New Jersey leads in farming value and hops seen in the Carolinas
The article notes New Jersey tops farming value per acre in 1888 with $85 while several states show varying returns. It cites hop culture potential in North Carolina, mentions shifts of New York hop growers south, and observes broader trends from language dictionaries to church demographics and telegraph legal rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
New Je Erasy
Monseachusetts
Ohio
New York
Vermont
Maryland
Wisconsin
Azoma
North Carolina
Piedmont
Prolific list of societies and debt in late 19th century notes
The article surveys worldwide Christian Endeavor growth noting New York leading with 2990 societies, Canada 1882, and global reach near 9 thousand societies totaling 1,677,040 members. It contrasts debt levels in states, cites Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe interest costs, and analyzes train wrecking and robbery attempts across regions with Iowa, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, New York leading in wreck attempts and a concentration of robberies in Kansas Nebraska Texas and Oklahoma areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Societies
Baer
New York-afill
Penny
Ilinois
Ohio
Town
Massachusetts
Indiana
Cananda
South
England
Australia
India
Turkey
New Zealand
Japan
Madagascar
Scotland
Mexico
West Indies
Africa
China
Ireland
France
Sandwich Islands
Bermuda
Brazil
Persia
Chile
Colombian
Norway
Spain
Iowa
Vermont
Michigan
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Nebraska
Kentucky
California
Chicago Herald
Atchison, Topeky
Santa Fe
The
Railroad Gazette
United States
Machusetty
Divnois
Towa
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Philadelphia humorist seeks vet for toy horse repair
A Philadelphia humorist had a veterinary surgeon visit his home after an injury to a toy horse on the premises. The doctor examined the broken leg, advised glue and a wire splint, and sent a five dollar bill. The source notes Argentina and Uruguay as wealthier in horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
San Franccisco Chronicle
Vast Night Gaze and Life’s Fleeting Delusion
Louise C. Boulton laments the vastness of night and the brief span of human effort. The poem contrasts eternal emptiness with earthly pursuits, noting love and music fade quickly and all are doomed to die. It reflects a youthful companion’s meditation on transience and meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise C. Boulton
Rooftop Garden Romance in New York Tenement
Aime Meigs, a young businessman, befriends Caroline Graham and her father the janitor atop a high city building. When a stranger helps Caroline during a perilous moment, he falls in love but faces rejection as she reconciles with her fiancé George Dunwell after true character is revealed.
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Caroline Graham
New York City
Bankera
Caroline
George Dunwell
Aldo Bell
Aho
George
Levy
Waterson Meigs
Henderson
Hartless
Sud Wendernon
Osroline
Mr. Trynderson
Bonner’s Ferry Indian Title Dispute Sparks Local Tension
The Spokane Chronicle reports Bonner’s Ferry residents divided over government allotments to ten Fry heirs, claiming 680 acres including the town site. Some doubt the Indians’ title, others fear it may stand, risking land sales for decades as settlers built homes and businesses on the tract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonones
Dick Fry
Arthur Fry
Fry's Post Office
Bonner's Ferry
Chey
Northern Pacific Railway
Dick Pre
Spokane
Washington
England's Oldest Industry Still Thrives In Hidden Fire
A London letter notes England's oldest trade, tinder-box flint, dating back to the Stone Age and still carried on in Brandon near the Norfolk Suffolk border. It describes small workshops behind cottages, with tinder for Spain and Italy and gun flints shipped largely to Africa, under the old market name “Brown Bers.”
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Great Britain
Brandon
Norfolk
Suffolk
Spain
Mnatéhos
Budget of Fun Humorous Sketches From Various Sources
A compact collage of humor sketches and quips from multiple sources. The piece riffs on puns and social foibles, with exchanges about luck, money, dating, and mistaken identities delivered in quick, witty snippets. The format resembles a magazine humor page.
Distinctive Gents and Everyday Tales From a Busy Train
A series of vignettes and quotes capture commuters and passersby in a bustling scene. A noted gentleman aids a woman beside him on a suburban train while a cook is introduced in a playful exchange. A child recounts fishing with a father and humorous reflections on life and identity appear in lighthearted snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binther
Do Fitz-Smith
Toad Respectability and Humorous Jokes
A collection of humorous quips and dialogues from 19th century papers. Jokes feature footpads, mistaken identities, and social pretensions among travelers and townsfolk. Witty exchanges involve names like Mr Dime and Mrs Dollar.
Polar Quest and the Arctic Boundaries of the North
The article reflects on the unique geography of the North Pole and polar regions, noting every meridian meets at the pole and time is indeterminate. It recalls historical progress from Barents to Parry, and explains how modern science has barely advanced the poleward reach. It then outlines the Arctic Basin’s surrounding landmasses and three main channels linking the Arctic Ocean to the seas around Europe, North America, and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Barents
Spitzbergen
Wadson
Parry
Arctic
Arctic Sea
America
Europe
Asia
Bering Strait
Baffin Bay
American
Greenland
Smith Sound
Derrees
Othe
St. Louis
Burden on Ireland’s Working Population Higher Than Lughiad
An 1880s Chicago Monitor note estimates the number of dependents per hundred adult male workers in Ireland is 176, while in France it is 387 and in Lughiad 176. The burden on Ireland’s working population is said to be ten percent heavier than Lughiad’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Ireland
Iveland
Lughiad
Chicago
Orth
Puck
Wortfield
Preserving Peaches and Various Household Recipes
Instructions on preserving peaches with lye and sugar, plus multiple old fashioned recipes for breakfast potato cake and puddings. Also discusses moth prevention with cedar oil bags, and a note on Maine brothers expanding incubators to 22 machines.
Glow-worm Advice In English Meadow Poem
A playful exchange in classic verse where a meadow daisy speaks to a glow-worm at noon. The glow-worm humbly rejects grand plans and says it will shine where it rests, while a daisy urges effort. Credits Alfred J. Hough from Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred J. Hough
Quips and Quotes on Money and Wit in Aged Jokes
A collage of sharp witticisms, quips, and mini cartoons from a vintage page. It lampoons money power, legal folly, clever comebacks, and social pretensions with brisk jabs at lovers, lawyers, and fools. Notable lines poke at fortune, contracts, and rural manners through playful exchanges and captioned humor.
Mahogany Ties Meet Rail Road Builders Wealth from Wood
A 1834 Fort Smith to Little Rock railroad project saw mahogany cross ties used in place of common timber. English financiers bought the graded line, found mahogany ties, shipped them to New York and England, and sold the timber at a handsome profit while substituting cheaper wood thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Fort Smith
Ark
Little Rock
Creditera
New York
England
Wold
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Mlow Peach Baskets Made From Various Woods
The article describes making peach baskets from poplar gum sycamore and birch wood. Logs are felled and cut, boiled for 24 hours, bark removed, wood split into veneering thicknesses, and through machines into finished baskets. Workers are paid one cent per item as they process about 250 a day.
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New York Times
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Webster
Congregationalists
United Presbyterian Church
London
Alre
St. Petersburg
Smith
Chicago Record
Sonth Dakota Supreme Court
Western Union Telegraph Company
Boston Globe
Mount Auburo Cemetery
James Rugsell Lowell
Henry W. Longfellow
J. L. Motley
Judge Curtis
Sidney Bartlett
Leopold Morse
Mme. Rudersdorf
John W.webster
Nathaniel Bowditch
Jacob Bigelow
Hanna Adams
Rufus Choate
George Parkman
Joseph E. Worcester
Josiah Quincy
Charlotte Cushman
Edward Everett
William Warren
Charles Sumner
Charles Devons
Louis Agassiz
Margaret Fuller-Casoli
Edwin Booth
Anson Burlingame
James T. Fields
Westons Sisters
Fannie Fern
Mrs. Vincent
Dorothy Dix
Phillips Brooks
Peter Chardon Brooks
William Ellery Channing
Trott
Minin Hoa
Manhattan
Red Star
Paris
Mohawk
Atlantic Transport Line
Mid-Ocean
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
City of
Baltimore
New York Post
General Electric Company
the Picayune
Mont
Middle Atlantic
Far West
South West
Figlda
Carnot
M. Carnot
Leo Delibes
New Orleans Picayune
Argentine Republic
Uruguay
Alexander L. Hinkead
Tan
Mr. Meign
Abe
Frank Leslie
Barton Rich
Lord Fitzbroke
Mr. Snooper
Miss Giddey
Detroit Free Presa
Jinks
Filkins
Museu
Chamber of Horrors
New York Weekly
Benny
Mrs. Bloohumper
Tod
Bab
Chicago Inter- Ocean
Notalty
Little Dot
FAME
Republic
Puch
Bilver
Roger
Matcibearing
Gurmie
Jepnie
Jaie
Jessie
Dement
New York Recorder
Detroit
Anany Flah
Henry
Py Siguille
Detroit Free Press
Mr. Dime
Judy
Mrs. Dollar
Johnny
Mamma
Chicago Tribune
Perdon
Margaret Compton
St. Louis Republic
Maine
Anelles
Buffalo Courier
Chappy
John
New York Journal
Washington Star
Mercury
Jason
Indianapolis
Chariy
Proyn
New York Herald
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