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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1887
Page
3
The candidate speaks to farmers at county fairs praising country life. He recalls East Sandy township roots and agricultural chores from tomatoes to turnips, promising to represent farmers if elected, asserting rural interests are paramount.
The article notes Italian physiologist L Maggi finding bacteria in hail and water, while W Ramsay studies iron casting revealing a tint and transmission of electricity to power factories in Valencia Spain. It mentions experiments on artificial eyes, magnesium pulverization, and a dramatic instantaneous photograph using flash photography at a Berlin meeting.
A historical exploration of Benjamin Franklin’s storm observations and 19th century meteorology. The piece explains how storms form, travel northeast, and interact with pressure systems, wind directions, and isobars, aided by early weather maps and barometer readings.
A century ago hunter Rickerts found a ground hole and a vapor halo near the Allegheny River that drew settlers to Pithole. The site spurred oil wealth, a boom town growth to 15000, and a rapid collapse as wells proved dry. The author visits the bluff and debunks the romance, explaining a rocky crevice and warm air as the real cause of the supposed marvel.
An excerpt from the San Francisco Examiner discusses how negative forms such as not even not in not out and no ink are frequently condensed before vowels. It questions why privatives should not be consistently compounded to match common contractions and examples neven nin nout and nink with emphasis on phonetic simplification.
A Rio de Janeiro report notes twenty trained monkeys now cut hemp on a large Brazil hemp farm, marking a novel use of primates in agricultural labor.
The foundations of the new congressional library building are being laid. It will surpass all except the Capitol in size and will cover 14,000 more feet than the British Museum. It will store every American book published and all public documents.
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