Odd Tales of Snakes Rockets and Stowaways Abroad
A strange collage of brief items reports a burned snake found atop a hot bread pan in Gloversville. a mill explosion at Hair Company in Philadelphia. carp in Oakland's Mountain View Cemetery. the James A. Fisher schooner's rediscovery near Cape May after 49 years. a Cochin hen lays a split pair egg in New Jersey. a stowaway boy on the Rose Junes rises to captaincy. and various oddities from zoos to a Bosphorus bridge plan and peculiar animal tales.
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W. A. Adams
West Iorth Street
Sedalla Mo
Democrat
Gloversville
N. Y
Hair Company
Helwig
Mountain View
Oakland
Cal
Blair Park
Tom
James A. Fisher
Jersey
Cape May
N. J
Duck River
Delaware Bay
New York
Corseglia
South Jersey
Philadelphia
Cor- Segne
Hyesei
Corsevlia
Gw Marwick
Portland
United States
Marwick
Austrian miner survives 1500 foot slide at Eureka mine
Gligo Terzich of Austria falls on a steep snow crust at the Eureka mine. He slides head first for about 1500 feet before grasping a pine bush to halt the plunge. Companions summon aid. Dr Kent sets a broken leg, and rescue parties carry him to safety. The narrow escape ends with Terzich recovering from his injuries.
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Chicago
Linge
Eureka
Gligo Terzich
The
Terzich
Zich
Dr. Kent
Popular Science Notes From An Early 20th Century Journal
A collection of brief scientific curiosities covers atmospheric water vapor cycles, glass bricks forged with iron and sand, a Paris Pont Mirabeau crane design, bird lifespans, and time standards. It also explains fulgurites formed by lightning in sand and rock, with notes on Armenia's Little Ararat and references to Darwin and Humboldt.
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Paris
Pont Mirabeau
Herr Weismann
United States
Augusta
Union
Railway Guide
Chicago
Christopher Columbus
Little Ararat
Armenia
National Museum
Washington Star
Charles Darwin
How the Stars and Stripes Was Arranged Across Time
A historical summary from the Army Quartermaster explains the flag’s origins from 1777 to 1818, tracing the thirteen and then fifteen stripe designs, the addition of stars with state admissions, and the lack of a fixed star pattern until a later agreement between War and Navy departments. It notes key moments like Paul Jones and the Ranger, and the evolving standard through 1891.
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American Congress
Philadelphia
United States of America
United States
Philadelphia Light Horse
United Colonies
Washington
Cambridge
St. George
John Ross
Arch Street
Congress
Ross
Secretary of Congress
Vermont
Kentucky
Union
Great Britain
Tennessee
Ohio
Louisiana
Indiana
Mississippi
Mexico
Army
Navy
Warami Navy
Flags and standards sizes in the army and navy
The article describes national flags used at forts in three sizes the storm and recruiting flag 4 feet 2 inches wide by some length the post flag 20 by 10 feet and the garrison flag 36 by 20 feet. It notes the union stripe position and silk colors for infantry artillery and engineers with dimensions and mounting details. It adds that flag sizes are set by regulations rather than fixed by law.
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Campe of Forts
Houdars
Infantry
Artillery
Battalion of Engineers
Army
Navy
Glass polishing technique from old household guide
The text instructs to wash and dry cut glass thoroughly, rub with prepared chalk using a soft brush, and carefully reach all crevices to achieve a fine polish. It emphasizes not neglecting any crevices during polishing for best results.
Coat of arms tale sparks differing ages
In a playful exchange Mrs Dimling asks Mrs Freshrox about the age of their coat of arms. Mrs Freshrox, with feeling, recalls they had it made to order, hinting at a tale behind the heraldic emblem from Harper's Bazaar.
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Mrs. Dimling
Memory and age in follow up on Boas measurements
The Boston Advertiser reports memory tests on about 1 500 city pupils under Dr Franz Boas. Tests tracked recall of digits across grades from elementary to high school, noting memory span rises with age, not intelligence, and reflects attention capacity rather than retention alone.
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Franz Boas
Boston Advertiser
Tunnelling the English Channel Revisited
The piece notes renewed discussion of a Channel tunnel from England to France, suggesting it may not occur in the near generation but is within human power and effort, and could be achieved someday.
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British Channel
England
France
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Rose Junes
Farmington
Philadelphia Zoo
Zoological Garden
Winttram R. Vaveun
Ilwaco
Carter
Fort Canby
Vaughn
Mary Carnes
Adairsville
Bird Yarlborough
Europe
Asia
Hudson River
Cheops
Forth Bridge
Scotland
Ind
P. R. Garnett
Willows
Tom Kinkade
St. Andrew’s Bay
Robbinston
Lisnon Farrs
Popular Science Notes
Quartermaster General of the Army
Oren Ciik Ss
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