Dead bodies aboard ships fade with modern voyage care
A New York Tribune piece notes changing sailor superstitions as passenger and cargo ships now carry dead bodies in sealed coffins to port. It cites anecdotes of captains, mutinies sparked by corpses, and the rise of mortuary chapels aboard ships, reflecting a shift from old beliefs to practical handling of mortality at sea.
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Anilor
Oon
Callao
Antwerp
Onanand
New York Tribune
Holy Pilue of St Peter Tygeiall Chapel Explained
A fragmentary archaic text discusses a sacred chapel and its relics, naming a marble coctan feccloset and a ritual linked to a late medieval belief system. Marion Crawford is cited commenting on how rulers in that era treated witchcraft and superstition with legal measures.
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St. Petern Tygeiall
Walter Muephlus
Tiebersan
St. Peter's
Neredone
Marion Crawford
Goncury
Why Do Ducks Have Legs A Question From a Father
A Pearson's Weekly item recounts a shy boy asking his father why ducks have legs and why other creatures like fishes lack them. The scene shows the father briefly answering before the boy’s persistence fades, with a final note about Mr. Carrington's work.
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Papa
Fides
Pearson'a Weekly
Poultry Hatch Rates and Fencing in Agriculture Notes
Data from 19th century researchers discusses average hatching, sex ratios, and breed differences among Leghorns and other fowls. It cites Winter and Summer hatch variances, notes more fertile eggs with certain breeds, and compares Rhode Island and native varieties. It also covers fencing costs, soiling crops, and pasture strategies to improve sailing profitability, with references to American Cultivator and land acreage for irrigationless cultivation.
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Samuel Cushman
Rhode Island Experiment Station
H. Wryecoff
Wny
Whistling Language Theorist Examines Gomer Speech
The article reviews M. J. Laford’s investigation of the Whistling language of Gomer in the Canary Islands. It details his conclusion that the language is a system of whistles forming words, and notes the difficulty others have in understanding while some soon grasp its mouth sounds and pacing.
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Gomer
M. J. Laford
Canaries
Lawis Republic
Broadway Notes and Stage Updates from Detroit to New York
Josephine Hall resigns from Shenandoah to join Joho o Means as new plant at Empire Theater New York Henry Miller stars in Korbrink Grey role in Deusen show Mars support The Barning Curt comic opera by Fred Whitney deemed a success Caliph coat opera by Stutth and Englander touring Beph U0 Detroit cast details Fuller's manager Stevena on Balun Paris Salome success Abrit Huph for Fuller Harry Brows joins Prines Pro Vem Hillary Bell New York drama contract but withholds until rehearsals Mansfield eyeing own New York theater Leving Treo Alexander Hare rise in London Mansfeld takes Harrigan theater Green and white fashion trend eyeing summer Lace rosettes large and closely plaited Black moire dotted fabrics with colored towers collars for summer costumes Lace strings return for matronly wear optimistic fashion note
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Josephine Hall
Shenandoah
Joho O
Pla
New York
Henry Miller
Tran
Korbrink Grey
Jefeichord Mane
Gaupany
Deusen
Mars
Barning Curt
Amocionn
Teanig
Fred Whitney
Reed
Harry B. Stutth
Ludwig Englander
Detroit
William Paret
Englander
Will Ryed
Glistas
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Lolo
New York Press
Richard Mansfield
Hera
Theap
Leving
Treo
Alexander Sod Hare
London
Mansfeld
Harrigan
Imitation Gems and Posed Desires in Paris
A fragment cites Parisians forging artificial diamonds from glass and lead oxide, with rubies, pearls, and sapphires similarly imitated. The text laments attention diverted from Providence to human-made luxuries and includes a quoted exchange about affection and a moment of self-reproach.
Ministers' Sons Play Cards In Wakeful Warning
An Episcopal minister confronts his two sons aged 13 and 11 over card playing. He finds them in bed with a pack of seven up, lectures them on vice, and recounts how he learned they hid the cards during the day and later sent them to the Baptist minister’s widow for disposal.
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Ellie
Hic
Chicago
Rapid photography and the projectile motion of a swift dart
Professor E Macho of Prigue credits rapid photography with a record of a projectile in flight. The image on a single plate captures air motion and the projectile’s cone and wind effects, showing a velocity near one-thousandth of a second exposure.
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Prigue
Shewiig
Pont Huron
Aleeston
Ile
Two Tales From Brooklyn Navy Yard on Russia and War
In a Brooklyn Navy Yard tale, a German emperor debates commerce destroyers with an American captain, noting ships that cruise the seas. A second story recalls Europeans discussing ransom sieges on cities, but nations like Russia and the United States are said to be friends, defusing such notions.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Everita
Vuperor
Kiel
Sipevor
Mirghind
Alesis
Bea
Alana
Biel Cine
Columbia
Grand Duke Wald
Hurgrot
Russia
TAPPER tale and Japanese mountaineers in early report
A city Aberdeen accident reports a man called a topper who fell from a roof and was admitted with broken bones. The bizarre tale describes workers tapping to signal absence of slaters. In Japan, Prof Nomuka and his wife reached Mount Fuji with a relief team after the professor fell ill during meteorological work, with plans to retire next winter.
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Ilewan
Migght
Wenge
Tlelina
Japan
University of Tokio
Nomuka
Fajiyama
Worl
Vre
Nomika Waa
Mika Waa
Tokio
Ake
Marin
East Promasa Magistrate Cleanses Lily With Pity
A London magistrate hears a case over a public house visit after a night of drink. The claimant, asserting intoxication, promises reform if fined, but the magistrate halts the punishment and urges sobriety while allowing departure. The scene centers on class and festive season mood.
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East Promisa
London
Christies
Tipey
Tie
Fet
Sid
Magistrar
Freanifine
Eye Changes Position and Squaring the Circle
The article discusses the eye placement in young flatfish, noting the shift to same-side eyes in adulthood and scientific debate on the process. It then explains the ancient math problem of squaring the circle, stating it is impossible to precisely determine the circle’s circumference from its diameter using commensurable numbers, a challenge unresolved by mathematicians.
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