A Bachelor Author in the City Life and Charity
A hopeful young writer, Hathaway, shares a cramped bachelor life with friends Hal Trevor and Jack Hornsey. After helping a distressed girl, he aids a banker’s daughter, Miss Bullion, who funds his fledgling career. The Bullion-Hathaway firm forms as Hathaway becomes Bullion & Hathaway junior partner while peers rise in medicine and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Mr. Bullion
Coure
Bullion & Hathaway
John Hornsey
Hal Trevor
Royal Ottawa Winter Rally Includes Grand Toboggan Descent
A New York World correspondent details Ottawa royalty enjoying tobogganing with lantern lit slides, bonfires, and fast descents. Lord Lorne leads the grand run while aides and officials watch, amid supper in the ballroom and chats about skating and curling fueling their appetites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Ottawa
Canada
Lord Lorne
Mr. Harbord
Mr. Bagot
Maj. de Winton
Lord Grosvenor
Russell Stephenson
Lady Dufferin
Ruthvin
Rideau
Bleak March and November Hit Pulmonary Sufferers Hard
A vintage ad notes March and November as harsh months for lung disease. It advises keeping Dr Bull’s Syrup nearby to endure rough weather with less risk, priced at 26 seats.
Beetles Threaten Southern Russia Crops and Railroads
The piece notes a corn beetle outbreak from 1866 spreading through Pultova Saratoff Kherson and the Don region causing major losses estimated at 15 080 000 roubles amid neglect. It also reports on Railway Age data for 1879 showing 65 roads sold totaling 4 900 miles with 163 000 000 bonds and 80 000 000 capital, a four year total of 147 roads and 16 500 miles. Bankruptcies appear to be tapering with only six receiverships in the period.
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Russia
Pultova
Andos
Railway Age
United States
Grand World Tour Planned From Liverpool in 1880
A long voyage planned to visit America, Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe starting in June 1880. The 500 day journey includes scientific classes led by an instructor and aims to study sights near each port under the project led by G Sutherland Dodman of Liverpool.
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Liverpool
Continents
America
Australia
Asia
Africa
Europe
G. Sutherland Dodman
England
Five Hitires of M B Corbin Children Prosper
Lantspring in Colorado saw the Corbin children aged six to fifteen earn 200 dollars from three crops. An organ was bought for 118 dollars, leaving 82 dollars in the children's treasury. They planted onions on an acre, yielded three tons, and 55 dollars from chickens added to the total.
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M.B. Corbin
Colorado
Corbin
Value of Worn Gold Coins Across Circulation
The article explains the United States legal framework for gold coin wear and redemption. It lists standard and least current weights for double-eagle, eagle, half-eagle, three dollar, quarter-eagle, and the gold dollar, noting limits of natural abrasion and the periods coins may remain in circulation before replacement. It also compares silver coin wear and projects renovation timelines.
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United States
United States Treasury
England
Wonderful Cures Said to Have Been Wrought in North Carolina
Robert J. Jones writes from Danville Virginia recounting how a rabid dog bite and snake bites were treated with a mudstone madstone owned by Joseph Pointer of Person County North Carolina. He cites multiple alleged cases from neighbors including a girl bitten in 1871, a horse healed from rabies, and a cow and colt bitten by a dog both treated with the stone. Pointer died recently and his estate sold in 1879 with the stone likely to be sold next court term.
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North Carolina
Robert J. Jones
Danville
New York Sun
Joseph Pointer
Person County
Winter
Pointer's
J. Scott
Josephus Younger
Baptist Church
Pointer
The Smart Turtle in the Menagerie Banter
A playful exchange unfolds in a menagerie where a talkative turtle jokes about shelling out and life’s little moves. The elephant and other animals react with humor as the turtle quips about daily chores and financial nibblings while a light mood settles over the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
An Eye Witness Account of the Tay Bridge Horror
An eyewitness in Scotland recalls watching the Edinburg train cross the Tay Bridge on a violent night. He describes a comet like burst of sparks, darkness over the bridge, and his growing fear that the train had gone down as he and others hurry toward the scene.
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Tay _ Bridge
Scotland
London Telegraph
Melita
Edinburg
Wormit
Magdalen Green
Fascination of Life in Washington
Washington exerts a special pull on visitors and residents alike. The city’s atmosphere political culture climate and comprehensive layout attract those who study government and enjoy its social life. Washington is described as a growing winter hub for leisure scholars and fashion devotees amid its mild winters and capitol meetings.
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Washington
Capital
White House
Capitol
Republic
Meeting of Congress
Many Snippets and Notable Facts From 19th Century Fragments
The clippings cover diverse items including population estimates in Siberia, Georgia guano trade prospects, espionage rumors about a Russian czar guarded by American detectives, and quip about mortgages. Other notes mention a misquoted line from the Picayune, cotton crop value, Texas schools funding, French executions, odd advertising claims, gender ratios in Massachusetts, English farming humor, Duke of Argyle’s views, self rising flour joke, swindles, and curiosity about sound steamers. Also included are observations about aviation era curiosities, Catherine de Medici’s kitchen praise, and Capt. Godfrey of Nevada City sensing gold beneath ground.
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Georgia
Boston Post
Boston
Cincinnati
McGregor News
The
Picayune
Texas
France
London
Massachusetts
England
United States
Duke of
Argyle
Newart
New York
Peck
Catherine de Medicis
Waterloo
Godfrey
Nevada City
Dog Dies After Grief Stricken Dash
A family near Providence moved to Kansas leaving their dog Dash behind. Once faithful, the dog grew despondent and showed signs of mental distress after his master left. The writer suspects grief drove the change and the dog was ultimately killed by a single bullet.
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Providence
Kansas
Dash
Cash
Fprovidence Journal
Floods devastate Cauca valley and surrounding regions
Central American floods follow Colombia’s heavy rains in November. In December the Cauca valley saw days of torrential rain as waters rose feet at a time, swelling the river to over three miles wide. Villages were destroyed, crops and livestock ruined, and farmers faced armed snakes driven from trees. Losses estimated around $1,000,600.
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Cauca
Central America
Colombia
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Kitty
Harper’s Weekly
Bridget
Basil Hathaway
Jack Hornsey
Littleton
Sockworm
Hal
Harry
Old Blunderson
Gammon
Esten
Mra. Callaghan
Bullion
Madstone
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