First Automobile's Early Roots in 1769 Paris Vision
In an article by Malcolm Mee well the Techn ical World Magazine traces the automobile to 1769 when a Glasgow student proposed applying steam propulsion to wheels. French engineer Nicolas Joseph Cugnot built a three wheeled machine whose short, dramatic run ended with a topple and Paris officials locked it away to prevent harm.
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Malcolm Me Ewell
The
Technical World Magazine
Glasgow
Robinson
University of Edinburgh
Nicholas Joseph Cugnot
Ita
Parle
Cugnot
Londoners Panic Over Early Gas Dangers
In the early use of illuminating gas in London fears of suffocation and explosions spread. Samuel Clegg reassured the public by lighting burners himself and later testing gas holders with a lit candle before the Royal Society, eventually easing public alarm.
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London
Samuel Clegg
Westminster Bridge
Clegg
Royal Society of London
Melbourne telephone girls drama disrupts peak hour
A group photograph stunt by central exchange telephone girls in Melbourne halted all work during the busiest hour. They were allowed seven minutes by a department head, but the session extended to about half an hour as subscribers waited. The fire brigade, unable to reach staff, rushed to the scene only to learn the prank. Melbourne papers flood with calls to abolish the “lady celephanist” and a board is examining the incident.
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Melbourne
Australia
Central Exchange
Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Exchange
Doing the Best She Could Hotel Guest Water Request
A hotel guest repeatedly asks for glasses of water at the counter. She explains she is keeping drinking water to help a fire she says is nearby. The clerk is perplexed by the repeated requests and the woman’s odd explanation.
Gladstone’s Bold Efforts Amid Turbulent Times
Gladstone faced a series of obstacles during a tumultuous period as he navigated international regulation and domestic demand. Details describe political tension, regulatory struggles, and public reactions shaping his actions at key moments.
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Gladstone
France
Allan Tronilor
Boe Wripe
Elf
Uilausrune
Razor maintenance and shaving habits from a 1896 expert
A 19th century reader advocates a hard rigid strap over stropping wheels to keep razors sharp. He explains rotating six razors, shaving daily, and giving each blade a rest to preserve the edge, noting regular use wears blades and rests extend edge life. He cites his favorite 1896 practice and dismisses repeated honing as unnecessary.
Remembering virtue and self control in medical science speech
Regius Professor of Physics at Cambridge, Clifford Allbutt, told King's College Hospital students that moral health mirrors physiological build. He warned against impure thoughts, saying lingering base thoughts stain the mind and weaken virtue, urging physicians to guard their own hearts against psychological garbage.
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Clifford Allbutt
Ll. Dol
Regius
Physics
Cambridge University
King’s College Hospital
London
Burial Fees at Westminster Abbey Drop From Past Highs
A London Tit Bits note explains Westminster Abbey interment charges on a scale. Fabric fund fees range 26 to 46 pounds by the deceased’s degree, with additional charges for dean, canons, choir, officers, and verger totaling 91 pounds 4s 8d. Including choir scarves alternative fees bring total to about 111 pounds 4s 8d. Fifty years ago fees reached 150 to 160 pounds plus scarf and glove costs.
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Westminster Abbey
London
Honest Teachings Clash With Duty In A South Chicago Class
A South Chicago teacher disciplined a pupil for a habit of lying. She warned about honesty citing George Washington could not tell a lie. The pupil retorted asking what was the matter with him, highlighting a humorous exchange over truthfulness in school.
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Chicago
George Washington
Novel Desert Bath Wonder of the California Desert
A fragment describes a hot sand bath experience from early California pioneer times. Surface water rests a few inches deep while dry dune beneath provides buoyant support. The body is suspended and supported by a crossbar, keeping a perpendicular flotation. Warmth and a soft massaging sensation are noted as delightful.
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California Desert
Tim
Obliged to Smoke on the Brooklyn Bridge
A New York morning scene shows commuters lighting cigarettes and cigars as trains unload, with boxes and half-burnt matches littering the pavement, highlighting the cigarette habit in the heart of commercial New York.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
New Yuuk Prens
Ambulance Trains in War Aid Efforts
In America and Germany ambulance trains move with purpose to aid the afflicted, kept ready to convey casualties. The Steperrow Limit line is praised for its modern hospital-like equipment including operating tables and hospital gear, highlighting organized medical relief.
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American
Germany
Steperrow
Jenptle
Lion Afraid of the Ostrich in Hunting Feats
A German African traveler notes the lion's fear of ostriches and describes how ostrich kicks can disrupt a hunter's pursuit. It contrasts the lion's speed and bulk with the bird's agility and timing, and mentions tactics used by hunters and observers.
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Behilines
Schillings
Old Fashion Again In Favor Nightcap Revival
The Liverpool Mercury notes a resurgence of the nightcap as a fashionable costume addition. It describes seventeenth to nineteenth century caps with wide strings reappearing in modern dress, becoming dainty and becoming for both matrons and girls, signaling a revival of the nightcap in daily wear.
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Liverpool
Eng
Mercury
No Escape From It Fly Fable Ends In Tragic Irony
A San Francisco Chronicle tale recounts a mother housefly warning her offspring about adulterated foods and toxins, only to see them ignore the warnings and perish. The mother, mourning, drinks poisoned sugar but survives due to adulterated fly poison.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
Old Age Pensions and Social Comfort in Life
A quote from Sir James Crichton Browne argues for old age pensions to reduce anxiety and promote simplicity and tranquility. He suggests life insurance and national insurance against old age would secure a calmer mind and longer, healthier life for the rural population.
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James Crichton Browne
Danger of a Formula in Legal Examinations
The Green Bag notes how rigid language in court can defeat substance in a murder trial. A prosecutor asked if the defendant showed tiny signs of remorse and, if so, how many, provoking laughs from the judge and illustrating form over substance in legal rhetoric.
Derrick Naming a Hangman Apparatus in History
A fragmentary account traces the derrick lifting device to its hangman name origin from an English executioner named Derrick. It notes old rumors linking the term to hangman trade and mentions dubious Moroccan pirate legends surrounding the etymology.
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Derrick
Morocco
Rim
Chamberlain's vehicle may have failed again
A garbled clipping suggests Chamberlain faced another vehicle issue with uncertain details. Readable fragments imply possible breakdown or fault, but specifics such as location date or exact model are not clear. Further context from the page would clarify whether this concerns a public figure or a routine incident.
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U. 8
Emmerer
Wyoming
M. C. Dolar
Drayman
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Tames
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Washington
Wilke
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Labeaetoan
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Frontier Supply
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Castor
L. Lane
Arthur Robinson
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Kemmerer Meat Market
Wm. O'Connell
Kemmeree, Wyoming
Beckwith
Evanston, Wyo
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