Pilgrim lobsters and the storied crustacean trade
Historical notes recount enormous lobsters in early New England markets with specimens up to 34 pounds and 23.5 inches. Prices ranged from three farthings to 30 cents a pound, while the lobster’s range stretched from Hawley Harbor Labrador to North Carolina, and New Jersey claims several record catches.
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New England
Higginson
Boston
New York
North America
Hawley Harbor
Labrador
North Carolina
New Jersey
New York Times
Origins of the bioater and its rise to fame
A Young Man article by T. E. Freeman explains how a Yar mouth herring curer accidentally created the bioater. He salted and smoked surplus herrings in a smoke house as oak billets burned, producing a successful experiment that inspired others and popularized the bloater nationwide.
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T. E. Freeman
Yarmouth
Preventing Wall Dust with Brad Nails Behind Pictures
A home tip explains driving small brads about half an inch long into the lower corners of a picture frame. Leaving a quarter inch protruding prevents contact with the wall, stops dust buildup, aids air circulation, and avoids marring ornate walls.
Dew Point Determination by Salt Cooling Method
German meteorologist Heygendorff uses a cup of metal with water and salts to cool the air. A thermometer bulb detects the point at which moisture deposits on the cup, indicating 100 percent humidity.
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Heygendorff
Women Keep Art Alive Says Paderewski Quote
Ignace Paderewski credits women with sustaining art through innate love of music and refined feeling. He asserts women lead in fostering culture and inspire men to support the arts with supreme enthusiasm.
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America
Ignace Pad
Woman's Home Companion
Music as a Plague Warns Against Hotel Soundscapes
Professor Oppenheim, a German nerve specialist, calls music the plague of modern life. He notes hotel settings spread nervous distress, urges silent or dedicated music rooms, and argues rest requires free choice of when and what to hear to avoid irritation. The New York World questions the impact of dancing teas on nerves.
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Professor Oppenheim
New York World
The Mysterious Gegenscein In Night Sky
The ge in appears as a faint round light opposite the sun and may be a cometary or meteoric satellite around Earth. A scientist suggests a cloud of meteors about 1,000,000 miles away revolving once per year with Jupiter sized diameter about 86,000 miles.
Forger Punishments Through English History
The article recounts harsh penalties for forgery from Tudor times to the 19th century. It notes 1832 changes replacing death with transportation, with will forgery excluded until 1837. Earlier eras under Queen Elizabeth I imposed pillory, mutilation, branding, and lifelong imprisonment with property forfeiture.
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England
Bess
The Sleepy Sixteenth Floor Night Shift Hotel Feature
A New York hotel allocates a floor for night workers called the sleepy sixteenth. It operates on an inverted timetable with its own staff restaurant lift and telephone service. No one is awakened except by special order until late daybreak. Breakfast is served in the afternoon. Cleaning and bedmaking are done after nightfall.
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New York
Origin of Lawn Tennis Traced to 19th Century
The article notes lawn tennis emerged in modern times with a British Major credited as originator. He introduced the game in 1874 under the name Sphairistike, a mix of tennis and badminton. The National Lawn Tennis Association of Great Britain formed in 1888.
Startling Politeness in Sicily Tale Recalls Taormina Encounter
The account describes a morning in Taormina where a peasant woman’s fierce dialect and dramatic politeness startled visitors. Misread cues and fear of danger fade as locals explain the situation and the girl declines gratuity after a brief exchange.
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Sicily
Gladiators
Arthur Stanley Riggs
Taormina
Signora
Taorminians
Sapphires Mined From Yellow Clay at Yogo Mine
The New Mines Sapphire syndicate at Yogo Montana recovers sapphires from an intrusive igneous rock weathered to yellow clay. The ore is weathered for about twenty feet then disintegrated by freezing and thawing. Material is sluiced after washing and dumped to release sapphires.
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New Mines Sapphire Syndicate
Yogo
Mont
Women's Rights In Roumania
A German contemporary notes that Roumanian women now enjoy broad rights once fought for in the West. They can work in any field, study at universities, and pursue careers as doctors or lawyers. Married and single women may teach in schools, with educational groups at their disposal and no dependence on professors for career choice.
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Roumania
Not a Compliment in Mrs. Bennet’s Genteel Exchange
A child Mary repeats a comment about likeness to Mrs. Bennett. Mrs. Bennett, flattered yet self aware, questions if the praise targets her hand health and appearance. The exchange reveals social vanity and parental influence in a domestic scene.
Cigars The Igorrotes Produce Long Lasting Smokes
In the Philippines Igorrotes craft cigars described as lasting a week. A fifteen inch long cigar, three to five inches thick, is rolled and smoked in turns by Igorrotes including Old manly and Misses Ig. The item mentions Seeieree day and an attachment to keep it operation.
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Philipine Islands
Manly
Seeieree
Mud and Muddy Escape End in Elephant’s Fall
In Ceylon an elephant sinks into a mud bed as a hunter struggles with a rifle. The beast charges, the man risks death, but a jammed trigger and muddy aim misfire saves him as gun bearers help pull him free.
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Ceylon
Africa
Sir Samuel Baker
Cient
Shady and Sunny Sides of Japan Climate Divides Regions
Western Japan experiences harsher coastal winters while central provinces near the inland sea enjoy drier milder weather. A Japanese writer notes central and southern winters hinge on southwestern monsoons, whereas the western coast climate links to the barometric area of north China.
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Japan
Sanyado
China
Coffee From Dried Figs
It claims an excellent coffee can be made from dried and roasted figs not necessarily first quality. Dried in sun or pans then roasted brown or nearly black and brittle. They are ground, pressed into tablets and kept dry. When used they dissolve in hot water and yield a beverage with color and flavor similar to coffee and a sweeter taste than chicory.
Downing Street and the Prime Minister’s Residence
The piece portrays Downing Street in London as the heart of the British empire noting 10 Downing Street as the prime minister’s official residence. It highlights the street’s small size yet immense political significance dating back to Robert Walpole two centuries ago.
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Downing Street
London
Robert Walpole
Handling a Husband Proverbial Advice From New York Mail
A New York Mail quotation notes a proverb about marriage: a husband kept in hot water only briefly softens, but prolonged boiling hardens him. It cites a mother and daughter discussing obedience and consequences in marriage. The piece reflects old domestic wisdom.
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New York Mail
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