Exaggerated Exoduses and Industrial Shifts Across 1880s
A late 19th century survey notes Americans leaving Canada for the United States, Germany’s 1871 socialists, and hogs packed in Chicago being the smallest since 1871. It cites U S Army costs, German imperial voyage plans, ramie farming in Georgia, iron production growth in the South, and new ventures like a Persian Construction Company. It also covers school book trusts, copyright moves, and color blindness issues among sailors linked to tobacco use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
England
Uwphenzotlein
Russia
Kil
Summer Noon at the Plains by Andrew Lampman
A narrator rests atop a sunlit slope as dust clouds drift past a hay wagon and distant fields glow. Birds sing in the heat while grass, insects, and shade offer muted relief, and the speaker contemplates energy and clarity amid the furnace hour.
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Andrew Lampman
The Wrong Potion and Aura Lee Tale at a Winter Ball
A man meets Aura Lee at a Philadelphia winter ball and becomes consumed by jealousy. After a staged confrontation in a conservatory he fears he has murdered her, only to awake and discover it was a dream. In time Aura becomes his wife. Lucky Baldwin's Great Domain in Southern California is noted in a separate item.
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Philadelphia
Hirst
Aura Lee
Miss Lee
Aliss Leo
Mr. Chester
Virginia
Mr. Graves
Tom
Chester
Mal
Drestlc
Aliss Lee
Aura
Lucky
Baldwin
Lucky” Baldwin
California
San Francisco
Santa Anita Ranch
Ilo
San Gabriel Valley
Orange Grove
South Anita
Santa Anita
Baltimore
Miss Phillips
St. Louis Star
Johnny
Shoe
Tesske
Nellis
Nellie
Ellie
Nelle
Bonaparte
Plutarch
Boreas
Cassy Magazine
Plymouth
Pall Mall Gazette
Empress Victoria Still Active In Royal Nursery Duties
A private letter to Time notes Empress Victoria of Germany personally oversees her nursery, often drawing the Emperor into time with the royal children. Annie Flaherty of San Francisco, longtime employee of Louis Sloss, celebrates 25 years with the Alaska Belt Company at a grand banquet. Mermaid’s Lace tells of Siffa’s seaweed inspired lace becoming a 17th century craze. A fable for young wives portrays maternal loss and reconciliation. Fashion notes cover hats, gowns, and spring materials as guidance for ladies.
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Augusts
Victoria
Germany
Annie Flaherty
Louis Sloss
San Francisco
Alaska Béal Company
Wlaherty
Chicago Herald
Life span of a horse and its longevity
A horse’s useful life can extend to thirty or forty years with proper care. Fifteen years is often seen as low value and eighteen or twenty years hard to place. Most very aged horses were shortened by misfortune rather than natural old age.
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New York
Mailand
Henry Ward Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Ventilation debate and Samoa travel notes in century piece
A discussion on window ventilation explains a strip under the lower sash is ineffective and proposes raising the lower sash and lowering the upper to stop drafts. The piece shifts to a Samoa travel passage describing hospitality, guest houses, and ritual kava brewing in vivid cultural detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hysienist and Hygiene
Mig
Pig Theft Tall Tale From Lewiston Journal Dinner Talk
A dyspeptic man recalls a country neighbor who killed a pig with a local butcher. The butcher suggests hiding the theft by claiming the pig was stolen, then later admits the pig was indeed stolen. Lewiston Maine newspaper recounts the humorous exchange.
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Sam
Lewiston
Suppress Unnecessary Noises To Protect Nerves
A historic plea argues that persistent noises from steam whistles bells and street traffic harm the nervous system. Citing cities Berlin Paris Munich Philadelphia and widespread banishment of noisy signals the author urges stopping all useless noises as society advances.
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Berlin
Paris
Munich
Philadelphia
Ocean storms and hurricane origins across seas
The article notes that violent hurricanes form in tropical Atlantic latitudes north or east of the West Indian Islands and in the Pacific near the China seas and Philippines. Indian cyclones ride the Gulf Stream, Pacific typhoons follow the great current near East Indies. The Shetland Islands region near Scotland is cited as highly perilous, with varied weather and currents, including off Honolulu and the Sandwich Islands.
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Atlantic Ocean
West Indian Islands
Pacific
China Seas
Philippine Islands
East Indian Archipelago
China
Japanese Islands
Shet- Jind” Ysles
Scotland
Honolulu
Sandwich Islands
New York Telegram
Hideous Devil Fish Run Aground In Florida
A Florida beach monster, a devil fish weighing about 1000 pounds and nine feet long with a five foot body, was caught by New York gentlemen in the last four weeks. Its mouth sloped inward, eyes sat on the shoulders, and a tail like a whip. A view of its internal digestive system revealed a hollow stomach and rows of jagged teeth-like structures.
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New York
Florida
New Pine Needle Uses Reported in California Paper
A California paper notes new pine needle applications. One product yields a strong fiber with medicinal virtues. Pine wool, broomed and dyed, provides pleasant odor and moth repellent when used as carpet lining. A cheap, sturdy matting from the wool suits halls and stairs.
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California
A Moment of Agony in a Troubled Night
Fragmentary notes describe a distressing scene with shouts for help and a murky exchange. The text hints at a murder and a chaotic confrontation involving multiple individuals in an urban setting.
Strange Residents of Pitcairn Island Visit Clipper Ship
Clipper L Schepp met eighteen Pitcairn Islanders led by Thursday October Christian Governor claiming lineal descent from the Bounty mutineers. They described religious adherence, tobacco and liquor abstinence, and need for dress goods and provisions as they traveled in Philadelphia bound trade routes.
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Pitcairn Island
L. Schepp
Raca Street
South Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Gates
Christian
Pitcairn
Chita
Bounty
Otahoite
England
Yas Sénf
Beane
Also Mentioned on This Page
Canada
United States
Chicago
Army of the
Pittsburgh
Georgia
South
New York Sun
Maine
Persian Construction Company
Persia
Asia
Government of
Boston
New York State
Board of Trade of England
Tuto
Sif Fa
Torer
India
Hen
Samoa
Vic
Century Magazine
A. M. Buttye
Gulf Oe Brea
Gulf of Trinidad
Iquique
Europe
Battye
Tyutye
Jum
Long Island Sound
Thas
Tively
Daily Tempus
The
Herald
Victor
Epoch
Mer
Oliver Co Bloom
Derak Mich
Mrs. Bloom
Mra. Bloom
Chicago Times
Lino Needles
Dong
Lyas Yury’alo
France
London
Academy of Scieces
Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Africa
Australia
Vienna General Hospital
Rutgers
Ohio
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