera crowd at midnight.
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America
Jones Towers
Wol
Buenos Aires
Argonaut
A Romance of Bagdad and Other Snippets
Exhibition of tales and curiosities from various sources. The piece recounts a Bagdad romance involving Nazim Pasha, a girl escaping authorities, and international travel, followed by brief legends and quotes about Milo the Glutton, the Era of Good Feeling, a cow riddle, and random humorous lines from periodicals. It closes with a remark on American farms averaging 128 acres.
Turks fortify strait by chain immobilizing battleship
A Greek commander discovers a Turkish force marching toward the Arta strait as a daring rescue mission to the Hellenic battleship fails, a young officer lowers a chain to trap the ship and halt its guns, revealing the fortification and leaving a Greek warship captive in landlocked waters.
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Sleb
Aes Rock
Hassan
Strait of Arta
Arta
Gold Certificates Not Legal Tender Says York Times
The York Times explains why gold certificates were not made legal tender after the 1863 act. They were issued to order and later bearer certificates emerged at New York banks by demand for coin exchange, with authorities noting no practical need to alter status. The piece includes Disraeli anecdotes and various light quotations.
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The
York Times
New York
Man Moves Well Across Yard In Curious Feat
Ezra Tellow digs beside an old front-yard well and fills it in, then finds a new hole opens nearby. He repeats the process until the ground shifts toward the roadside, creating a four foot wide furrow as the well is moved thirty feet toward the highway noted by Judson Tolliver.
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Esra Tellow
Ezra
Esra
Esta
Extra
Judson Tolliver
Judson
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