Vatican Annual details cardinals and sees under Leo XIII
The Vatican annual shows 56 cardinals, 51 created by Leo XII and Pius IX combined, with 14 vacant caps. Under Leo XIII 124 cardinals have died. many sees created or elevated, totaling 226 new institutions. Italians dominate hierarchy with 30 cardinals and 26 foreigners. Italy holds about a third of global sees.
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Vatican Hhus
Pius IX
Leo XII
Leo XIII
Italy
Italy Alone Holds A Third. the Ancient Kingdom of
Naples
France
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bisn
French Method for Artificial Pearls Reported by Academy
A French experimenter improved artificial pearl production by placing mother-of-pearl inside a hole in the oyster shell. The oyster cannot expel it and coats it with nacre until a pearl forms, a process lasting about two years. A small true pearl may be used. The method was discussed before the French Academy of Sciences.
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French Academy of Sciences
California Fig Syrup Company
Cooling Spin Turns Bicycle into Ice Cream Freezer
An east end confectioner adapts a bicycle to freeze ice cream. He makes the wheel rotate freely and uses a chain to power a freezer, claiming a quicker, easier method than the old technique his son still prefers.
Swallowed Teeth and Remedies Advertisements
An assortment of patent medicine claims and product pitches fill this brief page. Advertisements tout Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for stomach and fever relief and Allen’s Foot-Ease to cure swollen burning feet, with prices and order details. A 24 hour day remark and a notice of a forthcoming Don’t Worry club in Salt Lake City appear among the items.
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Allen
Frey
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Salt Lake City
Pearl hunting in America and its dangers to the habitat
In 1857 a fine 93 grain pearl found near Paterson New Jersey drew attention to North American freshwater mollusks and sparked further finds. The article warns that careless collectors and button factories threaten extinction, noting better practices used by European pearl-hunters and a 1900s-era decline in pearl abundance.
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Notch Brook
Paterson
New Jersey
Empress Eugenie
North America
Fish Commission
George F. Kunz
West
United States
Detective Umbrella Cheap Umbrella Exposes Thief
An Ohio State Journal note describes a low cost umbrella whose black dye ran and marked the user, suggesting a self detected thief by his clothing if observed with the item.
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Ohio State Journal
English Burglar Feigns Insanity Six Months Then Real Madness
A criminal who pretended insanity to dodge trial for six months has reportedly slipped into genuine madness. Authorities note the deception began as a ruse but the suspect now exhibits true psychiatric deterioration.
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The
Vatican
Church of Rome
Smyth
Madison ST
Omioa
America
Mr. Kunz
Little Miami Valley
Professor Putnam
Doctor Metz
Florida
de Soto
Nova Scotia
Wisconsin
Arkansas
St. Louis
Murphy Lake
Black River
Red River
Kansas
Missouri
Caney Fork
Tennessee
London
FAMES
Louis Vills
Alifornia
York
Japan
Utah
Schilling
A Schilling & Company
San Francisco
Nathan
Carter
Carter’s Ink CO
Boston
Mass
Candy Cathartic
W.N. Y
Salt Lake
NTE
Western
Canada
Partment Interior
Otawa
C. J. Broughton
Onadnock Block
Chicago
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