August Shooting Stars Map of the Heavens Talk
C. de Saint-Germain describes August meteor showers and the cosmos from meridian to horizon noting Perseus Cassiopeia and Cygnus Sadr and Antares Vega and Regulus among bright stars while listing celestial regions and Zodiacal constellations visible before dawn and at night. Fishing statistics for Scotland report 85 000 people employed with 11 275 boats valued at £1 915 900 in fleet gear and landings of over 268 000 tons of fish valued at £2.4 million.
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Restaban
Etania
Nekkar
Bootes
Thuban
Alioth
Kochab
Charles
Asterion
Berenice
Albireo
Antares
Ras Alheguen
Ras Algethi
Margarita
Scotland
The Old Lady and the Gentleman Frog
A physician tells of treating a patient who believed a frog lived in her stomach. After showing a frog in a basin as if just arrived, he reassured her any remaining frogs were not the problem, calling the visitor a gentleman frog to end the worry.
Fish Hooks Industry Tied to Redditch Craftsmanship
A hardware dealer explains fish hooks, noting over 100000 sold yearly in the city. Most hooks are imported from England with Redditch in Worcestershire supplying handmade hooks. a new Akron factory begins to challenge with child labor still common in the craft.
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England
Akron
Redditch
Philadelphia Times
Professor reads and teaches with fifty eight newspapers
Prof W H Lynch of Mountain Grove Academy, Missouri, is praised as the man who subscribes to more newspapers than any other in the United States, totaling fifty eight with six dailies. He recently in Kansas City discussed using papers in classes as tools for current history and geography, saying Fridays are devoted to reading the press.
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Mirror of the World
Academy
Kansas City Times
Paris Hospital for Tired Trees Protects Street Vistas
Paris maintains a system to transplant and replace aging or decayed trees. The city spends about 60000 dollars annually on this effort, keeping trees healthy in a dedicated hospital program with richer soil. In spring and fall, patients move between streets and the hospital as part of urban greenery management.
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Paris
Slarper
Mageine
Blessing the Crops Revived at Castleacre Norfolk
A village revival of an old custom sees parishioners march from the church led by the vicar and choir. They visit corn fields where hymns are sung and a blessing is pronounced on the crops, then return to the church with recessional hymns.
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Castleacre
Norfolk
Titles to Accompany the Eyeglass
Sir George White of England can now write after his name with twenty-one letters and several orders, beating Lord Roberts who holds seventeen. Lord Wolseley wears four stars, including the K. P. and other G C titles, plus the Osmanieh First Class.
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George White
England
V. C
G. Cc. B
Lord Roberts
K. G
K. P
G. C
Lord Wolseley
Osmanieh
Bottles in the Ocean Revealing Long Sea Voyages
Experiments test bottle speed and routes as corked bottles drift across oceans. One notable voyage covered about 6,000 miles in roughly two and a half years, at about six and a half miles per day, starting around 63 degrees south, 60 degrees west and ending near western Australia.
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Western Australia
Monument to Commodore Perry Unveiled in Japan
Japan dedicates a monument to Matthew Calbraith Perry on the site of his first landing in the Mikado's realm. The ceremony marks Perry’s role in opening Japan to Western trade and sets the stage for the 1854 treaty that followed his 1853 expedition and 1843-45 naval ventures.
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Japan
Matthew Calbraith Perry
Perry
United States
Europe
Christopher Raymond Perry
East Indies
Mercantile Marine
Oliver Hazard Perry
Matthew Porn
Newport
R. L
Oliver
Commodore Rodgers
Rodgers
Africa
Monrovia
Libheria
Colonization Society
Congress
West Indies
Mexico
John Randolph
Nicholas
Mehemet Ali
Khartoum
Egypt
Commodore Patterson
Naples
Ferdinand
Count Cassaro
Jackson
Auvain
Vera Cruz
Scott
Fillmore
America
Holland
Bay of
Tedo
Gorthama
Kierihama
Uraga
Great
The Middle-Aged Woman Finds Worth Beyond Youth
A Ledger Monthly meditation urges middle aged women to value inner growth over youth driven cosmetics. It argues against chasing youth and toward art, music, literature, compassion, and noble thoughts to become a gentle force for good in a needy world.
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Ledger Monthly
Railroading’s early nerve and modern cash register era
Ainslee's Magazine tracing railroad earnings from rough inventiveness to polished cost accounting. It explains determining costs per service, highlights expenses for tracks, crews, and offices, and shows how 19th century complexities become measurable in ton miles and pay calculations.
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Carl Hovey
Ainslee
Berryville
Queer Mathematics Used in Scheming for Profits
An analysis from the New York Press illustrates how railroads manipulate train miles and trainloads to inflate profits. It shows, with rough figures, that increasing load reduces miles and costs, while revenue stays constant, urging higher trainloads as the path to wealth. It notes a Wall Street technical writer calling this the touchstone of economical railroading. It also mentions an estimate that one crew destroys 700,000 insects annually.
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Techncal
Wall Street
New York Press
Lincoln birthplace to be turned into ex slave home in Kentucky
Thomas T. Thomas, a wealthy ex slave from La Rue county, plans to buy Lincoln's birthplace near Heagensville Kentucky to house freedmen. He will bring the original log cabin to the site, build similar cabins on the farm, erect a central headquarters, and place a Lincoln bust in the cabin center. Additional land will be bought to grow provisions for the residents.
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Lincoln
Heagensville
Thomas T. Thomas
la Rue County
Thomas
Davos Debates Abolition of Fuel in Swiss Town
A Davos correspondent reports plans to abolish all ordinary fuels by building a large electric plant at a torrent confluence. A Swiss firm has concession to harness the waters and has bought new electric heating and cooking apparatus for the scheme. First cost is estimated at 8.5 million francs as electricity spreads beyond lighting to cooking and heating.
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Davos
A Growing Family in Dunlap Tennessee
Mrs Will Burnett of Dunlap is crowned prize mother of Tennessee. Married five years she has ten children born in order: first one child second twins third triplets fourth a quarter and the latest arrival a few days ago.
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Will Burnett
Dunlap
Tennessee
God does not expect roses to bloom on bare rocks
A succinct proverb-like statement contrasts divine expectations with harsh environments, implying resilience and natural limitation. It presents a metaphorical observation on growth where unsuitable conditions prevent flourishing.
The Enlarged Congress Expected After Census Shifts
The article notes the next House will grow to 386 members, up 29 from the current and reflects new ratio 1 per 194 182 inhabitants after the 1900 census. It discusses electoral college changes, possible Oklahoma statehood, and which states gain seats: Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Louisiana Massachusetts Mississippi Missouri North Carolina North Dakota Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Minnesota New Jersey Pennsylvania Illinois New York Texas each gaining one to three seats.
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House of Representatives
Whhich
Oklahoma
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
North Dakota
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Illinois
New York
Texas
Furbearances Similar to Rubber Found in Japanese Spindle Tree
The College of Paris reports a substance like rubber may be derived from the Japanese spindle tree. The discovery was announced to the Academie des Sciences.
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MM. Col
Paris
Academie Idles Sciences
Theosophical Reincarnation and Karma Explained
A Wilkes Barre Letters on Theosophy excerpt outlines two central Theosophical doctrines. Reincarnation posits the self returns in varied races and lives to gain knowledge and character, while Karma represents ethical causation and daily merit balance shaping future incarnations.
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Col. Olcott
Goldbeaters at Work in a Gold Leaf Factory
A Victorian depiction shows goldbeaters at a factory, where virgin ingots pass through steel rollers then be refined further by leather skins. Skilled workers beat sheets until astonishingly thin leaves, with numbers suggesting 282000 leaves equal the thickness of one inch and 1500 leaves fitting on a single paper page.
Overcrowded Highland Churchyards Prompt Sanitary Action
Highland churchyards are reported in shocking condition with North Harris authorities preventing further burials in a small ground. Moraig cemetery is described as mounds of human beings, due to Highlander customs of burial beside ancestors, while newer parochial cemeteries remain under government control to curb overcrowding.
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Highlands
North Harris
Moraig
Burglars use ringing trick to find occupied homes
In New Rochelle New York burglars ring home phones to learn if residents are present and rob four dwellings in one night last week. The scheme targets residences by checking occupancy before breaking in. Police seek tips to identify suspects and prevent further break ins.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Paris Conservatoire gains Chopin and Auber manuscripts
By the will of the Baroness W Nathani el Rothschild the Paris Conservatoire has come into possession of a valuable collection of manuscripts of the works of Chopin and Auber. Polka dots of all sizes and sorts are in evidence.
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W Nathaniel Rothschild
Paris Conservatoire
Chopin
Auber
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