Remarkable oddities and medical curiosities abroad
A collection of bizarre tales spans medical marvels and strange beliefs. A broken neck case at Long Island College Hospital shows recovery after dislocation. a Russian colic stone charm and a clock driven by door sensors. a giant appetite and feats of William Green. fish charms in Russia. horse hair snakes. Barnegat Bay triple catch. a skull with a knife blade fragment. treasure hunt for the Brother Jonathan wreck. and curious customs from Havana milk delivery to mayors’ club anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island College Hospital
Long Island Railroad Company
M. de Uatrefages
Simeon Aiguier
Alguier
Darius L. Gorr
Pawtucket
R. L
Braid Works
St. Louis
William Green
Connecticut
Russia
United States Fish Commission
J. H. Pierce
Mount Pleasant
Conn
Mr. Pierce
Ife
London
Manchester Guardian
Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons
Mary FE
Anderson
San Francisco
Crescent City
Pacific
Brother Jonathan
Peter Gree
Jonathan
Victoria
Mary E. Anderson
Canton
China
Havana
Jimmy Edgecomb
Pernars
America
Mayors’ Club
Boston
Massachusetts
New England
Markets in Bangkok Show Siams Women at the Helm
Frank G. Carpenter notes in the American Agriculturist that Siam’s marketing is largely done by women in Bangkok markets. He describes palm leaf stalls, eye measures, and palm leaf wrappings, with market life noted as barbarous yet poised for change under the progressive king and his Agricultural Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Frank G. Carpenter
Bangkok
Ammonia as a Poison and Historical Use
The article outlines ammonia as a poison used in suicides and murders, noting rapid fatal cases like Herman Horowitz and a child, plus slow poisoning and detection challenges. It covers historical sources, medical observations, England statistics, and the origin of the name from Ammon in Egypt, with current production from gas liquor and uses in artificial ice and sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herman Horowitz
Jenkins
Horowitz
England
Alexander Winter Blyth
St. Marylebone
London
Blyth
Europe
Egypt
Jupiter Ammon
New York Sun
Birch wood thrives in cold regions and diverse soils
London Garden notes the birch endures extreme cold and has broad northern limits across Europe and America. It reaches greatest height in Germany and southern Sweden, yet diminishes toward the north and even beyond its native range. The birch tolerates sandy, rocky, dry, or damp soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
Germany
Sweden
Lapland
Smoke Annihilated and Home Rule Shift
Samuel Elliot of Newbury claims to have devised an apparatus that removes all black carbon from coal smoke and leaves no sulphur, eliminating the smoke nuisance when used in chimneys. Philip Bright, youngest son of John Bright, has joined the Home Rule movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Elliot
Newbury
Electrical Review
Philip Bright
John Bright
Curious Race Unearthed in Early Chinese Records
The London Globe reports Macgowan's lecture on prehistorical inhabitants found by Chinese on the Yellow River coming from Akkad. The people lacked civilization, used quipos for records, and influenced Chinese script. They reportedly practiced deformities, with twelve fingers and toes and a gynarchy led by women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Royal Asistic Society
Shanghai
Macgowan
Yellow River
Akkad
British Columbia
London Globe
The Seal Skin Industry In The North Pacific
Native Aleuts perform the killing and skinning of seals for forty cents per skin. Oil derived from seal fat provides a bright light. Seal skins are salted and shipped to London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fragments Sketch Peru Land and Tree Scene
A terse, fragmented item describes land in Peru with a crooked tree and a distorted, garbled landscape. The readable elements suggest a rural scene focusing on a tree and uneven terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
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Melbourne
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Rmal
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Rex
Stan
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Ayia
Ae T
Ce Witten
Bullock
Nee In
Ati
Yee A
Aetilr
Avin
Toke
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