Galileo Humor and Babylonian Egg Theory
A passage recounts Galileo's wit in a Wography of Galileo with Lotario Lars noting a Babylonian egg cooking joke. It contrasts remote causes with experimental limits while highlighting the humor and rationalist approach of Galileo. India rubber imports into the United States rose sharply, surpassing 90 million rounds valued over $30 million, with a decade growth around 50 percent and $100-900,000 in annual U.S. rubber goods production.
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Galileo
Lotario Lars
India
United States
Beware of Mercury Ointments for Catarrh Warning
A fragmented 1900s consumer notice warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury that may damage the mucous surfaces. It promotes a brand claiming mercury free composition and safe topical action. The passage also includes assorted antiquated testimonials and health quackery riffs with unrelated social anecdotes.
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Wemercury
J. Cheney & Co
Tondo
Toledo
Ohio
Cheney A Co
Irish Deacon Moves Well During Woodhouse Build
A humorous tale features Deacon C and an Irish servant. The deacon plans a woodhouse on land with a well and the servant jokes about moving it. A smile reveals the water would spill if the well were moved, ending with a quip about foolery.
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Deacon C
Wyoming News Roundup Of Scandals And Deaths In Wyoming
Northwest notes report multiple Wyoming items including Reynold Staubach a 10 year old from Lan amie likely sent to reform school for theft. Gashed mining deaths at Hanna and Golconda. King Mining discovers 26 foot vein on Encampment river with $52 per ton. Rock Springs allocates funds for road to Utah. District court cases include James Spencer forgery sentenced to two years. A 84 year old judge marries a 35 year old in Cheyenne. A barbed wire accident leaves a Rawlins child near death. An attempted murder charge relates to a Rawlins stabbing. The piece lists several local officials and infrastructure plans across the state.
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Hanna
Wyo
James Spencer
Rawlins
Wyoming
J. Ahern
Geological Survey
Cody
Wye
Washington
Cheyenne
Alfred D. Gamble
Hartville
LC. White
Denver
Judge Gamble
Mary Fitzgerald
Policeman Fitzgerald
Strange Rifle Ball Turn Aimless Path Through Antelope
The narrator with scouts recounts a bizarre rifle ball trajectory after shooting a buck antelope. The bullet fractured bones, changed direction twice, and finally tore off a hind hoof as the animal lay wounded. The account notes disbelief at the extraordinary, accidental course of rifle life ball.
Bank of England Museum Showcases Curious Note Collection
The Bank of England preserves a notes museum with items of historical interest. Highlights include a penny note bought back for 25 dollars, a million pound note, a banknote found inside a Newfoundland codfish, and notes in circulation for over 150 years before payment. The collection also features many forged notes worth millions and divers recovered from the sunken Eurydice wreck.
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Bank of England
Newfoundland
Grape Nuts Promise Health After Digestion Woes
A Connecticut woman recalls chronic digestion and heart trouble, worsened by dieting, until Grape-Nuts changed her health. She reports no dyspepsia, energy to walk long distances, and feeling younger, crediting Postum Co for the testimonial and the promise of a healthier life with the cereal and its road to Wellville booklet.
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Napoleon
Connecticut
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
College Suds and the News
A New York Times quote reflects on college life and news consumption. A university graduate notes students ignore major events, focusing on sports pages. He recalls the Maing explosion sparked brief chatter, then interest faded as sports dominated campus attention.
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University Club
Snon
New Vert Times
Bathing for Swiss School Children
All new Swiss schools set aside a portion of the ground floor for baths. Each class bathes about once a fortnight in both summer and winter. Soap is used and a warm bath is followed by a cooler one. Sick children and those with skin diseases are excluded.
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Switzerland
Brights Disease Cured in Whitehall Report
Lon Manley, once declared incurable with Bright's Disease after years of kidney stomach and liver trouble, credits his recovery to Dodd's Kidney Pills. He describes severe back pain and bed confinement before starting the remedy and now can work full time, praising the cure and doctors who gave up.
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Bright
Whitehall
Lon Manley
Mr. Manley
Dodd
Wall
Not Far Away I Was Once Said A Celebrated Preacher
A Cornish miner recalls a descent hundreds of feet underground with the temperature rising. He asks how far to the infernal regions while a companion jokes about the heat and a two minute drop. The fragment hints at a storytelling moment from a famous preacher.
Rings Tell Ram’s Age and Horn Growth Theory
The ram’s horns stop growing during rutting season and resume with spring forage. Rings indicate winters survived, matching the age given by teeth. The narrator notes horns align with age in sheep up to five years and teeth data confirms ages from yearling to four years and older.
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Horne
Not to be caught by porter in ventriloquist stunt
A ventriloquist Prof D with a fox terrier avoided a dog ticket by hiding the pet in a hamper labeled Prof D ventriloquist. The porter spotted the label and warned he had been caught before. Meanwhile a Holborn clock in the borough hall is about 260 years old and still keeps good time.
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Rome
Prof. D
Holborn
Emig
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