Review of Current Events from Edward W. Pickard
The piece surveys hurricane devastation in Florida Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with tolls and aid from Red Cross and donors led by John D. Rockefeller Jr. It also covers Hoover and Smith campaigns, Wisconsin and Massachusetts contests, aviation advances including autogyro tests and diesel aircraft engines, Zeppelin tests, miner strikes in Illinois, and naval armament talks sparked by a Grand Army of the Republic parade.
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John PD. Rockefeller, Jr
New York
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Poisonous milk sickness misnamed flora varieties
The text notes the milk sickness toxin in cows and humans from cows fed on certain plants. It lists many names for the poisonous plant including tichweed white snakeroot pool wort poo root white sankle Indian saniole deer wort squaw weed white top and steria.
Floriculture Puts Exotic Plants on West Indies Tables
In the West Indies floriculture enriches social life with banquet displays of banana blossom dishes. The vivid plant variety brightens tables for all classes and even resident Europeans have shown appreciation for local floral fare.
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West Indies
Virtue in Silence Defines Restraint of Speech by Cato
Quote attributed to Cato emphasizes restraint with truth. It highlights the idea that approaching the divine resembles keeping silent when one is in the right. The excerpt reflects classical views on prudence and self control.
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Cato
Old Egyptian Sports and Athletic Activities
The article notes Egyptians engaged in hunting and fishing and practiced throwing stones and discus as sports. It also mentions skilled running, highlighting athletic talent in ancient Egyptian culture.
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Egypt
First English shorthand treatise published in 1588
Tim othy Bright M D released Characterie An Art of Short Swift and Secret Writing by Characters. The work marks the first English treatise using tmarks for words. Shorthand roots trace to ancient secrecy and brevity with a Tiro tied example from Cicero.
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Tiro
Cicero
Old Celluloid Collars Patent History Detailed
The piece notes a patent issued in 1878 for celluloid collars using a celluloid composition cemented to cotton cloth between two veneers. It adds that in 1879 solid stock collars were manufactured, about twenty thousandths of an inch thick.
Bird dog types and retriever breeds overview
The text lists bird dog groups commonly including pointers, English setters, Irish setters, and Gordon setters. It notes under the bird dog classification additional varieties such as Chesapeake bays, Irish water spaniels, and retrievers including curly coated, flat coated, and Labrador retrievers.
Poison bait for crickets using bichloride of mercury paste
Instructions describe mixing one tablet of bichloride of mercury with water and flour to form a paste, then combining with banana skins. The bait is spread on cardboard in infested rooms but warned as poisonous and dangerous to children or pets.
Royalty's Resting Place Great Pyramid of Giza Details
The text asserts the Great Pyramid of Egypt was built by Cheops over 50,000 years ago, with a base 755 feet square, height 451 feet, and covering 12 percent of an acre in area. It claims 6,000,000 tons of stone and that Herodotus noted 100,000 men labored twenty years to build it, serving as tombs for kings.
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Egypt
Cheops
Herodotus
Simple Ancient Boats of Egypt Describe early reed boats
The early Egyptian boats served both rowing and sailing needs. Isaiah mentions vessels of bulrushes, indicating boats made from reeds, primarily papyrus plants from water.
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