Curious Facts From A Far Flung World
An array of oddities covers nails, weather, biology, geology, astronomy, and ancient tech. Notes include four times as many wire nails as cut nails, Florida's vast internal water area, beetles burying a mole in an hour, moths with no mouths living briefly, the Galicia salt big in size, moon as a plumb bob shape, and early telecommunication hints in India and Egypt.
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Florida
Galicia
Hungary
Greely
Harrington
India
Pauj
Punj
Oddities and scientific curiosities from a weary era
A collage of notes on vehicles of the Vanderbilt family, toads in stone, glow worms, cheap light, veneers from elephant tusk and rosewood, earthquakes and a theory of a living earth, fungi as pests, yeast in baking, and air currents near speeding trains.
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Vanderbilt
London
Jelliffe
Odds and Ends Highlights From Various Topics
China seeks entry to the postal union through the inspector general. A London England divorce case Sex against Sex sees the female prevailing. Rouen clock has marked time for five centuries without interruption. Redditch manufactures and exports over 100 million needles yearly, keeping England's monopoly. East River bridge cable length varies two feet four inches with temperature. rope haul length differs seven feet six inches. Lord Chancellor remains inside Great Britain to keep the great seal. A Kansas City girl’s family spans five generations and a reunion is planned in New York State this summer.
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China
Inspector General
England
Rouen
Redditch
East River Bridge
Brooklyn
Great Britain
The World's Wheat Trade and Wheat Acre Economics
A survey outlines wheat costs across states and countries, noting New York farmer costs per acre for wheat before elevator delivery and Kansas rental rates. It covers pests, varieties like spelt, historical export prices, threshing costs by state, and yields in Australia and India, with Dakota post-threshing costs estimated per acre.
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New York
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Europe
St. Peter’s
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Missouri
United States
Russia
Turkey
Hungary
Chili
Australia
India
Western Australia
Queensland
Gift from the Czar A Tea Service for Dr Talmage
Rev. Dr. Talmage received a gold and enamel Russian tea service as a personal token from Emperor Nicholas I for his wedding trip. The gift traces to wartime famine relief and the long friendship between Dr. Talmage and the Czar, formalized aboard the Russian ship Leo in Philadelphia harbor.
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Dr. Talmage
Russia
Dr. Talixage
United States
St. Petersburg
Yavana
Talmage
Great Britain
Alexander
Czarowitz Nicholas
Russias
Nicholas
Czar
Dr.lalmage
Leo
Philadelphia
Quotations on character and wisdom mixed with laughter
A collage of aphorisms on malice goodwill and virtue from Seneca Swift Addison DeGeuls Goethe and Bishop Taylour praising energy friendship happiness and the limits of understanding. The excerpt blends reflections on integrity gratitude and the human condition with a note of irony.
Grains of Gold Moral Fragments on Independence and Character
A collection of aphoristic observations on virtue, independence, happiness, and self judgment. It argues that usefulness and fame fade beside inner merit, urges faithful service even in small roles, and links independence to dignity while warning against external desires and judgment of self over others.
War Notes on Courage and Ambition in Battle
A reflective series on courage, law, and ambition in war. It contrasts valor with folly and honor with revenge, noting that patience, restraint, and noble conquest mark true leaders like Napoleon and the soldier’s quiet strength.
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Dr:at
Law
Lian
Rea
Cead
Napoleon
France
Kitchen Hints on Home Cleanliness and Care
Practical advice on organizing kitchens with cupboards and storage. It notes marble salt cleaning for spills, dry salt as a cleaning aid, oilcloth floors, rugs as filters, tiled floors as ideal, and proper care of cut glass. It also covers cleaning glassware quickly without overpolishing and using a soft linen towel.
Odd Facts From Global Notes On Resources And Customs
A collection of curiosities notes emery from Montana sapphire mines and African demand for American merino sheep. It mentions Cairo trolley cars with segregated compartments, Paris street tree care, and Japan’s many island flags. Also notes Gladstone’s habit of bed when ill and a 14th century banknote in the British Museum.
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Yogo
Montana
Africa
Cairo
Egypt
Paris
Japan
Georgia Bay
Lake Huron
Talking About Wizas and the One Evening Storm Tale
A humorous exchange in a small town recounts exaggerated wind stories. Abe Cox claims a town clock blew back seventeen days during a storm while Cy Campbell recalls a Montana neighbor whose house was turned inside out by a gust. The tale ends with a man carried by the wind to a peach tree where he reportedly cooked breakfast.
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Silas
Abe
Cox
Cy Campbell
Montana
Foreign Notes on Trade Fashion and Arts in 1891
The report notes Marseilles foreign trade at 2 045 8 000 000 francs in 1891, dropping by 198 000 000 francs the next year and never recovering, a six year loss near 1 200 000 francs equaling about 24 million dollars. It cites railway rebuild costs in German cities, including Frankfurt 8 750 000 dollars and others. It mentions Gobelins tapestry for Tsarina of Russia depicting Marie Antoinette. It highlights Japanese dedication to family vocations with a dancing master’s anniversary service. It adds that under Brazil’s new constitution marriage is the only legally recognized union, performed without a fee.
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Marseilles
Frankfurt
Cologne
Tranover
Maing
Dusseldorf
Munich
Halle
Hot
Erfurt
Gobelins
Faure
French Republic
Russia
Vigee-Lebrun
Marie Antoinette
Paris
Ohio
United States
University of Chicago
Korea
Cornell
Williams
Yale
Amherst
Wesleyan
Harvard
Sydney
Australia
Secret Society Directory Listings for Local Lodges
Directory lists Sinver Lake Loper No. 576 I O O F with officers L W Myers and J H Rhodes. Sinver Leaf Levee No. 496 DanGouvers OF REBEKAH with Mary Myers and Allie Flavien. Lake View Lopee No. 164 K of P with J J Babcock and J C May. Lake View J Topee No. 587 F and AM with W M Terry and John Clymer.
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Sinver Lake Loper
I. O. O. F. Lodge
P. G
L. W. Myers
N.G
J. J. Babcock
V. G
S. F. McKrill
R. S
J. H. Rhodes
DanGouvers OF
Rebekah
Mary Myers
N. G
Allie Flavien
Kate Wiltrout
R.S
Myrtle Smith
F.S
Nora McKrill
Treas
Maggie Paulus
Lake View Lopee No
C. C
V.C
SF. McKrill
J.C. May
J. M. Amiss
E. Wells
Trustees
S. L. Groninger
Charles Amiss
Silver Lake
W. M
P. E. Terry
John Clymer
Don’t shoot craps with a shot gun and other maxims
A collection of old maxims and facts from 19th century sources covers social sayings about self reliance and manners, then turns to statistics: US education numbers, university expenditures, fraternity property values, philanthropic gifts, and trade quips from the era. The tone is instructive and miscellanous with named places and institutions.
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