Aggregated Oddities and Shifting Demographics Across Times
A compilation notes speculative population views, land prices in Mission City, and rent disputes. It cites a salary tax case in New York and jokes on clerks while detailing education trends for women and marriage rates among telephone workers. It surveys livestock numbers, gender ratios in U S states, and international milk industries. It also recounts Choctaw history, calls for martial law debate, and traces the evolving woman suffrage movement across England and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Isle of Man
England
Wyoming
Kanann
Kansas
New York
Bastern States
Arkansas
Illinois
Bear Bravely in Face of Grief Poem Reflection
A reflective verse by J. R. Parker urging a troubled heart to mask sorrow in public. It counsels patience and courage, promising blessings come to the patient and eventual eternal peace after life’s trials. The piece blends consolation with a stoic, hopeful tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F J. R. Parker
Hetty Cummings and the Wilds Lesson of Supposin
Hetty confronts a cruel note from Mr Johnson and schemes to seek revenge at his cabin. A brave plan falters as the teacher teaches a gentler truth by listening, and Hetty learns a new way to view others through supposing kindly. The incident reshapes the school into a place of cautious empathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotty Cumminge
Hetty
Hotty
Annie Jenkins
Hatty
Johnson Ula
Arisa
Wetty
Luton
Nevada
Hettle
EL. Johnson
Togohar
Thie H. Johnson
Sierra Nevada Ridge
H. Johnsons Cabin
Theo
Kietty
Shegan
Ilain
Eaya
Notty
Hetty Jay
Audunetic
Ashe
Mr. Johnson
Jetty
Old Johnson
Tin
Catao
Cran
Johnson
Pittsburg
Bank Notes A Source Of Infection Warns In 19th Century Essay
The piece argues epidemics originate from unseen sources and that money, especially bank notes, harbors disease microbes. It cites microbes on currency, calls for caution against handling bills, and urges replacing old notes with safer currency to curb transmission. It also warns against placing money between the lips and teaches proper hygienic practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Medical Journal
The Frugal Belgian Menu and Cornell Degrees
The piece notes tolerances for foreign foods like horse flesh in Belgium and mentions Americans abroad. It cites a six cent per pound price for horse meat to help Belgian workers, then shifts to the College of Agriculture at Cornell University Ithaca New York detailing a four year bachelor degree program and options for post graduate studies including an M.S. and special courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ponnica
College of Agriculture
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
M.S. Ua
New York Tribune
Russia
Slovo
Kiev
Inia
Enormous Saint Temple at Salt Lake City Described
Julian Ralph records a Harpers Weekly account of the Mormon Temple at Salt Lake City. He notes 6000 to 10000 seats, a 250 by 140 foot interior, impressive acoustics, and a vast assembly organized by church leadership including the First Presidency, Apostles, Seventies, and Stakes presidents. The piece surveys architecture, religious hierarchy, Navajo sheep herding, and varied curiosities from animals to agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Ralph
Harpor
Salt Lake City
Preston
Mme
Wilford Woodruff
Brigham Young
Church
Fower
Quaians
Sheep Raising Shifts From Sheep To Goats In Texas
Southwest Texas farmers note large flocks and a shift to Angora goats as the cheaper, steadier source of meat and fiber. Mexican shearers and herders travel between ranches, with traditional sheep shearing twice a year giving way to goat farming for higher returns. The industry faces costs of about 60 cents per year per sheep unit and debates over profitability of goats versus sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Heath
Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
Perens Am Oteros
Shurea
Iris
Majoe Dumo
Horder
Nebraska
Kansas
Arizona
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Angora
Theo
Monument Planned for James Gates Percival Grave
The neglected grave of James Gates Percival at Hazel Green Wisconsin will be marked by a monument funded by prominent Eastern figures led by Yale professor Edward L Curtis and banker Mobbing Battell of Norfolk Connecticut. Percival died May 2 1866 and is buried in the Jewkes family lot in Hazel Green Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gates Perecival
Teiers
Idazol Green
Wis
Percival
Hagel Green
Jewkes
Edward L. Curtis
Yale
Hazel Green
Battell
Norfolk
Conn
Dwight
Yale University
New
Battell King
Allie Fowler
Galena
Chicago Heralt
Household linen care and strawberry desserts guide
The article advises marking household linen with initials and year, counting sets per person, and storing kitchen linen separately, then shifts to detailed strawberry prep. It includes washing berries in cold water, serving in individual dishes, and making Strawberry Sponge Cake, Strawberry Dumplings, and Strawberry Pie with meringue and orange glaze.
Scientific Scraps and Global Inquiries Across 19th Century News
A curious mix of science notes and world events reports Germany’s aerial navigation society and electric lighting expansion for World’s Fair sites. It notes large mica finds in North Carolina, diamond synthesis by Morigeau, life expectancy shifts in France, and tall prehistoric birds in Argentina. It also covers Rome’s planned Tivoli power line, Russian folk medical practices, and China's big gate opening indicating shifting imperial customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Morigeau
Kiag
Virchow
Rome
Tibur
Alban Hills
Tivoli
Notary Mia Stovona Questions New Mexico Voting In New Era
A New Mexico tale recalls Mia Flora Elica Stovona notary public of Chama who for years sworn in election officials and now favors her husband as Justice of the Peace. The piece notes the ironic gender shift as men’s votes may be counted only after her oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Mia
Flora Elica Stovona
Chama
Stuffed piping and bias strips for skirts
Instructions describe making stuffed piping from bias cotton strips and folded wadding, sewing steps to attach it to a skirt, aiming for three quarters of an inch width. The piece also covers fashion notes on colors, gloves, ribbons, sleeves, hats, and perfumes, reflecting early 20th-century trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
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Malthus
United States
Konans City
Main Street
Mission City
Eynsham Hall
Oxfordshire
New Orleans Picayune
District of ‘Columbia
Maassachusetts
Rhe de Yeland
Maryland
Connecticut
New Lampshire
South Carolina
Virginia
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Montana
Chan
Switzerland
Europe
Germany
Danga County
N.Y
Romanshorn
Swisa Alpine Milk Exporting Company
New-York
Allee Missips
Pualimataha
Jackson
Red Eagle
Willian’ Weatherford
Pushmataha
Mississipi
Mormon Temple
Saints
Henry Ward Beecher
Plymouth
All
London
Walnut Wil
Sheep Ranges
North Pole
New York Weekly
Clittanogs
Lena
New York Times
Aerial
Unele Sam
Time
Columbia College
New York City
France
Ornithological Society
Berlin
Reichenow
Argentina
Cling
China
Boston Globe
Mr. DonNey
Miss Gasket
Judgo
Fashion Notes
Gulpuro
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