Curious Clippings From 19th Century News Items
A collage of oddities and notes on technology, travel, and agriculture. It mentions hypnotism crime, Canadian herds, gold in a box at a Washington post, Stephenson’s steam whistle history, a Mexican woman, a New York goat named Nanny, and a telephony boom with 552720 rented phones. It also covers Yale eye strain, Colorado River cable ideas, Virginia McLean’s war connections, Texas cotton dominance, California fruit growth, and olive oil pricing and lemon prospects.
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California
New York Independent
Iaet
United States
Diverse 19th Century News Snippets and Observations
A compendium of notes covers education funding for women, medical legibility laws, Besant on Chicago's growth, a New Jersey chicken king, Minnesota flour mills revival, Hull England lung operation, old coins in circulation, seismic discussions, Columbus expedition costs, and cautious economic recovery signals. Analysts note improving business conditions amid idle factories and resumed work with wage concessions, plus modest investment lending revival. The overall mood: gradual national economic healing with scattered regional developments and scientific curiosity.
Longest Day Varied Across Cities Cited by New York Sun
The longest daylight hours are listed for Spitzberg, Wardburg Norway, Tornen Finland, St. Petersburg, London, Montreal, and New York. Spitzberg sees 24 hours on some dates, while Wardburg reports from May 21 to July 22 with days stretching nearly 23 hours. St. Petersburg tops near nineteen hours. New York around fifteen. London about sixteen and a half. Montreal sixteen. The note highlights extreme daylight differences on the longest day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spitzberg
Wardburg
Norway
Tornen
Finland
St. Petersburg
London
Montreal
New York
Sun
Autumn Sunset Over Wheatfields and Hills
Poem fragment describing a crimson red sunset over wheatfields and valleys. Vivid imagery of light pooling across hills, ripening grain, and timbered landscapes as dusk approaches. Includes attribution to James T. Shotwell from Toronto Work.
Closer Than a Brother by Burt Johnson
Percival Wareley, a rich but carefree NY youth, sails through life with his close companion Drook whose stern guardianship shapes his future. A planned marriage tests their bond as Percival’s wealth and tastes tempt rivals and gossip, while Drook remains the steady keeper of the family fortune.
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Ercival Wareley
Percival
New York
Percival Wareley
Henry Crock
Young Warcley
Mr. Crock
Percival Himsel
Drock
Drook
Drack
Crook S
Bachelor's Hall
Bolses
Percival Warcley
Indy
Mrs. Wareley
Warpley
Parcival
Vo Drock
Druck
Terrible Rattlesnake Encounter Saved by Dog at Tygart Creek
C I McCloud of Portamouth Ohio slept in a ravine near Tigart Creek with a gun and his Irish setter Frank. A rattlesnake coiled on his chest as Harry Biggs watched. The dog leaped five feet and killed the snake, saving McCloud’s life. the dog escaped his tether in the excitement.
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C. I. McCloud
Portamouth
Ohio
Harry Biggs
Biggs
Kentucky
Tigart Creek
Frank
McCloud
Tygart Creek
Alont
Thadag
St. Louis Republic
Confectioner Meyer Posts Seeking Partner For Life
Meyer the confectioner drafts a newspaper ad seeking a young woman to marry a wealthy partner, promising beauty not required if character and amiability exist. Call at his shop tomorrow at three to partake in an apple tart. The scene shows a stale tart market cleared by the call. A separate line notes US grape production around 1.285 billion pounds.
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Meyer
Murringa
Indy
Herr Meyer
Land
Sheffield
Ngland
Budget of Fun From Various Sources Sketches
A collage of humorous sketches and quips from Detroit Free Press Chicago Record New York Press and others. Jokes on marriage money kindness and clever wordplay feature lines about the easy nab of a wife playful misunderstandings and a busy newsroom pace.
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Jon
Detroit Frea Press
New York Press
Vignettes of Society and Wit from Early 20th Century U S Sources
A collage of humorous exchanges and social observations from newspapers and magazines. Jests about money, marriage, and manners mix with sly barbs about reputations, wives, husbands, and gentlemen. Characters like Mrs Lookhigh and Brownly appear alongside sharp one liners.
Old Fashioned Quips and Tiny Tales From Laughter Pages
A collage of humorous scraps from Harper's Bazar and Harpers Young People and other papers. It recalls a tooth price negotiation, a boarding house breakfast quip about hot versus cold on Sundays, and a Pittsburgh anecdote about a nickel polished trousers saving device with a joke punchline.
The Pacific Ocean Vastness and Deepest Sounds
Longmans Magazine surveys the Pacific Ocean size extending about 60 million square miles and 135 degrees of latitude. It notes depths of about 26,850 feet from Challenger and 27,600 feet from Tuscarora and estimates an average depth near 3 miles, yielding roughly 232 million cubic miles of water and an immense weight around 950 quadrillion tons.
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Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Carolines
Ladrones
Artill
United States
Sea of Okotski
Atlantic
Longman’s Magazine
Sponge grounds and diving methods across Florida coasts
A historic overview contrasts sponge gathering in the Florida grounds with Mediterranean practices. It describes diver equipment, depths of fifteen to twenty fathoms, and two minute dives. It details two man crews the sculler and hooker, and the use of sponge glasses to spot and harvest sponges at depth.
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Florida
Mediterranean
Household hints and kitchen tips from old newspapers
A compilation of domestic guidance covering stocking repairs to prolong wear, pickled cauliflower, vegetable pairings with meats, laundry whitening with chloride of lime, dusting furniture, cauliflowers and starch, preserving wax with walnut shells, an old housekeeper’s ants remedy, glass cleaning with turpentine or alcohol, icing eggs, plant care avoiding furnace heat, and a grim anecdote about a Chinese healer and a baby's brain.
October Hunt Song From the Georgia Fields
A poetic note from M. Bf. Folsom in the Atlanta Journal describes October hunting on a plantation. The author urges preparedness training dogs and weapons as quail, corn, and foxwood woods set the scene for a traditional woodlands hunt with cheers of Oh Boy White.
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M. Bf. Folsom
Atlanta Journal
Wit and Whimsy in Old News Snippets
A collage of jokes and quips from early newspaper humor pages, featuring puns about fireproof and flags, a tea set, apple color, thirteenth at table, and witty exchanges. It stitches quotes from Truth Elmira Gazette and others with quips about pictures, stage appearances, and everyday mishaps.
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Elmira Gazette
Arun
Banka
Washington Star
Boston Globe
Tommy
Indianapolis Journal
New York Herald
Buffalo Courier
Puck
Guild of Jawamiths
Seattle Telegraph
Stone
Chicago Herald
Where Ignorance Dwells Illiteracy by region and nation
The article surveys illiteracy rates across regions and nations. It notes high rates in Rotmania Russia and Seriis with eighty percent unable to read or write, Spain leading Latin races at forty eight percent, and lower rates in countries like Sweden Switzerland and Germany. It cites European and American figures, highlighting very low illiteracy in several German regions and Scandinavian areas.
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Rotmania
Russia
Seriis
Spain
France
Bulgium
Hungary
Austria
Ireland
England
Holland
United States
Scotian
Switserland
German Empire
Sweden
Denmark
Bavaria
Baden
Wurtemburg
New York
Private omnibuses cease sternation among London riders
Pirates disrupt omnibus service as passengers are trapped until paying a quarter fare. The lack of legal remedy for travelers is noted amid the abuse. The Orleans Picayune reports the troubling scene and calls for attention.
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London
Orleans Picayune
Also Mentioned on This Page
Belgium
Canada
Dead Otter
Washington
George Stephenson
Stephenson
New York Recorder
Toysh
Texas
Jay
American Bell Telephone Company
Yale College
Rochester Herald
Colorado River
Virginia Beverly McLean
Walker McLean
Spillman
W. Va
Manassas Junction
Bull Run
Appomattox
Grant
Lee
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Carolinas
Farma of
J Walter Besant
Rayss
Budings Agat
Chicago
New Jersey
Eccalobean
Minnesota
Northwest
Southwest
The
Republic
Hull
Times
Europe
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruge
Columbus
Thor
Saya
James T. Shotwell
Toronto
Wook
Brother
Burt Johnson
Crock
Crooke
Lmo
Counse
Bridels
Gilloy
Witherby
Hobbs
Nobbs
Mnonging
Adt
Pekyn Pruyn
Willia Rost
Theron
Young Brown
Kate Field
Mrs. Chugwater
Samantha
Mr. Chugwater
Chicago Tribune
Quintessence
Fennette
Harper's Bazar
Trauat
Spoer
Brownly
Yellowly
Charlie
Tippetton
Chappie
Miunapolis
APL
Howard
Walter
Hia Plasante
Papa Bas
Harpers Young People
CWE Dextad
Guado Smith
Dr. Molaryanker
Pittsburg Chronicle
New York World
Tjar
New York Observer
Household News
China
Parend
Bob White
Auborner
Avlanta
Mietrese
Boston
Hosteas
New York Weekly
Guerilla Omnibuse
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