Strange Tales and Oddities From Far and Wide
A collage of curiosities reports horses shod without shoes and a horseman’s durable hoof care, a Paris wedding that collapses as the groom vanishes, cowboys lull stampedes with songs, lost money legends, bear bounty tales, a deaf and dumb Paris club using signals, a Yosemite stage crash caused by hornets, Missouri freaks, caterpillar explodes on rails, odd flora and fauna notes, and a nine letter Spanish verb.
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Dr. Wharton
London Lancet
Ivry
Paris
France
Francois
Marie
Monsieur le Maire
Mariana
Night Watch
Antour Batfour
Andrews
Watson Hollow
Catskills
New York City
Montparnasse
America
Yosemite
California
Inspiration Point
Yosemite Valley
Missouri City
Moberly
Lingfield
Daviess County
Bates County
Missouri
Canadian Pacific
Maine
Ashburnham
Mass
Fitchburg
New Brunswick
Washington
United States Fish Commission
Arabia
Aden
Sand Blast Revival for Stone Engraving Expands Use
The article notes renewed interest in applying the sand blast to engraving stone. A cheap hardened paper masks the surface, outlines are cut away, and blasting then shapes the stone for sharper outlines and delicate tracery. New York Witness.
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New York Witness
Electricity From the Carpet
A dentist reported shocks to patients from metallic instruments after walking on a carpet. Experiments showed shocks occurred only with fully metallic tools or uninsulated handles, and only when the dentist had charged his body by walking on the carpet.
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New York
Rare Capable Help Highlighted In Laborer Claims
A Clay Worker writer laments scarcity of capable officials and workers from office boys to superintendents, noting the value of steady workshop leaders who lift others. Queensland plans rabbit control as NSW faces infestation, while US mineral reports show 1890 output and 1891 activity. Pineapple juice touted as remedy. European agricultural literature expands. Shipbuilding on Great Lakes anticipates 1893 boom with 47000 tons under contract. Jersey Island intensifies farming. Turkey urged to boost poultry export. Yale creates psychology chair. ancient Goliah tows in Puget Sound.
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Queensland
Australian
New South Wales
Brisbane
Department of the Interior of the
United States
David T. Day
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Great Lakes
Jersey
Suernsey
New York Times
Turkey
Constantinople
France
Indian Surgery and Healing Techniques in Forest Tribes
Dr Hingston notes Native methods for fractures and transport using flexible sapling stretchers, bark bed supports, and moss padding. He praises rapid bone union, primitive self amputation with calm, and widespread use of warm fomentations, steam baths, herbal remedies, and ritualized healing practices.
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Hingston
British Medical Association
Nottingham
London
Europe
Ambrose Pare
Reliable Pancake and Cauliflower Recipes from Pleasing Kitchen
Simple pancake recipe uses one pint milk six eggs and butter for eight to ten cakes. Cauliflower dishes include gratin and creamy soup with Parmesan crumb topping and a side of pate a choux bites.
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England
Long Island
Odd Treasures of the Sea Discover Ship Remains
Divers near New Jersey report finding the hull of a roughly 600 ton warship buried in mud off Orchard Shoals near Sandy Hook. The vessel likely dates to the 1780s and lies near an American wreck buried under sediments. A chest with unreadable papers, solid hull balls, and a blown captain’s oar were noted as artifacts.
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New
Wes
Lowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ani
Hawk
American Board
Yale
Goliah
Puget Sound
Will
Red Man
Aei
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