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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1886
Page
2
The clumsy OCR summary reports a noisy mix of political debate about congressional seating and party strategy, cultural notes from the Diplomatic Department, and scattered items on science, literature, and fashion. It mentions ministers, committees, and elections with numerous references to figures like Sherman and Beauregard, plus cultural columns and foreign affairs curiosities.
A century old report describes Dr. Mark L. Nardya as pursuing a sensational project by Palanzo Pitt to display a table carved from human remains. Giuseppe Ragatti crafted the piece using hearts livers intestines eyes and ears in a petrified composition meant to resemble marble and shock observers. The tale recounts Ragatti’s methods embedding silicic particles after embalming and petrifying corpses to present a grotesque furniture centerpiece amid Italy’s art holdings at Pitt’s palace.
A New York style feature describes Edward H Johnson's private residence as a showcase of electric lighting and alarm systems. It details a cell of induction for fireworks, a telegraph teaching setup, and a glow from chandeliers and a grate lamp, all powered by a centralized electrical plan with safety alarms.
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