Scattered Social Satire and Domestic Tales Across The Nation
A mosaic of vignettes covers women in labor contracts and consulting roles, jokes about lovers and lawsuits, a Montana feline hero, Utah Mormon petition drives for governorship, a Kentucky divorce petition by a 13 year old, and lighthearted editorials on ignorance and marriage. The miscellany mentions Edgar Allan Poe’s works printed by two girls, a German baroness’s artist husband model, and humorous anecdotes from Boston and Rochester. It also notes Lincoln era baggage, a Lowells’ woodpile wager, and a Connecticut school Beecher Trial pun, ending with social chatter about Mr and Mrs Boughton-O amid party scenes in London society.
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Fighting the Locusts in Kansas and Nebraska
The Atchison Champion reports on farmers battle against grasshoppers, detailing egg destruction methods, deep and shallow plowing impacts, burning and ditch traps, rolling devices, and coordinated drives. It notes legislation needed for broad cooperation and cites farmers using sieves, canvas wings, and various improvised tools to corral and destroy the pests.
Contortionist Negro Demonstrates Extraordinary Body Control
A traveling performer from Pittsburgh, a full blooded African man born in Sheffield, astonishes observers by contorting his body in ways defying normal anatomy. He shows moving heart segments and retracting ribs under medical scrutiny, including rolling and unrolling his bowels, while onlookers faint from the display.
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Pittsburg
Walters
Darkey
Abbe Dennis Hatches Eggs From Ancient Hen Nest
Under Dagobert's ruined castle Abbe Dennis found a nest with 1200 year old eggs hidden from light and temperature. The hen kathaps barely escaped danger as the eggs were placed under a hen and hatched, spirits of future times preserved.
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A Vision of the Fatire Fond maman Dialogue
A fragment from a humorous piece features a mother asking Arnold what he would do if their father married another mother after her death. The son replies that he would attend the weddings, revealing a playful take on family roles and expectations.
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Suother
Grasshopper War Expands Across Minnesota Counties
From Mankato Minnesota dated June 8 a letter reports a widespread grasshopper invasion from the Minnesota River to the Northern Pacific Railroad. Counties like Blue Earth Nicollet Brown and McLeod have offered bounties as high as five cents a quart for dead or alive hoppers. 2 600 bushels have already been paid in Blue Earth as efforts to exterminate begin. The writer notes division over bounty policy and fears for crops as hoppers spread and threaten corn potatoes and other grains.
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Courageous Colonel Bonded by Hat in Court Capers
A court-room farce centers on Colonel Bangs who, late for a case, applies the wrong Vigor product and glues his hat to his head with varnish. Forced to endure the judge’s levity and fines, Bangs finally leaves hatbound and retires home, the mortgage of mortified dignity lingering.
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Paris wedding of Mile Say to Duc de Broglie described
In a June London Daily News letter a Paris church wedding unfolds with grand spectacle. The bride Mile Say and Duc de Broglie appear in lavish attire as generals and clergy attend. Honeymoon to Chateau de Coaumont reportedly purchased for 1,800,000 francs. M. Leon Say absent from mass but signs registry.
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President withdraws letter urging Kansas official resignation
Government signals miners in Black Hills unrest may ease as no free transport home is planned. Treasury announces 20 bonds from 1862 will mature September 24, 1875, stopping interest that day, with coupon bonds totaling five million dollars spread across numerous numbers and series.
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Foreign Notes Emigration declines and trades in London
May emigration returns show a drop of 5915 below last year's May figures. The London Tavern changed hands at auction, sold for 4500 after intense bidding from an initial offer of 15000. Ten years earlier the property sold for 41000. A London dog show noted 1178 animals with great breed improvements and the Prince of Wales won a top prize in the Saint Bernard class. Eosin a new dye, is praised for its dawn red shade. The British government ships seeds of the Caucho tree from Darien to the East Indies, mirroring Quina bark importation. A Paris dispatch hints at M Ollivier's forthcoming sensational work on 1452 and 1570 political eras. Polish courts rule a Wesleyan minister cannot be titled Reverend as a courtesy. The South Kensington Museum acquires Japanese bronzes including a sixteenth century bird. Continental Herald notes Cremation Society legal questions. South Africa seeks confederation with a standard native policy. A London theological college linked to The English order of Le Augustine opens to train priests and lay preachers. Brigandage resurfaces in Italy with robbing four English ladies on the Appian Way and kidnapping cases with heavy ransoms.
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Montreal and Ontario outlook from Toronto Globe 19th
The Toronto Globe comments on Quebec and Ontario prospects with faith in Montreal trade recovery despite bank strains. It notes government and bank actions to ease pressure, acknowledges diminished business checks, warns of lingering dull times, and reports Ontario’s rail and construction investments with strong monetary support for staple industries continuing through downturn.
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Sleep and sleep habits from a Victorian voice
A fragmented monologue argues sleep relies on restoring vital energy, noting brain activity hinders rest after meals. It cites a Bridgeport Treatise author, discusses late dinners, and criticizes tea and coffee at night. An Oxford bishop offers a hedge-walking breathing cure as a non-lips vowel method to induce sleep.
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Pandora Ready for Arctic Cruise Under Allen Young
The Pandora, 430 ton ship with 80 horsepower, prepared for a private Arctic cruise to Davis Strait, led by Mr. Allen Young with Lt. Lillingston as second. Planned ports include Western Greenland and Melville Bay before Lancaster Sound, with eighteen months of provisions and winter gear for a possible long voyage.
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General Banks Arrives in Memphis for Masonry Events
General N. P. Banks rode in from Louisville by train yesterday morning and was greeted at the depot by a Council, Masonic lodge, and two military companies. He was escorted to the Peabody Hotel where a mayoral speech welcomed him, followed by a Court Square reception. An evening Masonry address at James Park drew a large audience.
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