Novel Uses for Electricity and Other Oddities
A compilation of curious claims includes an electric mosquito bar in Paris, designed to kill mosquitos by a charged wire cage with a central light. Also noted is a bacterial discovery related to rheumatic disease, with details on culturability and conditions. Additional items mention cures, price notes, and a street arch built from 15,000 oranges in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Walter I. Abbott
New York
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Los Angeles
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Superior Laxative Remedy
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant laxative promoting health by cleansing the system without weakening organs. It claims wide medical endorsement, notes availability in 50c and $1 bottles, and warns buyers to purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co with its name on the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becaus
California Fig Syrup Co
Behold Thou Art Fair My Love in Solomon’s Song Sermon
Reverend sermon frames Song of Songs as Christ’s love for the church and calls for a bold, joyful, forward looking church. He argues churches must be distinct, amphitheater styled, and culturally ahead, urging mass evangelism, conversion, and faithful endurance amid urban hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selorrom’s
Solomon
Herries
Get
Gal
nTo
Persia
Estailis
Christ
Jesus
Ness
Jesuna
Jeane Phere
Christian
A1 von Father
Jesus Christ
Thor
Heaven
House of God
Lori Jdesus Christ
Angels of God
Jesua
Tesns
Leuthen
Elijah
Church
Professional Moth Hunter From Kentucky
Dr. Aldricks of Kentucky, an enthusiastic entomologist, discusses moth study methods. He describes live trapping with beer bait, etherized jars for preservation, and building a dedicated house for rearing. He notes profitable moths with some specimens valued at $25 and mentions the Smithsonian’s historic entomology collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldricks
Kentucky
Lafayette
Smithsonian Institution of
Voices of Nations Ranked by Tone Across Peoples
A London Lancet excerpt claims Tartars have the strongest voices globally, Germans the weakest among civilized nations, and Japanese and Chinese voices notably weak. It notes Europeans generally have stronger voices than other continents when compared as a whole.
Cat Rides Newport Steamer Hidden in Paddle Box
A cat escaped the purser on a Newport to city voyage and rode thirty miles in the steamer’s paddle box. On arrival, a wet bedraggled feline revealed its presence after planks were removed for drying. It proved to be Agent Simmons’s pet from the Newport end of the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Agent Simmons
Providence
R. 1
Journal
Lace Shoes and Leather Footwear Discussed with Ventilation
The piece notes lace footwear described as dainty yet strong and critiques ventilation in leather shoes to prevent foot dampness. It cites scientific American context and references a 1893 US crop showing 396,131,725 bushels from 34,629,418 acres with about eleven bushels per acre and a gross value of 213,171,281 dollars.
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United States
How Marbles Are Made
The article explains marble production from german stone waste. Refuse from quarries is milled into small cubes and rolled in a water powered mill to form smooth, round marbles at minimal cost.
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Germany
Philadelphia
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Mr. Thos
Scrivens
Hark, Maas
Hood’s
Hood
Hoode Park
Hood's Pillwares
Aps
Neneeday
Durvis
M. Max Schules
Bouillon
Ink Medical Colleges
Shiloh
Samoa
J.C. Simpson
Mary Wo Va
Mall
DR Talmage
Eric
Imperius
Sinan
Cort
Wesiall
Basin
Church of Geste
Eades Lei
Brooklyn
Europe
Asia
Africa
North
South America
Hare
Harley
England
Faoglan
Hays
Avar
Lord Jesus Christ
Biessad
Isi
the Voices of Nations
Bertmnn WoLyn
Dayton
Cattaraugus Co. N
Moveta
Express
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Acea Eee
McElrees
Cardui
Douglas
Prici
Lovell Diamond Cycles
Lovell
Inge Are
John P.lovell Arms CO
Boston
Mass
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