Immigrant arrivals, finance, and legal cases headlined
The report notes 133,207 immigrants arrived in the United States in 1878, up from 130,506 in 1877. Attorney General Field plans to present a Supreme Court matter on Judge Rivers’ alleged usurpation. Archdiocesan appointments, forged telegrams affecting grain markets, Chile Bolvia tensions, and embezzlement in Montreal are also covered with various creditors, trials, and criminal actions mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Field
Virginia
Supreme Court of the
Rivers
Henri
Father Donohue
Milwaukee
Cardinal McCloskey
Purcell
James R. Keene
New York
J. K. Fisher & Co
Chicago
Keene
Fisher & Co
Atlantic
Pacific
Manchester
Hayti
Canal
Parquet
Bank of Hochelaga
Montreal
Henry William Golding
Golding
Bank A Corporation
E. Solomon
Humboldt, Tenn
Memphis
Foreign Notes Summary of 19th Century Crises
Reports from various regions describe fragile conditions with notes on political turmoil France and Britain. Notable items include a fired London institution, a French ministerial decision, a Jamaica low money mood, and Queen Victoria sailing to Cherbourg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polytechnic Institution
Regent Street
London
House of Commons
French Chamber of Deputies
Queen Victoria
Portsmouth
Victoria and Albert
Cherbourg
Liverpool
Bradford
Revolution Francaise
Valles
Menerable Gray Hairs and Kidney-Wort Remedy Claim
The piece promotes Kidney-Wort as a cure for early kidney trouble and rheumatism. It asserts the medicine clears liver and bowels, purifies blood, and helps men live longer to be honored in gray hair. It emphasizes enduring vitality through the tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seston
Choosing fruit and nut trees for utility and speed
The Germantown Telegraph discusses selecting trees for immediate use besides shade, praising walnuts and hickory for fast bearing, noting English walnuts bear well in sheltered regions, and suggesting filbert as a worthy but underexplored addition. It warns walnuts can be heavy feeders yet identifies suitable planting spots and soil types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac
Germantown
Derrick the Hangman and the Legacy of English Executions
Derrick the Hangman, famed as one of England’s most notorious, followed Bull around 1498 and served under Earl of Essex at Cadiz before being spared execution after twenty three hangings. He later beheaded his savior in 1601 by Elizabeth’s command, inspiring Walter Scott. The line of hangmen continued through Gregory and Richard Brandon, linked to King Charles I’s alleged beheading, as the derrick name derives from the execution device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derrick
Pens
Bull
Earl of Essex
Cadiz
Lord Essex
Elizabeth
Walter Scott
Nigel
Charles I
Gregory Brandon
Gregory
Richard Brandon
Earl of Stafford
Charles
The Recipe for Preeperity in Youth Training and Farming
The piece urges youth to learn useful arts, thrift, and industry while saving part of earnings. It advocates starting small in business, keeping personal books, delaying marriage until a stable income, and buying a farm to raise sons. It stresses shared advantages with customers for lasting prosperity and moral/in intellectual improvement from farming.
The Chinese in California in Joaquin Miller’s Letter
A 19th century view recounts Chinese miners in California from 1856 onward. It praises their industry and neighborly spirit while noting tax burdens and prejudice. The author, a judge, claims no drunkenness or laziness among Chinese miners and argues for their honesty and hard work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joaquin Miller
New York Tribune
Sierras
Canon City
Grant County
Oregon
Four Meals a Day for Children Says Experts
Doctors and authorities including Dr Thomas K Chambers in the Encyclopedia Britannica advocate four meals daily for children up to fourteen or fifteen. They warn that growth needs nourishing meat meals and rest from study to restore appetite, with broths soups meat extracts and porridge as sustaining options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piysichatt
Thomas K. Chambers
Aboola
The Reliable Man as a Model of Character
The piece extols reliability as a crafted character trait. It describes a reliable man as level headed, thoughtful, reticent, moderate, sincere, trustworthy, brave, and honest, capable of logical conclusions and safe stewardship. It argues character is formed, not born, and a spotless reputation is worth pursuing.
Maine Senator’s Temperance Quip and Butter Color Ad
Mr Barker a Maine Senate member claims rank as an original temperance man noting no intoxicating drinks since 1815 and humorously says he married a Miss Temperance making all his sons Sons of Temperance. Coron Butter Color by Wells Richardson Co claims superior color for butter and preservation, sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barker
Maine Senate
Temperance
Wells, Richardson & Co
Buclingan
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Marke
A. Mt. “Py
Tah
wGap
Wedane Rod Bud
Itter
Thomas E. Palmer
Expressman
West Third Street
Boylen
Market Street
Chester
Ohn V. Rice
Grafton David
Rad
Market Square
Authly
Jon Stetler
Express Messenger
Philadelphia
Supple, Lloyd & Walton
Jay’s Drug Store
H. B. Taylor’s
D. P. Paiste’s
McGeoghegan’s Cigar
Edgmont Avenue
J. M. Staever
Twelfth
East Fifth Street
Peter Cunningham
Palace of Fashion
City Hotel
Ewing’s Cigar
Depot
W. H. Solomon's
Garrett’s
Tenth Street
North Third Street
W. H. Graham
Third and
Concord Avenue
Chester, PA
NEW Bakery
Louis Watrin
Iely AP Cor
Third and Howell Sts
Jtou Grundy
Sale and Exchange
Tomas A. Tall
Sail Maker Foot of
Edgmont Street
Sele
Iidher
J Prederick Taylor
Hinkson Street
North Ward
Bet
Seventh and Eighth Sts
Deck Ly
A. Burns
D.chalfant
Charter House
Media
Chester Railroad
Hester
Upland Pioneer Stage Line
Chester Depot
Upland
L. L. Lukens & CO
Sixth and Pine Streets
Great Flour Depot
D. 8. Bunting
Superior
Frank K. McCollum
PE ®Nsylvania
Military Academy
Col. Theo. Hyatt
Joe Voun
East Eighth Street
Third Street
Parker and Kerllin
J Ladomus, Og
Practical Watchmaker
Ree McAvoy
Best Branda
Edgmont Ave
JH L. Donaldson, Jr
E. Cor
John W. McMaster
Mesa
the Hatter
Chester PA
South Ward
George Baker, JR
Carpenter and Builder
Householder’s Old Shop
Penn Streets
Yoserh Bosinson
Eepr
Passanante
Humbert
Naples
Xat
Derrick the Hangman
California
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