Cotton from Spruce Creek shows fiber from wood pulp textile
The article details Woodbury and Chase presenting a wood pulp cotton substitute made from spruce, processed to cellulose and spun into threads. It discusses advantages, fiber length, bleaching, dyeing, and performance versus natural cotton and silk, noting factory interest in New England and the method’s experimental completion.
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Tate
Hope Sas
Couton
Chase
Mopes
Woodbury
Hope
Imar- HM Sally
England
The Che Moving Picture Show Operators and The Nightly Drama
A historical piece surveys moving picture show operations: the operator, not the owner or manager, bears the burden of providing viewable pictures. some operators are reliable while others, due to nerves or temper, produce inconsistent performances. The account recounts a nervous operator mismanaging a light source, opening the film magazine, and bungling slide substitution during an illustrated song.
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New York
East Side
Michelette
Alera
Connecticut
Presa
Hagen
Guorance
Ted
Stere Opticon Jena
Moving pictures and the trouble of theater operators
A sprawling account details the chaotic mechanics of early cinema shows. It covers operator responsibilities amid misframing and flickering lights, the impact of chase reels on pace, audience reactions, and the blame game when scenes misalign. It also notes pay, working hours, and the varied treatment of operators across theaters.
Final data on the comets tail and head observations
The report discusses a tail packed like a trunk with imagined contents and notes an inhabited head composed of meteors. It suggests gas bill savings could make millionaires, and mentions many gentlemen unable to unlock doors due to breathing cyanogen gas.
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Stoes
Night Moonlight Conversation in a Southern Veranda
A Northerner on a Southern veranda is entranced by moonlit water and remarks on its beauty. The Southern hostess replies that it was even more lovely before the war.
Pugilism in Congress Through the Cannon Rules
The article reviews Asher Hind’s chapter on Punches and punishments in the House, tracing famous floor brawls and near brawls from 1708 onward, including Griswold vs Lyon and Wise vs Stanley, and notes how Speaker Cannon’s rules shape today’s decorum. It highlights the shift from open fighting to restrained decorum under modern procedures.
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Bird of Freedom
John 'W Jones
Virginia
Hyuse
Arma
Albert G Brown
John Allicux
Congress
Mississippi
Capitol
Brown
Wilcox
Hinds
Capitol I
Josiah B Grinnell
Iowa
Lovell H Rousseau
Kentucky
Grinnell
Rousseau
James B Weaver
Penalist
Willam
J Sparks
Alinola
Sparks
Weaver
John Sharps Williams
Mississipp
David
Pennsylvania
Chas Bartlett
Georgia
Brosius
Bartlett
Bros
Congressional Recorder
Jung
Evemy
Shington
Asher @ Hinds LLC
House of Representatives
Cannon
House
Unis
Canson Fitzgerald
Hindson
York World
Jonathan Dayton
New Jersey
Griswold
Lyon
Grisewold
Handy
Henry
United States
New York
Representative Stanley
North Carolina
Stanley
Comunittes
Staniey
Mr Wise
Mr Staniey
Mr_Wise
Mranler
George Rathbun
John White
Benefits of Fat in Health and Metabolism
Fat provides concentrated energy and acts as a reserve for heat and emergencies. It cushions the body, aids tissue building, preserves albuminous resources, and contributes to a sense of well being. its distribution influences appearance and temperament, with fatter individuals often viewed as more contented.
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Jean Ones
Miles
Ste
Jean
Swear Box at Cunningham Home Causes Firing Urges
In Urbana Illinois the Cunningham Home, run by Hunter Rourke & Co, keeps a joke swear box. Workers drop a dime for each swear word, with a 30-dime box triggering summons and transfers to the authorities. The piece notes past noisy bars and urges other businesses to adopt the idea teasingly.
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Urbana
Mncor
Chicago Journal
Cunningham Home
Hunter Rourke & Co
Davis
Largest Sponge in the Lound Shocks New Fork Times
A sponge described as the largest ever found washed ashore near Nagsz and drew sponge hunters into a famous tale. It measured about six feet in diameter with a heavy buoyant form and fetched high attention amid a booming sponge trade worth around half a million dollars annually, centered in New Eroquiom Bahara.
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New Fork Times Frere
Nagsz.1
Haige
Bahara
Whale stealing houseboat tale stirs Pacific rumors
A quirky Puget Sound tale describes a houseboat romance ending with a whale dragging the craft to sea. The piece then shifts to a broader discussion of whaling profits, methods, and the evolving Pacific industry, naming places like Puget Sound, New Bedford, and Oregon coast, and mentioning naval gear, sperm oil, and various whale byproducts.
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Tacoma
Campan
Pat
Puget Sound
Delamere
Fea
Alaska
New
Acre
New Bedford
Macine Aha
Newfoundland
Pacific
Atlantic
Norway
Victoria
Har Poomine
Pacific Coast
Roy
Cery Porto
Japan
Narrow Escape From Molten Steel in Pit Incident
A steel works worker recalls testing molten metal when a misfire and a faulty stopping plug led to a torrent of molten steel rushing into the ingot pit. The narrator leaped clear and blamed a coworker Oliver, who fled the town with belongings, leaving behind the danger and a lifelong memory of the near tragedy.
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Pitrehurs Super
Oliver
Fin
Curnace
Olver
United States
Ald
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