Electricity as a Movement of Electrons and Ions
London Electrician outlines that electricity generation rests on splitting electrons from atoms creating negative and positive ions. It describes conduction by ion wandering, vacuum tube electron emission producing Roentgen waves, and magnetism from valence electron revolutions. It notes rapid magnetic rotations and ionization in atmospheric electricity, plus radioactive bodies radium actinium and polonium.
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Snakes Can Starve Longer Than Expected, Says Simple Tale
The New Orleans Times-Democrat recounts a man’s story of starving a rattlesnake in a henhouse rathole in Arkansas. He kept the snake trapped for over eighteen months and found it alive, shaping his belief that snakes can endure long periods without food beyond common estimates.
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Smallest Ever Declining Averages Reported in Banks
New York banks show declines in loans and reserves for the week ending today with deposits and circulation fluctuating. The report notes a minimal reserve surplus loss, a cautious stance by managers, and ongoing efficiency in handling cash and cash equivalents amid declining averages.
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Rates on Loans and Exchange Clearings and Balances
INDIANAPOLIS Commercial paper 4 3 percent time loans 5 4 percent Clearings 1 49014600 balances 14509477 NEW YORK Sterling exchange nominal actual business in bankers bills 4 86 for demand 483.75 for sixty days posted rates 4 8544 and 4 88 commercial bills etc Clearings 252486978 balances PUT Oe CHICAGO Posted exchange 4 854 for sixty days 4 58 on demand New York exchange 10 discount bid 10 premium asked Clearings 20193502 balances 1778829 BOSTON Clearings 17153287 balances 1122960 PHILADELPHIA Money 4 5 per Beer Clearings 15037263 balances 1964 ST LOUIS Money steady at 4 6 percent New York exchange 30c discount Clearings 5399192 balances 537867 BALTIMORE Money 5 percent Clear ings 3720741 balances 623370 CINCINNATI Between pays per cent New York exchange clearings 2 315000 ST LOUIS New York exchange 30c discount Clearings 5239112 balances 537 LONDON Money 0 per cent discounts 2 Consols 94 15 96 95% Spanish fours 81% PARIS Three-per-cent rentes 1011 Tac Exchange on London 21 lige Spanish fours 83 25 NEW YORK Bar silver 52%c Mexican dollars 41c London Silver bars closed at 0 50 an ounce
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Paris
Specie and Merchandise Movements at New York and Treasury Balance
New York exports of gold for the week reached 502000 dollars with 200000 in silver exports and imports of gold totaling 58398 dollars and silver at 10364 dollars. Dry goods and general merchandise entering New York were valued at 10199054 dollars. Washington treasury balance in the general fund shows 209171 dollars excluding the 150000000 gold reserve in the redemption division.
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London Leader on Offertories and Clergy Preferment
A Weast minster Gazette writer notes churches reliant on offertories suffer on rainy Sundays while several clergymen favor preferment. The Savoy’s late popular chaplain boosted spiritual life across classes, especially in theatre and literary circles. Duke of Montrose, then duchy chancellor, planned Dover to Calais travel but weather kept him in London to hear Mr White’s sermon and discuss the Savoy chaplaincy at dinner.
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How Vinegar Is Made From Surprising Sources
A local dealer explains vinegar comes in many varieties and that most housewives do not know its origins. He notes saloon leftovers and beer drippings as common starting material, with fermentation producing a strong vinegar, and mentions banana vinegar as another acceptable type.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Plant breeders to confer in New York on hybridization
New York Evening Post notes an international conference on plant breeding and hybridization in New York City September 8 and October 1-2. Dr N L Britton chairs the conference committee with many institutions and delegates from North America and Europe. Delegates will hear papers from experts on cotton, grapes, orchids, and other topics, with an exhibition, awards, and hospitality arrangements including hotel headquarters and a post-conference visit to Poughkeepsie.
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Train Car Conversation on Patience and Questions
A Philadelphia traveler shares a ride with a mother and her son Freddy to Washington. The boy peppers the mother with questions about steam coal God and creation, prompting patient replies and a playful rebuke about asking more questions.
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Toledo Times Editor Receives Odd Spouse Picture Request
A Toledo woman asks the paper to publish her husband’s picture with a short note praising him as a good husband. The editor and staff humor the request but worry about setting a risky precedent as other wives may press for similar heralding. The columnist recalls the impracticality and promises to do his best.
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Fears of frosts lift wheat bids amid mixed grain moves
Chicago markets wary of frost damage and strong wheat export demand. September wheat rises while corn holds firm, oats slip. hogs gain as provisions vary little. Weather and holiday timing keep activity light with Friday’s session canceled for Labor Day. Leading futures show renewed buying in wheat and modest shifts in corn and oats as traders price frost risk and North American yields.
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Quotations at St Louis and Other Cities on Wheat and Grains
Market notes from St Louis Baltimore Cincinnati and other princes show wheat prices steady to firmer with No 1 red northern spring around 68 349d No 2 red Western winter quiet and California steady while corn remains mixed and futures drift. Spot beef and pork markets mix with lard and bacon steady, and various quotes for tobacco dairy and hay reflect a broad commodities snapshot across major marts.
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Grain and market notes from various cities dated August and September
Shipping receipts and commodity prices across Minneapolis Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Baltimore and other centers show oats wheat barley butter eggs cheese and turpentine values with mixed demand. Prices range from 16c to 65k per unit for grains and 10c to 39 for dairy items, with regional fluctuations and weekly sales volumes reported. The report also references a passage from an autobiography excerpt noting a jeweler and fence connection.
The Flight From Home Ends in New York Disguise
A fugitive recounts a desperate escape after a robbery attempt. He describes climbing onto a porch, a gun at his head, leaping away, and being chased by two men. He hides in a dog kennel, steals shoes and money, then travels toward New York dressed as a workingman to avoid capture.
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Russian Pilgrims at Jordan Epiphany Ceremony
A London Telegraph report describes Russian peasants trudging to the Jordan for Epiphany. They gather near Sericho before dawn, buy sacred tokens, and watch as Greek clerics bless the waters. The crowd bathes, splashes, and departs with holy relics and muddy garb, hopeful for merit in life and death.
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