Oxygen Magnetism and Other Scientific Snippets
The article reports on liquefied oxygen being attracted to magnets in a demonstration described by Popular Science News, notes that hydrogen remains nonmetallic and largely untested for magnetism, and mentions high temperature thermometers using sodium potassium alloy, underwater photography advances, a steam carriage invention, a German water wheel theory, and a rare Dynastes Herentes beetle sighting in New York.
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Cess
Dewar
Popular Science News
Ballot Voting Rules and Amendments in City Elections
The text outlines marking ballots for party columns and candidate names, clarifying cross marks, erasures, and how votes count under the 1892 act. It explains voting for amendments, with X positions indicating for or against, and mentions Sheriffs and changes to the district's judicial structure in Baltimore.
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Wade
The Roads of England Smooth and Solid Highways
A critique praising English road building contrasts England’s well kept, durable highways with American neglect. The piece notes thorough preparation, macadam layers, regular maintenance, and disciplined funding as keys to durable, smooth roads, while questioning American practice and upkeep.
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England
Thomas Jefferson
America
Carlyle
Thas Division
Wren
England’s county roads kept smooth by unpaid officials
The piece explains how England’s roads stay clean, hard, and scenic under county councils. It notes that gentlemen of standing serve without pay, guided by a chief engineer and assistants, with commissions for new roads and compensation for damages, highlighting municipal pride in road care.
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England
St. Louis Republic
Georgia Roads Decline Sparks Call for Action
An unsigned Echo letter laments worsening Georgia roads across counties and the state. It urges stronger enforcement of laws and better funds or new measures to end the decline in travel safety and civic progress.
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Georgia
Read Then Roads Drive State Legislation
An editorial argues good roads benefit farmers and city buyers by easing markets and lowering costs. It cites Massachusetts losing about $5,000,000 annually due to poor highways and urges collective civic action. Also references Shiloh's Cure cough remedy and a 25 cent bottle sold by local druggists.
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Pocket
Garrett & Pestre
Man Says Cows Have a Good Ear for Music
A London milking experiment shows two skilled milkers milking five cows over two weeks. One milker who knew of the test yielded 267 pounds more milk, while the other left nearly a half pound per cow. The piece discusses milking speed, cow comfort, and even the potential of music to improve milk yield, with a farmer praising rapid milking and calm handling.
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London
Onze
Dairmen
Sng
X. Hyatt
Breeder's Gazette
Cleaning the Separator Methods for Dairy Cream
Two Rural New Yorker correspondents share methods for cleaning dairy separators and handling cream. Advice covers hot water sodas and stiff brushes, keeping cream at 60 degrees for four hours, and chilling in shotgun cans then water bath. Personal notes from C. P. Goodrich and W. H. Lawson reinforce practical steps and temperatures for sanitary, efficient separation. Also mentions general dairy tips, quotes from Gould on agricultural improvement, and a Pan-Tina Cough cure ad referencing a local drug store.
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New Yorker
C. P. Goodrich
U. S
W. H. Lawson
Good Times A-Coming Says the Baltimore Sun
A revival of business is seen as a sequel to the repeal of the Sherman act. Senators Stewart and Corgan view the defeat as ominous, yet the actual outcome may prove favorable. Tariff reform nears and business improves, silver purchases spur optimism, and a coming tariff act is expected to bring a major business boom within a year. The piece notes the silver babble’s timing and critiques the doctrine of panic tied to tariff changes.
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Baltimore Sun
Stewart
Corgan
Friends of Tariff Reform
Malady Uprooted by Bitters Says Local Testimony
An advertisement claims swamp vapors and malarial symptoms are widespread but Hostetter's Stomach Bitters cures malaria symptoms, liver trouble, biliousness, and kidney complaints. It urges readers to try Pan-Tira for coughs and colds, sold at Steiner Bros. Drug Store, and to mention The News.
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Telner Bros. Drug Store
America
Steiner Bros. Drug Store
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