Pool Table Pockets Made By Farmers Wives In Many Homes
A New York Sun report describes pool table pockets largely knitted by farmers wives and daughters, many Germans and Swedes, with work in farmhouses and New York firms coordinating bundles. Pockets, handmade with a long needle and a knot that won’t pull out, come in cotton, wool, and silk, priced about $1.25 per dozen for cotton, $10 per dozen for silk. Estimated annual output runs around 10,000 dozen, worth about $40,000.
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New York
Long Island
New York Sun
The Home Doctor Tips From a 19th Century Column
Practical home remedies cover blistered fingers headaches earache and insect bites. Methods include carbolic acid bandages footbaths hot water applications for headaches and earache, vinegar for stomach insects, salad oil for ear intruders, cold foot immersion, and nutmeg infusion as a boil remedy.
Four Footed Bird Survives on Marajo Island
The Opisthocomus cristatus, a four footed bird unique in structure, cannot be placed in any family. It inhabits Marajo in the lower Amazon and is a living remnant of extinct groups. Tiny fore limbs appear in embryos and disappear after a few days. Also called the headzin or evil swelling bird due to a strong odor that deters predators.
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Marajo
Amazon
Eating Spiders Across Cultures in History
Rozel notes diverse spider eating habits from Africa to Europe, highlighting customs such as a Beaumur acquaintance who devoured spiders quickly, a German lady comparing them to nuts, and a countryman who hunted and spread spiders on bread. contrasts with other cuisines and tastes.
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M. Beaumur
Rozel
Cornhill Magazine
Crowd turns out N. Mass a French man reads like a mystery
A Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange questions a crowd turnout and misreads an initialed name N. Mass as a French man. The brief clash highlights misheard details at a public gathering.
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John
N. Mass
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Can he cook
A garbled dialogue from a caller questions a man’s cooking ability in a restaurant setting. The proprietor asks about cooking while the caller recalls seeing the man bake four pies from a single pigeon, highlighting a humorous or exaggerated claim.
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Vehcord
Chienge Trihunk
Money Question Puzzles Readers in Ledger Clip
A cryptic line from the Patt adelpha Ledger hints at money concerns and desires. The fragment suggests a character named Mary Aman Ini pabie and others seek funds or wealth, provoking speculation on the financial theme.
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Mary Aman
Pattadelpha Ledger
Laugh and grow fat says Town Health Bulletin editor
Dr Kennedy argues humor aids digestion and prevents disease and offers advice for mental peace. He notes laughter increases blood circulation enlarges the heart expands the lungs and stirs vital regions for healthful exercise and improved appetite.
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J. 8. Kennedy
The
Town Health Bulletin
Kennedy
Burlington Hawkeye
Scented bait traps rats with potions and clever barrel rig
A Baltimore American item explains rat trapping using scent laden baits of assafetida rhodium oil aniseed and lavender. The method dresses bait on cheese parings atop a barrel with cliff paper and a rock water trap to coax rats to the dry stone then drown.
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Baltimore
When Do I Say I Am Only Five on the Tram
A seven year old boy in a city where under fives ride free on trams asks his mother when he must claim to be five. The moment draws laughter from other passengers as the mother reddens, reflecting the awkward social rule about fares for children. The tiny scene captures a family moment amid public transport policy.
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London
Collector pays $1400 for Dickens proof-sheet edition
An eccentric buyer purchased the proof sheets from a deluxe thirty-volume Dickens edition. The sheets, heavily marked and corrected, were bound and shipped to the collector of original books, securing what may be the most unique Dickens reprint in existence.
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New York Times
Calves and Wolves Shape Early Virginia Livestock
The piece notes that in Massachusetts Bay a red calf was cheaper than a black one due to wolves. Experts explain the red calf was more often attacked, thought to be mistaken for a deer, reflecting colonial livestock challenges and risk assessments.
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Massachusetts Bay
Parson’s Sermon Request Sparks Sunday Debate
A fragmentary dialogue shows a colonel asking for an evening sermon from Parson Micajah and hints at church expectations. The text includes garbled language and nonstandard spellings, reflecting OCR noise from an old Chicago Tribune page segment.
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Uncle Micajah
Parson
Micajah
Ian
Chicago Tribune
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