Found Letter Supports Franklin Kite Experiment Claims
Cincinnati researchers uncover a 1752 Franklin letter in a library garage archive describing a silk kite design to test atmospheric electricity. The note clarifies Franklin aimed to prove electrical energy in a thunderstorm, not attract a bolt, and specifies a protective setup and measurement method.
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Cinginnati
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Cincinnati Public Library
Franklin Hims
Royal Scientific Society of London
Old Christ Church
Philadelphia
Merel
Cod Liver Oil Tablets Claim Fast Weight Gain
Bold ad touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as the top flesh producer with high vitamins. It promises 5 to 10 or more pounds in 30 days and offers a money back guarantee if 5 pounds are not gained, priced at 60 cents for 60 tablets.
Thundercloud Kite Experiment Sparks Electric Fire Demonstration
A fragment describes using thunder clouds to energize a kite by a pointed wire, drawing electric fire from the clouds through wet twine. At a distant key, named as a possible attachment, electric fire may ignite spirits and perform other experiments once the shattering electric effect mirrors lightning.
Orthodox Conclave Eyes Reunification Under Soviet Authority
Moscow reports the Holy Synod plans a third conclave in the levee cathedral to settle dissensions following Patriarch Tikhon’s abdication. The talks invite Tikhonite bishops to align with reforms under the Soviet regime, aiming to unify church life with state conditions.
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Moscow
Ressian
Levee Cathedral of
Christ the Savior
Holy Synod
Tikhon
Tikhonites
Triarch Basil to Attend for Russian Church Reestablishment
Former Nicaean Metropolitan Basil is expected to attend to aid the reestablishment of the Russian Church and support the ongoing ecclesiastical renewal efforts.
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Triarch
Basil
Giant sea turtle visits Japanese imperial household
An enormous sea turtle weighing several hundred pounds appeared on the beach near the Imperial Villa at Hayama while the Prince Regent and the Crown Princess stayed there. Police notified the royals who watched the reptile as it drank sake and returned to the sea after a hesitant sip.
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Tokyo
Japan
Imperial Villa
Hayama
Dave's Mentha-Pepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Dave's Mentha-Pepsin as giving instant relief from gas fullness heartburn and stomach distress. Regular use allegedly strengthens a weak stomach and ends indigestion gastritis and catarrh with a short course. Dr Wm W Morgan asserts four bottles ended his troubles and urges purchase at J E Lemmon's and other druggists.
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Dave
Wm. W. Morgan
Bridgeton
N. J
J. E. Lemmon’s
Advt
Annual subsidy granted to theatre by Free State
Dublin reports the Abbey Theatre in the Free State is the first state endowed theatre in an English speaking country with an annual subsidy of 1756 dollars. Senator Yeats urges America to follow, stating theatres educate nationally and protect quality. Finance Minister Blythe thanks the Abbey and notes twenty years of attendance.
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Itraare
Dublin
Free State
William Butler Yeats
America
Yeats
Abbey
Blythe
Abbey Theatre
Danish Competition Reduces Irish Pig Trade
Dublin report notes Irish pig trade at its worst in 20 years as Danish competition drives Irish pigs from British markets. Prewar Ireland held 976,000 pigs versus Denmark’s 600,000. now Denmark reportedly has 1,800,000 and Ireland’s numbers fall, attributed to Danish supply.
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Dublin
Ireland
Denmark
Mackenna
Dail
Illinois Governor Orders Extradition of Bunker Ryan
Des Moines county officials secured extradition of Bunker Ryan after Governor Len Small honored the request. Ryan will be returned to Burlington to face trial for an alleged assault on a local newspaper man. County Attorney Harold Ofelt was notified of the action.
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Burlington
Len Smart
Illinois
Des Moines
Bunker Ryan
Harold Ofelt
Small
Farmers cite feed costs crop failure and pig breeding reluctance
The notes point to high feeding stuffs prices, a partial potato crop failure last year, and a broad disinclination to breed pigs as factors shaping agricultural conditions.
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Tion
Eisenstadt
Westphal
East Side Square
Prince Regent
Ryan
Caney OQ. Com Inc
West Side Square
Washington
Em. K. Morris
E. Jefferson St
Washington, Iowa
Brunswick
Herrick
Buck's
Alfred Morgan
D. F. Macon
Washington, Towa
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