Vast and Varied Bits From Modern Times
A collage of notes reports and oddities from finance evangelists science and industry. It mentions United Broten bonds in four percent registrations in New York, Sam Small’s plans, rising raisin and timber prices, a London Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association claim, a Humboldt County treasure tale, a Moscow eclipse incident, a eye free child in East Dubuque and a blind calf in Oregon, a Berner Bay gold vein seen by Tom Smith, Carnegie's Scottish remarks on heroes, Massachusetts rail heating law, and poverty stories from New York.
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London
God Bless My Dear Today Poem by Susan Coolidge
A reflective poem from Susan Coolidge expresses longing as a speaker prays for a distant beloved. Imagery of dawn, sea and voyage frames yearning, consolation, and guidance. The verse invokes blessing and strength for the beloved amid separation and uncertain fate.
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Ile
Undenied
Susan Coolidge
Independent
Figgerin and the Balance of Seth Dakin’s Life
Seth Dakin’s constant figgerin leads him to plan a home for his young wife Neelie Marlow and their child, but mounting illness and poverty test the family. Neelie becomes the firm’s accountant after Seth loses his job. She keeps the home alive for their boy, while Seth dies with a final ironic balancing remark about a balance in life.
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Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Dunfermline
Scotland
M. T. Rayne
Neelie Marlow
Beth Dakin
Beth
Gregorin
Neelic
Seth
Neelie
Thien Sethi
Shy
Alice
Seth Dakin
Neelic, Deat—Shead
Detroit Free Press
Mi6
London
Bamboo varieties and uses in China described
The article details numerous bamboo varieties such as sui chuck tai chuck and u'gon chuck, noting their roles from water baskets and food to boat poles and boat hooks. It explains how coolies use bamboo to board steamers, transfer goods, and fashion items like chop sticks and canes, with examples from Canton and Amoy.
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Canton
Amoy
St. Louis
First System of Shorthand Credited to Rev Phineas Bailey
The Epoch notes that Rev Phineas Bailey of New Hampshire, living in Vermont, published his shorthand system in 1819, eighteen years before Pitman’s Stenographic Shorthand. Despite this, Pitman is still widely regarded as the modern father of shorthand.
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Phineas Bailey
New Hampshire
Vermont
Tea tasters and the rise of American brew culture
The article describes Brown, Jones & Smith tea tasters in London and explains how tea tasting evolved in America. It notes the shift from European agents to a growing domestic trade, types of tea imported from India, China, and Japan, and the tasting process including nosing and sampling. It warns about tannic tea poison and suggests caution to aspiring tasters.
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Front Street
Brown, Jones & Smith
London
America
Suez Canal
New York
Japan
Mail and Express
Ancient technique revived to keep unfermented wine
A New York importer describes keeping unfermented grape juice by bottling it with top oil to prevent air from entering while releasing any trapped air upward. Cotton swabs absorb the oil when uncorked, and the method supposedly dates back to ancient Egypt, now seeing renewed use.
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New York
The
Mail and Express
Wendell Phillips
Fashion Hoods Expand Across Garments in 19th Century
A parade of hoods decorates outfits from New markets to tea gowns, with variations from rounded to heart shaped. The notes include a New York Post observation on an Ayrshire village wedding and a Persian Housewifen portrait of domestic life, followed by a scornful 19th century view of women’s roles quoting Mill and traditional proverbs.
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New York Post
John Stuart Mill
Pincushion Love and Fashion Notes Stir 19th Century Readers
A London paper cites curious marriage motives tied to a pincushion and a cheerful smile, then shifts to fashion trends. Reticules outpace pockets as dress accessories, with ornate trims, enamel buttons, and a shift toward lighter outerwear and elaborate gowns.
Magnetic Ore Wonders Draw Georgia Claims of Power
A Georgia paper touts magnetic ore with humorous anecdotes of a man lost in a cornfield found perched on an ear, workers wearing moccasins to avoid nails, a duck pulled earthward by attraction, and iron ships drawn to shore. It contrasts Georgia corn with Minnesota’s claim to earthly greatness.
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Georgia
Earth
Minnesota
Duluth
Little Lost Knife Dashes Family Plans to a Wry End
A mislaid carving knife and a determined little girl derail a family’s concert plans. The Benedicts search the yard and house in a comic scramble, miss the event, share teacake and strawberries, and discover the knife buried near the pasture with Annita’s doll found nearby.
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Anaita
Annita
Gonoijn
Amnita
Florence Benedict
Florence
Charlotte Henrietta
Hattie
Johnnie
Sam
Henry
Sas
William Henry Harrison
Mr. Benedict
Ataevero
Benedict
Mrs. Benedict
Joh Inut
Johnny
the Universalist
Meal-Worm Farming Raises Birds and Profits
The article describes meal-worm production by German dealers for cage birds in large cities. It details layered can setups, feeding routines, and the high prices in New York. It notes the difficulty and labor involved in raising, counting, and feeding the worms.
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New York
Cardinals
Canaries
New York Post
In New York Mr Jinks to Wed, Sister Speaks
Brown notes his sister plans to marry Mr Jinks of New York. Robinson confirms the match and quips about family status, mentioning a brother in the next cell to Far Ward, per Texna Biftings.
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Brown
Mr. Jinks
New York
Robinson
Ilo
Fari Ward
Texna Biftings
Scientific Scraps From The Natural World
A wide clip of curiosities on physiology, meteorology, photography, and biology. Notes daily body loss through skin, gypsum-nucleus hail in France, ultrafast photography, cooling via ice tanks, ancient celestial cycles, vine pruning timing, European magnetic disturbances, alum's antibacterial claim, metal corrosion in moist air, animal disease patterns, and a tribute to the birds killed by Bedloo Island's electric beacon.
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H. Mucker
Europe
Bedloo
Frank Lestie
Descriptions of Colored Associations and Camp Meetings
A Maryland New York Times excerpt mocks colored associations and their pompous offices while praising large regional camps. It notes grand titles, deposed kings, and a humorously affectionate view of camp meetings with vivid details of tents and wagons and a local exhorter called The Swamp Angel.
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Charman
Baltimore
Gore
Maryland
New York Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vanderbilt
United Broten Bonds
Sam Small
Satan
Washington
California
Mechanics’ Pair
San Francisco
Humbolt County
Maidelaiei
Moscow
Oderkoff
Bohn
East Dubuque
Oregon
Tom Smith
Alaska
Berner Bay
Tha Atream
Massachusetts
Ned” Murphy
Milberry Street
Bub-Treasury
Bamboo
St. Louis Republican
Bhure
Oo Kelly
Tom
Ayrshire
St. Jomea's Gazette
Spain
Washington Post
Louis XV
Toten
Mamma
Ghrla
Ilinoius
Prairic
France
Ottomar Anschutz
Cicero
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