Strange Tales and Social Notes From a Distant Era
A long, collage-like column reports oddities and brief items: a Baltimore man who buried his thirteenth wife, potential Supreme Court reshuffling if Morrison Waite retires, a Baltic photo gallery of horse thieves, a peculiar Breton tooth set, an earthquake scare in Paris, and a New York digest on wages and employment. It also covers wood oil production in Sweden, railway bridge dangers, a rooster-headed infant case in Mississippi, a Oregon intercity commerce ruling, and a Tennessee bill to turn Civil War battlefields into a national park. Reflects broad miscellany tone with local curiosities and public-notice vibes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Tennesseany
Lookout Mountain
Moccasin Bend
Chickamauga
Missionary Ridge
Yellowstone
Patent Office
New York
Massachusetts
Ohio
Indiana
Imachinery
Eling Howe
Miss Rosenthal
Ruth. Goshan
China
Mary Broughton
Amelia Bird
Caroline Brooks
Arkansas
Brooks
Sarah—Ames
Abraham Lincoln
Cornelia Beaufort
Ohno
Martha J. Coston
Fanny Batchelder
New York World
Bremen
Cty
Charlie
Sixth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Pernon
Meester
N. Y. Sun
Ghostly howls duel ends with a ducking gun misfire
In a northern Michigan parsonage a party of three visitors feign ghost hunting after a wailing voice terrorizes Rev Doyce Starkeye and Mrs Starkeye. Ketlow pretends to capture the specter but is found on the roof. Duceman tops the trap with a shot that only wounds Ketlow, revealing a prank rather than a haunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ketlow
Galt
Doyce Starkeye
Michigan
Starkeye
Ohio
John Trennam
Jack Duceman
Henry Ketlow
John
Trennam
Starkape
Trenman
Duceman
Diceman
Ducaman
Thin
Dyceman
Mra. Starkeye
Daveman
Kellow
Fashion of Pets and Feathers Shapes Society
The piece traces changing tastes in pets and curiosities, from large dogs in Europe to prized aquarium fish, exotic birds, and even ostrich eye trimmings, noting royal and societal influence, rising prices, and concerns over species welfare as fashion dictates demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeason
East
England
Pope
New York
Florida
Aquarium
New_York
Phec
Thor
China
Japan
Sparrot
Lindbad
San Francisco
Whitewash Recipe for Weatherproof finish
In a response to a reader request, a detailed whitewash method is given. It advises slaking lime, straining, adding salt and warm water, boiling ground rice to a thin paste, mixing powdered Spanish whiting and dye pigment. A dayslong rest, hot application, and sparing pigment adjustments are recommended for a slate color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.P
Scientific American
Paid In His Own Coin Dog Kennel Rent Demand
A humorous exchange features a gentleman seeking a room and a landlord quoting five dollars for a dog kennel, adding a quip that the animal will not bite if paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindlord
Fashion Notes and oddities from a lively city page
A collage of fashion chatter and social curiosities covers Boston taste for antique armchairs, perfume and hats. Sections include shopgirl tales, adornment trends, a Peru to New York travelogue, and notes on women patent pioneers, hair trade, and peculiar wildlife anecdotes.
A Temporary Cessation of Discipline at Home
A grandfather reprimands Bobby for a misdeed and imposes a pause on a planned action. Bobby reflects, then promises not to repeat the offense, citing the seriousness of the matter and his lessons learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Aste
Bazar
Dreaming Fur Seals Observed Sleeping in Nervous Drowsiness
The article notes fur seals display nightmare like dreaming during sleep with twitching flippers and rapid quiet respiration. The observer, citing Our Arctic Province, describes close study of the animals on land and their startled, shifting movements as they rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Descriptions of Japan by Dr Edmund Naumann
The New York Post reports Dr Edmund Naumann of the zoological survey of Japan describes the country and its mountain districts. He notes heavy snowfalls with villages receiving over twenty feet and winters where inhabitants use hot spring baths all day after breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Naumann
Zoological Survey of
Japan
New York Post
Oregon Sand Winds Block Railroad in Severe Storm
The Columa River region in eastern Oregon endures shifting sand beds lining the rail line near Dale Ins to Wallula Whallington Territory. Storms blow sand across tracks, forming protective shifts at angles, sometimes burying the line three to four feet deep and delaying trains. The article likens the wind to desert entries such as the simoom sirocco samiel and kamsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columa River
Dale Ins
Oregon
Wallula
Whallington
Africa
Simoom
Italy
Sirocco
Turkey
Samicl
Egypt
Kamsin
Harper's Weekly
Dumley as 4 Debtor Feud Sparks Odd Banter
A brief exchange shows Featherly quipping about a debt owed by Dumley with Pumley amused by the remark. The New York Sun snippet captures a humorous moment in a social or legal context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumley
Featherly
Pumley
New York Sun
Northern winter breaths and crowded rooms escape danger
The article recalls how people in high latitude regions economize heat and endure close indoor air. A visitor in a freezing home experiences suffocation as many men share a small air tight chamber, until the host briefly releases fresh air then seals it again. The piece also mentions Secretary Whitney's hobby of raising fancy chicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ierlund
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baltimore
Washington
Carlisle
Morrison KR. Waite
Cleveland
White House
United States Supreme Court
Baltic
Cherkide
Reiéns
Paris
Indy
Mentone
Paria
New York -Bradstreet
Sweden
St. Paul
Dhidder
Orton
Byhalia
Biss
Deady
United States Circuit Court of
Oregon and California Railroad Company
Abnie Robartson Noxon
Atlanta Constitution
Boston
Denver
New York Mail
Tama
Philadelphia Press
Klamath
California
Kinmath
London
New Yak News
Tony
Littl
Gretchen
Milan
Dolores
Argentine Republic
The
Evi's
Janaka
Jonah
Putin
Gapaphen
Joonth
Jlules Journal of Health
Menlson Shipboard
Europa
Unity
New Hampshire
Chilfornia
Banta Ross
Cal
Davidson
Lick
Onghitt
Mars
London Anthropological Institute
Ferrier
Lessenne
Aly
Voltaire
Hich
Sint
North American Review
Secretary Whitney
Mae
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