Wax production from honey and bee metabolism study
A historical extract discusses beekeeping science, noting that wax derives from honey and that pollen is the only proper food for young bees, with raw sugar yielding more wax than honey. It details how bees digest honey to produce wax, the wall of wax forming in the hive, and how individual workers cooperate in building comb, reflecting notable variation and emergent intelligence in hive behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yhuber
Beaumur
Auber
Huber
Popular Science Monthly
Table Etiquette Across China and Japan in Tea Service
The article compares native and foreign dining ware and customs in China and Japan, noting absence of knives and forks in traditional setups. It describes tea bowls, lids, and service methods, contrasts chopsticks with Western plates, and highlights the ritual of tea preparation, serving, and etiquette observed by gentlemen and ladies at formal occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Prof
Grifin
Home Journal
Middle Kingdom
Philadelphia
Aglia Hall
Floating Island Found on Lake St. Clair by Yachting Party
A party led by Poetmaster General JEWELL toured Lake St. Clair aboard the steam yacht Lillie when they spotted an unfamiliar landmass about a half mile west of the ship canal. The floating island, three acres in size, appeared solid yet buoyant and was christened Jewell's Island after the observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell
Charles J
Don Elwood
Emory Wendell
W. G. Thorpeon
W. Thompson
Lillie
Thomas Allen
Lake St. Clair
Ship Canal
Allen
Earnig
Capt. Allen
Wendell
Jewell'a
Lake 81
Detroit
Ieland
Detroit Free Press
Breakfast Oatmeal Preparation From Old Notes
Directions describe soaking oats in cold water, draining, boiling to thicken, and optional salt, sugar, or milk. Also notes soaked meat can serve as a breakfast dish. Likely a domestic tip from an archival page.
Strange Funeral Customs of the Little Russians
A Cassell's Magazine summary describes the Little Russians of southwest Russia. It details beliefs about death including a water offering for the soul, sunset funerals, coffins with food clothing and tools, wheat scatterings, and escort by women. Cattle surround the bier to purify the dwelling. the soul is thought to linger as a butterfly. Messages of tenderness by mothers occur secretly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
St. Petersburg Geographical Society
Little
Vilage
Cassell
Experiments With Frozen Dynamite At Stevenston Works
Experiments by the British Dynamite Company at Stevenston Ayr shire tested if frozen dynamite is safe to handle and transport. Profs James Thomson and Bottomley from the University of Glasgow observed. Frozen cartridges, some thawing, were struck against an iron plate without explosion. A 400 pound iron block dropped on a grit box with frozen cartridges caused no blast. crushed cartridges did not explode. Two heaps were detonated by inserting unfrozen cartridges with detonators and firing via Beckford fuse. the first exploded violently but did not ignite the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Dynamite Company
Stevenston
Ayrshire
James Thomson
Bottomley
University of Glasgow
Scientifc American
Indians as Fighters and Athletes in a Sioux Campaign
The Rosebud battle reveals Sioux prowess as highly capable fighters and athletes. The text praises Sioux union, self reliance, endurance, and tactical advantage of fighting on native ground with familiar resources. It portrays them as a cohesive force as effective as a small civilized army in open terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud
Albany Township man grows four foot beard on all sides
Samuel Frees of Albany Township has a beard over four feet long grown for fifteen years. He braids and hides it under his shirt, wearing long hair as well. He says the beard and hair keep him warm in cold weather and do not hinder him in heat, claiming increased health and strength since growing the facial hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tay
Reading
Samuel Frees
Albany Township
Frees
Navigation Gains From Jetties at We Cut River Mouths
Unclear passage notes Missinaippi jetties producing unexpected navigation benefits by removing obstacles near river mouths. Mentions sand bars and lamp-studded shoals forming outside passes, aiding vessels and contributing to channel formation independent of deepening via narrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missinaippi
Youths' Department Motto Inspires Courage and Virtue
A printed exhortation urges youths to be honest and sincere and to dare to please God. It calls them to bravery in the cause of the right, to oppose evil, to speak truth, be gentle and orderly, and to act with kindness and fidelity in daily life.
The Lost Cream-Cup
Grandma and Minnie care for preserving and supper duties while grandpa and Uncle David work haying. A missing cream cup puzzles them until Kitty the cat reappears with her unintended cream caper, revealing a humorous daily misadventure in a bustling country home.
Kitty with the Cream Cup Mischief Spoils a Day
In a humorous tale Minnie's kitten borrows a cream cup and wanders off. The cup breaks a hole in its side and the poor cat grows exhausted and hungry while Uncle David and Grandpa track her through the field. They return with the cup and the animal is scolded yet pities rise as the supper horn ends the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Kitty
Grandpa
Minnie
Avi
Kitty Y
Tribune
Sowing Seeds of Kindness in Children’s Garden
A children story extract shows a father teaching Bessie that daily actions plant seeds. Small deeds like helping mother, telling the truth, and sharing water become seeds of mercy and love, while impatience, disobedience, and anger are weeds to pull. The moral ties daily behavior to growth toward goodness and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie
Sal
Edsvard
Beasle
Robert
The Railroad Guide and a Cashing of Silks Rise
A rail guide salesman offers a timetable book to a Jefferson avenue clothing dealer who rejects the pamphlet and prefers to buy nothing. The dialog notes the dealer travels little and jokes about going to Chicago and New Orleans. The article also cites Cherokee Nation finances and a currant bush commentary from exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Avenue
Neffer Nuys
Pamphiat
New Orleans
Omacadinee
Chicago
Daetrott Free Press
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He Bidney Selegraph
ACE & Co., Raiters
Bidney
Maber
Dare
Grandma Benedict
Grandma
Uncle David
the Railroad Guide
A. ¥.Tewart & Co
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