Vast World News Spurs American Interests and Global Change
A survey of global events notes US business expansion with the Hotel Columbi in London and new South Carolina factories. It reports chartered corporations, naval prize incentives, land use, and rail coal efficiency. Observations compare US navy aims, territorial admissions, and British influence in South Africa amid Transvaal growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball
South Carolina
London
Transvaal
South Africa
South
Africa
United States
Frank Leslie
When Our Dreams Come True in Chicago Herald Verse
A poetic fragment from the Chicago Herald envisions dreams fulfilled at life's dawn. It speaks of clouds cleared, happiness brightening skies, and hearts rejoicing as roses and lilies bloom around a hopeful future.
Warrior’s unexpected gratitude in a Sioux captivity tale
A veteran recounts a 1866 incident with a Sioux warrior he aided after a gunshot wound. He later bonds with the same man during a 1867 stage ambush and a dramatic escape from Snake Creek, where the warrior helps the narrator flee a village only to be killed as a suspected traitor months later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smoky Hill
Sanana
Thad
Buck
Cooper
Peters
Solomons River
Snake Creek
Pras
How Bison Were Exterminated and Hunted on the Plains
The account describes 19th century bison hunting for hides, noting value per animal and organized hunts by Eastern firms. It recounts methods to kill leaders to drive the herd, describes skinning and stockpiling hides, and claims 3,000,000 hides shipped from the Frenchman river region in a single winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock of
Dison
Carver
Plains
Nebraska
Republican
Movig
The Belle of Deadwood
A fragment from St Paul describes Margaret Linford, a nine teenth year orphan in Deadwood, who after her miner father’s death grows into a wanderer and ore finder. Miners grant her one fourth of yields, making her suddenly wealthy and notable in camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle of
Deadwood
Deadwool
Margaret Linford
Nevada
Margaret
Sha
Sue
St. Paul
Man Husk 100 Bushels of Corn in Seven Hours
Macy, tall and solid, bets $100 to husk 100 bushels in seven hours at Duryea field Uniondale Long Island. He begins at nine with Uncle David Fowler as judge and timer Edgar Duryea observing. After six hours thirty minutes he has 102 bushels, beating a world record. he claims to finish 100 in ten more minutes if allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Duryea
Uniondale
Hempstead
Long Island
New York Sun
Duryea
John Ir
Oley
Mueyz
Mr. Duryen
Queens County Fair
Edgar Duryea
David Fowler
David
Macy
Ife
Mr.Duryea
Mr. Duryea
United States
Mr. Duryoa
Scientific scraps and curious notes from an era
A collection of brief scientific curiosities and anecdotes including claims on left-handedness in humans, London fog mass, aluminium uses for optics, lifeboat oiling, insect wing rate, Trappist grape cultivation, hydrogen bubbles as condensers, a medicinal palm from Florida, waste water energy, and a humorous lawyer anecdote about a farmer and a red squirrel. Also notes on Chinese marital law and famine trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Zoological Gardens
London
Complexion washes and fashion notes in the ladies' department
A Courier Journal summary lists a benzoin alcohol complexion wash and a lemon juice rinse for muddiness. It notes white linen collars return to favor, ornate jewelry for cuffs, and discusses long lived literary women, new cloth colors, and fashion miscellany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essure
Journal
W N. Y. Post
Great Dyke of Holand Described by Traveler
A granite great elder dyke extends five miles long and over twelve feet wide at its top, sloping 200 feet into the North Sea at forty degrees. A two mile walk along its summit overlooks Helder behind and surf pounding the ramparts below, with tidal heights near the summit unseen. Great stone buttresses jut into the sea at intervals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simamit
Helder
Ficrea North Sea
Tle Greato Discoveries Reveal Vast Rodent Skins
A fragment notes an 80,000 skin finding among rodents, with unclear context and several garbled terms. The passage hints at a large quantity tied to a market or study but lacks coherent details.
The Season's Fashion Notes on Feathers and Hats
The article details winter millinery trends with shaded colored feathers, aigrettes, and bird plume decorations on Bonnets and hats. It notes Paris influence, Moorish jackets, fur mantles, and the return of piece fabrics in bonnets with harmonized gowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaries
Paris
Astrakan
New York
Old Household Recipes and Utensil Tips Collected Text
Practical home hints on pickling tongue and turkey dressing, plus tips on laundry, stain removal, framing, meat bones in soup, ant extermination, bread varieties, and multiple international dessert notes. Includes observations on beeswax lip care and sanitary washing methods.
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Toulon
Government
New York Telegram
Tracy
Union of States
Jones
Arkansas
Pratt
Caniraman
Committee On Territories
Utah
China
Amtatest
Fossano
St Louis
Rocky Mountains
Aud Min
de Soto
Henry M. Stanley
Dyer Cucassuay
Chicago Herald
Custer
Arkansas River
Dy Fanceless
Little Crow's Band
British Association
Chandler Roberts
England
France
Varstresa
Roman
Campagna
Italy
Bagan
tAg Lo
Tudon Court
Bonnerville
Carolina Herschel
Barbsurd
Miss Edgeworth
Harriet-Lee
Marcot
Jane Porter
Hanoah More
Miss Milford
Mrs. Radcliffe
Boston
Paith
Gagelle
Liwiston
Tere
Umberman
Lewiston
Penobscot County
Tatiiston Cle Journal
Otrich
Holand
Vera
Ska
Thyee
Solar System
Yomina
India
Japan
Korea
Egypt
Frank Carpenter
Peking
Mongolia
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