The Cardiff Giant Humbug Revealed in 19th Century Fraud
The New York correspondent recounts the Cardiff giant hoax led by George Hull a tobacconist from Ithaca New York. A gypsum jawed statue found near Syracuse misled scientists and the public for years before exposure. Hull pursued further counterfeit giants including a Colorado stone man but failed to repeat the hoax.
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Lous
Cardiff
Humbug
Chicago
Syracuse
Hull
Finn Macoul
Ireland
Efort
Colorado
Union
yousRress
Care of Dead Game Advice from Forest and Stream
A Forest and Stream writer offers methods for preserving game in heat and cold. Bleed birds at shot, dry feathers, and hang singly in shade. For sage hens in the Rockies, draw once. kill fish by throat cut and bleed, wrap in a wet cloth, pack with ice in paper and rubber. Grass and dry packing tips included.
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Kansas
Infan
Colorado
Forest and Stream
Climate Limits Mountain Heights
Deductions by M. Camena d Alhecn suggest climate largely shapes mountain altitudes. The tallest peaks cluster near tropical zones and warm summers, while heights diminish toward the poles. Above six to ten thousand feet over perpetual snow, frost and weather rapidly erode the mass, limiting extreme elevations.
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N.J
Professional Crooks and the Rise of Young Criminals
A detective notes that professional criminals remain elusive as methods evolve. He cites improved tracking but warns youths and new thieves adapt quickly using varied tricks to evade police detection.
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Secur
St. Louis Hi
Emerson on Newspapers Elevating Style and Society
The World argues Emerson praised newspapers for abbreviating expression and teaching simplicity, directness, and clear thinking. It praises rapid yet trained thinking, cites editors as chief teachers, and suggests Emerson would choose a newspaper office in modern times to reach vast audiences.
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Emerson
Kien
New York World
Sleep Needs of Swedish Schoolchildren Vary by Age
Professor Key notes that children need more sleep than adults and that sleep duration varies by age and climate. In Sweden younger students require eleven to twelve hours, older ones eight to nine. Investigations show many pupils fail to meet these needs as work hours rise, reducing sleep time especially in higher classes.
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Sweden
Professor Key
Popular Science Monthly
Advice on marriage and household harmony
A domestic counsel urges husbands to show patience and tenderness to their wives. It cautions against gruff behavior, entitlement, and meddling in home affairs, noting equal claims and the joy of cheerful giving. It likens unkindness to a marital fault that could have prevented marriage.
Coral Industry in the Mediterranean and Algerian Coast
The article notes coral grounds off the Algerian coast as the largest and finest supply, in use since the mid 1500s. It mentions other grounds near Sicily Corsica Sardinia Spain the Balearics and Provence. Italian barks exceed five hundred with over four thousand two hundred workers, plus French and Spanish boats. Sixty Italian coral workshops exist, forty in Torre del Greco under Vesuvius, employing about nine thousand people.
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Sicily
Corsica
Sardinia
Spain
Balearics
Provence
Italy
Torre del Greco
Vesuvius
Birds Drowned by Mussels On Coastal Shores
A Nature correspondent on Queensland’s coast reports shore birds, including a sandpiper, captured by large cockles. One claw of a foot was firmly held by a cockle, likely causing the bird to drown or be carried away as shells cling to its foot.
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Nature
Queensland
New York Independent
Poisons in Cane Handles Case Report
A peculiar case treated by Dr. Henry F. Robinson describes paralysis from a hand sore caused by a metal topped cane. The condition affects muscles from fingers to above the wrist. a knobless handle is advised as proper. Also notes soap factory odor and opportunistic ads for real estate and mortgages in Kansas City.
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Henry F. Robinson
Railroads Span Vast Network Across The United States
A list of rail infrastructure suggests 208 749 bridges and 3 213 miles across the United States including Oklahoma guides and Missouri Kansas Texas and Arkansas lands. Tyler and Co Kansas City appears in ads along with patent news on electric drills for wells. Separate items note Vienna telephone control talk and various patent medicines and marmalade trends in British imports.
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Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Arkansas
Tyler & Co
Kansas City
Fortune-Seekers Targeted by Nameless Adverts
A dubious notice promises riches to anyone sending their name and address. Benj. Lewis & Co. of the Security Building in Kansas City, Missouri, is named in the alert. The item hints Eastern railroads have cornered Ohio coal supplies, adding a speculative angle.
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Benj. Lewis & Co. Security Building
Kansasity
Ohio
Syrup of Figs Promotes Health and Digestive Ease
An advertisement notes Syrup of Figs renews health and strength and eases the body by cleansing the system when costive or bilious. Sold in 50c and 1 bundles by leading druggists.
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Te Haseltine
Warren
California Man Turns to Buffalo Rearing Venture
A California man has entered the buffalo trade, focusing on breeding half breed buffalo for a niche market. He promotes a sustainable herd with attention to crossbred genetics and meat production potential.
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California
Deafness Cure Claim Promises Hal's Catarrh Cure
An advertisement claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tubes can be cured by constitutional remedies. It offers 100 dollars for any catarrh deafness not cured by Hal's Catarrh Cure and directs readers to send for drotagas, 7s., through F J Curry & Co of Toledo Ohio. Also notes a coming hard winter for London's poor.
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Hal
F. J. Curry & Co
Toledo
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Promises For Women
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female ailments. It claims to improve digestion, boost blood, reduce pains and nervousness, and offer a new life for delicate women. The medicine is described as legitimate, alcohol free, and money back if unsatisfactory.
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Coral Industry
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Dobbins
Switzerland
J. H. Bauerlein & Co
Europe
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Ictsa Tyler & Co
Vienna
Adeler & Co
Wyandotte St
Maine
Kiive
Kjine
Arch St. Phila
London
Hood
A. R. Kelley
Parkersburg
W. Va
All Druggista
C. J. Hood & CO
Lowell
Masa
Thila
Swifts Speci
Henry V. Smith
Belmont West Va
Vedge
Vost
Swift Specific CO
Enys
Tacoka Anvest Abn dL
Bada
Wasi
DR. Schenck
All Druggieta
Schenck
J. B. Schenck & Son
Philadelphia
Tobias
Murray ST
New York
Piso
Lemarie
F. A
Etmans
Washington, D
Axents
Lady of Gra Ueman
Fairy Breath Manufacturing Company
Duane Street
Breant’s College
Main St
Mulla
Pension
John W. Norris
Washingcton
B.C
Suc Ae Ui Lanner
Principe U
Pension Bureau
Phila
Pete Hiarvard
Ste B. J. Greely
Washington Street
Boston
Bington
NEW Law Claims
Hilo B. Stevens & Co
F St
Washington, D.C
Leveland
Detroit
Parcheesi
Howe
Ali Othera
Seichen & Righte
John St
Cimcurax Verge
Coltere
INO
Mechan
John Hodge
Ona
Lockport
State St
Hiigraham
Amsterdam
Dyche&co
Drogeuwe
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