Opium Use and Global Medical Stats in 1840s
Opium consumption rises sharply in the United States and among Chinese residents. The 1840 import total reached 77,196 pounds, up 17,000 pounds from the prior year. Global doctor counts and publications rise. major oil storage facilities and a nine foot stroke steam hammer are described in industrial Pittsburgh.
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Oil City
Polar balloon trek to the North Pole proposed by Captain Tyson
Captain Tyson argues an international balloon expedition to the North Pole could succeed where ships fail. He outlines balloon sized for six to eight men with a whale boat, a light sleigh, and provisions totaling about 6000 pounds. Nations would deploy four balloons from Spitzbergen Franz Josef Land Cape Union and New Siberia, aiming for a May start to exploit polar daylight.
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New York Herald
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Russia
Diakhov Islands
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New England Front Yards in Colonial Times
Sarah Orne Jewett recalls early New England front yards from colonial days. She imagines gardens born of necessity and memory, noting a rose bush and an apple tree brought by settlers and the enduring pull of homeland longing amid stark frontier life.
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New England
England
Holland
Kittery
Sarah OU. Jewett
Aliamtic Monthly
Plain Statement and Plain Speech in Emerson’s Century
Ralph Waldo Emerson argues that strong minds rely on plain statement and restraint in prose. He warns against inflation of language and softening truth, contrasting noble, concise speech with commonplace evasions. He notes how common people express themselves plainly in daily conditions.
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Schlegel
Catskill Mountains
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Ralph WW. Emerson
Earth Might Dry Up as Oceans Encroach and Land Expands
The article cites physicists warning surface water decline and land gain by the sea while Atlantic shores recede. It envisions New York partially underwater, cites nebular origins of water, and speculates on future arid districts and population shifts by the year 3000.
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Demorest
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