Diverse Historical Nuggets From Early 1900s Europe and America
The item surveys varied notes from Europe and the United States including the 1200 year legacy of creciation in Japan, Ne York governors from 1879 to 1898, a notable murder in France, Jennie Wade at Gettysburg, a Gettysburg monument plan, a truncated pneumatic tube service in major cities, and debates on government vs private pneumatic systems amid postal service changes.
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Jennie Wade
Tuttle
Gettysburg
Fennie
Miutket Ball
Ilaca
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Congress
Crandall Toy Works buys North Georgia land for town and rail line
The Crandall toy works of Pennsylvania buys a large tract of timber and mineral land near Chattonooga North Georgia. A railroad will be built through the center of the tract and a town will rise there with a factory and worker houses. Coal mines will open to supply fuel and raw materials for a major toy operation.
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Crandall Toy Works
Pennsylvania
North
Georgia
Chattanoooga
Pullman
America
Birds sing inimitable timbre defies musical replication
Henri Coupin argues birdsong cannot be emulated by instruments due to unique timbre and internote vibrations. Most birds are tuneful, yet tropical species are far less so. Separate items note Mary Clark, Manchester mill death from heat and a corset money hoard misadventure revealing four six dollar bills hidden in a heavy corset, with 890 dollars found.
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Henri Coupin
Monsieur Coupin
Tropics
Mary Clark
Manchester
N. H
Mic Clark
Mins Clark
Banka
Dairy and Poultry Storage Temperatures Compared
An eight page extract discusses egg storage and cheese curing temperatures. It contrasts low 40 to 30 degree holding with higher 60 to 80 degree regimes, citing mildew, film growth, and quality outcomes. New York Experiment Station results show cheeses cured below 60 degrees surpass higher temperatures in flavor and texture, supporting cold storage benefits for dairy products.
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Kees
Madison Gooper
Bny
Pusingan
New York
Atate
Fate of diseased birds sparks Inland Poultry Journal debate
A. K. Boyle argues against mercy to sick high scoring birds and questions doctored flocks. He recalls old practices where ropy and swollen heads spread disease, noting tough but effective butchered culling and breeding to purge diseased blood. He warns that treatment keeps the illness alive in future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Boyle
Inland Poultry Journal
Roup
Cleaning Dairy Tins and Eggshell Truths on Germs
The piece argues for proper dairy tinware cleaning using warm water before scalding, noting air circulation after washing. It critiques freezing as a germ-killing method, explaining disease microbes resist freezing and heat remains the reliable option. It supports U.S. government inspections for exported dairy goods and urges universal branding of inspected products.
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Daley
United States
Stockgrower warns on coarse cattle for feed lots
A stockgrower says buying coarse ill bred cattle for feed lots almost invariably yields loss since they cannot be bought cheap enough to ensure profit. A party of Suffolk, England farmers have gone to Denmark to secure hints on dairy farming.
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Suffolk
England
Denmark
Bints
Curvature of the Spine Causes and Early Prevention
In infancy and childhood lateral spine curvature arises from slight vertebral or muscle development differences, with consequences of trunk shortening and organ crowding. Factors include poor seating, one sided use, and unsanitary school conditions. prevention hinges on early hygienic measures and proper support, not congenital causes. A later item notes dragonfly metamorphosis photos showing rapid emergence from the nymph and the larval habitat.
Omnigraph aids Morse learning with rotating disk device
A New York inventor showcases the Omnigraph, a baseboard instrument pairing a key and sounder with a tooth disk. As the disk turns, a spring contact makes and breaks the circuit to form Morse dots and dashes, spelling a sentence in both directions for teaching and rapid, clear transmission.
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New York
One of Vesuvius Boss Explosive Bomb Soars Skyward
During the Mount Vesuvius crater explosion on May 9, 1900, a volcanic bomb the largest observed rose about a third of a mile, then fell back. Now it stands taller than a man and weighs around thirty tons. Geologist Manteucel notes the blast energy equaled roughly 600,000 horsepower, and explains lava masses lifting into the air rotate into a near globular form.
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Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius
Manteucel
Electric Pneumatic Tubes Seen As Feasible Yet Expensive
Experts reviewing city pneumatic tube systems warn that electricity powered operation remains costly and bids rarely succeed. They describe a three rail trolley-like tube network with insulated tracks, looping turns, and guided carriers, noting feasibility but high long term costs. Fire risk rises with damp waste paper stacks, potentially triggering spontaneous combustion if not managed. National Sweden schools emphasize practical garden instruction where rural pupils cultivate plants and manage gardens with community support.
Secrecy on Telegraph Lines and Marconi Wireless Devices
The note outlines a Sweden based attachment to secure telephone line secrecy and monitor operators. It notes Marconi’s motor carriage with a folding cylinder for wireless signaling and plans to use such cars in British military maneuvers. It also describes fitting all British battleships and cruisers, and future ships sent to the Mediterranean, with wireless apparatus. The text ends with a cryptic quip about beginnings and endings and a stray fragment about love and liver health.
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Sweden
Mr. Marconi
Mediterranean
Negroes Aided by Prophet in Missouri Disturbance
Simon B Needham claims Hebrew prophecy and says he frees enslaved people. He asserts a mixed heritage as one of Julia Judah’s thirteen children, born around 1800 in Richmond Virginia. He travels from Windsor Canada to Kansas City and Macon Missouri, promoting a universal brotherhood and asserting a sevens life mission.
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Simon B Needham
Judah
Israel
Tulle
Macon
Richmond
Julia Judah
Emanuel Judah
B. Needham
Missouri
Windsor
Canada
Neednam
Kansas City
Universal Mission
Sympathy and Business Amid Kruger's Plea
A Chicago Tribune summary notes President Kruger warns Americans that sending mules and horses to British generals aids Boer subjugation. He asks Americans to provide relief for women and children in Transvaal prison camps, despite criticism of his tactful request. The piece highlights American livestock sales to British agents and the ambiguous aid these animals provide to both sides.
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Kruger
Pretoria
Kriger
Transvaal
Sienkiewicz Works On A New Novel In Preparation
Henryk Sienkiewicz, famed author of Qua Vadis and a leading Russian writer, is said to be engaged in preparing a novel that may surpass his previous works. He is among the few authors able to outline and develop his plots with precision.
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Justice Brown
Sienkiewicz
Henryk Sienkwiewicz
Henryk Sienkiewicz in Ragate Swiss hotel lore
The Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz, born 1848, is noted spending time in Ragate Switzerland where his translator Curtin described the hotel as a place of both sociability and solitude good for work and enjoying the century’s comforts.
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Henryk Sienkiewicz
Ragate
Switzerland
Curtin
Sienkiewicz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Silver Messenger
Challis
Idaho
Japan
Kennebunkport
Tenyer
Righlly
Awdrly & Block
Cornell
Cleveland
Hill
Morton
Dinck
Roosevelt
Hoosevelt
Puy-Saint Gulmier
Clermont-Ferrand
Francs
Jean Baptiste Gomeron
Dairy and Poultry
Seonesetal
Royal Microscopical Society
Bauch
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