Reflecting light houses birth from a clever Liverpool trial
A Liverpool Mathematical Association meeting featured a demonstrator who used a dish and glass pieces to reflect candlelight, enabling reading at ten yards. Capt Hutchinson saw the potential for light houses and helped spark Liverpool’s famed reflecting lighthouse design. The item sits among reports on tobacco prices, a tornado in Illinois, racial pseudoscience, and a Rhode Island divorce tally.
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Mathematical Association
Liverpool
Capt Hutchinson
Ostrich Farming in the Cape and Odd Religious Counsel
The old missionary counsels a younger brother on preaching to ostrich breeders at the Cape of Good Hope suggesting colder sermons. It notes ostrich farming yards spanning twenty acres, with birds confined by a wall. Ostrich eggs fetch high prices, while wild birds fetch substantial sums. skilled hunters capture many.
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Hell
Labrador
Caps of Good Hope
America
Cape
The Food Journal Details Paris Siege Horse Sacrifice
The Food Journal notes the siege of Paris severely affected horse owners as all private horses were seized for use. One lavish English owner reportedly valued at about $125, highlighting the broad impact on property during the conflict.
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the Food Journal
Paris
London Woman Sues 75 Year Old Widower for Breach of Promise
A 27 year old London woman has filed suit against a 75 year old widower for breach of promise of marriage. The defendant’s youngest child is over forty, highlighting the age gap in this early case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lndy
London
England
Bay Town in Ohio Plagued by Rats Hears Chinese Aid Suggestion
A Bay Town in Ohio complains of a rat infestation and weighs a recommendation to invite Chinese laborers to help control the pest. The proposal stems from concerns over public health and local sanitation and seeks a rapid, practical solution amid mounting frustration.
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Bay Town
Ohio
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Weeks
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Massachusetts
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Africa
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Rhode Island
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