Various Scientific Notions From The Era And Clerical Viewpoints
A collection of disjointed notes covers topics from astronomical light travel to silk-worm egg hatching under negative electricity, a sea-horse like boat experiment, and the nutritional claim that sheep liver is prime animal food. It also details chemical experiments for cement and waterproofing, then outlines instant photography via magnesium light and related fluorescence. Finally, religious commentary from Brown University’s President Robinson and Bishop Stevens on progress, Sunday sanctity, and Centennial Commission respect is noted.
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Portsmouth
England
Arctic
Yeel Straits
Bellot Straits
Franklin Channel
Beiring’s Straits
Northwest Passage
Scientific American
Roinson
Brown University
First Unitarian Church
Providence
R TL
Stevens
Protestant Episcopal
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
S. E. Appleton
Applieton
Religious and Educational Trends in Early America
The excerpt lists historic religious and educational data, noting growth in Catholic churches in New York to nearly fifty, Adventist camp meetings at Springfield, and Liberian conference visits. It cites Presbyterian and Episcopal church counts in Glasgow and Georgia Baptist and Methodist figures, with remarks on Quakers in North Carolina and early Methodist parishes. It also mentions global girls' schools in India and a Weslayan Methodist member increase. The survey reflects 19th century church expansion and literacy efforts.
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New York
Springfield
Mass
Aaa
Spain
P Slaven
Liberia
Monrovia
Ylidre
Glasgow
Scotland
India
Boston
Gdinbringe
Newton
Brookline
Somerville
G. R. McCall
Georgia
Charleston
West Ménater
Redew
A Lawyer's Marriage Guarantee
A country farmer visits a law office seeking a proper marriage. A junior lawyer agrees to handle the matter for five dollars, then presents a legal opinion guaranteeing the marriage as lawful. The farmer pays the justice and leaves, puzzled by the need for an attorney’s opinion to make the union valid.
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the Commonwealth
Emaline
Blackstone
Commonwealth
Hypnotism of Aniorals Described in Odd Study
A Chicago Tribune item reports on experiments in hypnotizing animals including hens lobsters frogs geese and ducks. It notes methods such as placing heads under wings holding immobile and tapping with strings of observations by Dr Hammond and others. The piece highlights the claimed to sleep conditions and even cautions about perceived dangers and outcomes.
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Hammond
Wamamond
Chicago
Wedding Journeys and the Fashioned Marriage Penance
A writer in the Saturday Review condemns wedding journeys as a torment of modern marriage. The piece argues usage makes couples endure public fuss, hotel discomfort, and elaborate ceremonies, while women push for display and men endure the strain and fear. It cites English manners and suggests simpler, private honeymoons as a cure.
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Saturday Review
England
Joe
Papa
Toamini
Deaf and Dumb Education Pioneered by Pereira in 18th Century
Historic note on the Pereira method of voice teaching for the deaf and dumb. Jacob Rodrigue Pereira, born in Spain 1715, educated a pupil in Bordeaux, taught sounds with one-hand dactylology, and demonstrated speech and writing ability to the Academy of Sciences in 1749. Buffon and Diderot endorsed the method, though Rousseau doubted singing.
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M. Magnat
French Academy of Sciences
M. Marmat
Jaco Rodrigue Pereira
Spain
Paris
Abbe de Fispee
Pereira
France
Bordeaux
Rochelle d’Azy d’Etavigny
Academy of Sciences
Buffon
la Condimine
Alembert
Diderot
Rosseau
AL. Magnut
Alsbe de Epee
Jacob Rodrigue Pereira
Abe
Abbe de Epee
Magnat
Family money in Rochester echoed after Cousin Aleck’s death
The Rochester Democrat notes Mrs Srzwanz has given away near 400000 since Cousin Aleck’s death. The paper suggests advisable to keep some funds within the family, along its outskirts, as a prudent alternative.
Scotchman and Irishman Coin Question
A joke recounts a Scotchman asking an Irishman why half farthings were coined in England. Pat replies that the coins give Scotsmen a chance to subscribe to charitable institutions.
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England
Pat
Monuments and Dynasties in Ancient Egypt
Dr. Birch outlines a history of Ancient Egypt challenging the idea of vast antiquity. He traces development from early dynasties through Senofra and Cheops, noting written language, architecture, literature, and astronomy, then surveys later periods up to the Persian conquest.
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Dr. Birch
British Museum
Cambridge Senate
Thouse
Egypt
Elephantine
Thebes
Pfeliopolis
Nile
Birch
Senofra
Arabian
Ife
Meidoun
Cheops
Amen
Meeks
Memphis
Ifyk-Shasu
Munetho
Shasu
Thotines Tel
Ramses I
Rhanosinitus
Nerodotus
Ramses II
Impure Ice Sparks Health Warning From Water Contamination
A Massachusetts State Board of Health report details an outbreak of intestinal illness linked to impure ice at a Rye Beach hotel. The cause traced to a stagnant pond near the water source, polluted by marsh mud and decomposing sawdust, contaminating the ice used in winter.
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State Board of Health of
Massachusetts
Rye Beach
Scientific American
Resting the Head that Reigns a Crown
Fragmentary line describes an ambiguous object in warm weather, with hints of a crown or plug flat. The text is oblique, offering little concrete event or names, making precise reporting difficult.
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Mrasy
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Feré
Religious and Educational
St. George’s
Appletons' Journal
Ancient Egypt
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