Working peat bogs for fuel in New England markets
Special correspondence from Toston details peat as a promising coal substitute amid the anthracite strike. Massachusetts and Maine boast vast peat beds with potential to supply New England for decades, via drying, briquetting, and exporting methods, reducing fuel costs and stabilizing supply.
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Toston
Bay State
Massachusetts
Boston
Nantucket
Melrose
Noster and Marie Rail
Trilwosd Corporation
New England
Maine
Washington
Penobscot
Etna Bog
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Morristown
Homecoming of Orville Gilbert Ends in Family Reunion
Orville Gilbert, once a wayward youth, returns to Connecticut and learns his estranged parents, once thought gone, live in a small home now cared for by Margaret Pixley, widow. he vows to stay and help. The reunion precedes plans to remain near family, marking a turning point from his early wanderings to responsibility and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Sishy
Orville Gilbert
Orville
Caivil
Beng
Missouri River
San Francisco
Tldibe
Indiana
Paeble
Bell
Beceive & Parliuer
James Whitcomb Riley
Locke
Gilbert
Itien
Margaret Pixley
Rlying
Orvilla Gilbert
Mugele
Margaret
Cyville
Tiger Vengeance and a Colonial Whipping Tale
A Bangalore region tale tells Colonel Ryder flogging his trusted servant Syng Rang for theft of a ruby left unproven after a confession and a fierce social sting. Doorunda, an old man, foretells the true thief and orchestrates a tiger ambush. Tigers slaughter the camp, sparing Doorunda and leaving mystery with the colonial officers.
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Conyright
C. R. Lewis
Ryder
Bangalore
India
Hind
Doorunda
Syng Rang
Rulyy
Western Ghauts
Els
Ile
Ila
Salt field labor and harsh conditions described in 19th century report
The piece depicts workers in a salt deposit under brutal heat with Japanese and Gondulla Indians performing loading and sewing tasks. It notes extreme heat averaging 140 degrees, scarce drinking water, and spectacular salt-field vistas by day and moon. It also mentions daily plowing yields and various foot descriptions from a New York Tribune caricature section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gondulla
Great Marsh
Ttme
New York Tribune
Newspaper item condensed from the home edition
The fragmentary note suggests a locally printed, at home edition summarizing news in concise form. It lacks clear events, dates, or named entities, but conveys a self-produced, compact reporting approach.
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Gene
Emerald Isle
Esays
Germany
Russia
Sweden
Belgium
Norway
Wales
Scotland
THE
Tigers
Chicago American
Bina Towns
Browne
Towne
Yex
Hake
Aikey
In O’elunk Sharp
Poland
China
F. Schrader
S. Rath
Rh. B. Grant
Iowa Lumber Company
Waghehiman
Forlunsk
California
WedneStoy
Town Cental
Los Angeles
Santa Je
Tawa Central-Waked
A. Bi Cotte, GP
Dp. Ay
Minneapolis
Ming
Desay
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