Remarkable glowing plant and light bending tricks
A letter describes a tree or shrub near Ti le shout six miles southward with luminous leaves that glow at night and a trunk three times a wrist's width. It explains phosphorescent foliage, estimates distance, and notes the glow vanishes when leaves are rubbed. The piece shifts to explain light refraction and illusions at sunset, water, and street lamps, with an aside on stars possibly no longer shining yet visible due to light travel time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Sol
Hays
Mann
Holiday tour city clerk seeks boarder amid rural生活
A city clerk on a country holiday tour called a farmhouse asking to be taken in as a boarder. The party recounts his complaints about food, dress, and bedtime rules, contrasting city comforts with rustic meals and routines. The exchange ends with the tour host debating whether to pursue the guest’s stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irl
Arralming: ENE ibe nah lug A esmicmval Han Sa Sanise
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered tokens and numbers. no clear person, place, date, organization, or event to summarize into a coherent newspaper item.
Robur No 2 Tea Praised by Boarding House Keeper
A boarding-house keeper extols Robur No 2 Tea as wholesome, mild, and affordable. He notes years of use and claims it makes a lovely cup when brewed properly, asserting it satisfies both duty and taste for boarders.
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Robur
Marvelous Japanese wood figure by Masakichi in Tokyo
A Japanese artist Masakichi of Tokyo carved a lifelike wooden figure from 200 million pieces of wool and joints. The sculpture, with glass eyes and hidden seams, created buzz among connoisseurs who debated which is real and which is carved.
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Hananuma Masakiehi
Tokyo
Japan
Iike
Wan
Masakichi
Nileore
Fisure
Shemeless
Warners Safe Cure Ad Warns Against Piffle
An old advertisement urges readers not to delay using Warners Safe Cure for a wide range of ailments. It warns that attempting multiple remedies delays real relief and counsels seeking a qualified doctor if needed. The copy promotes the medicine as available in standard and concentrated forms from chemists and stores.
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Warners
Chemata Amd
Untitled Note on Talent and Training
Fragmentary reflection on talent and genius, comparing raw energy to a trained, docile form. Mentions a hawk and a lamb, a whip, and temperamental power that needs steady discipline. Describes the struggle to harness wild energy into useful effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenine
Adages on Human Frailty and Hope
A fragmented excerpt of moral reflections contrasts human flaws with resilience. Pithy lines suggest that enemies harm themselves, beauty fades quickly, knowledge brings no relief from oppression, and isolation leads to poor companionship, while clouds may bring rain and sincere devotion fuels aspiration.
Goldleaf Wire and the Faraday Vision of Ultra Fine Gold
A fragmented 19th century reflection wonders at gold leaf and ultra fine wires. It cites Faraday on thinning gold into a wire so fine it could encircle the earth with four sovereigns. The piece muses on doubt, hope, and the telescope of imagination amid trouble.
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Michael Faraday
Chem Wat
Subscribed Capital and Reserve Liability Guarantee Fund
Board of Directors Edward Fand, Irvine, Donald Mackin, Stewart McArthur, and G McCutcheon oversee a company registered in Melbourne under act to act as Executor, Administrator, Trustee, Receiver, Lunacy Act attorney, or power. It manages existing trusts, collects income, invests funds, and handles real estate. Jubl Fox is listed as manager with Martin as Assistant Manager.
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QUEEN
Melbourne
Edward Fand
OM Irvine
Donald Mackin
McUtcheon Eg
Stewart McArthun
Easy
Ai Law
Martin
Raq
Eccentric Debate Over Weather and Minerals Explains All
A famous professor and a learned doctor share a meal and a long, peculiar dialogue. The doctor broaches meteorological unusualities while the professor, after a pause, muses on atmospheric depression and rapid moisture changes. The discussion drifts to minerals and volcanic rock before the doctor abruptly leaves, remarking on life scales and polarisation.
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Jeanente
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Tes
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David Hyland and Sons
Sengitt
Wiehartney
Victorian
A LE
Kennett, Thap
SOUTH
Edison Phonographs
Skowe Patel
Lore
Boanting-Howe Kerrer
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Nia
Cts A Norte Np
Wes Yate
Ted Sh
Mr Wee
Boye Bos
Robert Hurst
Shea
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Wolfe
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Schnapps
MALL
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Equity
Dem Mathieson
Trafalgny
Vietnam
Sanight
Gabe
H. M. Somer
Royal Agricultural Society
Lever Brothers Limited
Dairy Department
Sydney
Australadia
Anobelius
Gembrook Nurseries
Emerald
Vic, Aub
Othes If
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Rourke Street
Colling Street
WY Haughton & CO
Spencer Street
Ipler
E. Coulson
Alston
James Alston Pene
Arne
Purina
Vowill
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