Rope of Water and the Collision of Matter
The article explains water’s near incompressibility and its surprising tensile strength, describing experiments with water in sealed tubes and the adhesion forces between surfaces. It discusses how water can stretch under tension, the limits of these cohesive forces, and how they cause materials to stick together at microscopic planes, with implications for everyday objects.
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Berthelot
St Syas
Gamle
irLand
Boston
Power of the Octopus Examined in Tank Trials
Burpers Weekly reports experiments with an octopus using a dummy crab in a sea water tank. The creature dragged the figure under water, crushed the shell, and pulled toward the edge, suggesting octopuses can pull prey below rocks where they gain strength. A Naples bay legend links missing fishermen to giant octopuses.
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Burpers
Rocka
Bay of Naples
A Vacation in Bed and Venice Court Lore
A physician cites twenty four hours in bed as a rest equivalent to a week’s holiday with strict sleep cycles and no reading. Venice at assizes recalls the lamp of expiation, a perpetual reminder to judges before spurning mercy in capital cases.
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Engilart
New York Herald
Court of Assizes
Venice
Egfein
Defensive shell action of the box tortoise described
The box tortoise can raise its plastron to shield its head while the carapace closes over its body forming a secure bus. After danger passes the movable plastron part lowers, freeing the head and forelimbs. A hinge of elastic ligament secures the feature to the plastron. The text then shifts to a note about Israel Zangwill sending poems to American and British magazines and receiving pay offers.
Adam Grouchy Reflects on Value and Pace of Peace
A Chicago-record clipping quotes Adam Briggs noting shifting valuations and urging practical selling. The article fragment hints at debates over price, time, and global peace efforts amid wartime sentiment.
Alcohol and Memory Influence of Intoxicating Liquor
Dr Alexander Lambert notes in Success Magazine that excess drinking diminishes judgment and memory. He explains how recall of perceptions, ideas, and emotions weakens, while memories from childhood endure despite adult alcohol impairment, leaving gaps in adult memory.
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Alexander Lambert
Success Magazine
Early Day Coroners and Their Wide Inquests
Dr. F J Waldo of the British Medico Legal society traces coroner history to 1194. Early coroners held views on deaths and serious crimes, serving revenue for the crown and supervising forfeitures of money and property tied to crimes, including animals and instruments used in loss of life.
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Alfred
F. J. Waldo
British Medico- Legal Society
New York World
Jackal Broth A Delicacy Declared By French Visitor
A London Chronicle passage recalls a French visitor praising jackal broth as a table delicacy despite vehement dissent from a friendly sheik. The method involves boiling the jackal with skin, repeating transfers, and long simmering to remove carrion flavor, yielding a reportedly delicious result.
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London Chronicle
Burglarious Crabs Summer Hoard at Seashore Dwellings
West Indian sand crabs retreat to burrows by day and emerge at night to raid homes. They seize small clothing items like collars jewelry and stockings and stash them in their holes.
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West Indies
Why She Couldn't Joke About Booths Broken Nose
A humorous fragment about actor Edwin Booth noting a broken nose and a woman’s quip about his hose. Booth replies that the bridge is gone, turning the joke to his appearance and acting.
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Booth
A Comparison Of Horses From The Washington Star
A lover of animals calls a horse man’s truest friend while Farmer Corntossel notes the animal’s kinship to family. He adds the horse’s readiness to eat and potential to kick if overworked, reflecting a rural view of horse labor.
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Corntossel
Josh
Etlus
Washington Star
Trus Love Quote Sparks Houston Post Gossip
A Houston Post snippet quotes Trus Love claiming she would starve her husband rather than cook a meal for tin, calling it a sign of true love as the item circulates in local chatter.
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Trus
Houston Post
Arabian Proverb: Heed words rather than speaker
Short philosophical note urges readers to judge ideas by their merit, not by the speaker. It cites the saying about weighing the message itself over the vanity or status of the messenger. The item reflects a recurring editorial stance on critical discernment.
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P. B. Bross
Mountain View Avenue
Nutley, N. J
Thomas Hayes
Passaic Ave
Nutley
William H. Parry
Law Firm
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Union
Clinton St
Newark
N. J
X. Jphone
Newark, N. J
Alexander Edwards
Newark St
Glendale St
Loop Nutley
G. H. Angell
Chestnut Sr
Nutley, NJ
William Searle
J. Searle & Son
Franklin Avenue
Church St
Keyser & Corb
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Overland Agency
Chestnut Street
F. C. Wittmann’s Choice Teas
Butter and Eggs Delicatessen
Avondale Road
Weston Place
New Jersey
Central Meat Market
William R. Stirratt
Franklin Ave
Lombardy & Son Custom Tailor
West Nutley
George C. Baptiste
Chestnut St. Res
Mountain View. Ave
Keyser & Fleming
Beech St
R. J
Post Office
Francis J. McKenny
West Nutley Station
W. L. Jones
Centre St
Passaic Av
WN. J
Fred. Spatz, JR
Harrison ST
J. M. Davis
Pasaaic Ave
Chestnut St
Stager Bros
Ned
Hugh Hallidy
Vreeland Avenue
Ferd
Haberle Allwood
F. Guthrie
Highfield Lane
Nutley Market
A. Blum
Passaic Avenue
Bloomfield Charles
A. Keyser
Embrlier
Bloomfield Avenue
Passaic County
Jefferson St
Passaic, NJ
LJ. ‘Perrensen
Allan
Stirratt
West Nutley Practical _ LADIES’ TAILORING ‘CO. t
Deliver Realty
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Bloomfield
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