Scientific Miscellany Findings From Industry and Nature
Dr J C Booth notes metals of commerce improved due to purification efforts with copper near 99 percent pure and silver concentrates at 99.9 percent. An Australian coal method uses steam to keep coal moist and prevent oxidation. Ocean basins may be ancient crust leftovers and lunar origin theories. plants roots redirect growth away from certain gases. Seaweed resists strain. Leidy describes ice worms. Paraffine wax dominates insulation for electric wire and waxed paper grows in use for包装 and coatings. various natural science observations follow.
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J. C. Booth
United States Mint
Wenzel Peech
O. Fisher
G. H. Darwin
Continents
Hans Molisch
E. Wollny
French Academy of Science
Mons
A. H. de Villeneuve
Wille
Leidy
Moseley
Chicago
New York
Ingredient common to many candies waxes and tars described
The Independent Record notes an unnamed wax from petroleum used in chewing gum wax coatings and candles. It highlights the wax's familiar presence in confectionery and household goods, linking its use to glossy surfaces and shiny appearances in luxury settings.
Man 44 Marries 19-Year-Old Bride After 23 Years apart
In Hart county Kentucky Jesse Small aged 44 and Rebecca Woodson aged 39 married in Louisville after a long wait. Jesse a veteran of the Civil War and a Breckenridge Democrat with six brothers and a sister married the daughter of farmer Ezekiel Woodson who was courting since they were youths. They traveled to Louisville to obtain a license and were wed by Justice John McCann. The couple then stayed at the Stroud hotel before returning home.
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Hart County
Kentucky
Martin Small
Jesse
Ezekiel Woodson
Woodson
Jesse Small
Farmer Woodson
Rebecca
Old Man
Breckinridge
Jese
Manassas
Jose
Louisville
Rebecca Woodson
John McCann
Stroud
Small
Spearing Sword Fish from the Bow of a Vessel
Describes harpooning swordfish from sailing ships with a pulpit platform and iron bow at the bowsprit. A lookout at the mast-head spots dorsal fins, the skipper directs from the pulpit, and harpooners strike when the fish is close. Line lengths vary from fifty to one hundred fifty fathoms, fish are towed and killed with a lance, and multiple fish may be struck in sequence.
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F. A. Fernald
Popular Science Monthly
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Julius Neubauer
Heart Harting
James Sutherland
Costa
Amule
Couch & Alto
Idacz
Neemake
Marie
Danny
Nelonska
Bridger
Douglas
Loramie
Mexinney
Niotiara
Imaba
Hebinson
D. A. Huesell
Sidney
Fistence
Y &T
Perera
Old White House Servant Martin Renchen Dies in Washington
An obituary notes Martin Renchen a longtime White House servant aged 74 who served twenty years at the executive mansion through the Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, and Polk administrations. He knew many leading figures and was famed for wit and curious anecdotes.
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Martin Renchen
White House
Washington
Cleveland Reader
Executive Mansion
Jackson
van Buren
Harrison
Tyler
Polk
Tsler
Dinner Guests Observe Absent Glass In Telescope
In aWhite House gathering Martin Blartin discovers the telescope has no glass and mocks it while Daniel Webster jokes about seeing the heavens. Webster’s compliment sparks laughter as the guests discuss bonds of peace and a Dixie foot printing. The piece blends political humor with regional stereotypes from a Nashua newspaper.
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Blartin
Daniel Webster
White House
Martin
Mr. Renehon
Immediate
Mr. Webster
Webster
Cme
Legal Notices Record of Property and Abandonment Proceedings
Public notices detail name changes of street areas and parcels in Sidney Nebraska Cheyenne County. Notices announce final proof dates for homestead and preemption claims, abandonment proceedings and witness lists for residency and cultivation, with names of claimants and witnesses and court dates in North Platte and Sidney Nebraska.
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North Platte
Neb
Hermhus
feVeowine Gane
Cheyenne County
Kidney
Karl Martin
Simon J Hobt
Hogtster
North Plaue
Blemm
District Court of
Cheyenne
Ss Neb
Sidney
An Mayfiik, JR
Patrick P Ciltanl
Buty
Ney
Vaid Lend
Simond Lobb
Chris Fuccks
Win Ho Bay
Joan Fonicrina
Allot
Atelopeville
Cheyenne Mudy
Gries
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