Venus as transit not eclipse and moon occultations
The editor explains that Venus when between Earth and the sun causes a transit not an eclipse, and discusses how its small disk during transit yields no solar darkening. It covers transit dates 1874 1882 2004 2012 and notes rare occultations of stars by the moon including Antares in the 1890s.
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Venus
Earth
Pope
Rider Haggard
Antares
Postoffice
Webster
Worcester
Animals in the Dark See Well Night Vision in Birds
The essay notes that nocturnal vision varies by species and domestication. Wild birds like certain woodpigeons show strong night sight, while hawks finches and buntings appear nearly blind in darkness. Domestication may dull senses compared to wild relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Cornish
R. Cornish
Horace
Queen’s Beot land visit at Tay bridge event
During a Beot land stay the queen visited the Tay bridge where a beautiful basket of Gowers was presented. The queen smiled while the provost pressed for the return of the basket, and Dun dee expressed dissatisfaction with its handling.
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Beotland
Tay Bridge
Dundee
Dan Bagley Seeks Public Speaking Fame at Keighley Academy
A shy country boy at Keighley Academy dreams of leading crowds and shaping opinion. He studies elocution, joins a debating club, and crafts a city life argument but falters in a test speech. A mentor consoles him that growth begins with difficulty, and a future as a respected speaker unfolds.
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Young Haworth
Dan Bagley
Albert Haworth
Prince Albert
Bagley
Dan
Albert
Usua
Mr. Bagley
Keighley Academy
Azure
Mr. Fuller
Fuller
Priya
Afraid of a Cat A tale of Lord Roberts and a shy dragonfly
An odd narrative fragment recounts Lord Roberts fearing cats in India and a country-house encounter with a dragonfly who decades later reveals his metamorphosis from larva to winged creature. The tale shifts to a June brookside moment showing the dragonfly’s glittering transformation.
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Lord Roberts
India
Renee Lee
Lord Roberte
Creatures on the Ground in Humorous Verse
A verse sequence names diverse ground creatures and quirks from a ten centipede to an angle-worm, a stag-beetle, a butterfly, and ends with the pumpkin py thon. Blanche Elizabeth Wade signs the piece, noting whimsical traits and fables about appetite and mischief.
Birth of a Dragon-Ply Dragonfly Story by a Brook
A spring scene along a brook introduces a dragonfly newly hatched. The insect explains belonging here after birth, its diet of pollywogs and gnats, and its life cycle from nymph to dazzling adults. The narrator observes its hunger and eventual flight.
Giraffes Timid to Soft Sounds Yet Awake to Small Creaks
A Leisure Hour writer notes giraffes are cautious at faint noises yet indifferent to louder ones. He recalls a powder explosion on a canal barge, describing giraffes reacting minimally and then lying down, and remarks on a night creeping risk in a gallery.
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Saya
Noley
Eanpowder
Droll Tales of Calm Detections and Quiet Refusal
A London physician Dr Siddale avoids danger with wit saying dead men wear evening dress, then Moliere’s guests attempt suicide in a Seine plot but postpone it to morning, sparing themselves and leaving France to doubt their motives.
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R. Siddale
London
Dr. Siddale
Moliere
Auteuil
Boileau
Lulli
Monsieur la Chapellé
France
Ores
Seine
Molliere
Club Eclipse Seeks Puzzles and Weekly Solving
A playful column invites readers to join the club for weekly problems and solutions. It teases busy solvers to bring sacks to gather items without toll, though some may call the tasks mere play. The piece notes the first group of solvers appears reluctant to engage fully.
Our Boys and Girls Club Rules and Puzzles
Admittance to the Eight O Clock Club requires reading the Sunday Times Our Boys and Girls page and sending full name age and address to the editor for a free Club Button. Subscriptions, emblems, and stationery details follow with prices and mailing options, plus a series of word puzzles and a city-naming enigma.
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Sunday Times
Times
Chestnut
Eighth Streets
Philadelphia
Peculiar Letter Arrangement in the Word Gaol
A riddle asks what peculiarity distinguishes the word gaol in its letter arrangement. The puzzle notes the spelling variation and seeks the unique feature of the letters order.
Answers to Club Question 3 From June 3
Answers to Club Question 3 dated June 3 discuss contentment as wealth, pre Deluge dietary rules, and the evolution of the letter W. The notes reference Noah, nutrition, life span, and the naming of double U from VV.
Dorothy's First Country Ride Ends With Wagon Groan
In a rural scene Dorothy takes her first country carriage ride when the wheels begin to groan under strain. She exclaims she must exit as the wagon proves troublesome.
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Dorothy
Orst
Answers Received To Problems and Questions of June 4
A list of named individuals including Beatrice Victory J Faber Hapst Agnes Korndoerfer Margaret Rake Mary Katharine Rake Maurice Bower Saul Emma Sminh Ronie Mull Clara Mull and others appears in a problems and questions section dated June 4. The entry catalogs numerous personal names without additional event details.
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Beatrice M. Victory
J. Faber Hapst
Agnes M. Korndoerfer
Margaret Rake
Mary Katharine Rake
Maurice Bower Saul
Emma J. Sminh
Ronie EK. Mull
Clara Mull
Jesele Smith
Jeanle F. Smith
Righe F. Smith
Spencer EK. Butterworth
Bebenen
O. W. Holmes
Roneld M. Holmes
John K. Holmes
Florence H. Burk
Nettle A Ete Shronk
Ae Moore
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Ethelwyn Wetherald
Les
Tennyson
Brookside
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SS Pemete
Auf
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Margaret W. Leighton
Damoiselles
Ecleseeeseee
Froblems
Lit Brothers
Merket and
Sharpless Brothers
W. H. Hoskins
Chestnut Street
Julia W, Williamson
Narberth
Renie LimIngs
Philada
Pennsylvania
Far East
K. H
A. Chester Thegen
Camden, N. J
Dkfneerroor
Hrriksea
Tysnale
Begniet
Zieegiv
Florence E, Sharpley
AuserRt
Dwee
Emma J
Sminkk
Pottaville
Spend
Alem
Bem
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