Pressure of Air and the Critical Temperature
Lawrence Hodges explains how boiling and freezing points depend on atmospheric pressure. Water boils at 212 degrees only at sea level about 15 psi, while in high altitude or diving bell pressures, boiling and freezing points shift. The piece notes the concept of critical temperature and its role in liquefying gases, highlighting historical attempts and modern methods for liquid air production.
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Lawrence Hodges
Chicago Record-Herald
Mustache Versus Love In A Germs World
A man frets over a comic dilemma between keeping his mustache or pleasing his germs-averse sweetheart. He laments the fear that shedding facial hair would cost him his love, while a friend urges him to pick the mustache loss and keep the romance intact.
Luncheon remark on suffragist reveals sharp methods
A society man at a luncheon quips about a well known suffragian saying she accomplishes much yet uses some unfair methods. A man asks her husband if she gets an allowance or asks for money. he replies simply that both occur.
In Doubt. Magistrate and informal exchange in court
A magistrate questions a defendant with a puzzled tone asking about who rose first while the reply features a humorous dialect exchange. The aphorism about debt appears as a quoted caution from Franklin: pay what you owe and you’ll know what you own.
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London
Franklin
Magnetic Needle Variation and Historic Survey Issues
The article explains how the magnetic compass diverges from true north due to variation that changes by location time and year. It notes isogonals and isothermals, cites Mason and Dixon's line, and attributes early realizations to Columbus era navigation, praising 18th century scientific insight.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Harper’s
Paganini Helped Her The Miser Becomes Kind Musician
A Paris maid tells how Paganini, troubled by a lover conscripted to war, fashioned a wooden shoe to be played as a fiddle and advertised a concert. He gave 20 000 francs to the girl to buy a substitute and to start a home, plus the shoe to sell, turning the tale into a light tale of generosity from the famed violinist.
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Paganini
Paris
W. Francis Gates
Wanted Regular Work On Farm Hand’s Lantern Hours
A farm hand complains of no steady night work, saying he will quit at month end despite the farmer’s promise of steady employment. He notes three or four hours each night with nothing to do, leading to time wasted sleeping.
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Success Magazine
Iowa
A Gentle Hint from Harper's Weekly Dialogue
A brief humorous exchange shows Slowpay noting missing pockets in trousers and the man of clothes replying that he would store anything for customers. The quip ends with a wry remark about sending items to the store for safekeeping.
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Slowpay
Harper's Weekly
Not True to Life on Real Women Statues
A Boston Transcript quip notes the scarcity of statues that authentically depict women and the difficulty artists face making them look right. It observed that a woman who stays silent still appears untrue to life, underscoring challenges in representation.
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Boston Transcript
Curious Canary Tale At Bird Store
A passerby questions a bird shop proprietor about an ad for selling imported canaries. The stranger reveals curiosity over how canaries lose their tails, prompting a brief exchange about the ad and the shop’s offerings.
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Bird Store
Not Worth Bothering About in London Opinion
A quotation from the London Opinion dismissing a petty grievance about an ear injury. The exchange satirizes a barber fight over a minor cut, with comic framing that minimizes the significance of the incident.
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London
Look Not Mournfully Into the Past Quote
A brief proverb urging acceptance of the present and wise improvement of the future, emphasizing moving forward rather than dwelling on past regrets.
Eccentric Wagner Moods Revealed By Judith Gautier
In Wagner at Home Judith Gautier recounts Cosima Wagner guiding the composer’s impulses. A perilous garden swing scene ends with Wagner leaping to safety and Cosima warning to ignore the master to avoid further danger.
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Inne
Richard Wagner
Frau Cosima
Judith Gautier
Wagner
Mme. Cogima
Mme
Cosima
English Household Economy and Weekly Provisions
The English method shows strict weekly allotments for sugar rice flour coffee and other staples. A housekeeping book tracks every provision and adjusts the next allotment for leftovers. Servants accept this discipline as a guiding practice and view saving as proper, not demeaning.
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England
Sir John Karslake Noted Barrister in Circuit Case
An English barrister of six feet four inches, Sir John Karslake, rose at great length to reply after the defendant's case concluded. The provincial paper blurbs his stature and courtroom pace while noting his lengthy intervention in the proceeding.
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John Rose
Sir John Karslake
Simple craftsman shapes umbrella stand in evenings
A man says he has spent two or three evenings making an umbrella stand and another man questions the effort. The judge suggests simpler display options like leaning it in a corner or sticking it in the ground.
The Trouble in Court Over Tight Pawn Details
In a Washington court a judge hears a curious dispute as a lady lawyer seeks to file a motion while a clerk notes the pawnshop constraint. The exchange highlights a comic yet sharp clash over a pawning issue referenced by the clerk.
A Lesson For George Comic Exchange
Betty intends to have her own way in every matter when married. Grace questions why she would wed him, and Betty answers she aims to free him from a false impression.
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George
Betty
Grace
Can You Beat It
A short quoted exchange pits a patient husband against a determined wife as she vows to correct his faults, claiming the task will be the sweetest labor of her life. The dialogue, attributed to the Boston Transcript, highlights domestic tension and wit.
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Tom
Boston Transcript
Perseverance Overcomes Violence, Quote on Steady Striving
A reflection emphasizes perseverance as a stronger force than violence, noting that many insurmountable problems yield when addressed gradually rather than in one confrontation. The message underscores steady effort as the path to overcoming obstacles.
Coast Defense Forts and their Hidden Battle Rooms
The article describes modern seacoast fortifications as stone battery caves with protected gun positions and interior magazines. It notes the vast efforts to house magazines and operations, making rooms comfortable for crews, while detailing moisture problems in early U S batteries built after the Spanish American War and attempts to fix damp conditions.
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Seacoast
United States
Spain
Perpetual motion experiment shown with aniline in water
Spokané Spokesman Review describes a simple device where a beaker of water heated to 170 to 175 F causes aniline to rise and form a droplet that detaches, falls, and then rises again repeatedly. The cycle continues indefinitely while heat is applied.
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Spokané
Exiled Queens Shine With Jewels In Lavish Crowns
Mary of Modena and Queen Caroline are recalled for their dazzling crowns loaded with gems and borrowed pearls. Fountain Hall notes Mary sparkled like an angel while Lord Hervey's remark on Caroline's dress praises her display of wealth from city and suburban riches.
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Enda
Mary of
Modena
Fountainhall
Caroline
George II
Lord Hervey
The Polar Bear Kills Whale Feeder Beast Tale
A polar bear is described as a formidable brute. A specimen weighs about 1,000 pounds and runs nearly thirteen feet long from nose to tail. It is noted to feed on a white whale fifteen feet long weighing around three tons dragged from sea to shore.
A Matter of Habit Engagement Revealed in Banter
He nervously asks what his father will say about their engagement. She reassuringly replies that he will be delighted as he always has been. Lippincott's captures a light dramatic exchange centered on wedding news and family approval.
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Lippincott’a
As One Sees It Jones Grumbles About Wife Joke
A judge notes a humorous exchange where Jones complains his wife cannot take a joke. The reply counters that she did indeed take Jones, highlighting a light legal vignette on perception and humor.
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Jones
His Standing Reported Suitor as Berth Man
A Baltimore American quotation notes a suitor of Julia described as a man of berth, identified as a Pullman car conductor. The exchange frames social standing through occupation and birth.
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Julia
Pullman
Baltimore
Stationery offer for farmers from The Vindicator and Republican Co
A short promotion urges purchasing 250 fine note heads and 250 envelopes printed with the buyer’s name for $2.00. It appeals to farmers to register their farm and have stationery printed, marketed by The Vindicator and Republican Co.
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Farmer
the Vindicator and Republican Co
Keeps Up to Its Reputation Horsenden Parish Story
Horsenden in Buckinghamshire, the smallest parish in England, continues to shrink its population. Over the last decade the number of residents fell from thirty five to seventeen, reflecting ongoing demographic decline in the rural area.
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Horsenden
Bucks
England
Universal Vehicle Emerges For Air, Land, Sea
An aeroplane reports the universal vehicle finally arrives, capable of filing, trundling, and swimming, described as a breakthrough in air craft technology.
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Universal Vehicle
Saya Aircraft
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Gains Noted Cold Cure Status
A historic notice touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a trusted, safe cold treatment for all ages. It claims no harmful drugs and broad sale through dealers, emphasizing reliability and wide use.
Must Have Dined Well Punch Exchange
A gentleman who had dined extremely well complains that the restaurant clock is fast. The electric ventilating fan on the wall whirs as he sits watching it, remarking on the time. Arthur humorously captures a moment of dining and idle attention in a light Punch vignette.
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Walter
Take Your Common Colds Seriously
Take Foley's Honey and Tar Compound promptly for coughs and colds in children and adults. S. H. Williams warns that common colds, if frequent or severe, can lay a foundation for chronic nose and throat disease and may lead to bronchitis, pneumonia, or consumption.
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Foley
S. H. Williama
Mutton Study Feeds Stanford Football Players
Dr D W Burbank of Stanford University experiments with mutton as a nutritious protein source for the football squad. He fattens his own sheep to feed the players this fall as part of the trial.
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D. W. Burbank
Leland Stanford University
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