Mutiny to Save Wrecked Ship Castaways Save 200
In 1880 the brig Welcome sinks after a gale and fire. A Dutch crew aboard the Star mutinies to rescue 200 aboard the wreck, transferring passengers and provisions before the hulk sinks. They face arrest, prison, and possible hangings if caught.
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Liverpool
West Indies
Evening Star
Demerara
New York
Ceansp
Thrie
Ontire
Bermudas
Ocean Queen
Cuptain
Holland
Flour Stored In Bricks By Hydraulic Compression
The British admiralty and the war department test a new flour preservation method under varied climates. Compression into bricks prevents damp and mold, destroys larval life, and allows over three times the storage density, enabling safer national granaries and huge storage savings.
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British Admiralty
War Department
Scientific American
High Flows
Mrs Minnie E Lee remarks on menu wording at a Paris cafe noting the extravagant name for a small cup of cold coffee and milk. The maid agrees the choice occupies both mind and stomach in this light exchange.
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Minnie E. Lee
Paris
A Novel Plan Observed in Montreal Street Scene
While driving through Montreal on a hot morning, Mrs. Tait notes icebergs placed opposite doors to keep the air cool, joking at a novel plan. The remark reflects a curious urban image during a sunlit day.
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Lawson Tait
Eurgeon
Montreal
Santa Fe Founded 300 Years Ago Without Rodents or Cats
The city of Santa Fe New Mexico marks three centuries since its founding by Juan de Onate. The high dry air is said to keep rats mice and cats out within municipal boundaries.
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New Mexico
Juan de Onate
City of
Chehalis
Divison Street
National Street
Division Street
Northern Pacific Railway Co
Stuck Yards
Market Street
Northern Pacific Railway (Co
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Alust
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Champagne quality linked to soil and careful making
The piece explains champagne owes its distinct quality to a soil blend of chalk silica light clay and iron oxide and to meticulous production. It notes that after the exploration of Mexico and Peru emeralds became so plentiful that a Spanish nobleman carried home three bushels of them.
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Mexico
Peru
In Holland Cow Output Measured in Dairy Pounds
In Holland the average cow yields 80 pounds of batter and 150 pounds of cheese annually, indicating varied dairy product production per head.
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Holland
Animal Colonists and the Global Spread of English Cattle
A London Spectator article notes rapid English breed colonization abroad. It cites Shortboorns Hertfords and Devons imported for ranches in Rio de la Plata and North American beef districts, with crossbreds filling corrals. It discusses Jersey cows in Brazil and India’s colonist system, predicting uncertain outcomes yet acknowledging sustained expansion.
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Rio de la Plata
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Mearly
Brazil
Petagonia
Nadian
India
Eustis Bess
Asia
Loudon Spectator
Soap history and ancient washing practices described
A fragment notes the ancient origins of soap and washing. It cites Pempeiia ruins and HOG dune factory finds and describes soap as an external cleansing agent arriving from beech ash, with eggs white and albumen chemistry. It discusses skin cleansing, alkali reactions, and repeated washing effects.
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Phuy
Pempeiia
England
Sorp
Garret of the Goncourt Brothers in Paris
Aline Gorren notes the garret on the third floor of a Paris house at Auteuil used by Edmond de Goncourt and companions. The space served as a meeting place for kindred spirits and the germ of a rival to the Academy, nurturing talents for eventual immortality.
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A. de Goncourt
M. de Concourt
Goncourt
Wiea Oering
Louis
Auteuil
M. Edmond de Guncourt
Whelk Lair
Lisite
Ricdmond de Guncourt
Missouri Governor Commutes Death Sentence to 50 Years
The governor commuted two Black men condemned for murder to 50 years in prison. The mother's jubilant reaction included lighting a corncob pipe, and she questioned the severity of 50 years, noting the men are young and unlikely to hang. The report quotes the New York Tribune on the scene.
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Stephens
Missouri
Willie
New York Tribune
Man's Ruling Wish Reflections on Life and Service
A compact reflection on the universal longing to be free and mysterious and the enduring human drive to serve. The quote frames life as service and asks when one should begin to serve, as seen through W Faber's sentiment.
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W. F. Faber
Daguerreotypes Through a Boston Photographer's Eye
A Boston man continues daguerreotype work after more than fifty years insisting that these metal plate portraits remain the most accurate likenesses despite modern photographic methods. The Philadelphia Press notes his dedication to an art form that endures in the face of newer processes.
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Boston
Philadelphia Press
Extinguisher Sparks Quotation on Ballion and Miss Goldly
A Detroit Free Press excerpt notes a remarked match between Ballion and Miss Goldly, yet suggests the spark faded at their marriage, reflecting public interest in a celebrated union.
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Ballion
Miss Goldly
Detroit Free Press
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