Salt Crusted Lakes of Death Valley Fascinate Travelers
In California and Death Valley travelers may view lakes that appear icy in sunlight but are crusted with salt. The surfaces wet in winter and dry in summer as highland drainage and heavy winter rains feed them. By dry season many lakes crack to hard salt, while Europeans are said to have introduced salt use to the United States.
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Death Valley
California
United States
Popular Science
She Rejects Wealthy Suitor In Aged Woman’s Tale
An elderly narrator signals the heroine’s rejection of the hero due to his wealth. The moment marks a turning point where material riches lose appeal against personal character.
Sex of an Egg and Egg Weighing Methods
The Paris Academy of Science notes that sexing eggs from bantam or nune-bred fowls may depend on weight and size. A Scottish test uses air space position to indicate gender: air space at the top suggests a male egg, while a space along the side indicates a female egg.
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Paris Academy of
Scotland
Edible Oysters Found Embedded in Coos Bay Rock
Scientists at the University of Oregon study odd edible oysters embedded in solid rock at Coos Bay Oregon. The find attracts curiosity as the mollusks appear abundant and researchers assess their origin life mode and potential for propagation to support a future market.
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Coos Bay
Oregon
University of the State
Why Mother Earth Chose Green And Other Curiosities
A compact miscellany on green as Earth's dress and green’s appeal. It notes chlorophyll as the cause, praises green’s eye comfort, and contrasts it with other colors. The piece also covers trees that sprout in darkness, no snakes in Ireland myth, and a printer’s error about Icelandic owls and snakes.
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Mars
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ireland
St. Patrick
Iceland
Harebone
London
New Orleans
Picayune
Why not rouge as prices rise in Boston
A brief note questions the ban or restriction on rouge as prices climb. The piece suggests consumer desire for cosmetic color remains high amid cost increases and questions policy limits.
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Boston Transcript
Forced to Renew Learning
Minerva Jones attends an Americanization class to learn to write her name and, after initial struggle, succeeds at the end of term. She returns claiming she has changed her name to Mrs Ephraim Jackson, prompting surprised but amused reactions from the instructor and helpers. The anecdote appears in Youth's Companion.
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Minerva Jones
Minerva
Mary
Miss Mary
Mra Ephraim Jackson
When Laundry Traveled Far Across Borders
Historical note recalls costly laundry practices in early modern Europe. French court exquisites had linen washed in Holland for a gloss by dykes soft water, a habit lasting to the late 18th century. Sebastien Mercier laments Dutch patronage over native laundresses. Rich Bordeaux merchants even sent linen to Santo Domingo for washing.
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Henry III
Holland
Sebastien Mercier
Paris
du Comte de Vaublans
Bordeaux
San Domingo
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