Night of danger in prairie pursuit ends with coffin save
A rider fleeing desperadoes during a Civil War era border chase hides in a coffin in a hut. He escapes, riding a stolen horse, pursued by Bill Wolf and comrades, until infantry arrive and Wolf is captured. The tale ends with the narrator safe and the money intact, saved by the coffin and aid from soldiers.
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United States
Southard
Bill Wolf
Jenny
Bill
Bill Walt
Tally-Ho
Border Rangers
Wolf
Mr. Wolf
Miscellany Reflections and Rural Reveries
A collage of aphorisms, a moving scene of a father and child in hardship, and essays on natural marvels. The narrative follows a ruined, elder father clinging to dignity, a child’s act of courage, plus meditations on sound, birds, and country life with vivid, period voice.
Clerical Bear Shooter Battles California Bear
Rev WJ Smith a muscular Christian recounts a fall bear hunt in California. He stalked an eight foot bear near a ravine, firing four times as the animal charged, and finally felled it with a brain-shot. He reflects on the danger and the moral weight of the hunt.
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Rev
W.J. Smith
California
Presbyterian
Visalia
Bruin
Hvrites
Elijets
Tax ruling exempts Hop Bitters from liquor tax
The Treasury announces a January 1 1879 effective tax rule for sellers of Hostetter’s Bitters and Plantation Bitters classifying them as liquor dealers. A December 18 1879 decision refines Hop Bitters as a non alcoholic medicinal product not subject to liquor tax, allowing manufacture and sale as a medicine without special tax.
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Serra Cranchy
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
United States
Exchange
Treasury
Ashington
Green B. Rauu
A. T. Soute Esq
Hop Bitters Mfg Co
Mill Street
Rochester
Square holes through a simple hand drill trick
Paris Letter in Scientific News recounts Julius Hall of London showcasing a device that turns a square hole from a three square drill by loosening the grip to allow wobble. A common brace or brace-held drill suffices, captivating mechanics at the expo with the puzzling yet practical solution.
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Julius Hall
London
Paris
Scientific News
Swindle on Small Bills Across Banks Reported
A well dressed man on State Street feigned requests for small bills to swap a five into a five, then ten, netting him five dollars. Similar ploy at Hurlbut Bank in Winsted involved a man posing as F KE Jackson trading a new bill for an old one and leaving with money. The trick relies on repeated exchanges to confuse the teller.
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State Street
Hurlbut Bank of
Winsted
F. KE. Jackson
No blame for medical students procuring bodies for dissection
The New York Herald argues that medical students who obtain bodies for dissection should not be blamed since they will replace those bodies once they begin to practice. The remark reflects historical tensions over body procurement for medical education and the ethics surrounding anatomy training.
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The
New York Herald
Trade in manufactured goods and farming fortunes
An opinion piece notes global trade frictions as England and Germany complicate industry. It contrasts cheap imports with domestic production, arguing farmers endure steadier demand for breadstuffs while manufacturers face cycles of layoffs and oversupply. The piece stresses resilience of farming compared to volatile trades.
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England
Sheffield
M. Y. Herald
Be Something Do Not Live Like A Hermit Die Unregretted
A moral exhortation argues everyone must take an active role in life. It condemns idleness and urges purposeful work as a duty, citing Islamic and Christian ideas of having a trade. The piece warns a life of inaction leaves one empty and useless to country and society.
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George Eliot
National Repository
Arsenic in Fashion Dyes and Accessories Concerns Rise
The article cites cases of arsenic poisoning linked to scarlet and blue stockings, gloves, hat linings, and dress fabrics. It notes examinations showing eight grains per square foot in a dress and a child’s death in Troy, N Y tied to a veil. Calls grow to test goods before wear and to prohibit unsafe dyes, urging new dyeing processes and chemist innovation.
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London Times
Nichols
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Troy
N. Y
Scientific American
Coffin Rock and the Yakima War Link Explored
A historic note describes Coffin Rock near Astoria as a traditional Indian burial site, where warriors were laid with their belongings. It links the rock to the Yakima War after settlers allegedly stole canoes and bones, provoking long standing tensions with the Yakima people.
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Coffin Rock
Oregon
Astoria
Washington
Red Man
Yakima
San Srancisco
Flea coachman causes Paris showroom farce
In Paris a flea coachman leaped from its perch and chose a stout nearby woman. The exhibitor begged the lady to search for the missing pet. She returned with the flea, and the showman exclaimed in French that the flea belonged to the woman, not to him.
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Paris
Allan's Anti Fat advertised as obesity remedy in 1878
A Baltimore advertisement promotes Allan's Anti-Fat as a safe weight reduction tonic with claims of rapid fat loss. A chemist endorses its efficacy and a customer testimonial from Mrs. I. R. Cores notes an eight pound loss after two bottles.
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Allan
Baltimore
I. R. Cores
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