A Curious Essay On Onions And Science
The piece questions why onions provoke horror yet are valued for health and flavor. It notes social stigma around onion breath, contrasts elite use with domestic practicality, and references a Darwinian view tempered by a Nature editor’s nod to speculative guidance behind variation. It also cites a shift toward considering the supernatural in scientific explanation.
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Bermuda
O. K
Omaha World-Herald
Nature
New Theory of Evolution and Design in Darwinism
J N Shearman argues in The Natural Theology of Evolution that Darwinian theory does not forbid design. He contends the design could operate through a slow, guiding mind, aligning evolutionary processes with intelligent direction.
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J. N. Shearman
First Known Historians and Ancient Chronicles
The piece traces early historians from Herodotus in the fifth century BC to ancient lists of rulers in sacred and secular records. It notes Kings and Samuel as seven centuries BC precedents, Chronicles later, ancient Egypt chronicles, and fragments from Japan and China, with Greek narrative history forming the first true history. The New Testament follows later in Greek after much prior historical writing.
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Herodotus
B. C
Egypt
Farm and Ranch One Year Sun Offer for $1.50
The Sun provides Farm and Ranch news with a special one year subscription rate of $1.50. This value offer targets readers seeking affordable access to agricultural coverage and market insights.
Old Names for New Ships in Navy Nomenclature
The Cincinnati Times-Star argues Congress should let the navy name new battle cruisers after historic frigates. It notes current rules rate battleships by state and cruisers by city, risking loss of venerable names like Bonhomme Richard Constellation and Harteford as new ships enter service.
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Congress
Navy Department
Cincinnati
Navy
Busy Woman Serves Church While Praying for Husband
A humorous reflection contrasts a busy woman who uses available time to work for her church with the notion that parrots swear for free board and lodging, highlighting societal views on duty and wit.
Sleighriding Complaints About Tipping Hazards
A humorous note observes that sleighriding has a quirky danger when it flips, noting the steering wheel presses a rough souvenir on the rider’s face rather than a map. No persons or organizations are named.
Legalizing the Word Kick in High Court History
A historical note on Justice Holmes using kick in the U S Supreme Court and its broader linguistic acceptance. The piece cites Shakespeare Tennyson Eliot and George Eliot, illustrating the word's long literary and everyday usage and Holmes' stance elevating it to a standard.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Holmes
Boston
Tennyson
George Eliot
Silas Marner
Holmes
United States
Report Shows Record Low Crime In Wartime Britain
Britain’s prison commissioners report for the year ending March 1915 shows 114,283 convictions, the lowest on record, a drop of 37,320 from 1913-14. The decline is linked to war conditions, enlistment providing employment, restricted alcohol sales, and many inmates receiving remission to rejoin service. Drunkenness among women fell 7 percent.
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Prison Commissioners of
Great Britain
Our Schooling Inexpensive Says New York Independent
The New York Independent notes that twenty two million people were enrolled in U S educational institutions last year needing 700 000 teachers 566 000 in public schools At about 34 per pupil annually schooling costs are cheaper than alcohol and far less than federal government expenses The article compares schooling costs to movies wheat and corn harvests asking what the ultimate value of education will be.
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United States
New York Independent
Burying Stump Yields Rogue River Cache Of Coins
Workmen blasting a stump along the Rogue River Canal unearthed a buried cache of coins dating from the 1850s to the 1860s. The discovery, valued at about $500 to $2,500, drew a frantic scramble as Spanish and U.S. coins appeared. The origin and timing of the cache remain unknown.
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Rogue River Canal Company
United States
Ashland
Ore
Los Angeles Times
Diamond Beauty Spot Patent For Milady Cheek
A New York man patents an artificial beauty spot with a jewel embedded in adhesive base to be placed on the cheek. The idea is to offer a visible sign of adornment, a diamond solitaire on the blooming cheek. Will future brides wear such a mark instead of an engagement ring.
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New York
Milady
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