Notes and News Briefs From Historical Ledger
General Miles warried a niece of General Sherman. Reviews on changeable character and personal growth appear amid assorted notes. The Treasury bans hides and cattle imports from rinderpest regions. Bryant’s eighty fourth birthday is celebrated alongside reflections on aging and virtue. Britain’s 60,000 bicycles and a 200 mile jaunt in under ten hours highlight mobility advances. Forage biscuit adoption by European armies and Russian odor notes surface. Virginia expects whiskey revenue gains. Texas promotes emigration with cheap public lands. English church income and assets are enumerated. French libraries inventory reveals 200 towns with sizable collections. Charley Ross’s father spends vast sums in fruitless searches. Hospitals consider art to aid recovery. U.S. Brazil trade revives, watches exported. New York wedding features vellum marriage contract signing. London solicitor notes women’s saving habits diverge from men’s.
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Iniin
Lo Cali
Treasury Department
Anan
William Cilen Bryant
Cary Cellent
Great Britain
Ireland
Germany
France
Austria
Italy
Virginia
New York
Texas
Church of England
Charley Ross
Brazil
London
Miles Under Ground Tale of a Miner's Long Descent
Carson farmer Treadway recalls a Virginia trip to a mine with an old partner. The group descended fourteen miles, endured steam and noise, saw a glowing bottom and a bustling camp, then rode a hot valley to stations and temperance celebrations among thirsty settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Treadway
Carson
Virginia
Hin
Dan de Quille
Chiney
Sierrys
Jenness Pass
Indigo in history and method of production described
The article traces Indigo from ancient use to its spread in Europe, noting laws opposing its cultivation. It details plant varieties, cultivation regions, and four extraction methods, including fermentation basins, agitation, pressing, and drying. It mentions Bengal as a leading source and Southern U.S. potential for cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
India
Germany
Nuremberg
Asia
Africa
America
Java
Manila
Galeulta
Egypt
Senegal
Guatemala
Expensive Plodding In Mining Mills Draws Attention
Messrs Morey and Sperry of New York report widespread waste in stamp mills due to poor running knowledge. They cite stamps at 19 drops per minute with 12 inch drops vs 6 inches at 80 drops to four times the work. They urge experiments by engineers and government to boost ore processing efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morey & Sperry
New York
Colorady
California
Mitingen
the State University
Mining and Scientific Press
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Wiimai, & Co
Grocers
General Merchandise
Aleers
GEO
T. Hale
Keasud
GIST
Butte, Montana
D'Acheus
Helena
Montana
ALERS
Butte
Alderman& CO
Proprietors
Silver Bow Brewery
Chris Nissler
Turkey
Russia
D. Cohen & Bro
Deer Lodge
Pioneer
Dewey
Flint
Buthling
Broadway and
Main Streets
J. FP
Allen Oders
Batie
Samples Tree
The
Butte Foundry
J. F. Allen
AE. T
Silver Butte
William Wilson
Main Street
Broadway
Haint, Douglas & Stewart
J. O. Stewart
Georgetoun
Cat
WM. Purveine
Fraser, Chalmers & CO
Uurcaco
Butte and Vicinity
MINER
Miles Warried
General Sherman
Sebastia
Sweden
Youngstown
Ohio
Basle Society
Facb
Victoria
Oade
Quebec
Leutenant
Prince of Wales
A.u. Curnujosny
Sumait Valley
Deer
Monjain
Mircnin
Caras
L. Mussia Aro Burve
M.T
Sen
Urar
Arizona
Firginia Chinviete
Indigo
Lea
Maputo
Boot & Shoe Store
FOR
Read, Root & Co
Hale's Drug Store
Butte, M. T
Chicago
Bulite
Stone House
Jessup’s
Sanderson's
Neylor
Fark Straet
Deegan & Stoner
Butte City Stable
Simon Tauswirtr
Sale, PhD
Bia
Albert Pound, Blackemie
Buith
Elsa
Albert Dowd
Sarnifare
J.m.bowes
Tates
Owsihy’s
Wim.owsle's, Proprietor
Tyken
Owsley
Tin
Peryong
Ion O
Bowes
Hans
Ergor
Jones & Binson
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