Twenty Tons of Cats In a Liverpool Turnip Patch
A Liverpool shipment described as a parcel of embalmed cats totals around 180000 mummified felines from a Beni Hassan cave. A British buyer sold them for about £4 a ton, funding a modest scandal about ancient reverence turned to fertilizer, with Egyptology lore and mythic cat worship cited to frame the odd find.
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Liverpool
Egypt
The
Nile
Beni Hassan
Memphis
Bubastis
Thebes
Isis
Memphian
Crystal Palace
Pabastis
Plevna
Ganges
Diana
Horse Conscription in Atlanta During Civil War Raid
After Bragg’s retreat, Walthall’s brigade marched into Atlanta in July 1863 and began drilling while residents offered hospitality. The unit seized hundreds of horses for Bragg’s army, press-ganging animals from stables and even hiding or relocating some owners, then moved on to the Chickamauga front amid the war’s carnage.
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Bragg
Shelbyville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Western and Atlantic
Brage
Walthall
Whitehall Street
Chickamauga
Atlanta Constitution
Chip of the Old Uplock
A banquet story about a theology student delivering a poor sermon before elder ministers. The father, a respected clergyman, praises his son as a chip of the old block after a dominie’s light tease, ending with the old man’s quiet approval.
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Charlie
The Formation of Coal and U S Coal Resources
The article states coal forms from vast vegetable matter and estimates a future world growth layer under one eighth of an inch thick. It notes the United States covers over 440000 square miles with coal fields and mined over 100000 tons last year. It claims scientists say U S coal could supply the world for about 2000 years.
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United States
Japanese Life Notes on Culture and Treasures
A Yokohama correspondent writes of Japan’s diverse gods and wide price range for Buddhas, describes plum blossoms, snow, chrysanthemum fairs near Tokio, and Dayo zaka. He comments on theatre, the Danturo, and plans for a Japanese village and opera company. He notes rich collectors and the rising value of lacquer work and relics.
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Yokohama
Japan
United States
Dayozaka
Tokio
Danturo
the Booth
Conservatory of Music
Shoddy wealth shown in manners of nouveau riche
The article humorously critiques nouveau riche habits among society women, noting a dinner party with separate dish sets and misleading glassware to imply luxury. It also discusses a New York Sun exploration of durable on-site pipe manufacture using cast iron and malleable glass for local water supplies.
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New York Sun
Apples as Medicine in Historical View
The text outlines apples as healthful entities rich in fibre vitamins and minerals. It claims apples supply phosphorus aiding brain and nerve tissue, aid sluggish livers, balance acids, and aid digestion. It cites diverse uses from apple sauce with meats to eye poultices and a London Hospital saying, with old aphorisms about eating apples at bedtime.
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Gerrard
Lincolnshire
Hotel Des Invalides
Paris
London Hospital
Sudden Sanity and the Magnetism of Weapons
A meditation on personal crisis reports where no cause is found for self slaying. The text notes a phenomenon of sudden mental disturbance and a strange attraction to firearms that can prompt lethal acts. It suggests weapons exert a magnetism that can spark uncontrollable impulses in susceptible individuals.
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Titan
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
WEW
Cork
Didn’t Write It. A tale of a man and a lawyer
An old man with business in a lawyer’s office asks about signing his name. The lawyer asks if he can write it, but the man explains he never writes his name and instead dictates it. The exchange, quoted from Arvan saw Traveler, reflects a moment of language and literacy.
Glass Water Pipes Manufacturing Outlook
Industry observers expect progress in making large diameter glass water pipes. Despite current inability to produce such pipes, manufacturers of large scale glasswork remain hopeful about future feasibility and demand.
Nickel supply and new finds prompt alloy use
The text notes nickel from global sources with the main supply from a French company in New Caledonia at about 1000 tons yearly. It says at Sudbury Ontario copper mines nickel has been found, and Dr Peters offers 2000 tons yearly production. New ore discoveries also occur in the Ural. Increase in supply aims to expand use of nickel alloys with steel and copper.
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United States
New Caledonia
Sudbury
Ont
Dr. Peters
Ural
Remedy for Diphtheria Fumes Warned as Unverified
A fragment cites a Scientific American claim that closing a room and inhaling tar, cat, and turpentine fumes can loosen membrane in a child's throat and stop diphtheria. The method lacks medical endorsement and is not a proven cure.
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Scientific American
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Asia
D. Es
Freya
Grimalkins
Italy
St. Gertrude
Sicily
St. Martha
London Telegraph
la Crippe
Ayer
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mass
Scott
DR. Schenck
Addrem & Son
Philadelphia
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