Global curiosities and oddities in a 19th century column
The piece surveys varied topics from military strength and parliamentary contrasts to health fads and petrifaction myths. It notes alligator extermination in Florida, a Erie canal boat named Good News with gospel services, and four New York women known as Angels of the Tombs aiding prisoners. It cites forestry observations on forest cooling and a Federal list of unlikely exports from consular cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Canal
International Evangelistic Association
New York
Ernestine Schaffner
J. Studwell
Mary Foster
A. ©. Taylor
Angels of the Tombs
Swins
United States
Turin
Naples
Portugal
Moscow
Riga
Barcelona
Tuxpan
Mexico
Colombia
Bathurst
British Africa
Sierra Leone
New Zealand
Emigration and Imperial Ambitions in 19th Century Reflections
A compilation of global notes notes on emigration to the Americas, British India territory growth, anti plumage campaigns, and luxurious legislative critiques. It covers population movements, England's colonial reach, a proposed global religious expedition, and the impact of taxidermy trade on American bird species. It cites New York World Chicago Herald St Louis Republic and New York Sun as sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
India
Great Britain
St. Louis Republic
America
Pennsylvania Legislative Assembly
Chicago Herald
Pittsburg
Dvcey
San Francisco
New York
Bombay
Jerusalem
Rome
London
England
New York Sun
States of the Union
Sun
A Night Bed for Sir Richard Owen’s Window
The late Sir Richard Owen had a very tall bed to reach his window. He built it so he could look out on Richmond Park and see the deer at dawn. He said they behave differently at 4 a m when no one is there to disturb them.
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Sir Richard Owen
Jonny
Richmond Park
New York Dispatch
Patsy
Julian King
Beo Hin
King
Ma. Kang
Mr. King
Tor
Miss Dane
Patey
Prat
Patay
Alish Helen
Mammy
Thor
Helen
Helen Dane
Kang
Odee
Trish
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Chicago Mail
George Gould
George
Jay
Chicago Dispatch
Atchison Globe
New Orleans
Picsyune
Siter Ali
Mphutier
Philadelphia
Higgs
Briggs
City Hontsman
Kansas City Journal
Muggins
Addlepata
Amateur Dramatic Society
Buggins
Chicago_ Record
Tommy
Indianapolis Journal
Detroit Tribune
Algernon
Mayotte
Pearl
Atchison Globa
Gladstone
Anid
Willie
Tir
Sho
Xeu
Kate Field
Washington
The Butterfly on a Windy Oceanfront Night
Julian King, a charming hotel patron, avoids town business for a yachting circuit while Helen Dane's beauty makes waves at Birchdale hotel. A hospital visit reveals a boy Patsy near death and King bonds with him. Patsy longs for his mother and Helen, and as he dies, Miss Dane comforts the boy and King, ending with a quiet betrothal of hearts.
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Miss Dane
Julian King
Dana
Anttto
Helen Dane
Moncey
Boston
Mra. Burton
Thom
Auilloeas
King
Bin
Grost
Deanbkard
Weat
Salian King
West Wharf
Aho
St. James's
Patsy
Flowers
Helen
King Taliged
Wheat Wharf
Misa Dano
Mr. King
Patay
Miss Dana
Long canal spans from China frontier to St Petersburg
An 1867 era record notes the world’s longest canal extending from the Chinese frontier to St Petersburg, Russia, measuring 4472 miles. It also lists facts on lighthouses in England, a vast sunspot, Baikal’s depth, Lake Superior depths, a Kimberley mine cheque, tea prices, and an Alpine Clubhouse altitude.
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China
St. Petersburg
Hussia
England
Baikal
Siberia
Superior
Michigan
Bank of England
Kimberley
Mincing Lane
Ceylon
United States
Mount Ross
Alps
St Louis Republic
Nine numerals to sum to a hundred puzzle unfolds
A Rochester banker and a New Hampshire prodigy boy reveal plans to arrange the nine numerals so that their sum equals 100. One solution is given as nine times eight plus ten plus six, plus five, four, three, two, and one, totaling 100. The St Louis Republic notes the boy, eight years old, solved the problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
St. Lapis Republic
Newburyport
Hayu
Luke
Baby Acquires: Inheritance and Environment Shape Growth
An excerpt discusses birth as the start of a life formed by heredity and environment. It argues hereditary tendencies largely determine physical mental and moral traits, with environment and education shaping acquired tendencies. The text emphasizes the need for well born and well nurtured children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erni
Budget of Fun and Humorous Sketches From Various Sources
A collage of humorous vignettes and quotes from multiple papers. Snippets include: “A Goop Excise” and a punny exchange about tea. lines on a luminous hint, a girl with golden hair, and a private flute lesson. Imaginary dialogues feature a gas omen, a tall man with one arm, and light domestic chaff about manners and mischief.
Poem In Frost and Family Feuds In Humorous Exchanges
A collage of witty snippets shows mistaken poems about frost and pumpkins, a quip about royalty in a small town, a misheard question about a marae, and a preacher recalling a disruptive youth. The pieces echo midwestern humor and social eccentricity.
Stray dog interrupts public safety drill at Local Armory
A frightened dog wandered into a public safety drill at the local armory, toppling a display rack and triggering several smoke-like devices. A crew member reported the incident, and responders secured the area as spectators were guided away. No injuries reported.
Bull and crank mix up street plan in old tale
A frightened youth eyes a jail stay to nab a fire extinguisher for heat and meals, while a California state official mishandles a field encounter with a horned bull. The farmer corrects him by asking if the bull knows who the official is, prompting a humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
California
Itate
Vacuum seal preserves paintings with invisible leak detector
A Pittsburg Dispatch report describes a vacuum preservation method for paintings water colors and photographs. An airtight glazed chamber houses the art while a Sprengel pump extracts air and an internal aneroid semaphore reveals any leakage by sinking behind the frame. The system promises durable preservation against atmospheric deterioration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
England
The Harness Maker and the Stolen Snoddle
A London harness maker narrates a tale of his shop where a snoddle sits in a prime spot until a customer steals it. The foreman explains the thief paid no name, and the owner contemplates charging all customers with accounts. The bookkeeper later reveals about forty customers paid for the item without saying a word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John
Tam
Toronto Mil
Battle royal term used in race reports at Chicago Herald
Sporting writers noted the phrase battle royal as the exact technical term for multi participant clashes in racing and fights, citing the Vigilant Valkyrie clash. The Cheago Herald claims Oxford University is the largest in England with twenty-one colleges and five halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheago Herald
Oxford
England
Ithin
Household tips mix wash soda for odor free dishes
Household guidance explains a simple method to remove food odors from utensils after cooking. Wash with soap and water, fill with cold water, add washing soda per quart, boil, then rinse and dry for a perfectly sweet result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times
A Song of Love by F. L. Stanton
Poem fragment from the Atlanta Constitution recounts Love building a nest in a golden dome, longing for violets below, and the paradox of splendor and homelessness. Death waits to kiss him, linking earthly longing with transcendent fate.
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Love
F. L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Fragments of Wit and Gossip From Varied Papers
A collage of quips and snippets from multiple papers includes jokes about Morocco, a misers’ tale, income tax support, and light political musings. Amid market plumage and playful insults, humorous exchanges about romance, class, and domestic life roll by with a breezy, era-specific tone.
Return of Dr Gregory from Equatoria Mount Kenia ascent
Dr Gregory of the British Museum returns from Equatoria in Africa after successfully climbing Mount Kenia just south of the equator. The 18,000 foot peak proved rugged as he reached 17,000 feet with a native escort of forty. He faced perpetual ice and temperatures twenty three degrees below zero.
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Gregory
British Museum
Equatoria
Africa
Mount
Kenia
Equator
Villiers
British Life Guards
New Orleans
Fellowship of Free Porters Governs Thames Grain Trade
In London a historic group, the Fellowship of Free Porters, once monopolizing Thames grain discharge for six centuries, declines after docks and free port reforms. By 1852 its 2500 members held a surplus of 405000 dollars. The funds will be distributed and members receive 2.90 dollars weekly as arrangements proceed.
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London
Fellowship of Free Porters
Thames
Toronto Mail
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Hartford Journal
Smithsonian Institution Mill
Florida
Missouri Court of Appeals
New York Recorder
Hugo Kinner
Siberias
Texas
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Springfield
Lloyd's
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Jersey City
British India
Mississippi River
Montson
Baby
Narpor
Romance of A Butterfly
Ludge
Detroit Free Press
Charlie
Edward
Mater Nellie
Chicago
Reminant
Puck
Ethel
Clarissa
Osly
Ani
Maamma
Tommy Tuff
Philadelphia Record
Homarronmmey
Elon
Mayberry
Middlin
Huhl
New York Press
Mies Binkses
Indianaapolis Journal
Hibbs
Mr. Nobbs
Nobbs
Chicago Tribune
Tayau
Excr&x
Oscar
Sweden
Mustake
Tortow
Thrifty
Jiang
Uhigh Point
N.C
Love's Nest
Forrest
Morocco
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