Wiggins Predicts Terrible Downfall on the 29th
Professor B Stone Wiggins of the meteorological bureau warns of a major subterranean upheaval on the twenty ninth of the month. He foresees a vast hurricane from ocean to ocean, damaging cities from Charleston to New Orleans and across the Gulf of St Lawrence with tremors and storms across Ontario, Quebec, and New England.
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B. Stone Wiggins
Meterological Bureau
Wiggine
Charleston
Atlantic
Europe
South America
America
Wiggins
San Francisco
Pacific
Gulf of Ll Wrence
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
New England
Charleston City
Jacksonville
Fis
Macon
At-lants
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Hnd
Baton Rouge
Houston
San Antonio
Galveston
Texas
Professor Wiggins
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
William Dawson
British Association
Birmingham
Canada
What shall be done with women who can do nothing
In the Forum D Lapham questions how to assist poor women who must work for a living. She notes many marry rich husbands and have time, while the difficulty lies in providing opportunities for those who need to earn a living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae D. Lapham
Remarkable cure of leg ulcer by B B B blood purifier
Artanta Ga January 12 1886 A lengthy typhoid bout left a leg ulcer two inches across and sinking toward the bone. After six inches of surrounding tissue threatened to slough and counsel warned of losing the leg the patient used B B B per Dr Dromgoole. Two bottles produced fresh healing and rapid improvement with the ulcer finally entirely well and the patient back in business at W H Brotherton's store. Endorsed by local residents including W H Brotherton W B Cone Major D A Cook Dr Park Dr J L Pinson and others of Atlanta. Sold by all Druggists in America Ga.
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Artanta
Sawell
J. P. Dromgoole
W. H. Brotherton
W.H. Brotherton
W. B. Cone
D. A. Cook
Park
J. L. Pinson
Atlanta
M. Cheshire
Amerioas
Tecumseh's Prediction and the 1812 Earthquake Tale
A Boston Herald linked legend recounts Tecumseh the Shawnee as a “fake prophet” whose foretold strike against the earth with his foot allegedly sparked the 1811 12 earthquake era. The piece notes his alliances with Seminoles and Creeks, hisBritish service, and his death at the Thames in 1813, with Creeks exposed to a crushed uprising and a ruined nation.
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Boston Herald
Tecumseh
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
England
Detroit
the Gulf
Toockabatcha
the Thames
Canada
Richard M. Johnson
Kentucky
Minister Cox Leaves Constantinople on Leave of Absence
The notice states Minister Cox has departed Constantinople on leave and suggests a successor should be found before it expires. It argues Cox is needed on the house floor and too valuable to be sent away to Turkey.
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Cox
Constantinople
Pbo|e
Turkey
Human Body Weight Across Life Ages and Sexes
Data from Houghtaling's Handbook outlines birth weights for males and females, peak weights around ages 40 and 50, and gradual declines into old age. It notes growth patterns from infancy through adolescence, with adults weighing about twenty times birth weight and stature increasing roughly three and a half times.
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Houghtaling
Interesting Facts About Silkworms In Growth and Silk Spinning
Mr. Dean shares striking silkworm facts including 40 000 worms from an ounce of eggs and 9 500 grains after 28 to 31 days. He notes filaments reaching 250 yards to a mile and a half, cocoon spinning by 800 000 turns, and last growth stage requiring ravenous feeding before spinning.
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Dean
New York Sun
Late dining habits shape American physique and decorum
A historical note discusses how dining after work alters health and leisure, citing gentlemen who shifted from brisk downtown meals to hour long home dinners. It contrasts views with Mrs Ticknor’s stance and mentions silver plating on wooden handles as a modern craft, alongside a brief aside on English rail company cooperation.
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George Ticknor
Boston
Stone the Woman Let the Man Go Free Poem Passage
A poem fragment counsels harsh judgment on a woman blamed for leading a man to ruin. It contrasts public punishment of women with leniency for men and questions future divine judgment on gendered guilt. The piece argues for moral balance and criticizes a world that assigns guilt unevenly.
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Stone
Cultivation of Gats Oasts Promise High Yields
Oats respond to careful seed selection and deep, clean cultivation. With excellent management 75 to 80 bushels per acre are possible, rivaling best practices for other grains. Oats benefit from high soil cultivation and thorough manuring to maximize per acre production.
The Damien Plum Variant in South Gennes Flora
The Damien Plum, native to South Gennes, is praised as one of the best plum varieties. It is hardy, grows in forests with other trees, and in cultivated plots can yield larger fruit but fewer in number if overbearing. Wild specimens in Saguthero Georgia rival apricots in size and sweetness.
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South
Gennes
Florida
Saguthero
Georgia
Remarkable Recovery after Dr King’s Discovery at Paris Texas
Excitement spreads near Paris Texas as J E Corley, once bedridden and deemed dying of consumption, regains strength after using Dr King’s New Discovery and New Pills. He buys a large supply, gains thirty six pounds, and attributes his recovery to the treatment. Primus Jones reports gathering thirteen bales of cotton, with Gainesville receiving its first bale on the 15th.
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Paris
Tex
J. E. Corley
Dr. King
Peru
E. J. Eldridge’s
Primus Jones
Goats as Land Clearers in Ozark Mountain Farms
A wealthy landowner uses goats to clear new woodland in Ozark mountains Arkansas by grazing on oak sprouts after cutting. Goats quickly declutter undergrowth, making pioneer lands like Patterson Hammock in Madison County Florida more penetrable. They feed on most forest plants and, in winter, bark various trees, hindering regrowth and offering profits from hides and flesh.
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Ozark Mountains
Ark
Madison County
Fla
Patterson Hammock
Orst
Ocilla
Electric Bitters Promising Cure All Diseases of Kidneys
Claims appear of various health benefits from Electric Bitters and urges use as a blood purifier. Reports note cures for kidney and liver complaints, dyspepsia, diabetes, and urinary issues, with a price of 50 cents. Also mentions unrelated local notes about Lincoln’s Son Fields and dairy ventures and a staged marriage reveal at Bethany, Illinois.
Widow of General Pickett Joins Interior Department
The widow of General Pickett, famed for his Gettysburg charge, has been appointed to a Washington Department of the Interior post. Ultra Republican papers may have new material for partisan commentary.
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Pickett
Gettysburg
Department of the Interior
Washington
Intermediate and Lory Price Grades Outlined in Line
The Goods item notes that our intermediate and lory priced grades are not in one line. It emphasizes separation of pricing tiers and cautions against combining the two in a single line for clarity. The message aims to prevent misinterpretation of product grades and pricing.
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Ottawa
Ont
Walter H. Smith
Astro-Meterological Association of Canada
Fimia
Ha’ Enital Co
Bout Ther Com
Lila
Menaurea
Ellog
Damien Plain
Gainesville
Lincoln’s Son Fields
London
Sir John Soane
R. F. Napier
Hawkinsville
Bethany
J.J. Smith
Cotton Avenue
Allen House
Americus
Doyle Bros
Dota Bros
Wheatley’ Bank
Nerf
John R, Shalt
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