Ancient Cherokee Site In California Dates To Eons Ago
A California geologist in Overland analyzes early California archaeology, arguing a prehistoric Cherokee area near Table Mountain formed long before the volcanic period. He estimates the town’s age at least eighteen hundred centuries, noting uncertain data but strong signs of ancient human settlement in submerged gravel and stone mortars.
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California
Cherokee
Table Mountain
Lesquereux
Sierra
Lyell
Earth
Scientific American
Humorous Snippets and Oddities From a Late 19th Century Page
A collage of quips, puns, and curiosities including a Brooklyn deaf and dumb barber, a Galveston whale theft charge, an alliterative family in De Ruyter, weather calamities, and a New England trio of ministers named Wright.
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Galveston
Brooklyn
DE Ruyter
John Jonathan
Josiah
James
Job
Jane
Julia
Jerusha
Jedediah
Jerusalem
Extent of the Hocking Valley Coal Deposit
The Toledo Commercial details the Hocking Valley coal fields covering Ward Salt Lick Monroe Perry county and Athens York Dover Trimble Athens county totaling 228 square miles with veins six to thirteen feet thick. An acre foot carries 1690 tons. at eight feet average thickness the deposit nears 1.18 billion tons. The 1873 regional demand of over 5 million tons suggests the fields could supply Cincinnati Cleveland Chicago Milwaukee Detroit Sandusky and Toledo for about 436 years.
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Hocking Valley
Toledo
Ward
Salt Lick
Monroe
Perry County
Athens
York
Dover
Trimble
Athens County
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
Milwaukee
Detroit
Sandusky
Shopkeeper and Irish Woman Quarrel Over Weighed Butter
A shopkeeper bought Irish woman butter and weighed the lumps for pounds in the balance, finding them light. Biddy retorted that the fault was his for weighing with a pound of his soap bought there herself, leaving the shopkeeper with no further reply.
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Biddy
Cure for a Felon and Odd Medical Tricks
A dubious remedy mixes salt pepper vinegar egg yolk and simmering to bind a felon with twice daily renewal. A curious anecdote recalls a Gallion girl allegedly pulling a brother’s tooth by a string tied to a stove leg and a hot coal touch.
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Gallion
Odd Tales From Mattoon and Abroad
A Mattoon boy reports a dinner table quarrel over teeth restoration and is sent to the second table. Sheri dan’s son Tom quips after a mock will, asking for a shilling. A Norway citizen dangles a potato pest in oil for a day to deter vine-eating insects.
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Sheridan
Tom
Norway
Maine girl in boat returns to demand marriage to George
A Maine girl hid in an open boat and reappeared as her parents cried to obey her wishes. She declared she wanted to marry George. In Illinois a blind man can play checkers but asks for help finding wood.
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Maine
George
Illinois
Plymouth Church Fund Aids Mise Bessie Turner
Members of Plymouth Church are raising a fund to support Mise Bessie Turner, with donations and community help organized locally for her benefit.
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Plymouth Church
Mise Bessie Turner
Railroad Timetable Notices From Straitsville to Cincinnati
The notice lists departures and connections on the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad with times at 4.50 A.M and 11.09 A.M, plus 1.25 P.M. for Lancaster connections to Circleville and west routes. Directs connections at Columbus to Cincinnati and western points, and mentions services to affalo Philadelphia and New York. W A Mills is General Ticket Agent and M M Green is President.
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Straitsville
Lancaster
Circleville
Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad
Columbus
Cincinnati
Affalo
Philadelphia
New York
Parkersburg
Belore
Coolville
Stewart
Guysville
Canaanville
Athens
Zaleski
Hamden
Eaeeee
Chillicothe
Neeee
Greenfield
Ee Loveland Eerseee LdAlp
St. Louis
Ncinnati
Loveland Peaeee
Marshfield
Ateneeenes
Seeeee
Coolville Sreseave
Arriv Parkersburg
OLP Lin
A.M. Seave
Marietta
New England
England
Main
Ais Marietta
Danden
Erie
New York Central
Aoe
York
Sean Fehon
Eugene RB
M and C Railroad Time Table Trains Going West
The Fast Line timetable lists westbound trains from the M and C railroad with scheduled departures and approximate travel times.
Train Schedules From Columbus May 28 1871
Passenger trains depart Columbus and arrive at multiple destinations with listed times including Cleveland Buffalo Niagara Falls Rochester Albany Boston New York City Dunkirk Crestline Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and more. Times shown span early morning to late night across several routes.
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Columbus
Greamine Shiteigebss Cele
Cleveland
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Rochester
Iaen
Albany Saucaeiaaearless
Boston
Tiomm
New York City
Dunkirk
Crestline
Pittsburg
Fort Wayn
Lewtavee
Delaware
Springfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dee Asd
Esa
Bonnet
Churett
Wright
Frank E Foster
Legam
Court of Common Pless
Hiram Stanley
Pomeroy
Henry Logan
John Talbot
Jacob Springer
John Ackley
N. Warren
W. A. Root
Golden & Townsend
Pitt
Columbus & Hocking Valley
RB. R
Pittaburgh
Herrisburg
Baltimore
Washington
Dayton
Indianapolis
Louisville
Kansas City
Omaha
L. Brown
H. J. Topky
Missouri, Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
the Territories
Pullman Palace Cars
Pittsburgh
Ohio
W. L. O'Brien
D. W. Caldwell
Salina
Nelsonville
Logan
Zanesville
Fee Eeereens
Lancaster Logan
A.M
Straitsville Branch
Ppvliaw
Zaccoe
Pine
W.A. Mills
M. M.green
Heriff's Sale
Platter
Ingalls Leven Oliver, Et al
Athens County County Common Pleas
Court of Common Pleas
Alexander Township
Leven Oliver
Robert Figley
Robert Thompson
Leven Oliiver
Desteiguer & Jewett
Atty’s
Plains
Builders Hardware
C. B. Webster
Canaanville Mills
Mrs. Golden
Childen
Heriff
Wm. H. Woodrut
George Freer
Bro
Bentel, Pumeenent & Co
Athens County Common Pleas
South Half
North Side
Avitol & FF Reanim Desteiguer & Jewett, Atty’s
POAD
Amestown
Lancaster Road
A. Campbell
M. Dorr
Dian
William M. Kurtz
Frank Cochran
Lizzie Cochran
Malcolm Cochran
Alexander Cochran
Auust
Gus"leonidas Jewett
City Hall
Jorge Falloon
Ko Sale
Dean Avenue
Orgam
Cincinnati Wesleyan College
United States
D. H. Moore
D. D. Cincinnati
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnatibati
Indianapolis Railway
Te Gy
Maneee
Empire Wringer
Tinao
Topky
Arlington
Waed Deshler
Charlies W Southerton
Deshler
Nancy
Leonidas JI
Said -Ye
GLY Stinson & Co
Alfred White
West Fifth Street
Aberdeen
Scotland
D. B. Stewart
Chas, Grant
Athens Mills
Jour F. Cook
Second Street
Bet
Paint and Walnut
Psey Printing
Saddlery
Yrus Rose
Court Street
The
Pioneer Drug Store
H.r.dgash
John Perkins
Perkin
Main Street
Athens, O
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