12 May 1894
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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1894
Page
1
The giant sphere measures 7.24 feet in diameter with over 190000 cubic feet of capacity and weighs about 1.25 tons. It will lift an additional ton and is aimed at six days of uninterrupted meteorological observations for a harbor port. The report notes advances in specialized work as key to success and career fulfillment.
A Philadelphia physician denounces sensational claims about hypnotism and offers a simple self method. He says anyone can hypnotize themselves in minutes by closing eyes and tracing breath, while noting babies cross eyes before sleep and fishermen hypnotize themselves watching a cork on water. An hour passes quickly.
The New York Sun reports that long settled Chinese in the United States misinterpret policemen as feudal rulers who may harm property. They confuse police with soldiers, a view common among many Chinese who fear the police as feared rulers in China.
The article satirically notes electric light firms delaying two to three year price drops to fight burglars and darkness. It references Patti’s bedside lamp capable of lighting Craig-y Nos valley and a costly installation after a midnight visit for plates and jewels. It glances at street and house illumination improving with lower prices.
The Chicago Record contrasts the stale view of Siberia as barren with data showing about 18 million Russians in Asia, many cities above 50,000, annual agricultural output around 39 million dollars, mineral exports over 20 million, and furs and fish worth about 5 million. Yet vast areas remain sparsely populated, infrastructure weak, and two thirds idle due to limited production and transport.
A long narrative follows Clinton Weldon, a clerk who loses his job and struggles to support his wife Edna and their baby. Facing eviction, he fakes a chattel mortgage on family belongings to raise cash, then wins a real estate bid with Harding, becoming a partner and wealthy through land speculation.
A High Shoals youth watches cows at night after his father tires of nightly milking. He spots a bullfrog clinging to a cow’s udder by a small lake and catching it in the act, the frog seemingly enjoying its dinner.
A traveler describes the tabu system of New Zealand chiefs, its sacred ban on entering a chief’s dwelling, sharing meals, and touching his possessions. The article details bone disinterment, tabus on tools and houses after death, and the muru practice of raiding a family's goods after misfortune, noting both fading practice and limited modern enforcement.
Officers of the steamship Scandia report using large quantities of soap dissolved in water to produce suds that calmed a heavy Atlantic storm. The tactic allowed the vessel to navigate with less difficulty and could be repeated by transport companies as a cheaper alternative to oil.
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