Moon Hoax Fools New York Readers by Sir John Herschel Tale
A century ago the New York Sun serialized a sensational moon story by Richard Adams Locke claiming discoveries by Sir John Herschel at the Cape of Good Hope. The tale, unfolding August 25 to 28, led to massive sales before being exposed as a hoax.
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America
Europe
The
New York Sun
the Sun
Benjamin H. Day
United States
Edinburgh Courant
John Herschel
Cape of Good Hope
John Frederick William Herschel
South Africa
Cape Town
Sun
Sir John Herschel
Edinburgh Journal of Science
Sir John
Mary Queen of Scots
Herschel
New York
Lake of Death
North America
Bay of Rainbows
Paris
London
Glasgow
Edinburgh
New York Journal of Commerce
Finn
Richard Adams Locke
Locke
Journal of Commerce
England
James Gordon Bennett
Scotland
Herald
Edgar Allen Poe
Hans Pfaall
Mr. Locke
Poe
East Brent
Somersetshire
John Locke
Cambridge
the Bee
Imperial Magazine
Atlantic
London Republican
William Watson Webb
New York Courier and Enquirer
Matthias the Prophet
Day
Matthias
University of the People
Keeping Well Between 45 and 65
The piece notes 1930 Illinois deaths in the 45 to 65 age range mainly from degenerative diseases. It explains kidney function, aging impact on excretion, and the role of childhood infections in later heart and kidney disease, urging vaccination and careful lifestyle to preserve organ reserve.
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Illinois
Teach Children Pride in Father and Mother
A mother and Aunt Emmy Lou discuss how children admire well led parents and the value of praising both father and mother. They note fathers' talents and gifts, from letters to speeches, shape children’s respect and behavior, urging couples to show appreciation and involve themselves in their kids’ activities.
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Emmy Lou
Jimmy Lou
Clyde
Brain impulses drive brain activity study reveals electrical surges
Scientists report that nerves transmit electrical impulses to the brain and that brain surges occur even without stimulation. An amplifying apparatus captured these currents and converted them into audible clicks, suggesting a link to how nerves receive and send messages, though their meaning remains uncertain.
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Milnesia
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Jan G. Smuts