How Snow Color Arises From Micro Organisms And Bugs
The article describes red and green snow from minute organisms and mites, including mites, wheel animals, springtails, and worms on glaciers and high mountains. It notes Charcot expedition finds red snow and insects on Mount Rainier and glaciers, with worms observed on icy surfaces thriving in cool conditions.
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Charcot Antarctic
Alps
Andes
M. Gain
Charcot
Germany
Scientific American
FE. Matthes
United States Geological Survey
Mount Rainier
Mr. Matthes
Varnish From Chinese Tree Described In Detail
The article explains varnish from the Rhus vernicifera tree found in Hupeh Kweichow and Szechwan. Tapping yields five to seven pounds per tree as it ages to fifty or sixty years. Crude varnish appears black and hardens only in dry air. It is highly indestructible but dangerously toxic on contact, hindering trade despite reporting as Ningpo varnish in foreign markets.
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China
Hupeh
Kweichow
Szechwan
Julian Arnold
Peking
New Ice-Included Concrete Patents Shape Hollow Blocks
A Munich inventor Stefan Rohm proposes encasing a block of ice in concrete to form hollow concrete bodies. Small channels would let thaw water escape, enabling the making of both small hollow centers and large hollow blocks, applicable to artificial stone as well.
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Bruckenbau
Stefan Rohm
Munich
Why are there no snakes in Ireland
The Chicago American notes that snakes did not reach Ireland because the Irish Sea was too deep for a land bridge. Snakes originated in Asia and spread across Europe, reaching Great Britain, but never crossed to the Emerald Isle. The piece adds the old saying that God is good to the Irish.
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Ireland
Irish Sea
Asia
Europe
Great Britain
Emerald Isle
Chicago
Early Sioux War and Mankato Massacre Monument Remark
The Automobile Blue Book notes pioneer era in Mankato Minnesota with a 1862 Sioux uprising. Lincoln commuted most sentences. 88 hanged on a levee scaffold. one died before execution. A monument marks the site today. Also a tongue in cheek line about false teeth.
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Mankato
Minn
Linecoln
War Savings Stamps graphic and witty editorial note
A wartime newspaper item notes the official trademark of the 1919 War Savings Stamps featuring Benjamin Franklin and adds a satirical quip about a French professor who claims ideas peak between two and five in the morning. The piece pokes fun at private life and clever wordplay.
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Benjamin Franklin
Dona
New Hungarian Government Formed in Budapest Amid turmoil
The Hungarian cabinet led by Julius Bell has fallen and Archduke Joseph forms a ministry in Budapest. Romanian forces reportedly crossed the Danube, seizing supplies in the business district as preparations to ship them to Romania proceed. The Entente mission in Budapest delegated government authority to Archduke Joseph after the Bell government resigned.
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Prestatus
Garian
Julus’ Bell
Joseph
Budapest
Danube
Roumania
Entente
Archduke Joseph
Peibell
Twenty Are Probably Lost in Collision
Associated Press report from Halifax describes the schooner Gallis sinking after a collision with the British steamer Warwitch. The Gallis carried at least fifteen crew and possibly a dozen passengers. only seven are accounted for per a wireless message.
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Associated Press
Halifax
Pigeons Fly 216 Mile Race In Five Hours
The Blue Ridge loft from Roanoke Virginia sent eight pigeons to Winchester covering 216 miles in five hours. Proprietors M A Doran and William Hillyard oversaw the loft with Lee Barr acting as clocker.
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Blue Ridge
Roanoke Va
Winchester
Messrs
M. A. Doran
William H Hillyard
Lee Barr
Marble Cleaning Recipe With Bathbrick Paste
To clean discolored marble wash with soap and water wipe dry then apply a paste of powdered bathbrick and lemon juice Rub into the stains and rinse with clean cold water.
Fireproof Orientals Endure Heat in Ocean Steamers
A fragment notes that Orientals appear immune to the extreme heat of firerooms on ocean steamers and can endure temperatures that would swiftly affect white men and deer, implying remarkable heat tolerance among workers in ship engineering environments.
Dreaded Enemy of Aviator In Foggy Skies
A veteran flyer warns that flying in fog removes landmarks and makes judging ascent or descent nearly impossible. He notes constant danger from trees buildings telegraph wires and water bodies during landing attempts.
Bad Luck in Poker a Superstition Says James Hay Jr
The article argues there is no such thing as luck in poker or life. Success comes from skill knowledge and patience. Premonitions of failure invite disaster and charms or talismans should be dismissed to achieve the task.
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James Hay, Jr
McChire
Sign of Coincidence in City Auto Run
A joyrider experiences sudden bad luck when a tire blows out near a city outskirts. The driver and chauffeur investigate the incident as a bystander points to a sign reading William Hard luckt, carpenter. The moment sparks a humorous exchange between Billy and a nearby maid.
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Billy
William Hardluckt
New York Sun
Elephant Leg Anatomy Compared To Horse Joints
A historical note explains elephant leg structure differs from horse anatomy with an unusual knee like a stifle near the forelimb, a thigh aligned to the upper arm, and hind legs resembling a forward walking stance when seen in motion, highlighting joint placement and motion.
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Hant
Thorse
United States Admirals Rise with Civil War Honors
The first rear admirals in the United States Navy were commissioned in 1862 as the rank formed by act of Congress. David Farragut was made vice admiral in 1864 for Civil War valor, and the admiral rank followed two years later to honor him.
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United States
United States Navy
Congress
David Farragut
United’ States Navy
George Yey
Manila
France
William de Leybourne
Edward I
Optimistic Thought The King Cannot Always Rule
Fragmentary line suggests a reflection on governance and power. The phrase hints at limits of royal authority and the tension between personal will and institutional rule. Further context needed for precise attribution or era.
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Porate
Rail shopmen strike disrupts rail operations across regions
Four thousand New Haven shopmen in New Haven go on strike as freight traffic on the Chicago and Northwestern and Baltimore and Ohio regions slows. Northwestern trains run irregularly. clerks and other railway workers vote on a wage strike, signaling widespread labor action in August.
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New Haven Railroad
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Town and Minnesota
Northwestern
Baltimore
Mount Clare
Riverside
Orangeville
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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