Odd Tales and Economic Curiosities Across 19th Century News
A collage of observations from 1860 to 1900 covers crime rise in France, speculative Baltimore finance, pennies in circulation, English teaching in schools, Moscow worker wages, Kipling era want ads for a snake charmer, and a Texas fiancee insurance dispute. It notes battleships costs, Russian tallow, and the Victorious class ships, plus quips about the coming century and marriage price fads. Immigrant Italians arriving at Sunnyside are praised for morals, joining a wave of similarly described arrivals amid a broader panorama of global and domestic curiosities.
Immigration, railroads, crime, and markets in a mixed era
The piece surveys immigration as a growth signal for business while noting 89 618 miles of U S railroad work under receivership. It cites press voices on economic expansion and warns about youthful crime, with Union College burglars aged nineteen and twenty-one and a train wreck band achieving infamous acts.
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United States
Soya Harper's Weekly
Union College
New York Central
Bay Bandits
Roads of Rome Versus Modern Highways Recounted
In Moehan's Monthly a correspondent argues old Roman roads such as the Appian Way near Resina remain superior only in heritage, not utility. The writer notes the Via Appia, about fifteen feet wide and paved with irregular trapstone blocks, remains slippery and noisy from ancient traffic with no drainage ditches, illustrating the enduring flaws of ancient engineering.
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Paga
Vesuvius
Resina
Appia
Moehan
Birth of Mary J. Fullerton The Tower of London’s Only Female Native
Mary J. Fullerton born in the Tower of London England February 29 1820 daughter of Major James Fullerton who once commanded the tower. She later married Captain John Heaton and resided in Virgin Wil until her death aged seventy six leaving eight children.
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John Heaton
Old World
Virgin
Wil
Mary J. Fullerton
Tower of London
England
James Fullerton
Famonea Prison
Mary J. Fullerton ‘Henton
Tower
Agel Eihty- Ace
Ant Muo
Chicago Times Herald
Umbrella Rolling Method from Ladies' Home Journal
The proper method to roll an umbrella is to grab the rib ends and stick with one hand and hold firmly to prevent twisting while twirling the covering with the other hand. The guidance appears in Ladies' Home Journal.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Night Watch With Neighbor Night And The Hearth
A fragment from Virginia W. Cloud’s verse depicts a speaker tracking time with Dame Today and neighbor Night. The speaker longs for a lost love and imagines Tomorrow while listening to the wind and the quiet hearth.
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Ani
Lam Og
Virginia W. Cloud
Bookmno
A Test of the Common Place Lovers Defy the Sea
Greta Morrys and Francis Greyford face peril in a storm while on a rowing trip off Squirrel Island. A broken oar, rising waves, and Greta’s courage test a fragile relationship as Greyford fights to keep them afloat until rescue. Greta’s bravery and their evolving bond emerge as they struggle toward shore.
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Clinton
Miss Lauston
Greta Morrya
Greta
Mr. Clinton
Francis Grayford
Bar Harbor
Squirrel Taland
Mita Morrys
Mr. Grayford
New York
Tiffany's
Greyford
Mies
Dhd
Edo
Harvard
Pragon
Thomal Deere Hun
Morryses
Dale
Grayford
Qgreth
Pen Anc
Rook
Chicago News
Doz
L.Q. Meachamp
Ho‘mer
Arkanang
Dan
Mr. Meachamp
Lion Hunt and Miner Resilience Across Desert Hills
A Los Angeles Times correspondent recounts B F Kelso's dangerous lion hunt near Juniper Flat in Riverside County. Kelso and his three dogs chase a mountain lion through rugged terrain, culminating with a shot that ends the beast. The piece also shares mining accident lore, including Pat Mulligan's drill through the body and Scotty Trimbam's peril on a river island, plus other frontier tales of courage and survival.
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California
Los Angeles Times
B. F. Kelso
Rivoreido County
Lake View
San Jacinto
Kelso
Manzanita
Riverside
Kelsop
Kelseo
Ian Young
Snother
Roche
Pico Spring
Kelao
A Mount Lebanon dog douses pup in dye vat
A Philadelphia Times item recalls Kate a Newfoundland from Mount Lebanon who bathed her sick puppy in a dye vat used by a tan yard. The pup recovered while the rest drowned years earlier, and Kate’s actions are described as maternal care amid the dye’s healing lore.
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Philadelphia Times
Do You Know What Tankage Is
An inspector learns from a coaster captain that tankage is dried blood used in fertilizer manufacture. The cargo consisted of 300 bags sourced from Boston unbattoirs and sent to Booth Bay, exposing the origin and purpose of this word.
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Boston
Boothbay
Harsham Argus
Somerville Journal
Hellens
Boston Courier
Paris
Chicago
Paok
Louisville
Philadelphia
Jayson
Wilson
Wilyson
Edith
Count de Lusk
Souis
Detroit Free Press
Dunn
Transcript
Berrin
Parszue
Harper's Bazar
Indianapolis Journal
Pearson's Weekly
Most Northerly Newspaper on Earth Published in Greenland
A fragmentary note cites Golthasb Greenland as home to the world’s northernmost paper, issued twice monthly and run by a hands-on editor who handles ads, editorials, and production. Also included are garbled anecdotes about farmers, a cryptic medical box, and distant references to mines and profits totaling about 150 million.
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Golthasb
Greenland
In-Ehof Doog
Boston Transcript
Mexican Dish With Sweetbreads and Oysters Delight
A St Louis Star Sayings recipe mixes sweetbreads with oysters in a hot dish, simmered in oyster liquor and veal gravy, finished with sweet cream. Also includes a Quaker dish of pork with corn meal mush and a tart apple dessert baked with almonds raisins currants and lemon notes.
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St. Louis
Odd Household Remedies From An Old Page Of Advice
A mix of household hints covers remedies for throat tickle and indigestion, dyeing black hose with salt, pest control using tar, and cooking notes for pies and birds. It includes pen care, piano cleaning, and thermometer accuracy tips, all presented as practical tips from a bygone era.
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Ruthie
Warts and Precautions in Dairy Work
The New York Times notes warts resemble cancer in nature and may be contagious. It advises avoiding milking from cows with warty teats and washing hands to prevent spread. It mentions corrosive wart treatments and cautions on safety, reflecting early medical guidance.
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Eafe
New, York Times
Maples Spread Across Four Townships in Vermont Farm
A maple on Mendel Wood’s farm in West Bethel Vermont extends branches over four townships with two counts. The towns Bethel Royalton Randolph and Tunbridge and Orange Windsor counties border the growth area at the spot where the tree stands.
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Mendel Wood
West Bethel
Bethel
Royalton
Randolph
Tunbridge
Orange
Windsor
New York Sun
Frost Queen and Witty Lines Across the Papers
A collage of verse and quips from early 20th century newspapers. The Frost Queen lyric opens a winter mood, then jokes on fashion, politics, and daily life appear with brief anecdotes and light wordplay from Boston to Detroit. Notable snippets include a gag about marriage rings, a quip on Parisian consents, and notes on house numbering in Berlin.
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Berlin
London
Paris
Brandenburg Gate
Vienna
Scientific American
Boarding House Opened by Episcopal Group in Philadelphia
The Episcopal Brotherhood of St. Andrew in Philadelphia starts a first class boarding house for young men of good character at the lowest prices. It offers home like board and aims to promote rectitude and good conduct as a barrier against city temptations. Rates range from $1 to $2.50 per week. New York Tribune.
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The
Atlanta Constitution
Indiana
Chicago Record
New York
Aooicy
Chicago
Episcopal Brotherhood of
New York Tribune
New York City
Marion County
Kentucky
Wieman
Port Jervis
Lord-Dunraven
New
Matthias Goltner
Nochinger & Sons
Alfred .N. Tripp
Poughkeepsie
State Prison Commission of
Legislatare
Ustica
Bart Tormey
Andrew Lawrence
William Girard
Fromon
Mikesville
Hasleton
Penn
Thomas Potts
Point Pleasant
Bellatiom Iron Works
Pennsylvania
Abdlizzard Provancida
Mississippi River
Newack
Edward Mill
Lehigh River
Olicemen
Lexowommitee
Ingraham
Zacharias Wéteingon
Bordentown
N.J
Wan
J. R. Bright
First National Bank
Corabana
Texas
Ashley River
Charleston
George Baxter
Clarence Turner
Edward Wemple
Fultonville
Philadelphia
Hyde Park Dogs Cemetery Closes After Forty Years
For nearly forty years a dogs burials ground at Hyde Park north end honored canine pets with small tombstones. The ranger, the Duke of Cambridge, has closed the site as it is full and pet owners must seek a new cemetery for their dogs.
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Hyde Park
London
Duke of Cambridge
Thor Dumb Friensts
Dog police aid nets thief in Glasgow shop
A collie helped police by tackling a young man behind a shop counter in Glasgow. The alert shop girl cried for help, the dog named Help restrained him by the leg and delivered him to the police, showcasing dogs earning good reputations.
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Glasgow
Scotand
Washington News Roundup of Naval and Legal Moves
A long Washington dispatch lists Navy assignments including Suatico Brower joining the Venezuelan boundary commission and Captain Alexander B. McCormack succeeding Howell as commandant at the Washington Navy Yard. It notes orders for the gunboat Petrol to return to San Francisco and mentions various diplomatic and legal developments with readers alerted to budget figures, court nominations, and incidents across several states, plus foreign updates on Venezuela and European affairs.
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Washington
Suatico Brower
United States Supreme Court
Alexander B. McCormack
United States Navy
Norfolk
John A. Howell
Washington Navy Yard
Navy Department
San Francisco
Boston
Mareks
Otto
Matanzas
Gomez
Carlisle
Treasury
Daniels
Nop. N
Committee On Elections
Belknap Ap
Mir.ceGann
Dem
Tlinois
Banate
Henry H. Rolapp
Utah
Supreme Court of
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad
Bo Hogal
Navy
Wheaton
Army Rifia
Department of the Colorado
Robert 8. Chilton, Jr
District of Columbia
Department of State
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Whit House-In
Nater
Venezuela
United States
Duchess of Marlborough
Vanderbilt
Rome
Italy
Spain
Georgetown
British Guiana
Cabral
Amapa
Caracas
Guadatone
England
Rosebery
Great Britain
Armonth
The
Times
Abyssinia
Russia
Melbourne
Sydney
New South Wales
California
Australasia
St. Petersburg
Ruosva
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Paris Revue Hortiale
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Moscow
Allahabad
British India
Rudyard Kipling
Missouri
Supreme Court
Magnificent
Majestic
Dr. Talmage
Anatia Corbin
Sunniyside
Arkansas
New York Post
Sunnyside
Gotham
San Francisco Examiner
Siz
New York World
Wheeling Register
West Virginia
Mountains
Wheeling
New York Recorder
Sweden
Aater
Ant
Bho
Pierced
Tom Lynch
Batte
Butte City
Montana
Jerry Harrigan
Pat Mulligan
Mulligan
Gray Rock
Alnlort
Butte and
Granite
Ansonda
Sivan
Boisu
Snake River
Scotty
Anaaland
Pmnl
Ait
Ngah
Thomas Calvert
Cincinnati
Calvert
Mr. Calvert
Gyp
St. Patrick
Cincinnati Enquirer
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Wansell
Hefone
Boston Caltilator
Aintage
Goldmind
Frost Queen
Witch
Aumour
Mando
Buffalo Commercial
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