Scots Inventor Carrier Pockets Proof of Discovery
In a Victorian anecdote Harry Furniss recalls Bessemer presenting his steel to Nasmyth and saying he had made a world changing discovery Nasmyth cautioned risk, but the inventor quipped he registered the idea with his last half crown on the way. Real estate transfers in Fairbury Nebraska are listed for the week ending March 23 1925 with numerous deeds and WD filings.
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Harry Furniss
Bessemer
Nasmyth
Lenny Foskett and the Hog Weight Mystery
In a village store Lenny Foskett declares he has killed his prize hog. Patrons guess its weight, with figures offered as a light auction. Lenny insists he has not weighed the hog, revealing his stubborn, deliberate nature and leaving the crowd without a final answer.
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Lenny Foskett
Lenny
Man Made Earthquakes Linked to Coal Mining Waste
Historic report notes Midlands tremors blamed on mining by quarry wastes. In July 1913 near Carnarvonshire coast dwellers felt subterranean rumblings as land between Rivals granite quarries and shore slid seawards. Waste dumped from quarries allegedly overloaded the ground causing quake like movement.
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Midlands
England
Mann Ia
Carnarvonshire
Tree-Climbing Fish In India
The tree-climbing perch Anabas testudineus scandens may traverse land using its fins and gills. US Bureau of Fisheries says tales of tree climbing are largely mythical, though it can move over stones and inclined tree trunks. This is as close as it gets to climbing trees.
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India
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Betty’s vow to be a pig and an elephant in prayers
A child defies prayer etiquette by asking for blessings for a pig instead of a lamb. When corrected, she explains she is tired of being a lamb each night and insists on choosing a pig tonight and an elephant tomorrow, revealing playful defiance rather than religious rebellion.
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Betty
Danish Engineer Introduces Randomized Search Device
A Danish engineer proposes a machine driven system to select workers for search without bias. A container holds balls equal to the factory staff. workers press a button at exit and a ball releases. White lamp signals no search. red lamp indicates the selected worker must be searched.
Absent-minded minister relied on wife for sermons
A Youth's Companion contributor recalls a Wisconsin pastor with a chronic memory lapse. He often forgot his text and, avoiding notes, depended on his wife who whispered the prompt from the pulpit. One Sunday she responded, You forgot to tell me, and he delivered a sermon from the prompt.
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Wisconsin
Butterless Land in Dominican Republic Milk Supply
The Dominican Republic has adequate liquid milk but lacks modern production methods. Much condensed, evaporated and powdered milk is imported for infant feeding. No butter is produced locally. demand is met by imports from the United States and Denmark.
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Dominican Republic
Republic
United States
Denmark
New York Times
Oxford Strike of 1209 Halts City and Scholarly Work
In 1209 Oxford faced a rare early strike as about 3000 townsfolk and scholars stopped work. Schools closed and the city faced interdict while the university gained leverage after five years of conflict. Public penance followed and blacklegs who kept lecturing were suspended for three years.
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Oxford
England
Blacklegs
Spiking Cannons in Historic Military Practice
The article explains how ancient cannons were disabled by driving an iron spike into the breech to prevent enemy use. This practice, called spiking, was usually temporary and later became a lasting military phrase. Modern spiking means breaking or removing part of the breech to make the gun unusable without repair.
Paper Cups and Dishes Made by Electricity
A Brooklyn manufacturing firm uses electric driven machines to produce paper cups and dishes. A disk of paper is pressed into a cup shape with plaited sides, sterilized, and then heated, paraffin sprayed for rigidity, baked, and dried as it travels along a conveyor.
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Brooklyn
Beggars Union in China Forms Formidable Guild System
In China a powerful Beggars Trade Union operates with district guilds each led by a president and officers. Members pay about 4 dollars annually and enjoy magistrate protection. Despite its odd structure, the guild has not experienced a strike and is noted as the world’s quaintest organization of its kind.
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China
Do Not Force Plants to Grow Too Fast
The text advises against forcing plants that have thrived then declined. Allow a dry cool rest in a cellar until new green shoots appear. Once growth resumes, water thoroughly, repot if needed, place in sun, and later resume fertilizer as it grows well.
Early wireless idea tied to Henry of Germany tale
A 1662 publication by P de Vancre describes a man proving long distance contact using magnetized needles on clocks. An operator moved one needle to sync the other, showing apparent telegraphy across distance. The king supposedly banned the publication of the invention.
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P. de Vancre
King Henry
Germany
Henry
The Mills of the Gods Aphorism Note
A note discusses the Greek saying The mills of the gods grind slowly but they grind small and its translations. It cites Dracula Sibyllink and Longfellow with an altered version Exceeding small and mentions Plutarch as another source.
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Plutarch
Time at the Poles and Meridian Time Standards
The Naval Observatory notes that local mean time has no meaning at the poles. Across the globe, time is kept by a meridian near the locale. In the United States the standard follows the 75th, 90th, and 120th meridians, and at the poles a single agreed meridian would be needed for consistency.
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Naval Observatory
United States
Local Markets Prices From Dealers Before Press
Local market prices are quoted as received from area dealers before press each Wednesday. The note, titled Poond, indicates market values are current at the time of publication and subject to change.
Farm Lighting and Radio outfits for sale in Fairbury Neb
H D Bartlett advertises Farm Lighting and Power equipment and radio outfits. Offers transmission line work or plant installations and repairs. Western Electric agent for farm lighting. All materials and work guaranteed. Call or write in Fairbury Nebraska. Phone 899.
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Western Electric
H. D. Bartlett
Fairbury
Nebr
Cash paid for dental gold and jewels by Hoke Smelting
Cash paid for false teeth dental gold platinum and discarded jewelry. Hoke Smelting and Refining Co. 20 Michigan.
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Hoke Smelting & Refining Cou
Michigan
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