Strange Hibernation of Fishes Described by a Pisciculture Student
A Harper's Young People writer notes fishes can hibernate months without food, remaining motionless in tanks at a Canadian hatchery. German carp often keep still from Christmas to spring, an eel stays curved for months, and a carp frozen in ice for two months later resumes activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's
Wilmott
Dominion of Canada
New Castle
Ont
Ferguson
Newark Hospital
Aecorp
Historic British Homes and Gordon-Cumming Honeymoon Spots
Wollaton Hall in Nottinghamshire, Sir William Gordon-Cumming’s Elizabethan seat, completed 1583, faces eight years of construction, a seven hundred fifty acre park, and a brick wall guarding the estate. Birdsall in Yorkshire is described as his true home though Gordonston near Elgin is a smaller Scottish country house with close ties to the local tenantry and memories of Sir Alexander Gordon-Cumming.
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Gordon-Cumming
Wollaton Hall
Lord Middleton
Notts
William
Pall Mall Gazette
I’. Willoughby
Ancaster
Lincolnshire
Nottingham Castle
Nottingham
Birdsall
Yorkshire
Gordonston
Elgin
William Gordon-Cumming
Moray Firth
Altyre House
Gordon-Cummings
Alexander
Sucking lemons disrupts bands and delights readers
A Pittsburgh Dispatch report recalls a prank where lemon sucking during a band performance unsettled players, causing laughter and missed notes. The piece also notes tales about M Taine and a Chilean theater scene, contrasting tastes and humor with travel observations. An ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs with trial bottles available at J R Weston’s store.
NARY AN ARMY WORM A Podunk farmer tale on pay and pests
A crowded train scene unfolds with a gay young officer and a dingy farmer exchanging quips about farming. The farmer jokes that the army worm is gone after being jailed for duplicating pay accounts as passengers roar with laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
New York Evening World
Cantharis Vittata
Podunk Agricultural College
Woman's Oddities in Downtown Offices
A humorous portrait from the New York Herald notes women's bafflement navigating city office buildings. It describes crowds, bulletin boards, elevator men, and janitors as women seek desks, often missing clear signage while men know neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Herald
Fifty Years Mark Reunion Between Shelter and Starter
A rich retired man in New York tracks down the old North William Street retailer who helped him forty years earlier. The meeting reveals the starter’s modest life while the former ward gains gratitude for a life built on that single act. The essay then shifts to a critique of frontline frontier life and a portrait of Charles Lamb’s humane nature through quotes and reflections.
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New York
Manhool
New York Sun
North William Street
Charles Lamb
Martin Burney
Wordsworth
Hamlet
Woman drinks home remedy. feet relief claimed
Iowa woman consumed a physician prescribed cold water bay rum and ammonia mix in six doses for tender feet. She reports feet no longer feel tired. Christians in the Levant fear rising fanatism as four Christian figures and an officer in the Turkish army were found dead under suspected religious persecution. An ad praises Dr Kings New Discovery and other remedies with a blanket guarantee of satisfaction or refund.
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Iowa
Levant
Dr. Kings
Dr. King
Backlin
First Weather Clerk Walter Merle Recorded 16th Century Weather
Walter Merle is identified as the first person to keep a weather record, covering 1537 to 1544. His vellum manuscript survives, and Bodleian Library officials aided G J Symons in producing a photo set and translations for a forthcoming printed volume with Merle details and a subscriber list.
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Walter Merle
Bodleian Library
G. J. Symons
Merle
A Lighthouse Family Tale and a Boy Learns Words
A Michigan lighthouse keeper couple Mr and Mrs Loren Trescott care for their four year old daughter who fell ill with meningitis and a severe cough. After trying Dr Kings New Discovery she recovered and the family praises the remedy which is offered free as a trial bottle at J B Westons Drugstore.
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Loren Trescott
Sand Beach
Mich
Detroit
J.B. Weston
Benevolence and Albert's First Benevolent Penny
A New York Tribune tale follows Albert who receives a quarter from an uncle and spends it on aiding a lame woman on the sidewalk. His mother praises the philanthropy while guiding him to verify the worthy recipient, revealing his continued charity and a budding lesson in prudence.
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Albert
New York Tribune
Burst of a Glacial Dam in the Austrian Tyrol
A glacier dam in the Tyrol created a high mountain lake several miles long and 800 feet deep. In mid June the lake's weight burst the ice, sending a roaring flood down the valley. Some houses were lost, but villagers had fled with cattle beforehand. Roads and dikes were ruined, yet few villages faced serious destruction. Alpine residents endure such glacial lake breaks and the risk of more sudden torrents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austrian
Tyrol
Stevens
New York
Usla Lake
Te Lake
Farether
Good Looks and Health Advice In A Train Wardrobe Tale
A Chicago paper recounts a young woman's reason for rising early on a train. She explained avoiding delays to secure access to the dressing room before others, noting conflict with fellow passengers. The piece then promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic improving liver stomach and kidney function for a clear complexion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Anat
Oml
Roma
J. J. Weston
F&A steerings on fourth Saturday at the Hall over Judge Weston
The notice invites visiting brethren to attend the F&A steerings held every fourth Saturday evening at the Hall over Judge Weston near the Drug Store. W D McCormick serves as secretary, urging cordial attendance.
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A. F&a
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Historic British Homes
Pittsburgh Dispatch
M. Taine
Max Stuller
Oxford
Taine
Chili
North America
Santiago
United States
Paris
J. R
Weston's
Regular Army
Texas Sistings
Res
Savage
Christian Union
Latea
BRE Lot
Sandens
Sanden
Sameen Electric CO
Cor
Third St
Second Ave
South
Minneapolis
Milan
Eleredge Ee Ulds
Erat
Mrs. CO
Belvidere
Ed. L. Huntley & Co
L. Huntley & Co
Fil
Montana
Helena
T. Hauser
A. 7 Davis
EB. W. Kpni
Onset
T. A. Klaunschmidt
Ase't Oxshter
Missoula
Ben
Kelena, Mont
Nevir
Ordta
Penz Machinn
Asi
AEM
Orme Haas
Machr CO
Washington Ave
Philadelphia
Chicags
Ill
Berg Bros
Thomas McCormick
A. M.d'arcey & CO
Meagher Guanty
AM Dare
Jewere
Kare
Casabl
Chad
Itu
W. Jeramingis Denuneret
Tryrt
Demorests Mowazine
Messevern
Washington
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