Sir Lyon Playfair told an amusing story about himself at the meeting of the Colonial Institute last week. Sir Lyon attended the recent meeting of the British Association in Canada. In the course of an ...
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Article : 1,470 wordsCaptain Willard Glazier, of the U.S. Navy, in June, 1881, organised and led an expedition with the object of finally settling the matter. The expedition proceeded in canoes via Leech Lake to ...
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Article : 467 wordsIt is stated that a famons electric observer, Mr. Andrew Crosse, made a simple apparatus by which milk could be galvanised or electrified, and be kept sweet for three weeks. He used the following ...
Article : 119 wordsIt is not generous to withhold an expression of sympathy for those who have failed in the accomplishment of great undertakings, in which they have embarked all their pecuniary, physical, and ...
Article : 268 wordsThe above teams met on the reserve, East Maitland, on Saturday last, for an afternoon's match. The result of the game was in favour of the East. Cunningham, Wray, ...
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Advertising : 1,514 wordsOn March 2 the Reichstag reassembled, and commenced the discussion of the credits demanded by the Government for the Camerons district. Prince Bismarck declared that ...
Article : 428 wordsThis match was played at East Maitland on the latter's ground last Saturday, and resulted in a very easy win for the Maitland C.C. by 84 runs in the first innings. Terry ...
Article : 314 wordsA rollor pulp machine has been invented by Mr. Pond, of Rutland, Vermont, by which sawdust, shavings, chips, and pieces of wood can be made with great rapidity into a pulp of clean, fine fibre. The ...
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