American Exhibit Plans for Paris Exposition Revealed
Washington correspondent details a proposed American agricultural exhibit for Paris with a 150000 dollar appropriation. Plans include timber sections, fruits, seeds, dairy models, honey, tobacco, maple sugar, essential oils, figs oranges citrons persimmons, drying and canning methods, nuts, dye stuffs, tanning agents, saponaceous roots, corn varieties, cranberries, rice, wheat, a model flouring mill, and a large cotton display with a model gin. Naval ships Supply and Constitution planned to sail early, under Commander Kirkland and detailed reports from abroad. A woman's department at the exposition is also urged.
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Amn Blakerate
Amepicka
Washington
New York Tribune
Mere
General le Duc
Agricultural Départment
Coo Keetree McCormick
Wis
North
New England
America
Texas
Commissioner of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Secretary of the Navy
Wm. A. Kirkland
New York
Constitution
Philadelphia
Mirkland
United States
Frederick Fralick
Ehieseealt
Wool @eowers’ Association
Apoa
Commission opens Philadelphia branch for wool exhibit plan
In a regional push for the Americas merino exhibit three varieties, the general commissioner announced a Philadelphia branch office alongside existing offices in New York and here. The agriculture commission will coordinate efforts and oversee the project.
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Commissoney-General
New York
Philadelphia
Cousmissioness. of Agriculture
Sulphur Cure for Diphtheria Described in Wartime Letter
A late 19th or early 20th century account recounts Dr Field and a witness praising brimstone gargles as a universal remedy for diphtheria and other ailments. It describes mixing powder of sulphur with water and giving it as a gargle, or inhaling fumes from burning brimstone to suffocate the fungus. The tale claims no patient died from diphtheria under this method and extols room fumigation as curative for head and chest ailments.
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England
Dr. Field
Mercury and the Woodman Fable of honesty rewarded
A man loses his axe in a river and refuses two golden and silver daxes Mercury retrieves. He is rewarded for integrity when the original axe is found. A rival man steals the moment, lies to seize wealth, and is punished as greed exposes him. The tale ends with greed punishing itself.
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Mercury
Destruction by Wild Geese in California Crops
The San Francisco Bulletin reports massive damage from wild geese on California wheat fields with 6000 geese killed on one ranch and an estimated 200000 dollar loss in Colusa County last season. Quails also devastate grapes and thousands are poisoned as pests. The article notes geese species Canada Snow and Laughing and mentions a family poisoned by corn soaked in strychnine.
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California
San Francisco
Rancho
Colusa
Canada
Pacific Coast
Paris Exposition of 1878 Tickets and Exhibits Preview
The journal describes state backed ticketing for the Paris Exposition of 1878 with 10 million visitors expected and tickets sold through railway stations, tobacconists, hotels, and the fair itself. It notes 100 franc season passes, 1 franc single entries, and French and American displays including Hotchkiss cannons and McKean drilling machines. It argues for American and territorial participation and praises Holland’s Philadelphia exhibit as a model.
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Eithe Parkes
Sar Parka Journal
America
Bank of France
Hotchkiss
McKean & Co
United States
Paris
Holland
Philadelphia
Temps
The Feet and Cold Prevention Tips
This reader advice urges keeping feet warm to prevent colds. Do not wear tight shoes and avoid damp footwear. Loose fit allows warm air and blood flow, while dampness near the foot traps moisture and chills quickly.
Trot Him Back a Candid General Hooker Tale
A vivid anecdote recalls General Hooker’s accomplished wife Miss Groesbeck of Cincinnati. At a party a fashionable suitor quipped to be presented to her with “trot her out.” She surveyed him slowly from boot to collar, then waved and spoke.
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General Hooker
A Great Enterprise on the Denver and Rio Grande RR
Scribner's describes the Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge line crossing Sangre de Cristo to the San Luis valley. It follows trails of white-top wagon caravans, climbs the Spanish Peaks, Veta Pass, and features a three thirty-degree curves horseshoe on a sheer mountainside. The dramatic engineering feat reduces weeks to hours as steam power conquers the region.
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Colorado
Scribner's Magazine
H. H
San Juan
Sangre di Cristo
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Veta
Veta Pass
San Luis Valley
Ahorseshoe
Pennsylvania Railroad
Veta Mountain
The Nuisance of Convicts in Siberia
The Siberian press laments the large convict population in towns, noting political prisoners as a supposed asset. Lowland villages show convict presence under one percent, yet petty thieves from stations roam, making contact with nearby peasants risky and frustrating local order.
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Siberia
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