The Parks of Paris From a World Class Garden System
An expansive view of Parisian greenery describes 126000 trees within city walls and 3000 acres of parks squares and gardens. It highlights nursery sites near Bois de Boulogne Auteuil and Vincennes, the central establishment near La Munette Passy, and grand avenues like Champs Elysees and Bois de Boulogne. The narrative traces gardened routes from Louvre to Arc de Triomphe, praising the unmatched beauty and scale of Paris's horticultural landscape.
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Paris
Toiget
Bois de Boulogne
Longchamp
Auteuil
Boulogne
Marne
Petit Bay
Vincennes
la Munette
Passy
Louvre Palace
Garen
Louvre
Ministry of Finances
National Gallery
Place du Caroussel
Napoleon
Vatican
Tuileries
Jardin Des Tuileries
Tuileries Gardens
Place de la Concorde
Champs Elysees
Bois de Vincennes
Buttes Chaumont
Parc de Montsouris
The Average Man and Woman by Dr Sargent
A Philadelphia Record summary notes Dr Sargent of Cambridge measured thousands to define an average Harvard male and a college girl. The male stands 5 ft 8 in, weighs 128 pounds with 240 cubic inches lung capacity and 110 pound forearms. The female stands 6 ft 3 in, with 60 inch chest, 33 inch hips, 24 inch waist, and 21.6 inch head. captions describe their physiques and temperament as nerve bilious.
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Dr. Sargent
Cambridge
Harvard
Philadelphia
Protecting Vegetables In Winter
A 19th century tip notes light as the main destroyer of winter vegetables. Covered sets rot less when lightly buried under earth, while coverings like leaves or straw can harbor mice. To prevent rot, exclude water and invert cabbages when protecting vegetables together.
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Leehan
Hill House prestige and vast serving staff in St. Paul
A New York Times excerpt notes that Hill's mansion on St Anthony's hill in St Paul employs 20 servants plus a housekeeper for each floor, rivaling a Minneapolis residence claiming 17 for the entire setup. The Hill dwelling is described as beautifully situated, one of the choicest and costliest in the country.
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Hill
T. Paul
Dim Hill
St. Paul's
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Lord Exmouth Pension Secured for 26 Years Purchase
Lord Exmouth has settled his perpetual pension of 2000 pounds yearly for a lump sum of 53890 pounds, being 26 years’ purchase. The recipient, a famed admiral, earned a baronetcy late in the last century for capturing a French frigate under notable circumstances, later elevated to a baronetcy and viscountcy for actions at Algiers and suppression of piracy.
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Lord Exmouth
Algiers
Tondey Petter
Marriage Lottery in Jewish Charity Dowry System
A Pall Mall Gazette report outlines a London based Society for Allowing Marriage Fees and a Portion to Young Men and Virtuous Girls of the Jewish Faith. Michael Harris and Nancy Jacobs led the poll to win a £25 dowry and marriage fees, with a vacancy for another couple declared.
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London
Michael Harris
Nancy Jacobs
A. Swaab
Hatton Garden
England
Pall Mall Gazette
Marble Made With Electricity
French chemist H le Chatalier compresses calcium carbonate powder to 2000 psi and heats a platinum spiral with electricity. The crystalline translucent calcined area resembles marble under a microscope, suggesting a potential method for artificial stone production.
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H. le Chatalier
Manifold Photography Enables Five Views at Once
A New Jersey photographer has devised a method using two plane mirrors set at a 45 degree angle with the sitter placed at the junction to capture five different attitudes in a single photograph. The invention promises value beyond daily life, notably in criminology and anthropology.
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New Jersey
Pointer for the waiter on steak broiling from Chicago Tribune
A dissatisfied guest admonishes a waiter about broiling a steak while the waiter quicky responds that they call such guidance tips. The exchange captures a crusty diners’ critique and server’s quick service in a Chicago Tribune style scene.
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Chicago Tribune
Three Narrow Escapes In Northern Mill Scene
A New York pulp mill representative recalls three near fatal incidents and miraculous recoveries. Wolf was crushed between two rollers, later revived with plaster and lived ten years as night watchman. Lanneman survived seven belt spins with no lasting injuries. Pat O'Brien, 61, rode a log jam rescue to safety as four men fell. a log tent sheltered them and he saved companions before the shelter collapsed. An Augusta college football cheer closes the piece.
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New York
Wolf
Fie
Lanneman
Pat O’brien
Pat O'Brien
New York Sun
Enameling the Bathtub Idea for a Porcelain-Look Tub
An 1900s era guide proposes turning shabby zinc or tin bathtub linings into dainty porcelain like fixtures. By white paint then multiple coats of white enamel, a durable glossy surface is achieved. It also suggests painting bathroom woodwork in coordinating colors to match a refined home aesthetic.
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Brodd
Typhoon tale of Bowman B bowing through a gale
Captain Hurlbut of the British bark Bowman B. Law recounts a deadly typhoon in the China seas. After Sourabaya they faced a sudden storm that tore sails and blew paint from the mizzen topmast leaving bare wood while all crew and gear remained intact.
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Hurlbut
Bowman B. Law
China
Sourabaya
Java
Columbia River
Gulf of Siam
Portland Oregonian
Tattooed royalty among European royals and nobles
A Boston Herald report details tattooed engravings on royal and noble arms. Grand Duke Alexis, the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, Duke of York, King George of Greece, czarowitz, and other royals display dragon, flags, anchors, crowns, and naval emblems on their forearms.
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Alexis
Saxe-Coburg- Gotha
Duke of York
George
Greece
Czarowitz
Marguerite
Italy
Genoa
Stephen
Austria
Henry
Prussia
William
Waldemar
Denmark
Christian
Oscar
Sweden
Boston Herald
Unconventional Angeline Allen Sparks Newark Observers
Mrs Angeline Allen again stirs attention riding a bicycle through Newark New Jersey in tight cords and tailored attire including a patent leather shoe and gouave jacket prompting locals to gather at front windows and watch her dramatic display.
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Angeline Allen
Mrs. Allen
Hounder Bradley
Asbury Park
Newark
N.J
N. J
Germs In Milk and Cow Care Teach Clean Utensils
The New York World advises owners with their own cows to keep milk cans impeccably clean. Wash scald and dry thoroughly, then expose cans to sun for 12 hours or warm them before use, drying again prior to filling. Germs multiply fastest in milk, so sterile utensils are essential.
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New York World
Fallen chestnut burrs and ripe astrekhan cheeks described
A poetic line portrays a woman with hair like chestnut burrs and cheeks compared to mellow astrekhans, evoking lush color and ripe beauty through vivid metaphor.
National bouquet idea ties states in a single flower row
A Vermont farmer suggests not one national flower but a national bouquet made of each state's emblematic flower. Massachusetts backs the trailing arbutus. California favors the eschscholtzia. Vermont cedar, Maine pine, Florida orange blossom, Alabama mountain laurel. A green mix of branches would unite the states and symbolize BE pluribus unum.
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Vermont
Massachusetts
California
Maine
Florida
Alabama
Central West
Arkansas Pronunciation Debate Sparked by Gazette Poem
The Little Rock Gazette prints a poem suggesting Arkansas ends with a rhyming sound like flow and below, implying Arkan saw not Arkansaw. Critics say the state’s pronunciation rule long stood as Arkansin, and the dispute grows as voices from Englishmen and Bostonians mix in. The piece mocks the confusion and hints that Opie Read might settle the quarrel.
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Arkansas
Little Rock Gazette
The
Gazette
Arkansawyers
Arkansawers
Opie Read
Arkansaw Traveler
Chicago Herald
The Book He Wanted and a Scots Editor Request
A busy editor receives an odd letter from a Scotch fraternity member asking that a courting book be handed to any Edinburgh bookseller. The note seeks a guide on how to talk to the lass one loves and what words to say during courting. The request reflects humorous nostalgia from the Weekly Irish Times.
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Edinburgh
Irish Times
Nervous Excitability After Death Demonstrated by Myophone
Experiments by M. d Arsonval using a device called a myophone show that nervous excitability can persist for hours after death. The old test of muscle shortening fails long after death, yet the myophone’s sound indicates nerves decay more slowly, with nerves acting on muscle in an electrically excitable state without rapid contraction.
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M. d@Arsonval
Fragmented Anecdotes and Oddities From An Era
A jumble of remarks from a 19th century page includes Mrs Newlyrich recalling Pompeii with a brogue remark, royal etiquette on correspondences, notes on timber shrinkage affecting pitch pine and spruce, a Japan clock factory plan with 10,000 workers, and a caution about mismatched thumbs in marriage, all conveyed in brisk, fragmentary style.
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Japan
Tokio
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Augusta
Lois
Woodbine
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