Vast 1839 US manufacturing and panic era notes
In 1839 reports show US manufacturing of $5.36 billion annually with over 2 million workers across 253,840 establishments. Milerton NY sees diphtheria cases and school closures while Wall Street endures a two hour panic with 400k shares traded. Other items include a fatal Birmingham Alabama furnace accident, a currency and bond market wobble, fires, wrecks, and census literacy findings.
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Eal Theston Im
United States
Milerton
Dutchess County
N. Y
Wall Street
Sloss
Birmingham
Ala
B. H. Crarsfex
Shelbville
Chicago, Milwaukee
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Albert Lea
Ontario
Philadelpia
Breethitt
Rowan
Kentucky
Scranton
Tus Interior Department
Saudad S Tate Line
Oatongon & State Line
Worgen
Hudson River
Colonel Heskin
YS Paree
New York City
Baltimore
Boston
James Reppy
Lower Lake
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Indianapolis
Nevada
New York
Folger
Hae Forsyth
Belleview
Springfield
D. H. Roche
F.C Case
Endismapwlis
Heeany
Greenpoint
S. 1
Sete Cindad
Ad Menics
New York Brakemaye Central Railroad
Webster Wagner
Spuyten
L. Ehrhart
Allegheny City
le Moyne
Washington
William Wright
Webster
St. Louis
Appointment of Lewis Cassidy as Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Governor elect Pattison tendered the Attorney-Generalship to Lewis C. Cassidy. The election year scene includes obsequies for Thurlow Weed in New York with remains sent to Albany. Other items note a contest notice to Indiana Congressman-elect William H. Calkins and labor, political, and trial developments across the nation.
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Lewis C. Cassidy
Pennsylvania
Pattison
Thurlow Weed
New York
Albany
Norice
William H. Calkins
Thirteenth
Indiana
John H. Winterbotham
Labor Congress
Gorprica
Denver
Col
Henry Eagle
Navy
Lewis D. Campert
Congress
United States
4Sexico
Hamilton
Folger
Washington
Coreatt Hart
Union Pacific Road
Spencer
Gexsexst
Bate
Sodhie
Harriet
Tnde
Ana Immene
Pine Bief Ark
Jons Tis
Fenster
Alabama
Louisiana
Willam Fitt Kellong
Gere Wennery
Ak Des Linn
Kellorg
International tensions and disasters loom in early reports
Reports describe Spain to grant demand for Cuban insurrection losses and Italy proposing a conference on the Egyptian question. An ex regent of Corea faces captivity in China. A Madrid barracks explosion injures fifteen soldiers. Egyptian troops resist London command by Arabi Pasha. Turkish troops deployed to Kolatchin dispute. Canada locks tobacco under guard. A Bromley bridge collapse kills seven workers and injures others. Paris cathedral relic theft shocks. Irish orchards warn of winter distress in Sligo Ballina Swinford and lways. Descriptions of destitution follow.
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Tat Aswiriesn
Spain
Italy
Corea
Madrid
London
Arabi Pasha
Mowvrewneere
Porte
Kolatchin
Montenegro
Canadian Department of Internal Revenue
Bromley
England
St. Denis
Paris
Ireland
Sligo
Ballina
Swinford
Lway
Educational question drives Grange push for farming science
The National Grange urges stronger agricultural education in public schools and colleges. It calls for agricultural science to be mandatory in state colleges and for better home and school links to farmer needs. It proposes state Masters report pupil numbers and course splits to next national meeting.
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Grange
Farmer
Publc
National Grange
Grang
T.B Haarnet
Tennessee
T. T. Swira
Minnesota
J.J. Rosa
Delaware
M. A. Esnauran
Missouri
M. A. Rosie
Maine
Wealthy citizen buys bitters. counterfeit dollar questioned
In Austin, a rich man attempted to charge bitters to his account but paid with a dollar. The clerk suspected it was counterfeit, prompting a curt exchange about the man's recent wood purchase and the scarcity of wood. The tale ends with the claim that the nabob did not buy wood, noting wood has never been so dear.
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Austin
Natch
Texas
Twin Boys Lose Fingers in Mill Accident
Henry Pencroft of Fullerville reports his ten year old twin boys Doll and Lester suffered finger injuries after Lester placed a finger on a running buzz saw at Sprague's mill and Doll, in a disturbing act of reenactment, cut off the end of the other boy's finger.
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Henry Pencroft
Fullerville
Doll
Lester
Sprague’s Mill
Portsmouth Rhode Island Heads List Of Longevity
Portsmouth Rhode Island a census 1870 population 2000 and likely similar today claims more nonagenarians than any equal sized community. Names include William Manchester 101 John Braman 99 Cynthia Corey 92 Henrietta Allen 95 Bridget Cogsw Peleg Aimy Mrs Wilcox 94 Ruth Betty Cox 20 Mary Slocum 93 William Sisson and others.
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Portsmouth
R. I
William Manchester
John Braman
Ynthia Corey
Henrietta Allen
Bridgecon
Bridget Cogsw
Peleg Aimy
Newton Ashton Death Reported At Martin's Ferry
Twenty four year old Newton Ashton died by his own action in Martin's Ferry West Virginia. Katie Powell sought a postponement of their wedding citing family matters and recent events.
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Newton Ashton
Martin's Ferry
W. Va
Katie Powell
Promising Tin Lode Found Near Gunnison Lake Fork
A Denver paper reports a new tin lode in Hinsdale County along the lake fork of the Gunnison just beyond the San Juan line. A prospector began in 1874. ore yields include leaf tin and English silver tin with fifty ounces of silver and five ounces of gold. The vein runs twelve feet wide and extends about fifteen hundred feet on the surface. experts in Denver, Pueblo, and Washington deem it the richest tin ore yet found in the country.
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Denver
Col
American Basin
Lake Fork
Gunnison
Hinsdale County
San Juan County
Colorado
Pueblo
Washington
Juno the Irish Setter Joins Gordon Regiment in Egypt
At Tel-el-Kebir the dog Juno of the First Battalion Gordon braved the trenches at the Highlanders front. She rushed the entrenchments, kept cool under fire, and drew universal applause. Juno, long a regimental pet, sailed to Egypt with the unit amid the soldiers’ delight.
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Tel-el-Kebir
Juno
Gordon
Egypt
Dwarf Child Alsa Smeaner Dies in Reading Pennsylvania
Alsa M. Smeaner a ten year old dwarf in Reading Pennsylvania weighed ten and a half pounds was blind and unable to walk and died recently in the city.
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Alsa M. Smeaner
Reading
Local Bridegroom Receives Odd Marriage Fee
A Trenton New Jersey man received a curious marriage fee consisting of five dollars in cash, six cigars, and two chickens, reported by the New York Sun.
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Trenton
N. J
N. Y
Man Missing in Carolina Wears Working Clothes and Liquor
A Sporum Carolina paper notes the missing man was dressed in working clothes and had an overdose of liquor. The report emphasizes his disappearance and the circumstances surrounding his intoxication.
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Carolina
Burmah Man Spends Million on Gold Cradle
Krve Taresaw of Burmah reportedly spent a million dollars on a cradle for his baby boy. The cradle is described as literally covered with gold and precious stones.
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Krve Taresaw
Burmah
Tre Standard Of Company mate 690,0
690 price figures and company partner terms referenced in a terse note with unclear context. The fragment mentions standard equipment and a partner relation without clear event or outcome. No names or places are readable.
Loss of the Schooner Collingwood in Thursday Storm
News from Milwaukee details the wreck of the schooner Collingwood bound from St Helena to Chicago. Eight crew perished or survived on a raft, with four rescued by the Wisconsin after thirty one hours at sea. Survivors Nicholas Johnson Frank McFee KR D Sheldon describe extreme cold, hunger, and a raving steward. Captain Wilters of Kingston Canada died. the raft's remaining crew included two Norwegian sailors and a boy.
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Milwaterer
Propelier Wisconsin
Grand Haven
Thureday
Wisconsin
Collingwood
KR. D. Sheldon
Frank McFee
Nicholas Johnson
Johnson
St. Helena
Chicago
Oll
Taffrail
Sheldon
Stewart
Jacobs
McFee
McFes
Wilters
Kingston
Canada
M'Gregor
Mr. Sheldon
Census Bulletin Details Illiteracy Rates Across States
The Census Bureau reports nationwide illiteracy among persons over ten, with varied rates by state. It notes white native, foreign born, and color groups, highlighting high and low write inability percentages and regional differences across states such as Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Texas.
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Waassahington
Census Bureau
United States
Coco van Bec Ee
Edicdd
TN Bk Sic van de Ms
Wean
Massachusetts
Saskass Pacianc
South Carolina
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
New York
Rene
Connecticut
Rane
Two Lovers, Two Men Die After Roadside Fight
Lewis Pettigrew and Sandy Workman, both in love with the same woman, confronted on a public road. Pettigrew, armed with an ax, killed Workman by slashing his left side after a struggle, then surrendered to authorities. Pettigrew was jailed.
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Rocgutte
Lewis Pettigrew
Sandy Workman
Pettigrew
Workmaan
Hs Inamorata
Workman
Petty
Woman Purchases Boots to Travel to Asia in Lewiston
A Lewiston dealer recalls a young woman who bought fifteen pairs of boots and shoes and explained she was headed to Asia, startling the sales clerk with the ambitious purchase.
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Lewiston
Asia
Canvass Shows Tie on Judiciary Amendment in Chemung
Official canvass records reflect Chemung County voting the same for and against the proposed Judiciary amendment 343. N. F. Times notes the result as a tied outcome across the county.
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Chemung County
N. F. Times
Agricultural Machines Cause Large Fatalities in Rural Areas
A Detroit Free Press item notes farm reapers mow ers and thrashers cause high casualties in rural work, with reports claiming hundreds of lives and crippling injuries across the countryside as men operate machinery.
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Detroit
Free Presa
Oarsman Haytay to reside in New York as Singrons citizen
Haytay an oarsman is to be here a Singrons citizen and reside in New York.
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Haytay
New York
Pungent Paragraphs on Humor and Society Echoes
A collage of quips and anecdotes from colonial sterns to midwestern papers. The passages critique manners, joke at pretensions, and recount oddities from Detroit butter thefts to New Haven storms, highlighting social foibles and humorous observations with dated voice and regional flavor.
A New Town Capacity Car Mystery
A boy asks his mother about capacity printed on railroad cars. The cars show their load limit, about 22 000 pounds, with a note clarifying the capacity for the feeder who may not catch on. The scene highlights how information is displayed on train cars for handling loads.
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Sonny
City
Texas
Dairying as a Farm Renovator in Bucks County
Cor. N. Y. Sun notes Bucks County Pa dairy farming near Philadelphia stands still despite creameries and productive farms. The author urges shift from pasture reliance to soiling and heavy use of commercial fertilizers to restore soil nutrients and support more cows without harming land.
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Bucks County
Philadelphia
Cor. N. Y. Sun
Feeding without overloading cows reduces milk quality risks
The article explains that liberal feeding can backfire if cows gorge, causing stomach tension and inflammation that lowers milk yield and quality. Overloading spoils butter and cheese due to odor, while fresh, balanced rations with salt and water prevent losses when switching feeds.
Cows in Winter Feeding Advice
A winter feeding note warns against overloading cows with hay. It argues sensible hay amounts meet needs without waste and suggests supplementing with concentrated feeds when hay alone is insufficient.
The Queen Sends Home The Little Orphans
A poem recounts two hungry, motherless children seeking the Queen at Whitehall. They recall King James, their father’s death in service, and poverty. A royal carriage delivers a package sealed with the Queen’s mark and promises a home beside the Thames.
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Father
Thames
Bat
King Ag
Baby Belle’s daring disappearance ends in a tree hammock rescue
Grandma, Grandpa, and little Belle set out for a visit when Belle hides to play a joke. A windfall of fear follows as searchers scour fields and woods and the lake, until the shawl knot reveals a hanging cradle in a tree where Belle calmly explains she was safe and unafraid. In a second tale, a Newfoundland dog at Remford ferry outwits a water-averse rival and is launched into the river by a stern master.
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Grandma Dover
Grandpa
Belle
Hes
Twilght
Baby Belle
Papa
Lesen
Grandma
Jerry Putnam
Remford
Androscoggin River
Jerry
Ponto
Newfoundland
Maser
N. Y. Ledger
Susie and Her Chickens and Orphan Chicks
Orphan chicks seek care after the death of mother hen Blacky. Hen Spekle has twelve children, leaving no room for the orphans. Hen Whitey’s eight children are large and ill tempered.
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Hen Blacky
Spekle
Whitey
Susie Becomes a Mother Hen to Ten Chicks
A girl named Susie tends ten baby chickens finding joy in being their mother. She feeds them, keeps them warm, and watches them grow as they cuddle in her lap and apron. The tale ends noting how rare it is to find a girl so caring toward helpless animals.
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Susie
Rome
Usie
Sid
Healthful dressing for damp cold evenings and nights
Dr Hannaford urges wary dressing as cold damp nights return. He warns against over warm headwear and favors ventilated rubber footwear to prevent dampness and colds, noting daily clothing changes for comfort and health.
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Dr. Hannaford
Golden E
Prof G M Hammond Explores Method of Death
The Detroit Post reports Prof G M Hammond a New York medical scientist is studied by two doctors in a grim experiment to determine how different methods cause death. Hammond concludes slow strangulation is more comfortable than a sudden fall breaking the neck, though the record does not show who caused the fatal drop.
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Ohio
Iowa
Pall Mall Gazette
Chicago Journal
G. M. Hammond
New York
Hammond
Tale of a Fire Alarm at Park Theatre
The daughter of the stage carpenter woke with terror in the Park Theatre fire in New York. She feared her father was ill and found him fine, then felt a repeated premonition in the evening. She saw the fire from her window and feared the theater, while her father remained missing.
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Park Theater
New York
N. Y
Fires blamed on carelessness in Evan County last year
New York Fire Marshal says more than 10 000 fires occurred in Evan County last year with at least 9 000 attributed to carelessness. He did not see evidence linking any blaze to a defective chimney.
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Evan County
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