Ocean of unrest and progress marked by 1859
A survey notes 1859 as a year of storms floods and disaster in the United States, alongside advances in electricity with vast numbers of stations lamps and rails. It cites Paris Exposition crowds and prices, avec immigration growth in Brazil, and American influence on Argentina education and public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne
United States
Argentine Republic
Republic
General Sarmiento
Washington
Western States
Hasty conclusions soften as Lucy meets Mr Dane
In Albany Journal narrative, Lucy confronts rumors about coal bank owner Mr Dane as shanty tenants face eviction. She helps Mrs Flynn and discovers the mine danger after the crowd learns of the mine’s collapse. Dane quietly reconciles with Lucy, and she begins calling him husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossi
Lucy Caslin
Flossie
Lucy
Lue
Sue
Ted Flynn
Dane
Flynns
Brown
Dang
Dave
Squire Miles
Flossio
Afra. Brown
Old Jupley
Mrs. Brown
Floss
Mary
Sards
Mr. Dane
Aunt Mary
Cashin Cottage
Startford Times
Iron Mine Visit Reveals Deep Underground Operations
A Waterbury correspondent reports descending into an iron mine where ochre pockets color walls, a 750 foot incline and 220 foot depth. Miners drill and blast as water is pumped out, ore washed in three separators, and loaded for shipment amid a dramatic blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Conn
New York State
Lins
Carls
Giant redwood felled near Austin Creek in California
A historic redwood near Austin Creek California was toppled by expert axe crews under Foreman Soper. The tree stood about 310 feet high and 38 feet in girth with a 20 foot trunk at the base and a 100 foot upper section crashing across a creek and railway. The fall created an earthquake-like tremor and dust clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Creek
Cal
Woodmin
Trio Forest
Soper
North Pacific Coast
A Varied Career of General N. P. Banks
General N P Banks famed for many roles including bobbin boy actor lawyer soldier governor and congressman now aged seventy three and a retired massachusetts official. The era figure once led the House and the Tongs of Representatives and earned a reputation as a diverse public servant. Carriers Examination Nearly Ended With 79 of 100 applicants attending today for the postal service exam and forty more positions to be filled. Junior clerks testing starts Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. P. Banks
Claude Menlotts
Lyons
Old National Theatre
Boston
Mussaaiwetts
Theesma
Congress
Congress and Speaker of ‘the Tongs of Representatives
Gener Banks
Oost
Massachunett
Jhenper'aisan
Postal Civil Service Examining Board
Cint
How Herring Are Caught In Traditional Methods
The article describes several methods for catching herring including torching at night with a fire forward the boat and a dragoon or clay bed to create light. Indians are said to have discovered the technique by observing fish rising to surface near campfires then using brush weirs to trap vast numbers in tidal channels forming fishing ponds.
Animal Life in the Gulf Stream Surface Waters
The Gulf Stream surface waters teem with minute life from jellyfish to crabs and shrimps. A fine net and microscope reveal countless tiny organisms forming the diet of toothless whales. The passage notes the abundance and importance of these organisms to marine life and whale feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Stream
Barnness
Corean frying pot with built in tunis described
A nineteenth century account details a combined Corean frying pot and tunis with the furnace enclosed inside the pot. The assembly rests on an open stand and features a draught hole and a lid opening for the chimney, crafted from blackened polished micaccon stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis
Dress and daily life of Alaska girls and women in ice
Readings on Alaska show young girls entering society early with simple dress and barefoot habits while missionary wives note a desire for shoes after exposure to white women. Sewing devices claim faster darning and machines spread, amid reports on women in Italy and India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Fashion and household notes from a late 19th century page
A broad scan of fashion trends and home care tips. Includes chewing gum effects on jaws, dress details for Princess Louise era styles, German royalty anecdotes, table linen guidance, glass cutting, glove and handkerchief cases, paint removal methods, and domestic recipes for fruit sugar preservation and breakfast dishes.
A Daughter of the Period Dialogue on Marriage Consent
Excerpt shows a daughter and father discussing a marriage proposal. The suitor Granderson seeks permission while the daughter claims she already consented and the father affirms the implied agreement.
Centre of Population Moves West Across Ohio River
The centre of population has moved west along a line from near Annapolis to southwest of Cincinnati. The last census crossed the Ohio River near Riverside, and it is expected the next census will place it in Indiana near Rain or Sunny. The passage hints at implications for state location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Ite
Teacheme
Dakota
Detroit Free Press
Annapolis
Cincinnum
Ohio River
Riverside
Indiana
Rainz Sun
Gimelmnau
Gaztte
Scientific miscellany from Vatican archives to dam reports
A varied 19th century column covers archival research by multiple governments in the Vatican, electrical tempering and engraving, swallows decline in France with hats and wings cited, Breton dairy methods, facial electrolysis touted, rabies treatment claims by Dr. Peyrand, heat transmission, improved cotton plants, and notes on two giant dams in England and France plus the Quaker Bridge dam in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
France
Zoological Society
Verney
London
New York World
Metropole
Michael & Coleman
New York
Hare
England
Liverpool
Lyons
Quaker Bridge
Coleman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vesuvius
Spithead
Paris
the Historical Society
Pennsylvania
Vicomte de Fontanges
Sivaniah
St. Domingo
Andre, Rigand
Beauvais
Beauregard
Henry Christophe
Inuu
Congo
John Howard Payne
Andrew” Young
Europe
Brazil
Dom Pedro
Margaret L. Woods
Albany Journal
Org
Figgsie
Tuey
Ted
Department of State
Senate
Great Britain
Russia
Spain
Prussia
Mexico
Chile
Peru
Japan
Wan Ambascador
Ew York Drpatek
Monarch Fallon
Oxford
Virginia
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Walliams
Shockes Creek
Leigh Street
Capitol Square
Smithsonian Institution
Mehmord Lens
Kadiey’ Department
Messrs
Elwarda and Barnes
Birmingham
Italy
Signora Zimpini Siluziro
Sgnora
TNDTA
India
Bombay
Madras
Noviliwe
Punjeub
Mainyenava
Snc
Specifien Teanes
Hasse
John TI. Sullivan
Br Muginder
The
Medi
Cal Department
Georgetown University
Lou
Hercules
Fency
Englis Bird -Mills
Directoire
Henry
Kaiszr
U.ser
Heinrich
Oder
Wileheimshaven
Tineo
Scientific American
Miss Truro
Allyn
Peyrand
Vichy
C. A. Alexander
Wilkes County
Penn
Deuggist
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