The King's Daughters and Their Silent Mission
A 1880 account describes a group called the King's Daughters formed to bridge class gaps by aiding hospitals schools and missionaries. Led by a senior circle of elite women they fundraise assist workers and provide homes and care while avoiding rigid rules or leadership.
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Dartford
New York
Werrice
India
Australia
New Zoulimi
Hite
Evom
Ton
Wlrk
Tyne
Foou
Erie Dervarth
Hobbe
Bey
Nubian Acacia Whistling Tree Described by Dr Schwein
In Nubia groves of acacia extend over vast areas. The acacia fistula bears ivory white protrusions from larval holes that swell into bladder like galls. When a circular bole opens these galls form a hollow pipe that produces a whistling sound, giving locals the name the whistling tree.
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Nubia
Schweinfurth
Soudan
Coronado
Diphtheria Link Between Turkeys and Humans Suspected
Reports from Skiatos describe a diphtheria outbreak starting 1844 after importing turkeys from Salonica. Investigations traced cases to the flock, with over 100 illnesses and thirty deaths in a 4000 resident community, suggesting cross species transmission via air and similar disease course.
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Skiatos
Paulinds
Bultin Medical
Chicago News
Weights From Tia Ais Reveal Industrial Secrets
Fragmentary tale describes secretive furnace work and rising costs. It notes weights from a supplier, profit margins shrinking, and a shift to using waste materials. Mentions tin can industries and small boys in shipping, with undefined companions and blame.
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Earthquake model simulates ground shake in copper coil
A Tokio engineer Pa Kently and Professor Sekiya build a copper wire model to replicate the earth’s shaken path magnifying fifty times over seventy two seconds. The device records tremors with a ball end moving each second, illustrating seismic motion.
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Tokio
Pa Kently
Sekiya
New Orleans Micayune
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