Strange mix of colonial notes and frontier tale fragments
A garbled, OCR like compilation spans dozens of topics from the New South Wales agriculture reports to tales of emigration and punishment, then shifts to a perilous survival tale of a man trapped in a deep well, and finally to curious scraps on trees, lightning, and a Texan eccentric buried standing up with relics. The readable portions include references to Dr Sander, Colby seniors, and a Mexico Cathedral, blended with a first person escape narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colbey
Clave
Reynolds
Kalioch
Tsching
Smethine
Wadsworth
Nichols
G. A. Andrews
Morrill
Storer
Sturtevant
Mise Ibley
Wait Oo
Beckman
Colby
New York Sun
Mme
Bamboo culture spreads through Southern California
A Washington Star report details successful bamboo plantations in Southern California. It notes the Department of Agriculture promoting bamboo cultivation for economic use, with hardy varieties from Sicily and Asia touted as viable from New York to California and the Deep South. Generous yields, long-lived canes, and diverse uses from fencing to furniture are described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States
Charles Heath
Sicily
New York
California
Chins
Topam
Himalayas
New England
Gen. R. Kirkham
Oakland
Ocala
Fla
Lee County
Fashon
Gen
Kirklam
Fawil
China
Japan
Washington Star
Tankee Blade Quotation on Money and Bets
A fragmented quotation places Tankee Blade discussing money and bets with a playful claim about owning and sharing funds. The speaker asserts ownership of his and his wife's money and mentions about 9000 obtained from friends. The fragment hints at a casual, boastful tone about wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tankee Blade
Fragmentary OCR note from Detroit Free Press reads
A partial OCR fragment references a cryptic line about the end coming with a sigh and uncertain timing, attributed to T Hollands and tied to Detroit Free Press content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Hollands
Theo
Detroit
Fragmented Comic Dialogue From Obscure Playful Exchange
A jumble of quoted lines and comic snippets features characters discussing tone and misreadings. A museum director and Gazzam exchange taunts about a mummy falling apart while unpacking. Other vignettes include a typist’s justification, a Mendelssohn reference, and a tale of a man chasing his own tail.
Mississippi Levees and the Great Overflow of the River
The Mississippi levee system, built at a cost near 40 million dollars, spans 75 million cubic yards of earthworks to protect a wide riverfront region. Despite 22 foot high, 142 foot base levees completed in 1873, the 1889 flood overwhelmed many embankments, inundating St Louis and New Orleans areas and prompting further construction and repairs amid ongoing cost and risk.
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Missisippi
Louisiana
Milan O
St. Louis New Orleane
Baton Rouge
Uae
Tata
York
Mexican Funerals Seen By An American Eye
The St. Louis vice-Democrat describes Mexican funeral customs with a flatcar like hearse carrying a coffin, ropes and poles wrapped with flowers, and a mule drawn procession racing through crowded streets. Both rich and poor are treated alike as mourners follow to the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert
Boston
Capital
St. Louis vice-Democrat
In the Same Box Texas Sittings Quip About Conquest
An old courtly quip from Texas Sittings laments aging soldiers who have not captured anything. A veteran replies that both know what it is to grow old without making conquests, humorously contrasting years of service with untested triumphs.
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Daddy Gilpin
C. W. Holmes
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Republia
Into
Sander
New South Wales Departrmens of Agriculture
States Department of Agriculture
Amer
Rch Am-timbor
Iran
George Hodges
Pittsburgh
City
Mexico
America
Ganebthon
Oy Maloney
Ponge
Ngs
Jacky
Seilverawen
Coares
Lex
Lta
Ararat
Armenia
Selentity Magazine
Brit Bailey
Tennessee
Bailey's Prairie
Velasco
Vst
Tio
Ory
Hhe Sompaciente
Brooklyn
Gudes
Denly
Chicago Mail
Ats
Avia
Ganges
Asia
Europe
Euarope
Cuba
Annered
Museum
Gazzam
Benedict
Bérib
Mawson
Scribbler
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