Vast 19th century miscellany on land, people, and fauna
The article surveys world landholdings and wealth, Oklahoma vs Ohio, rainfall in Kansas, global Lutheran ranks, weddings in 1889, a female mail contractor in California, Siam’s aging elephant, Chinese migration to the Philippines, oysters in Philadelphia, buffalo preservation, a Westward mining tale of ant hill topaz, and animal behavior including birds and fishes, with a rambling collection of observations and anecdotes from journalism and travel.
Boy with extraordinary memory astounds Aurora readers
A Chicago Tribune report describes Howard Zimmers, an eight year old from Aurora Indiana, who rapidly masters and recalls long numeric sequences and telegraph code. He can recount car and train numbers forward or backward after brief glances and has memorized geography, astronomy data, and birth ages, with potential for advanced arithmetical calculation.
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A New Use for Wealth in Cleaning Eyes
Captain Orentz at the St. Charles Hotel demonstrates cleaning spectacles with ten dollar bank notes claiming they clear glass without leaving lint or dirt. He notes a one dollar bill would work as well and dismisses disease concerns, praising paper money as soft and effective for polishing glassware.
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Mogollon Mountains
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Captain Orentz
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Cave Mysteries and Deep Cave Rivers in Florida
A geological survey of northern Florida suggests extensive cave systems beneath the state. Wakulla and Alachua Counties feature cave rivers flowing about 60 feet below the surface, reaching mysterious depths and rapid bottom waters, as explorers note.
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Wakulla
Alachua
New Fork
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