Oil bearing rocks in Canada and United States
The article traces petroleum bearing formations from Enniskillen Canada to New York and Pennsylvania Measured strata include the coral limestones Marcellus shale Hamilton Group Gennessee Slate Portage Group and Devonian Series Oil springs in Western New York and Ohio are mainly in the Hamilton Group and Gennessee Slate The piece concludes with practical lessons on locating oil beds and notes widespread use of chalk in candies warning of adulteration and urging critical consumer checks
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Canada
Enniskillen
Lake, St.Clair
Second Presbyterian Church
Chicago
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New York
Hamilton
Mecca
Ohio
Portage
Oil Creek
Pennsylvania
Alleghany River
Venango County
Oil of Canada
Venanza County
England
New Brunswick
Gulf of Newfoundland
Catskill
Rogers
Tennessee
Kentucky
Illinois
Nova Scotia
Pia
Kiskimitatah
Po Poe
Ferry
Kiskiminetas
Monongahbele
Marietta
Lake St. Clair
Virginia
Tennessee River
Smith’s Ferry
Ohio River
Adulterated Candies Warn Parents During Holidays
A New York Leader expose warns that higher sugar prices drive confectioners to adulterate sweets with harmful earth substances. It cites milk adulteration history, urges mothers to avoid giving such candies to children, and notes a chalky, detestable ingredient replacing sugar in many treats.
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New York
Derbyshire
England
A Boy's Gift to the Soldiers
A Marysville California letter recounts a Sanitary Fair where a poor boy donated a white chicken to aid sick soldiers. He lacked money for admission but a gentleman gave him a ticket, and the chicken sold for 460 dollars in gold for the Sanitary Commission. The note remarks on Southern whites receiving aid and hints at Copperhead slanders regarding Northern taxation.
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Marysville
California
New York
Sanitary Commission
Buti
State Military Agency Established in Indianapolis
Governor Morton creates State Military Agency in Indianapolis with Isaac W. Monfort in charge to aid Indiana soldiers and families on discharges rolls furloughs and hospital transfers. Agency aims to recover back pay bounties and pensions if legislature provides funds. Monfort offers free guidance to claimants based on his Washington City experience. Office beside Masonic Hall over Sheets Blank Book Manufactory.
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Indianapolis
Morton
State Military Agency
Isaac W. Munfort
Indiana
Washington City
Monfort
Masonic Hall
Great California Cheese Presented to Sanitary Commission
A California correspondent describes the Sanitary Commission’s grand cheese exhibited at the Fair. Made by Steele Brothers of the Pescadero ranch in Santa Cruz County, the cheese weighed about 3930 pounds and measured nearly six feet across. The dairy operation used 600 cows from 1400 on two ranches, yielding 120 barrels of milk in three and a half days for the massive curd. Thousands of soldiers will bless the donors for their patriotism and skill.
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California
Sanitary Commission
Messrs. Steele
Deserters in Canada Seek Return to Units
The Washington Star reports about five thousand U S army deserters in Canada fleeing provost marshal arrests. A large meeting near the suspension bridge asked to be received back into regiments without punishment. Many are barefoot or poorly clothed, working on the Great Western Railway with meager pay and scarce apparel. Canadians exile them, and conditions there are described as far worse than those of free blacks.
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Canada
The
Washington Star
Suspension Bridge
Great Western
United States
An Unkind Fea and Tellers of Odd Tales from Syracuse
A fragmented reminiscence from a Syracuse storekeeper at the Regulator recounts tall tales and sharp talk by Jonah Squires who could coax money from customers. The narrator recalls pranks and a nightshirt tear, then shifts to a tale of a kindly Scot with beef tea mistaken for a dangerous drink and a cleric who mislabels the taste.
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Syracuse
Jonah Squires
Jonah
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