Chinaman at the Great Exhibition Walks with Royal Party
A superbly robed Chinese visitor prostrated before Queen Victoria and the royal family during the opening of the great exhibition in England. The lord chamberlain sought guidance before placing him beside the archbishop of Canterbury and the duke of Wellington. The next day his status was revealed as the keeper of a Chinese junk docked on the Thames, visitors invited aboard for a shilling.
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England
Victoria
China
Archbishop of Canterbury
Duke of Wellington
Thames
Tree Forms Natural Arch in Antelope Valley
A California desert yucca forms a remarkable arch in Antelope Valley. Described by Van Dyke as a tall shaftarching from a bowl, its two roots grip the ground while a long armlike branch extends from the top. The arch towers high enough for a coach to pass beneath.
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Antelope Valley
California
van Dyke
Tally-Bo
Fragmented Civil War Era Poem and Odd China Expedition Tale
A rough collage of verses praising pioneers and mother earth blends with an odd China expedition anecdote. The narrative notes Rev. G Littell of Rushville and recalls carbolic acid in a broken bottle feared to be consumed. The explorers smash the bottle with bricks after failed attempts to unscrew the case.
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China
The Botometer Perfected by Langley and Abbot
The bolometer invented twenty years ago by Dr Langley has been perfected in its adjuncts especially the galvanometer by Ab bot so it will measure one hundred millionth of a degree of temperature with readiness and precision.
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Dr. Langley
Abbot
Thief Seeks Sanctuary in Cologne Church
A thief fleeing police in Cologne hid in a church and knelt before the altar claiming sanctuary as in medieval times, but officers still arrested him on site.
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Cologne
Ventilating device claims fresh air for sleep room
Michigan dentist Jost C. Parker designs a ventilated sleeping chamber that draws air through a maple frame wrapped in cloth to filter impurities and uses a heated jet and vertical vent to circulate fresh air. A related note describes the Mandarin's toilet habits with Chinese customs of morning cleaning rituals.
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Michigan
Jost C. Parker
Grand Rapids
Mich
Parker
Small but Brainy Young Man From Arkansas
Michael Hemmelrath of Little Rock stands about thirty four inches tall and weighs just over forty pounds. He works as an advertising manager and always wears a Prince Albert coat and high silk hat. Known as Mike, he refuses stage offers and travels the streets with a goat team. He is twenty and the eldest of twelve children with a younger brother serving as his coachman.
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Michael Hemmelrath
Little Rock
Ark
United States
Cross
Mike
Henry Tiemmerrath
Squash Story from Stonington Man Draws Bangor Ink
Roy E. Fifield of Stonington Maine sent a tale to a Bangor paper about a squash he planted from seed he named. The vine produced a large southern squash weighing 64 pounds with his name clearly visible on its surface.
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Roy E. Fifield
Stonington
Bangor
Lobsters Shed Their Shells and Pig Iron Output
The text notes lobsters shed shells several times yearly and grow new shells in about a month or six weeks after hiding in muddy caves during shedding. It also states Canada produced over four million dollars worth of pig iron last year.
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Canada
Notes to Seng Broom Moistening Device and Berth Attachment
A historical note describes a patent broom attachment that moistens disinfectant through tubes, with uses from carpet moistening to moth control. It also details a sleeping berth aid with a pivoted bar and stirrup to aid access, designed by Elijah Dawe, and mentions a model mine at Birmingham University for studying coal mining methods.
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Oe Transportation Company
Elijah Dawe
Collingswood
Canada
Old New England Doorways Revealed in Hidden Treasures
In New England towns and villages doorways abound as relics of the past. A stroll exposes their worn portals behind which antique treasures lie. The piece urges careful study, inviting readers to notice weathered arches and architectural details.
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New England
Oready
Doorways Through New England Homes Across Eras
An ethnographic tour notes keystone doorways in historic houses from Portsmouth to Marblehead. It highlights Wyman Tavern’s Norman columns, the Georgian Ladd entrance, and ornate doors reflecting colonial tastes, family occupancy, and evolving craftsmanship through wars and eras.
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Longfellow
Wyman Tavern
Salem
Juliam Storey
Bellows
Walpole
N. H
One Hundred and Sistleth Street
New York
Colonial Dames
Wyman
Keene
N. B
Marblehead
Portsmouth
Warner House
Daniels Street
England
Ladd
Court Street
Hazen
Congress Street
Slaby Demonstrates Earth as Conductor for Hertzian Waves
Professor Slaby shows the earth acts as a conductor in Hertzian wave experiments. He built an artificial earth and shielded his lab floor with zinc to test waves on the floor, proving his theory after extensive experiments.
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Slaby
Professor Slaby
Roseville Eden and Mab Merle in a Wandering Arbor Tale
An autobiographical fragment chronicles a narrator visiting Roseville, admiring blossoms and scents, rescuing a dog from a wagon, meeting Mab Merle and Miss Flint, and pursuing Mab through social events while awaiting news of Mab’s cousin Miss Firet. The tale then shifts to autumn farming, a hay delivery, and a moonlit ride as a mystery looms.
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Roseville
Jane
Mab
Snow
Miss Firet
Miss Fitet
Mapleton
Abe
Irving
Jeanine Roseville
Mab Merle
Iss
Flint
Sam
Buecy
Mab's Narrow Escape Leads to Promised Betrothal
A drunken buggy accident injures Mab, but the narrator rescues her, unhooks her horse, and helps her to a hayrack toward Irving. He ferries Mab home, vows to marry her, and arranges a messenger to deliver news to her mother as they share a moonlit, hopeful ride.
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Mab
Irving
Tenisht
Mal
Irvine
Flint
Irving Shy
New York Weekly
The Cowtay's Mich Heels and Odd Tales
A dash of curious anecdotes recounts fashioning high heels for cowpunchers stirrup lore from the West. A Philadelphia merchant trades horses with a FrenchCanadian, the swap reveals a blind horse. Artificial gutta percha advances in insulation for electrical and submarine uses amid overseas factory plans.
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Chinaman
G. Littell
Rushvile
Automobile Boat
France
Calna
Seng
Isaac P. Kilgore
Westpoint, ML
School of Mines
Birmingham
England) University
Bournbrook
Ram
Capid
York
Abs
Fredzhic Bowe Marion
Texas
Philadelphia
Maine
Camden
Alma
Howses
Germany
Gentsseh
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