Mercury Venus Mars and cloud heights in early astronomy
Popular Science notes Mercury year length Venus 225 days Mars Osi days. Clouds rarely exceed two miles, seven miles max height. Lunar limb ruggedness alters eclipse duration. Sun heats Earth with 37 million tons water per minute. Coal cube 200 miles deep would power same work each second. Charcoal ovens yield tummonia gas and other products. Blood is colorless with red cells about a million per drop, capable of division into smaller cells.
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Making the Blind See Through Conservative Treatment
An essay argues against immediate drastic surgery for eye disease, urging cautious, noninvasive methods first. It cites Sage's retinitis examples and notes misused optimism in medicine. The piece reflects on patient outcomes where patience preserved organs and some sight, warning against irrevocable actions.
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Wieher Kiinischer Wochenschrift
Weller
Apple Pie Order Origin in Hepzibah Merton Tale
A Vurian era saying traces to Hepzibaty Merton who baked two or three apple pies each Saturday. She labeled pies for each weekday to fit family needs and keep chores balanced, giving rise to the phrase apple pie order known in the settlement.
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Financial Dilemma and Keepsake Bond in Fishing Descriptions
A dialogue on borrowing and keepsakes contrasts with a local note on a deadly Scottish poaching device. The otter board, a water kite used by poachers, drags a line beneath the surface to sweep vast water for fish, killing many in a single pass.
Public Auction at Hotel Arcada Completes Household Sale
The undersigned will sell at Public Auction at the Hotel Arcada Friday and Saturday afternoons. Items include 25 iron beds 25 dressers and commodes 25 mattresses 25 chamber sets 4 dozen dining chairs 200 yards carpet 1 dozen rocking chairs 25 bed springs 35 yards linoleum 25 pair pillows 5 dining tables 2 fancy sideboards 1 ten gritto steel range bedding 1 horse eight years old 2 single carriages 2 single harness 1 set double harness 1 cutter window shades lamps cots and other articles too numerous to mention.
Terms of Sale From W H Parr Proprietor
All sums of five dollars or under paid in cash. For amounts over five dollars, payment may be made with approved bankable notes for a stated number of months at six percent interest. W H Parr, proprietor.
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