Turmoil Across Worlds From A Caribbean Hurricane To European Crises
The cargo of the time reports a hurricane striking Jacmel Cuba causing two ships and many lighters sunk and homes destroyed. Turkish Greek Greek question and Bosnian occupation threaten. insurrection quelled in Santa Cruz. Diaz plans moves against Rio Grande Indians. Hotchkiss gun proposed. Pacific Mail steamer Georgia wreck. Old Colony railroad crash kills ten. Gen Butler’s sons among the wounded.
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Cuba
Larar
London
Porte
Asia Minor
Santa Cruz
West India Islands
Frederickstadt
Italy
Athens
Turkey
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
TSE
Diaz
Mexico
Rio Grande
Walace
New Mexico
Hayes
Pacific Mail
Georgia
Panama
Old Colony
Boston
Gen. Butler
Notable Deaths and Donations Across 19th Century Figures
The report notes the death of Chicago Tribune sports writer Lewis Meacham and billiards expert Cyzmze Dron. It records a $500 contribution by Grant for yellow fever relief in the Southwest and lists fatalities including Lord CauLustorp and Jamos P. Chamberlain. Sir Francis Grant and other leaders are reported to have died. Hon. Thomas Davamaono returns to Chicago in improved health.
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Lewis Meacham
Chicago Tribune
Cyzmze Dron
Grant
New York
Lorp CauLustorp
England
Jamos P. Chamberlain
Congress
Seneca Falls
Francis Grant
British Royal Academy
Thomas Davamaono
United States Circuit Court
Chicago
Yellow fever wanes with scattered outbreaks report
October reports show Memphis with 42 deaths and 56 at New Orleans, while Colorado, Kansas and western points suffer Indian hostilities. The era notes a costly epidemic impact, mail delays relief, and political moves across states as battles over pensions, conventions, and elections unfold.
City of Glasgow Bank Fails in Scotland
Glasgow reports the City of Glasgow Bank shuts its doors with liabilities of 50 million dollars and unlimited shareholder liability. Shares rose from 100 pounds to over 200, then 287. the bank, founded in 1839, had 50 to 60 branches and is the heaviest Scottish bank failure since 1957. The collapse triggers Smith, Fleming & Co.’s failure with 10 million dollars liabilities. Erie canal season shows rising state revenue. Chicago elevators hold 2,108,741 wheat, 1,953,664 corn, 696,900 oats, 331,601 rye, 733,254 barley totaling 5,853,280 bushels, up from last year.
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Glasgow
Scotland
City of Glasgow
City of Glasgow Bank
Smith, Fleming & Co
London
Erie Canal
State Canal Board
Chicago
Lincoln County counterfeiters nabbed by U S Marshals
Two United States Marshals arrested a gang of counterfeiters in Lincoln county West Virginia. Mold stamps and some counterfeit coin were found in their possession. A policeman was shot and killed by a thief in charge of a wagon loaded with stolen goods who escaped after the arrest. In Kentucky Thomas Stewart and his sister were shot on a farm near Richmond by an unknown attacker.
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United States
Lincoln County
W. Va
Curiaco
Thomas Stewart
Richmond
Stewart
Dates for State General Elections by State
The passage lists election timing by state following the first Monday rule, naming states such as Illinois Kansas Kentucky Maine Minnesota New York North Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Vermont West Virginia and others with dates like after the first Monday in November or a first Monday in August or September and similar phrasing. It compiles a reference list from Century of Independence for schedule dates.
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Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Minnesota
Noag
Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
West
Approximate Water Weights and Volume Conversions
A guide from the Manufacturer and Builder gives rough measures for water weights and volumes. It states a pint weighs about 1 pound and equals 27 cubic inches, a quart about 2 pounds and a 4 by 4 by 3 inch box, a gallon ranges 8 to 10 pounds with varied dimensions, a peck and barrel sizes described, and petroleum barrels holding 40 gallons.
Timely Hint Warns of Dangers from Poor Sanitation
A fragment urges rapid action against fever diseases caused by bad drains and defective plumbing. It warns that scarlatina and diphtheria follow neglect of health laws and recommends opening windows to dispel fumes from decaying vegetation and pipes. Poisoned conditions are implied.
Smite Cotti6g for women in Northampton class grows
Smite Cotti6g for women in Northampton Massachusetts has begun the fourth year with 144 students. Sixty of them make up the entering class.
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Northampton
Mass
Sponge filtration device described with two-pot system
A two pot water filter uses an upper sponge reservoir and a lower filtering pond for impurities. The design requires the upper sponge to be cleaned occasionally and wedging to prevent fast water flow through the upper pot.
Treasury figures compare Oct 1877 balances and debt
The 1877 comparative treasury statement lists balances, outstanding silver coin, reduction of debt since a baseline, and market value of gold. It includes imports and exports over the twelve months ending Aug 31, with totals in the billions and partial figures for various treasury accounts.
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EE Bible Ceenkenes
Memory and Mortality of Bodily Versus Mental Pain
The text argues bodily pain fades with time while mental suffering leaves a lasting, envenomed memory. It claims many would choose transient physical pain to avoid enduring psychological torment, and notes only death can end relentless despair. The piece reflects on memory, time, and the enduring uncompromising grip of mindache.
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Ape
Fashion Notes From New York on Ladies Wear
Waisted separates broaden in ladies wardrobes as waistcoats sell separately. Square trains gain fashion favor over round, moire Francais and striped moires rise. Black silk toilets and black millinery stay popular while short costumes use eighteen yards of fabric. New hosiery features hair-line color on light grounds. bold buttons abound on tartan and plaid suits. Red velvet bonnets with garnet beads and red plumes appear in millinery. The fitted coat-sleeve returns with slight elbow gathering aiding comfort. Condensed from New York papers.
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New York
Make a cheap cottage filter from stacked flower pots
Those unable to buy a filter can improvise by filling a pot with sponge, pebbles, coarse sand, and charcoal in layers. Add a layer of bees to keep the charcoal from stirring. Renew contents occasionally and stack two pots to create an effective DIY filter rivaling costly models.
Discipline at Esher and Sunbury School Described
Deacon Denison recalls strict school discipline where all boys shared in punishments for a single offender. Straps with a carriage-trace, public letters home, and weekly mutton-pie deprivation shaped a harsh regime. William Denison’s early Esher memories include a straw bonnet punishment for lost hat.
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William
George
Jouy
William Denison
Asher
Arthur Shirt
Arthur
Lionel
Frederick
Augustus Shirt
Esher
Evelyn
Edward
Sunbury
Deacon Denison
Trial at Owen's river camp ends with bluff and draw
A San Francisco Chronicle clip recounts a frontier courtroom scene where Big Bill Moody testifies about a stake from 1852. The opposing counsel wields a navy fix and a six shooter irony, the judge warns against shooting, and a brief adjournment leads to a convivial draw among lawyers and the constable.
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Owen’s River
Big Bill Moody
Graham
Mr. Moody
Moody
Mr. Graham
Borage
Texas
Bar
Tte
San Francisco Chronicle
Autumn planting boosts lily bloom and shields bulbs
A horticultural overview explains lilies perform best when planted in autumn rather than spring. It warns against excessive manure and over-winter protection, suggests a light straw mulch in very cold climates after freezing, and notes bulbs should be buried soon after the stalk dies down to ensure spring shoots.
Cyprus: British hopes fail as harvests falter and capital dries
Archibald Forbes notes no money to be made in Cyprus as harvests remain uncertain. The Daily News cites consular reports predicting cycles of dearth and famine, suggesting Cyprus will not be watered enough for profitable enterprise, remaining a risky capital sink.
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London Daily News
Cyprus
Archibald Forbes
The
Daily News
Idaho Mines Offer Chinamen High Daily Wages
Chinese workers in Idaho mines earn from 40 to 80 dollars a day as regional white residents prepare to welcome them with a grand celebration.
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Idaho
Intimidation Prank by Cleveland Editors Ends in Night Dress Reading
The tale recalls Browne and Griswold the Fat Contributor who roped a timid dramatic reader into a reading in a hotel hall wearing night dress after threatening to “crus” him. The prank spanned hours, with cigars lit and the reader trembling, a notorious early 1860s stunt in New York earning notoriety.
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New York City
Dan Bryant
Nelse Seymour
Pickled feet scandal in Saratoga tableau
A whispered lovers scene on a bench sparks a comic confrontation as two middle aged men plot to marry off Evelyn to Percy Marchmont a Fifth Avenue banker. The reveal exposes Percy as a pork-packer employee named John Muggins prompting a fainting spell in the crowd.
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Smith
Boston Park
Earl
Evelyn
Percy Marchmont
Fifth Avenue
Marchmont
Muggins
John Muggins
How Women Test a New Pair of Shoes
A reflection on shopping habits quotes a woman trying on shoes with patient, meticulous scrutiny. The narrator notes the contrast to a man and ends with the woman finally deciding to buy after repeated checks and reassurance from her husband.
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Albany Argus
Amputating a Rancher on the Plains
A surgeon and his Irish valet encounter an injured herder during early railway days on the plains. Lacking chloroform the doctor laments pity for the man while the valet suggests knocking him out with a club. The rancher overhears and orders the operation to proceed with the omission of anesthesia.
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Chicago Journal
For Sale Various Remedies and Noted Tonics in Ad
An old newspaper ad promotes Brown's Bronchial Traches with favorable notoriety for coughs colds and throat diseases priced at % cts a box. Also Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup praised for children age 25 cts a bottle. The ad mentions Witnorrs Toxic and Proprie tors Waextocn Frxtay Co New Orleans.
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Joerg
Frxtay & Co
New Orleans
ALL Daves
Par sons Purgative Pills Confusion In Drug Store
A customer asked for rough os but clerks misheard. a pharmacist finally identified Par sons Purgative Pills as the remedy. The Paris exposition among top organ makers awards Mason & Hamlin. Hon C B Parsons claims radical kidney cure. Depot 42 University Place N. Dan Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
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Paris
C. BR. Parsons
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