Trial of John Foster for Assault in North Carolina
The report describes John Foster's NC trial for assault and battery on William Truitt. Witness Jeremiah Buster, a one eyed rough man, testifies with a mountain dialect about events at a tan-yard and Truitt’s claim of money owed, while defense argues Foster did not strike, and the witness claims Truitt threatened and the fight occurred when Foster struck back. Jack Truitt and foes are mentioned with evasive statements and implied consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
John Foster
William Truitt
Jeremiah Buster
Jeremish Buster
Squire
Jerry
Otaire
Buster
Penthease
Caltven
Cra Monige
Alleget
Prinson
John Ethene
Jack
Truitt
Bill
Iester
Tan Yard
Gildaed Fox
Foster
Neel
Bill Truitt
District Gore
Reconstruction meeting yields call for fair chances
In Cincinnati after the war a Union soldier a Confederate soldier and an ex slave formed a committee to draft resolutions. They debated hours and produced a resolution affirming that everybody shall have a fair chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
The Music of the Future in Demorest’s Monthly
Richard Wagner stands as the great modern composer and reformer of opera. He argued the composer should write the libretto and favored harmony over melody. His works feature vast, strange sounds and emotion rather than tuneful tunes, aided by Varavia’s funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demorest’s Monthly
Richard Wagner
Wagner
Ravaria
After Killing a Man. Flow Engineers Feel Over the Deadly Work
The Western express from New York reaches Broad Street Station when Engineer Vandegrift notices blood on the cowcatcher. The search across the line leads to a dead man found near Bridesburg Station with a crushed head. Conductor Feaster and the engineer reflect on the grim work and sleepless nights that follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Western Express
Broad Street
New York
Vandegrift
Harry Feaster
Bridesburg
Ran
Canada Pacific Railway Tale of Grant and Gamble
The main line of the Canada Pacific Railway would reach 2400 miles. The British government grants include 25 million dollars and 25 million acres valued at about five dollars an acre. The gift could fund construction and steamship links to Europe and Asia, with tax exemptions forever, but critics warn of high operating costs and potential illusions of cheap property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Canada Pacific Railway Company
Montreal
Europe
Port Moody
Austra i
Hogs that Can Outrun a Black Person
In South Carolina a planter explains that land-pike hogs are bred to outrun Black people, a claim illustrating racial attitudes. The observer notes regional differences, comparing Georgia hogs and South Carolina stock, and remarks on the impracticality and diet value of such hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Georgia
The Cost of the Cup figures shocking Britain spending
The article cites enormous liquor consumption in Great Britain estimated at 60,000 900 monthly and 15,000,000 weekly or $25 per second day and night. It notes 3,508,480 Bible letters and suggests $2.6 on each letter equals annual British and Irish expenditure. Grain used by brewers could bake four loaves per week for every UK family. The figures are startling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demorest
Great Britain
Ireland
United Kingdom
Shortening a Man's Stature in Prison Story
Boston Herald recounts Michael Davitt jailed in 1870 for treason felon, age 24, six feet tall and 185 pounds. After nine years inside he weighed 130 pounds and stood five feet ten and a half inches, attributed to a 14 inch water bucket chair in his cell that forced him to sit without back support all day, causing shrinkage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Herald
Michael Davitt
Davitt
Accomplished Monkey At Philadelphia Zoo Demonstrates Nose Blowing
A female chimpanzee named Mrs Rooney at the Philadelphia Zoological Garden is described using a handkerchief to blow her nose. The animals, including her mate Pat Rooney, perform tricks for visitors amid gentle domestic banter by keepers, with humorous observations on their interactions and routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae * Rooney
Education and Language Lessons in Arkansaw Traveler
A dialect exchange shows Jim and his parents debating the value of schooling and the use of big words. The mother and Ortho weigh how education should shape speech, with examples comparing grasshopper and goat vocabulary and insults toward educated speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansaw Traveler
Jim
Webster
Nan
Exertion Train Prompted Quick Exit in Town
Old Mrs. B. arrived on an exertion train last week and hurried to leave explaining her ticket "perspires tonight" in a playful remark. The quip reflects small town humor about travel and time.
London Post Office Puts Citizens First with Cheap, Convenient Service
The article notes the British post office offers near door delivery even to rural districts, low inland letter rates, and stamps sold through carriers. It contrasts profits and efficiency with low wages for ordinary staff and postal reforms through the years including money orders and postal orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Bull
Post Office Department
United States
Postal Department
British Islands
Y Tal-Ca
Savings
Peppermint Essence Industry in Western New York
The mint industry centers in western New York with Wayne County producing about sixty thousand pounds of peppermint oil yearly from three thousand acres. Harvest starts in August and leaves are dried in sun before distillation in regional stills. oil is collected with water separation and potential losses from re distillation. Oil aging dulls aroma and can thicken into a yellow resin with prolonged air exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lattimore
New York
Wayne County
Europe
America
Dean Gao
That Man Who Sent Me Insulted Me Drummer Recalls Trainers
A New York drummer in early service recounts his trainer’s disdain and the hard abuse faced during his novitiate. The veteran insists insults are rare in his twenty years, noting he has been kicked and ordered off premises but never insulted. The exchange underscores harsh early career pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Star
Sitart
Give the Rich Man a Chance Lecture in Pittsburg Draws Applause
Robert J. Burdette urged young men to shift focus from aiding the poor to giving the rich man a chance to lead. He argued that poor inventors and thinkers have long driven progress, and now the rich should take the wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Robert J. Burdette
Cleveland Leader Labels Cigar Smoke Man as Third Class Matter
The Cleveland Leader calls the subject the lah-de-dah cigarrette smoking "dude" a fixed railway status. The item appears as a brief, humorous classification of a local character described as third class male matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Fifty New Army Recruits Add Paymaster Posts
The regular army gained fifty new recruits last week. This expansion will require employment of ten additional paymasters to manage payroll duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown Herald
Curi ous cat colony found on Texas farm
A brief note from near Cleburne Texas reports a curious cat colony on the Cal Chambers farm. Wheat was thrashed there, suggesting unusual activity or farming conditions in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demores
Cleburne
Texas
Cal Chambers
Untitled Verse Fragment On Song And Sweetness
Fragmentary verse questions claims about the power and sweetness of a song. The speaker compares their art to shining words and gold honey, addressing a queen and contemplating praise and restraint in poetic language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ema
Jefferson Inauguration Described With Pomp And Ceremony
An English traveler’s account misdated Jefferson’s inauguration as simple, but new material shows a ceremony full of pageantry. Washington opened with artillery salutes as Jefferson, in plain dress, entered the capitol and took the oath before a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Je‘fergon
United States
John Davis
Jefferson
Palisades
Perley
Washington
Boston Journal
Senate
Company
Washington Artillery
Alexandria
Thomas Jefferson
Capitol
House of Representatives
Barr
Englishman Seeks Warm Seats in Hell at New York Theatre
Eli Perkins recounts an English visitor in New York requesting two warm seats in hell at Wallack's Box-Sheet, insisting on row L and middle seats. The exchange amuses Moss the theatre treasurer as the man blends humor with literal seat desires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Perkins
Chicago Tribune
New York
Hamerica
New World
Habey's Park Theatre
Hell
Mr. Moss
Pman Henglishman
Lock of Thad Stevens Hair Story Told by John L. Thomas
A Baltimore storyteller recounts Thaddeus Stevens meeting a dignified east coast visitor who asks for a lock of the great Pennsylvanian's hair. Stevens, amused, lifts his brown wig and offers a chosen strand from his head to seal the encounter as a souvenir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad Stevens
John L. Thomas
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Congress
Thad
Ocean’s Deep: Blake Reaches Record Atlantic Depth
The Blake steamer returns from the Atlantic with the deepest ever sounding. On January 1 about 105 miles northwest of St Thomas the lead touched bottom at 4 551 fathoms. A near complete map of the Atlantic bottom is promised as science aims to unveil deep sea secrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demorest’s Monthly
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Blake
Atlantic Ocean
St. Thomas
Atlantic
Boston Post Ingersoll on Southern Dress and Civility
The Boston Post Ingersoll argues that ping hats and suspenders are needed in the South before progress, claiming slovenly dress blocks civilization and risks with suspenders and seven dollar hats. It contrasts with Chinese American editor Wong Chin Foo’s New York publication praised by the Philadelphia Chronicle Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Ingersoll
South
Philadelphia Chronicle-Herald
New Chinese American of
New York
Wong Chin Foo
Nocturnal Visitor Seeks Air and Space in Dim Parlor
A young man enters quietly, sits in an easy chair, and jokes about meeting a familiar figure unseen. He complains of living with a mother nearby and longs for fresh air and roughly thirty acres, expressing restless fatigue and a desire to escape quickly.
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Jove
The Confed general Joe Johnston and general Thomas remark
A visitor at Atlanta quips about Gen. Thomas calling him “the rock of Chickamauga” and concludes with a remark on his own acknowledged one good quality. The reply suggests Thomas always knew when he was whipped.
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Joe Johnson
Atlanta
Georgia
Gen. Thomas
Rock of
Chickamauga
Thomas
Death of Gen John H Morgan Reexamined by Loyal East Tennesseans
In a letter from Owensville Indiana the Tennessean recalls the 1864 Morgan death near Greenville and Bull’s Gap. It details Gillem’s pursuit, Morgan’s capture attempt, and the short engagement that followed before his body was sent under a flag of truce. The writer rebuts rumors of murder by loyal troops and notes Campbell, a deserter, did not know Morgan.
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Tennessee
A. C. Gillem
Greenville
Tennessee Cavalry
Tenth Michigan Cavalry
Bull’s Gap
Knoxville
Morgan
Gillem
Ingerton
Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry
Sizemore
Andrew Campbell
John G. Burchfield
John H. Morgan
Colt
Basil Duke
Gen Morgan
Col. Clay
Whig
Williama
Andrew Campell
Gen. Morgan
Campbell
Ireland
Bloomington
Indiana
Owensville
Ind
American industry seeks foreign markets amid tariff shifts
The essay argues the United States must expand exports as population and immigration rise. It notes rising domestic production, shifting labor toward new crafts, and the need to reopen foreign trade. Machinery, patents, and design drive growth while tariffs encourage home markets and curb imports.
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George Alfred Townsend
United States
Chicago
Europe
America
Hungary
Russia
Turkey
Portugal
Canada
Cuba
Broadway
Patterson
N. J
Wall Street
Liverpool
Nevada
Ohio
New York
Boston
Asia
China
Missisippi
Amiera
India
England
Madagascar
Belgium
Jay Gould
Ea’ousy
Nio
Africa
Manchester
Cutlers
SheMeld
New England
West
Indiana
Recounter of Cheatham's Confederate high command at Franklin
The account recalls Gen Cheatham and ex Governor Porter describing the Franklin Tennessee battle of November 30 1864. They recount troop dispositions Brown and Cleburne leading key charges toward Wagner’s lines, heavy casualties including Cleburne’s death, and the fierce close combat across Winstead Hill and the Federal breastworks.
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Cincinnati Enquire
Franklin
Tennessee
Cheatham
Hood
Stewart
Stephen D. Lee
Winstead’s
Porter
Winstead’s Hill
Cleburne
Brown
Winstead's Hill
Wagner
Cox
Schofield
Merrill's Hill
Anake
Spring Hill
Ong
Cleurne
Federal Works
John Adama
Scott
Cockrell
Missouri
Quarles
Gordon
Granberry
Gist
Strahl
Carter
John
Manigault
Bate
Ag Pthee
Carter House
The Animal Like Philosophy Of The Little Darkey
A Mary F E Bryan essay explores a Black office boy Elick who defends life’s value against a white author’s despair. It debates whether education and refined sensitivity increase unhappiness and how helping others can ease melancholy, offering a practical creed of hopeful action.
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Darkey
Mary FE
Bryan
Erick
Elick
Farms in the United States by size in the 19th century
The table lists counts of US farms by size in 1890 and earlier years. Totals show 4,008,907 farms in 1890, with 2,659,085 in smaller categories. Under 100 acres accounts for 2,208,374 and 2,075,338 in other years. Larger classes include 100 to 500 acres, 500 to 1,000 acres, and 1,000 acres plus.
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United States
Work and Humanity in Browning’s Vision of Labor
A compact reflection on Browning’s view that true work serves humanity. It argues workers elevate both bodies and souls, aligning labor with divine example and human progress through conscious effort.
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God
Browning
The Value of Willow Wood in Fire Proof Building
Popular Science Monthly notes willow wood as highly useful for fire proof floors due to incombustibility. It grows large and yields substantial lumber. A white willow in Stockbridge Massachusetts measures twenty two feet in circumference at four feet high and extends fifty feet in every direction. The basket willow offers high income per acre, with reports of versatile uses from planking to furniture and testaments that willows are underutilized in the U.S. context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Stockbridge
Mass
Connecticut
Jesse W. Feil
Illinois
Fuller
Mississippi River Navigation Expansion Discussed
Phrenological Journal notes the Mississippi River has 55 tributaries and 16 57 miles of navigation, a fraction of future potential once federal projects extend inland waterways into Minnesota and Wisconsin. It mentions 16 571 steamboat routes and 20 221 miles navigable by barges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Phrenological Journal
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Boy narrates hunting mishap with stammering gun
The tale describes Dumpsey and Johnny out hunting a rabbit. Dumpsey’s gun stammers and misfires missing the shot, leaving Johnny to explain that papa saw a rabbit but the gun stammered and couldn’t hit it.
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Dumpsey
Johnny
Why They Laughed in a Crowded Street Car
In a drenching rain a director clung to a street car arm while others laughed at his struggle. The scene, though humorous to onlookers, revealed the peril of the crowded car and the passengers nearly dying from the awkward mishap.
True to Nature at Declamation Class
A rhetorical student defends his performance after the professor questions his delivery. The reply asserts a general would address an addin in the same style if terrified and nervous, revealing classroom humor and old rhetorical discourse.
Wonders of Astronomy Misstatements Sparked by Dialogue
A playful exchange misstates solar distances as a few thousand miles and lists celestial names, reflecting a light moment about early astronomy. The dialogue contrasts modern knowledge with inflated claims about planets and the sun.
Convenient to Know Rattle Snake Tail Motions
Dr Ott notes the rattlesnake tail makes sixty vibrations per second. This handy fact helps avoid counting motions when encountered, providing quick reference for readers.
International Meridian Debate Seeks Universal Prime Line
The piece notes pressure for a universal prime meridian to ease global navigation. It cites Britain using Greenwich and the US pushing for a universal standard. Paris Academy backers propose aligning with Ptolemy’s line about 4.7 degrees from Paris, arguing it avoids Atlantic placement and national offense.
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Demorest
Greenwich
United States
M. Chaucourtois
Paris Academy of Science
Ptolemy
Paria
Atlantic
Pneumatic tubes proposed to replace telegraph wires
A Chicago Tribune report recalls a gentleman proposing underground pneumatic tubes to substitute telegraph poles and wires. The system would connect all offices, sending messages via tubes to the outside office for dispatch, promising faster, cheaper transmission and less unsightly poles. The idea echoes New York usage and interest in cities like Philadelphia and London, with trials in mail distribution and telegraph lines under discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
New York
Telegraph Company
Ted
Estern Union Te Cerer
Pheam
Messa
Fesi
London
Philadel
Post-Office Department
Blood transfusion not rare says Dr Valentina
Interview in the North Sea World with Dr Valentina says transfusion is common and lifesaving after hemorrhage or other blood loss. She claims the operation is simple with proper instruction and notes availability of cups or bowls for procedure warnings about wastage and unverified claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. S. World
Valentina
City Kindergarten Aims to Help Poor Children
The Chicago Free Kindergarten association has opened a new institution to gather children from tenements alleys and saloons for three hours daily. It runs with a roll of IH children and teaches by capable teachers, planning to extend the program to other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Free Kindergarten Association
The Force of Habit Brings Pause at Wedding
A lawyer narrowly interrupts his own wedding by protesting to delay the ceremony, citing habit. The scene unfolds with the groom challenging the delay as the bride waits, in a peculiar turn of events.
The Violin's Voice Belgravia Silent Final Moment
An old Belgravia tale recalls a violinist and his daughter Anita as illness takes her. Carissima sings to ease her, the maestro plays a lament then a triumphant psalm as the child dies, the violin yielding to a heavenly call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carissima
Ann
Christina
Earth
Unclear Study on Industry Perseverance and Success
Readers hear that hard work matters but a skeptical view questions why seven of ten workers like mechanics and store clerks fail when relying solely on personal effort for success. The passage hints at a broader theory about place and opportunity shaping outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phrenological Journal
The Czar's Military Suite Reported
The present czar's military suite numbers 348, including twelve imperial family members and seven royal princes. The list also names three dukes of Leuchtenberg, eight of Mingga and Mingga regiments, with sixty-five Germans among the personnel.
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Leuchtenberg
Forget His Part
A brief incident near Trinity church ends with two young men helping a boy who asks for aid for his band. The boy jokes about their age and hearing, prompting a small act of charity as they respond with a copper.
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Trinity Church
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Gen. Cheatham
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Highland Brigade
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