State Agricultural Society urged for revival and codification
The piece argues to repeal parts of the 1873 Code due to rising expenses and restore aid to the State Agricultural Society. It urges constitutional amendments, notes the society’s role in statistics and agriculture, and calls for streamlined administration at the capitol to support state needs and codification.
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Eame
Cape Wreres
Hierry
Aeorhain
Iowa
Laoiet Gamavbaet
Comen
Board of Supervisors
Lam
Department of Industry
Fouare
Superintendent of Public Instruction
THE
State Agricultural Society
Greenland Marriage Customs Reported by Danish Missionaries
A missionary journal describes Greenland courting evolving from force to ceremony. Men seek wives by asking the mission, choosing among women, and facing refusals. After hesitation the final match is settled with a cautious consent, ending the negotiation with a formal marriage.
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Greenland
Coal shipments from Pennsylvania mines in 1879 rise sharply
Anthracite coal shipments from Pennsylvania mines reach 258000000 tons for 1879, up from 16486000 tons last year and 19296000 tons in 1877, indicating a large year over year increase in production and export.
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Pennsylvania
Unclear fragmentary note on bleak months and symptoms
The text is an unreadable fragment mentioning bleak March and November and references to coughs and a nearby entity. It lacks clear events, people, or organizations to identify a coherent news item.
Brother Gardner on Greatness in Lime Kiln Club
In the Lime Kiln Club meeting Brother Gardner warns that fame is a hollow prize. He cites Shakespeare Byron Lizbeth and others to show even the great suffer daily troubles and the higher the fame the greater the gas bills. He urges contentment with home life and steady living over ascent.
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Detroit
Gardner
Heap
Dar
Shakspeare
Samuel Shin
Toots
Byron
Square Williams
Lizabeth
Henebber
Woolen mill in Japan signals new Eastern Asia epoch
A recently completed woolen mill in Japan stands in full operation and is described as a commercial milestone for Eastern Asia. It is believed to be the first and only mill of its kind in this region, marking a new era in regional industry.
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Reod
Japan
Asia
Royal
National Publishing Co
Philadelphia
Union Hotel Near Grand Central Advertises Low Rates
A fragmented advertisement promotes the Union Hotel near Grand Central Depot offering 350 rooms at rates from $1 per day. The notice mentions a restaurant elevator and boating options, with unclear wording about location and access.
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New York City
Save
Carrie
Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Elegan
DeenaalGeas
Grand Union
Father and Son Money Exchange in Cornfield Humor
A young man failing to stretch funds like the State fair sends a dispatch to his father in an interior town for cash. The clerk suggests erasing a line but the sender resists. The reply arrives: John Blank, Esq. forwards ten dollars with more available. The youth remarks on his father's character, noting he shows strength when others visit the field.
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France
Scotland
Germany
Berard
Boards of Supervisors
Etaien
Oficars
Bing
Siena
Washington
Captain Emerson
Erson
Jones
Capt. Jones
Ing-Hall
Emerson
Capitan Emerson
John Blank
Oragh
Novel Wooing at New Jersey Fair Sparks Impromptu Proposal
A Patterson furniture dealer exhibited a handsome black walnut chamber set at the Hohokus New Jersey Fair. A courting couple attracted attention as the young woman declared she would marry for such furniture. He asked to close the deal and she agreed. Invitations have been sent.
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New York Sun
Hohokus
N. J.) Fair
Endowing Jewish Girls in London Societies
London Jewish women run societies that provide weekly per girl charitable funds funded by contributions from wealthy members and Jews with daughters. Annual drawing awards prizes from 250 to 1000 dollars. brides receive dowries from neighborhood Jews and suitors check for membership before marriage.
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London
Endurance of the Horse Trial by Italian Cavalry Officers
Eight Italian officers from the Novara Cavalry Regiment tested horse endurance by a 312 mile route from Milan through Verona and Piscenza back in five days. Horses required thirteen pounds of corn and six to eight pounds of hay daily with water thickened by flour and salt. Average marching pace ranged from five to five and a half miles per hour including occasional trots. horses were washed and rested after arrival.
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Novara Cav- 7
Milan
Verona
Piscenza
A Long Forgotten Health Patent and Patent Medicines
A fragment recounts early claims for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and other patent medicines. It notes the tonic’s broad benefits for digestive, urinary, and rheumatic issues, and criticizes overpricing and quack remedies while urging simple, healthful living and reliance on proven tonics. It mentions editorial praise and other products like Wells Richardson butter color and Dr. Cough Syrup.
Quack Remedies and Patent Medley Promoted in Ad Snippet
An assortment of patent medicines and cures advertised including Van Deusen Worm Confections, Wizard Oil, and Piso’s Cure, with testimonials and claims of cures for rheumatism asthma and debility. The fragment references various products and dubious endorsements.
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Soren
Deusen
van Deusen
Gettt Well Too Quick Druggist Remedies of the Era
A collection of vintage advertisements touts worm medicine Lay cock's Worm Killer for fifty cents and Dr Winchell's Tiny Syrup for twenty five cents. Other products promise nerve and bone relief, cough and bronchial cures, and general health tonics. The text cites various patent remedies, liniments, and patent medicines sold by druggists and dealers nationwide, with broad claims of quick cures and household use.
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Laycock
Salaeeds Leah
Uncle Sam
Eilert
Met Electric Belt and Battery Co
Jackson Street
Chicago
Dr Crook’s Wine of Tar and Kidney-Wort Remedy
Advert reads praise for Dr Crook's Wine of Tar as a cure for scrofula and other illnesses. It extols Kidney-Wort as a remedy for habitual constipation and kidney and liver disorders, urging women to use the medicines for health and family wellbeing.
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Ailigh
Bryant
Gethams
Emass
K. Thom
Glenn
Hilt
Wells, Richardson & C
Bartington
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Therokb
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Tailman
Reneuela, Srn
Pierce
Gulden
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the New American Dictionary
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Heston
Mass
DEERE
Movin
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Deere & Company
Onal
H. HH. Warner & CO
Rochester, N.V
D. SC
Hop Bitters Mig.Ca
Rochester
N_Y
Parker R. Mason
le Proprieter
Michigan St
JB Lung Seth
Loomis & Nyman
Tiffin
Morouéne
Sayaydu
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