Corn planting guidance and labor economy from 1860s farm advice
An 1860s agricultural note advises heavy pre planting soil work including plowing rolling and harrowing, to wait for warmth and keep ground mellow. It warns against deep tools after jointing and favors surface weeding with light harrows. It discusses labor efficiency and historic yield figures to argue larger per acre crops pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Joseph Haines
Ohio
Dexas Woon
N. Madison
Fragmented OCR note on constitutionalist rhetoric and dairy workers
An incoherent OCR fragment discusses a constitutionalist claim about certainty and mentions dairy workers, affordable housing, and community tensions. The text is garbled with multiple typos and lacks coherent events or clear actors.
Transit of Venus Observations By American Teams Survey Results
May issue reports American observers in Pekin and Kerguelen on the Venus transit. Watson and Young photographed the event despite clouds, noting a smaller solar diameter than predicted and possible Venus atmosphere. English and American parties gathered data on contacts, photography, and geography, with Draper praised for photographic method.
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Vents
Marper’s
Venus
Pekin
Watson
Young
Leverrier
Mr. Hill
American Nautical Almanac Office
Kerguelen Land
Ryan
Train
Chatham Island
Jown Swithh
Coast Survey
Peters
America
Henry Draper
Janssen
Japan
de la Grue
Campbell, Island
Girl Bitten by Pet Dog Faces Hydrophobia Fears
A Gonzales County child, two, living near Peach Creek, was bitten by a small dog forty weeks ago. Initially no hydrophobia concern, the dog later died after spasms. About twenty days later the girl developed signs of rabies and suffered convulsions, with worsening episodes over several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Robinson
Peach Creek
Gonzales County
Eads Plan to Cut New Channel Uses Mississippi Jetties
The Mississippi River approach to the Gulf will be altered by submarine dykes built of fascines and stones. Captain J B Eads leads surveys and contracts with aims to extend banks and scour a new deep water channel by sinking rafts to form gradual levees. First raft to be sunk by October as work proceeds this summer.
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Mississppi
Gulf
J. B. Eads
St. Louis
Father of Waters
Mississippi
Eads
South Pass
Oldest Living Members of Congress Named
A list of veteran lawmakers includes Horace Binney born 1780 in Philadelphia, Willard Hall born 1780 in Massachusetts, Artemus Tate born 1773 in Massachusetts, Perkins King born 1784 in Massachusetts, Joseph Johnson born 1785 in New York, George Grinnell born 1786 in Massachusetts, Joseph Grinnell born 1788 in Massachusetts, Daniel Sturgeon born 1789 in Pennsylvania, and Strolm born 2798 in Lancaster with long service records across multiple states.
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Horace Binney
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Congress
Willard Hall
Willmington
Del
Massachusetts
Delaware
Artemus Tate
Bridgewater
Mass
Perkins King
Cairo
Green County
New York
Joseph Johnson
Bridgeport
W. Va
Orange County
Virginia
George Grinnell
Greenfield
Joseph Grinnell
New Bedford
Massachusets
Daniel Sturgeon
Uniontown
United States
Ethel Shepley
Portland
Maine
Senate
Fon
J Strolm
Lancaster
Dr Schliemann Finds Ancient Troy Site Remnants
An 1872 dig led by Dr Schliemann uncovered stone blocks and depths of 383 to 52 feet revealing antiquities at a site identified as ancient Troy. A small but poisonous snake was also found near the stones, possibly descending from surface layers in winter.
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Schliemann
Troy
Pattledll
Zhanner
Lineral
Hogarthian Brooklyn Trial Sketch Recalls Beecher Moulton Tale
The excerpt narrates a nineteenth century scene where the famed clergyman Henry Ward Beecher visits a Brooklyn grocery, confronts a cold shopkeeper, and reflects on a young Francis D. Moulton. The piece, praised as a highly suggestive subject, links Hogarthian satire to Beecher’s era and concludes with M. Y. Leraid’s comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Khmonor
Henry Ward Beecher
Francis D. Moulton
Hogarth
M. Y. Leraid
Spirit Picture Emerges In Matthews Bros Showroom
A Milwaukee Sentinel observation notes two library desks on display at Matthews Bros. In photographs a left shelf forms a shadowy spirit picture with a veiled female head. The image, light on the body and dark on the face, invites comparing it to a corpse laid in a Griffin street coffin. Citizens with curious minds discuss the phenomenon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Sentinel
Matthews Bros
Oldest Man in the World at 109 in Paris
A Parisian centenarian artist, born a count, celebrated his 109th birthday with friends, keeps painting, and plans two new works for the Salon. His life story includes a childhood with Marie Antoinette, a whimsical marriage at eighty four, and a pension exchange that became a costly art collection.
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Paris
Marie Antionettte
M. ‘de Waldeii
Erelich
Ministry of Ring Arts
Fragmented critique of religion and politics in a dated voice
A satirical paragraph condemns religion and politics as hypocritical and driven by patronage. It alleges churches exploit the poor while pleasing the rich, and accuses a political party of dishonesty and unfitness, contrasting empty social events with genuine reform.
Oddities and Quips From A Reach-Back Page
A collage of witticisms and scattered notes on manners, theatre, ships, and everyday life. The rambling items touch on happiness, fame, old politics, and a joke about eggs in a hardware store, with satirical quips about fortune, bluffing, and wit.
New Family Amusement and Printer Trick Demonstrated
A local item describes a novelty trick called the latent indy amusement. Readers fold a sheet and balance a name on an advance payment to reveal a smile. The piece credits Portland Commercial and hints at a stage illusion shown by a writer in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Commercial
Barneys Saloon Bet and a Drunken Claim
A man called Fimosa Agon bet Barney Galligan fifty to one that he was drunk after entering a saloon and being refused a drink. The crowd watched as he withdrew a dollar and admitted intoxication, with a friend challenging his stance as others debated his state.
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Bethlehem
Fimosa Agon
Faderland
Barney Galligan
Barney
Fim
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Lerwls
AL Richards
Bio Paidontime Deposityres
G. D. Teter
Brazil
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Davis Jsu
Wolawis
Candrews
Jrram Peter
Bowling Green
Indiana
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George P. Stone
North Walnut Street
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H. Kstun
Knight & Knight, Att
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Near
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Henderson & Men Ctt
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Circuit
Supreme Waer
Courts
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Finan~ Hire
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J. Herr
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East Main Street
ILM
Compton
APF Law
Leited
Bushurss
J. M. Norwood
Odd Fetters Hell
Gifford
Richardson
Brazil House
WWE
Kirtley
Meridian Street
INE
St. Charles Hotel
B. Hughes
Third and
Oia Steels
Terre Haute
J. T. Ricketts
Ealer
Corner Chestnut
10Th Ste
Exchange
Terreilaute
Webrle
New Brunswick
Gandlyl
the Sayy Brazl
Indianapolis
W. & I. Kelsey
East Main St
Braz
Milliner Store
Sal Hie E. Downs
Bal‘Vie Parris
Dud Nation
Shannon & Fast
COAL
B.F. Masten
Gter Greek Block Coal CO
B. F. Masten
Wibloge Simmermar
Alexander
Minera
Morris Coal CO
Erlan
Opera House
Merchant Tailoring
J. Erlanger
Clay Coal Company
Block
Clay
G. H. McElevey
Hendrix Block
J. W. McClelland & Sons, Miners and
Block Coal Office
Hendrix
Insurance
Frank W. Armstrong
Two Poors
Post Ofice
Acvilles Downs
Jackson Street
Wanut
Shannon & Farts Bakery
Berlin
India
T. J. Davies
Il Foundry and Machine Shop
Cehaweorde
Megrimaton
Poal
Bagi Siebarsh
Duedalt
Tod
Jet
Echo
Alice May Quinn
Ife
Adam
O'Leary
The
Indiana Farmer
Great West
Kansas
Rocky Mountains
New World
Cincinnati Enquirer
Iti
Avesouri
Augusta
Harvey
Scientific American
Lucy H. Hooper
Col
Philadelphia Press
Danville
Annie
Sidons
Boss Tweed
Ruth County
Nevada
George Washington
Judge Fullerton
England
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