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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1886
Page
2
A fragmentary verse excerpt echoes daring ascent and warning about the abyss. The speaker urges bold steps toward lofty heights while noting a vigilant eye that dares to look below. The lines carry a contemplative, inspirational tone.
Miss Dulcie Sykes returns to Hepburn and encounters John Goss, the grocer turned mill owner who offers her the old Hall. She agrees to a three month stay. a dramatic accident tests their feelings, and John reveals his request as Dulcie saves his life and their futures intertwine.
A Bombay physician links increasing skull size among Indians to civilization. Swiss lake moss grows 200 feet under Lake Leman surface. The largest dynamo in Cleveland will be 10 tons and 20 000 candle power. French gun and English guns reach great ranges. Mexican artist in Morelia depicts pulque with hummingbirds. Electricity affects root growth in German experiment. Leather-end chisel handle fix for carpenters. Water purification via air aeration increases oxygen and dissolved gases.
A collage of light verse quips jokes and captions from multiple papers including Godall's Sun Rambler Puck Lifeline Bell and the Picayune. It presents satirical lines about fashion books cyclones and social pretensions with brief exchanges and humorous captions.
A note about a boxed ebony stem with a carved ivory hand described as a back-scratch tool. The item, fourteen inches long and dainty, seen as an artistic luxury for reaching the back between the shoulder blades, reflects late nineteenth century tastes.
A lyrical reflection from Cassell's Magazine describes two lovers by a river and a woman's mournful tears for lost love. The imagery centers on the river’s flow, sunlit banks, and a quiet, timeless sorrow as years pass.
The article profiles John W Keely of Philadelphia and his claimed vibratory motor. It outlines his early life, music and mechanics training, and a string of engines built over thirteen years, the first costing $60,000 and proving impractical. Supporters cite sincere effort. critics doubt practical value but await further results.
The text surveys various indigenous counting systems from the Chiquitos to Tasmanians, noting their limited numerical ranges from one to six or ten, and contrasts them with advanced systems like the Tongans who count up to 100000, as observed by Cornhill. The British scouts report an “immense army” of eleven soldiers, illustrating misinterpretation of numbers.
The text discusses hypotheses on the origin of comets from outside the solar system and those ejected from planetary interiors. It mentions Professor Proctor and notes changes in headwear fashion predicting a wood pulp paper hat that dissolves in water.
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