Lead Flint Glass and Its Cut Glass Art
The article explains lead flint glass as the only glass that can be cut successfully, noting its weight softness and resonant ring. It describes the multi step process including roughing smoothing acid dipping and polishing using carborundum sandstones and artificial stones, finishing with paraffin and pumice. It contrasts with lime glass as brittle and light with a dead sound.
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United States
England
Scotland
New York World
Debt Owed the Grasshopper and the Greshams Crest
A Royal Exchange grasshopper emblem links to Thomas Gresham and the Gresham family crest. The tale recalls the founder born in Gresham Norfolk, deserted as a child, then rescued by a grasshopper that drew an old woman’s attention.
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Royal Exchange
London
Thomas Gresham
Elizabeth
A Question of Judgment
Two men argue over judging a book and share a playful exchange about writing and eggs as a metaphor. One says he has not written a book yet claims judgment is wiser than a hen’s omelet.
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John
Jude
Secondhand Music Sparks Acord of Indifference
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt recalls a heated reaction to a new symphony at a concert. The dialogue shows dismissive attitudes toward the performance and notes Mrs Knozstall recalling Munich impressions from the previous year.
The Little Things in a Blackmail Trial
In a terse courtroom scene a magnate turns on the theme of small details while a young businessman asserts he knows the truth. The judge navigates confessions about a girl and her little brother amid questions of motive and guilt.
Amoeba Awareness and Ancient Gold Finds
The text discusses the nature of seeing at cell level with an amoeba and compares awareness to light on the retina. It notes an ancient tomb at Nagada possibly belonging to King Menes with gold artifacts and silver content in ancient gold from Asia Minor bed streams.
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Nagada
Menes
Asia Minor
Oldest Metals Perhaps Gold First Discovered
Presented to the Royal Institute of London scholars discuss early metal use. They suggest gold likely the first metal known to humanity due to its native occurrence. The talk notes ancient metallic objects and the role of geological distribution in early metallurgy.
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London
Nest Egg Dilemma Tells of Henhouse Folly
An Vermont old man repeatedly brings in stored eggs causing sometimes disastrous results. His wife rebukes his fixation and jokes about writing on an egg to identify it as the nest egg. The humor centers on aging and a private somtery role in poultry duties.
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Vermont
Boston
Ste Mark of Distinction Tour of Ireland Dialog
The dialogue notes a tour of Ireland visiting Belfast Dublin and Cork. It highlights Belfast for its breweries and shipyards while Dublin is praised for its university and Cork for inspiring poets seeking rhymes for New York.
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Ireland
Belfast
Dublin
Cork
New York
Was It Worth It A Tramp Tests a Kitchen Offer
A humorous tale of a tramp offered food by a woman if he would chop wood. He begins work but returns fifteen minutes later to ask if he may first review the bill of fare before continuing. The punchline rests on his wry request reflecting appetite and thrift.
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E. C. Baird
Edgar Lucien Larkin
New York American
Yamhill Electric Co
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