Peat as a Source for Paper Making and Implications
The article outlines a proposed method to produce paper pulp from peat by removing impurities, using a fibrous bed of peat, and combining with hemp fiber. It claims a potential $20 per ton cost and notes peat fiber’s low silica content and possible uses in bedding, with hopes to reclaim bog lands and reduce dependence on traditional pulp sources.
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Europe
Sweden
Norway
Great Britain
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Chicago Times
Pleasant Surprises Gone Wrong in a Lesson on Visits
A humorous essay by Mrs. A. C. Hungerford warns that unexpected guests can cause real distress. It recounts Mrs. Brown planning a surprise for Mrs. Jones, only to discover her friend’s children suffer from scarlet fever, leaving one blind. The tale urges using telegraph or post to announce visits.
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Suroris
A. C. Hungerford
Wedding Rose Arrangements Form Bespeaks New York Ceremony
A fragment notes a New York wedding with white rose arrangements and floral decor details mentioning a press coverage and ceremonial setup.
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York
Massive 100 ton boulder balances on cliff in Clinton
A huge bowlder in Clinton Massachusetts weighs about a hundred tons yet rests on a rocky ledge so evenly balanced that a man can rock it with his hand.
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Clinton
Mass
Will You Be Mine 2 Airs Wedding Aboard British Crown
A passenger list story recounts Fannie Riley of Halifax marrying Henry Bentley after she leapt into the water near the dock as the British Crown neared Philadelphia. The couple, who had courted long aboard, wed with a clergyman awaiting at the station.
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Liverpool
Fannie Riley
Halifax
End
Henry Bentley
Bentley
America
Philadelphia
Fannie
Lannie
Spether
Carriac
Neartminj
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Compliments to American Organs From London and Queen Victoria
London praises Mason Hamlin organs with two notable honors One organ sold to Her Majesty Queen Victoria and a second announcement within the British press Your American makers also supplied organs used by major orchestras including the Philharmonic Society and the Philadelphia ensemble directed by Theodore Thomas The Boston and Philadelphia scenes are noted with emphasis on the shared esteem for American organ craftsmanship
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St Paul's Cathedral
Iason & Hamlin
Messrs. & Co
Messrs. Mason & Hamlin
London
Queen Victoria
Wi West Cabs
Hbo
Westminster
Dr. Bridge
Philharmonic
Theodore Thomas
Sociel Philadelphia
Thomas —Soston
Old Fashioned Bread Griddle Cakes Directions
A housekeeper shares old-fashioned steps for making bread griddle cakes. Break bread in small bits soak in sour milk for hours, stir to remove lumps, sweeten with soda dissolved in hot water, batter thick as cornmeal cakes, add flour, salt, and sugar. Source cites the New York Post.
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N. Y
New Festival Raises Funds at Rock'own Church
The Deirott Post reports a church festival where diners pay only if they eat with conversation and merriment. Silent eating is free, talking costs twenty five cents, and laughter adds a further nickel, with organizers enforcing cheerful behavior.
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Deirott Post
Quebec lands sales and proceeds report summary
The Crown Lands report for Quebec shows 214 567 acres of lands sold during the year for 158 79. After prior sales, 39741 29 was collected. Agricultural land sales yielded 53853 81 and mining land sales 15907 48.
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Province of
Quebec
Buttered paper protects large meat from scorching
A note from the Chicago Journal advises when cooking a large fowl or joint of meat to cover it with buttered paper to prevent scorching during cooking.
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Chicago Journal
St Jacobs Oil Sparks Government Warning Over Bear Killer Bounty
In a Frederickton paper excerpt a government official warns colleagues about dangers linked to bear killing and the double bounty issue tied to the use of St Jacobs Oil. The report notes public concern and calls for cautious enterprise regarding the product.
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Frederickton New Oe
St. Jacobs Oil
Olse
Perley
Back er Up Here The Well Dressed Man and Urchins
A Brooklyn Eagle report describes a bystander in Brooklyn yesterday guiding a streetcar by waving his cane to block the car and force a pause as a crowd and an injured boy react. A conductor responds with a bell strap while the man commands the vehicle and a telegraph pole stands nearby.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Health claims for Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla
An old health advertisement extols health as happiness and links long life to a trusted medicine. It promotes Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as safe and efficacious based on years of public experience. The passage adds a casual note about breaking ice when a coup snap occurs.
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Guysett
Personal! Veurate Beut Co. trial electro volt belts
Mrs. Marshall Mich company offers 30 day trial of Dr Dye’s Celebrated Electro-Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances for nervous debility and low vitality with a guarantee of restoration. No risk as thirty day trial allowed. Also includes a mix of testimonials and ad copy for various patent medicines and products.
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Tue Vorate Beut Co
Marshall, Mich
Dye
N. B
Woman of Medicine Mrs Wingate Speaks on Health Work
Boston Globe reports from Haverhill interview with Mrs M W Wingate, a veteran physician praised for treating female illnesses. She describes early study, life in medicine, and a proprietary remedy Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, defending medical independence and patient care.
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M. Wingate
America
Florence Nightengale
Dorothy Dix
Mrs. Wingate
J. ©. Wood
Harvard College
Texam
Tate
Warner’s
New York
Hammond
Agnew
Legemen
Medical College
Walla Walla
Tex
Liam
Dr. Pierce Purgative Pellets Promote Macbeth Reference
An 1850s style newspaper fragment mocks Macbeth for its disgust of medicines and promotes various patent remedies. It references Dr Pierce Purgative Pellets and Brown's Bronchial Troches, Repprxa Russia Salve, and Wise's Axle Grease with brief product mentions and ad tone.
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Macbeth
Dr. Pierce
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