Monster Octopus Captured After Daring Bombay Expedition
A 1869 treasure hunt off Ceylon and the Manar gulf ends with the capture of a giant octopus, after a mutinous crew and wary pearl divers aid a British led expedition. The team uses nets and a chloroform enfeeblement method to subdue the creature in a rock cavern near the reefs, aiming to exhibit it at the Aquarian in Bombay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Lewis
Royal Aquarian
Bombay
Zoological Gardens
Prince of Dwarar
India
Aquarium
Lotta Sayles
William Girdshaw
The
Malabar
Gulf of Manar
Deccan
Ceylon
Colombo
Isle of Ceylon
Ill fated capture of a colossal octopus in a Bombay voyage
A crew using sand filled parrels and nets provoked and captured a giant octopus after a two day struggle aboard a ship near Bombay. The creature dragged barrels, fought with all tentacles and a strong beak, finally being subdued with a squirt gun. Weighed 510 pounds with tentacle spans over 14 feet, it died shortly after and was stored in a garden tank before becoming a museum specimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girdshaw
Weba
Bombay
Natural History Museum
Glass Blowing Machinery and Bottle Manufacture
The article surveys attempts to replace hand glass blowing with machinery for bottle making. It notes higher production costs or inferior quality, especially for carbonated beverage bottles needing pressure resistance. It discusses methods like separate pressing of body and bottom and the Ashley machine in England, which failed to yield wide market success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley
England
Diamant
Fans and Etiquette in Eighteenth Century Society
A May 1711 London Spectator letter describes an academy teaching ladies to handle fans with terms like angry flutter and amorous flutter. Guests at London and Bath assemblies paired by a lottery of fans, prompting keen studies of fan lore. Boswell Steel Pope and Guy praised fans, with Guy praising Venus as inventor.
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London Spectator
London
Bath
Boswell
Steel
Pope
Guy
Venus
Nedjee Horse A Thoroughbred Arabian Report
A quote from a horseman praising the Nedjee horse as superior in endurance, docility, and long-distance speed, claiming it can canter 24 hours in summer and 48 in winter without drink. Also a doctor joke from Dr Blant about overwork.
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Jewett Gas Ranges
Bitterinys Bynaditt
Pittsburg
Ange
Jewett
Pickett Hardware Go., Limited
Warren, Penna
Baugh
Baugh & Sons Company
Delaware Avenue
Philadelphia
Tam
Budushares
Seertstanrce
von Mohl CO
Cincinnati
Renmaneaieee
A. Weiss
Apter
Professor Girdshaw
Bovinine CO
New York
Piso
Lacea E
Parrersom Nuawrow Town
Dove UW
Ifde
Vitalis
Rocitaris
Calumet Remedy Company
Chicago, IL
Siegfried & Co
Fehlman’s
Fehlmans
Mali
Ong
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