Weight of Matter Remains Constant Across States
Sir Oliver Lodge states in Harper's Magazine that the weight of a given quantity of matter stays constant regardless of state, temperature, or chemical changes. Weight varies only with distance from Earth or its interior, not with composition or form, noting the Earth’s shape and a hollow shell would influence gravity.
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Newton
Pole
Equator
Earth
Sir Oliver Lodge
Harper’s Magazine
Rules of the Road Remembered in Historic Travel Norms
The Philadelphia Ledger notes why Europeans rode left in ancient times and Americans kept to the right due to horse travel needs. In Europe a horseman kept left to shield his sword arm, while in early America riders stayed right to protect themselves with the horse as shield and to accommodate rough roads.
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Europe
Philadelphia Ledger
Had Seen Them All Before Ri ley Quote
James Whitcomb Riley quips during a town visit after a committee invites a carriage tour. He jokes that he has seen every new courthouse town hall bridge school and jail a hundred times, tiring of the same sights before his reading.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Fashionable blue mohair and silk suit takes style lead
The trend blends silk cotton and wool in outer garments. A blue mohair and silk suit features a short jacket and box plaited peplum. Lace softens collars, with a trimmed hat and gray toped button boots completing the look.
White Gloves Keep Clean On Evening Plans
A suburban woman shares a practical method for keeping white gloves spotless on the way to events. She buys white silk gloves one size larger, pulls them over her white kid gloves, and wears them until she reaches her destination, storing them in her coat pocket for reuse.
A Worn Quilt May Be Repaired With Scrap Patches
An old quilt with worn covering can be repaired using scraps from the bag. Leave patches large and irregular, sew edges to surface, and fold last patch over to finish. Create a crazy quilt look while quilting and covering the quilt. Flannelette and outing flannel provide soft durable covers.
Peril and Promises of Swinburne and Early American Forecasts
An 1886 Etretat drowning incident shows Swinburne nearly succumbing to the sea, saved by fisherman Vallin and a fishing smack crew who wrapped him in a sail and fed him as he recited Hugo. The piece then shifts to 19th century forecasts, noting Adams, Jay, White, and Lincoln predictions about government, population, and state formation, contrasted with realized outcomes and later corrections.
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Algernon Charles Swinburne
Swinburne
Etrelat
Plage
Porte d’Amont
Tretch
Coquerel
Etretat
Marie Marthe
Vallin
Republic
Victor Hugo
Yport
Gosse
Alexander Llamilton
House of Representatives
Senate
House
John Adams
John Jay
John Marshall
Louisiana
White
United States
Union
Louisiana Purchase
John Quincy Adams
Massachusetts
Patrick Shirreff
Chicago
Lincoln
Congress
Florida's Silver Spring Emerges From Subterranean Streams
Underground Florida drainage creates numerous springs ranging from small seeps to large discharges. The most famous is Marion county's Silver spring, yielding a deep basin over thirty five feet deep. The water is so clear that bottom objects are visible.
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Florida
Marion County
Chicago News
Hay on Church Floor at Old Neston Church
A St Swithin s day custom at Old Neston church scatters hay inside the building every festival. A donor once left a field to fund bread four times a year and the tenant supplies hay for strewing the church to curb squeaking new boots.
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Old Neston
St. Swithin
Victorian Scarfs Glorify Beaded Embroidery
Net scarfs are embroidered in gold silver or colored beads in fanciful designs. Tiny lappet scarfs in mosaics of iridescent beads fill gaps of evening cloaks. Bead bags feature landscape scenes from a revival of old Victorian days. The miniature work taxes embroiderers patience and eyesight.
It Puzzled Her Dialog in Telegraph Request
A black woman asks a telegraph company to send her watch to her son in a nearby city. The clerk explains watches can't be sent by telegraph. She retorts about sending money via telegraph and the absurdity of the situation, as quoted from the Louisville Times and attributed to a persistent Negro woman.
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Isaah
Louisville Times
Why Objects Show Color Through Reflected Light
Light hitting objects is partly absorbed and partly reflected. The color we perceive comes from the reflected rays. White surfaces reflect all seven light kinds, while a yellow sunflower absorbs violet to green and reflects yellow, which the eye registers as color.
Bonanza Defined By A Western Congressman
A New York Globe report recounts a western congressman’s disastrous experience in gold mine speculation. In a discussion among colleagues, he defines bonanza as a hole in the ground owned by a champion liar, highlighting the era’s speculative zeal and skepticism.
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New York Globe
Great London Fire Devastates City in 1666
A baker named Ferryn er's house near the Tower sparked the Great Fire of London on the evening of September 2 1666. The blaze continued for three days destroying about two thirds of the city including many public buildings, the cathedral, the Royal Exchange and about 100 churches.
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London
Ferryner
London Tower
Royal A Mchenge
Firmness of mind urged as Janet plans a date
A Scotsman visits an ailing neighbor Janet and hears she fears death in the damp weather. He retorts that she has claimed the end for twenty years and suggests she fix a day for dying and stick to it, urging resolve over despair.
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Janet
Martha
Danish Hotel Promotes Scenic Grange View
An advertisement touts a Danish hotel’s charm and surroundings. It highlights a pleasant garden, wood cuisine, kind accommodations at moderate rates, and convenient transport. Guests can easily fish for salmon and trout and enjoy nearby rising mountains. The landlord is noted to speak English very well.
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Audubon County Jail Vacant Two Years in Iowa
Audubon county, home of Attorney General George Cosson, is praised as a model county for long blank periods with no prisoners in the jail or the poor farm for two years. Brief Views of Matrimony notes a quip about marriage and death, attributed to Rev. K. E. Hardy.
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Audubon County
George Cosson
Towa
State Examiners of County Affairs
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