Corn and wheat output seen strong for winter hunger doubt
US corn totals 1 577 000 000 bushels and wheat 425 000 000, with potatoes at 175 000 090, suggesting hunger fears ease. Postmaster General warns fines for mailing lottery investments. Temperance gains spread to Georgia with 25 counties fully dry and 36 partially dry. Benjamin Butler vows another bid after defeat. Suicide rates vary by city, with Paris 409 per million and Naples 34. New York suicides largely attributed to Germans.
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United States
Machine tests promise cotton yield in Sumter
A Sumter test shows a cotton-picking machine operates satisfactorily with 200 pounds per hour capacity. Hand-picking cost this season reached 50 million dollars, about 7 dollars per bale, while machine-picking could cut to 1 dollar per bale. Previously a third of the crop was left in the field due to labor shortages.
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Charleston
Sumter
8. C
Forests and drought in New York raise alarms
A controversial debate on New York forest destruction for farming cites the Albany Evening Post and the New York Sun. The Sun argues forests regulate water flow, preventing drought, freshets, and crop losses, backed by European research. It warns that removing forests exposes land to evaporation, lowers springs, and worsens droughts and flood risks, urging forest preservation.
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New York
Evening Post of
Albany
New York Sun
Fabe
Great German Invigorator Ad Seeks Sale By Dowaar
An advertisement touts a product named Great German Invigorator claimed to restore constitution despite disease or excess. It states for sale by J. R. Dowaar with a note Oct 4 3m.
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J. R. Dowaar
Ohio counties and railroads in a busy state report
Ohio editors meet in Columbus December with notes on rail mileage and value. Noble county sells tobacco five to six dollars per hundred while Bellaire spends about $1000 monthly on schools for 143 children. A Coshocton gas discovery company forms and boring starts December. The Ohio militia lists 82 infantry companies and seven artillery batteries. Caldwell bans alcohol sales within limits from December 1 under the Scott law. A Barnesville man faces forced confinement in an Athens asylum after a wild-roaming spree.
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Morgan
Noble County
Bellaire
Ohio
Coshocton
Ohio Militia
Caldwell
Crawford
Barnesville
Enron
Athens
State Journal
Tuscarawas County
Guernsey
Tuscarawas
Ohio Fuel Company
Hocking Valley
Cincinnati
Toledo
Cleveland
Tuscarawas Valley Association of Operators
Columbus
Hocking
Ohio Central
Dalimore
Market Report Signals Mixed Activity and Cautious Trade
The Market notes cold weather boosts some wholesale demand while distribution remains moderate. Cotton and grain markets show slight firming yet overall exports rise only modestly. Wheat and corn stocks shrink domestically but world supply grows, with traders hedging as cold weather favors early shipments.
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Bradstreet
New England
United States
Canada
Chicago
Atlantic
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Great Britain
How to Preserve Eggs for Six Months in Tallow Dust
An exchange advises that eggs stay good for six months if dipped in warm tallow, cooled, then packed in sawdust. Cover with more sawdust and make them as airtight as possible, then store in a dry cool place.
New Standard of Time Sets Railroads to Central Time
Wheeling and Lake Erie lines begin Sunday November 15 adopting Central Time or 90 meridian, aligning with Ohio roads and extending toward New Orleans and Memphis. The change shifts schedules by 28 minutes from old time. Columbus time remains common in Ohio with potential nationwide adoption to simplify meals and work hours.
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Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
United States
Ohio
Columbus
Reward Offered for Old Testament Verses Count
Rutledge Publishing Company offers 20 dollars to the person who states how many verses in the Old Testament contain only three words, by December 10, 1883. If multiple correct answers, prize split. Send 20 cents with answer. future Monthly issue to publish winner and answer. Easton, Pennsylvania.
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Retledge
Address Rutledge PubLishing
Easton, Penna
Excursion Tickets to Florida and South at Reduced Rates
The Pan-Handle Route announces greatly reduced excursion tickets to Florida and the South. Tickets are valid 15 days from sale and returnable until June 1, 1884. Jacksonville Thomasville Mobile New Orleans and Southern Coast points are reachable with one change from any Pan-Handle line station. Inquiries to company agents or General Passenger Agent E. A. Ford Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Mobile
New Orleans
E. A. Ford
Cambridge Market Weekly corrected by McInyar and Limpsey
Market listing shows items and prices for eggs butter chickens hams sides and oats. Includes raw grocery entries and seed and potato offerings with scattered OCR errors and unclear quantities. Also notes orchard grass seed red top seed bilne grass seed and miscellaneous garden goods with prices and measurements.
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J. O. McInyar
Ann Limpsey
Busiel
Callon
C.s
Stee
Bilne
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