Turpentine Orchards and Naval Stores Wealth
The piece explains resin and turpentine production from southern pines, detailing sap flow, box tapping, crop scales, and the economics of turpentine orchards. It outlines labor needs, equipment, and four year yields of spirits of turpentine and rosin with profitability analyses for large and small operators.
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PeoMail
The
Sun
Georgia
Brunswick
Wis
Missieatorl
North Carolina
Gulf
Louisiana
Africa
Pine Belt
Turpentiner
Mareh
Earth Wobble Sparks Public Curiosity at Naval Observatory
Washington astronomers report the earth may wobble on its axis causing shifting latitudes. Prof George A Hill notes a periodic perturbation with poles tracing eccentric curves. observers plan to report findings to the German Astronomical Society.
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Washington
Pittsburg Dispatch
Naval Observatory
Rock Creek
George A. Him
Observatory
Hill
Rustuen
Berlin
Chandler
Boston
German Astronomical Society
Washington Institution
Corman Astronomics Society
Obervers
Evnere
Algiers
Hon. Skinner
Cataloguing the stars and the vast observatory
The article surveys early star catalogues from Bonn and Argelander, then details modern work by Skinner and Postman on mapping fixed stars and proper motion. It describes a magnetic observatory vault with magnetographs, and notes public viewing nights at the National Observatory featuring Saturn and the 12 inch equatorial telescope alongside broader aims to understand cosmic origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argelander
Bonn
Germany
Echenfeld
Skinner
Sirius
Argelader
Schonfeld
SUI
Prof
Postman
Earth
Jup Ter
Naval Observatory
Saturn
Bouger
Hercules
Epsilon Lyras
Alpha Lyrae
Marie Cives
Great
National Observatory
Conventional Civility and the Case Against Politeness
A New York paper argues against conventional civility in correspondence claiming it wastes time and money. It imagines a world with minimal greetings and trimmed forms like Dear Sir and Yours truly, urging brevity in all social gestures.
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New York
Post Office
Jane
Thomas
Panieh
Paris
Germany
France
Pather
Pop
Caesar
Delicate Taste on the Bo Shelf
Fragmentary notes describe a playful dialogue about a delicacy and a pet. The text hints at a catalog or display item and a stray line about a parade or event named Becend.
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Fido
Woman seeks cure for daughter through choir in church
A New York Recorder excerpt quotes a woman in a fur cloak lamenting her daughter's gloom. The doctor is urged to restore her spirits, and the Ane tor suggests brightening life by joining a church choir.
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New York Recorder
Not Altogether Ran The Shape And You Find The Water
A Detroit Tribune fragment phrases a reflective verse note on mood and setting. the lines hint at taste, water, and a casual meal with salad as a backdrop. The piece reads as literary miscellany rather than a straight news item.
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Detroit Tribune
Mrs. Yet Unknown And Her Life Beyond The Kra
The passage reflects on a woman who writes of herself and hints at a broader life beyond a single role. It notes the expectation that people should not assume she understands everything about herself or her future.
In Honor of Vasco da Gama Celebrations Abroad
Portugal plans a Lisbon exhibition for the four hundredth anniversary of Vasco da Gama's voyage to India. The piece notes da Gama's birth in Sines in 1450 and death in 1500, his 1497 voyage via the Cape of Good Hope, and the reopening of eastern trade routes. It highlights Portugal's navigators Cabral and Da Sousa and other explorers born in various regions, including Columbus, Cabot, Vespucci, Behring, Magellan, Vespucci again, and Hudson, with emphasis on national origins and service in different governments.
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Portugal
Vasco da Gama
Mediterranean
da Chima
da Gama
Lisbon
Mmutation
Spain
Portugral
State of
New York
Pennsylvania
Cabral
da Sousa
Europe
Christopher Columbus
Genoa
John Cabot
Enghind
Celuimabus
Amerigo Vespucci
Vitus Behring
Behring Biralts
Russia
Magellan
Macellan Straits
Alentejo
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Corsa
North Pole
Constanly
Farth
Space
Post-Express
Booiery
Hineeil
Jose Hla Aletserty
Constantin
Eva M. Hetsel
Hemel
Lagka- Wanta Ave
Stable Ann
Jeureka Harness Oii
Ruddy Harvester OK
Housie
Moosic and Rughdale Works
Laflin & Rand Powder CO
Repanno Chemical Co
Hunt & Connell CO
Lackawanna Avenue
E. Robinson
James Moir
Firet National
India
Ricker
General Dealer
New Telephone Exchanges
Adams Ave
Scranton
Thel Dickson Manufacturing Co
Stational Ag Boles
Bt G Cenery
Peal Medicine CO
Cleveland
John H. Phelps
Weenies Avenue
Spruce Street
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