Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891


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The Scientific American may be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, having launched its first publication in 1845. It has been a mainstay of popular science with in-depth articles across a broad spectrum of scientific fields. In this supplement are short articles ranging through such topics as The Business End of the American Newspaper, Chicago as a Seaport, Alternate Current Condensers, Gaseous Illuminants. and much more. - Summary by Larry Wilson

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The New Labor Exchange At Paris 3:11 Read by Larry Wilson
The Business End of the American Newspaper by A.H. Siegfried, Part 1 37:12 Read by Colton Wooten
The Business End of the American Newspaper by A.H. Siegfried, Part 2 19:07 Read by Cbteddy
How to Prevent Hay Fever by Alexander Rixa, M.D., New York 6:53 Read by quartertone
The Source of Chinese Ginger 2:29 Read by Larry Wilson
Floating Elevator and Spoil Distributor 5:41 Read by Yaron Bernstein
Improved Cold Iron Saw 2:21 Read by Stacey Malcolm
A Railway through the Andes / The Empress of India 7:33 Read by mleigh
Chicago as a Seaport 20:16 Read by Cbteddy
N.F. Burnham and His Life Work by W.H. Burnham 10:36 Read by Colton Wooten
Alternate Current Condensers 8:54 Read by Yaron Bernstein
The Telegraphic Communication between Great Britain, Europe, America, and the East by George Walter Niven 23:11 Read by George Banfield
Electricity in Transitu from Plenum to Vacuum by Prof. William Crookes, F.R.S. 28:39 Read by Adrian Stephens
Gaseous Illuminants by Prof. Vivian B. Lewes, Part 1 14:48 Read by quartertone
Gaseous Illuminants by Prof. Vivian B. Lewes, Part 2 16:31 Read by quartertone
Gaseous Illuminants by Prof. Vivian B. Lewes, Part 3 21:14 Read by quartertone
Stereoscopic Projections 7:56 Read by quartertone
The Effect on Fowls of Nitrogenous and Carbonaceous Rations 21:17 Read by Adrian Stephens
Herbaceous Grafting 8:12 Read by Julie Anne Thompson
A Humorous Health Officer 1:43 Read by Larry Wilson