Machinery and craft notes from Harpers Magazine
A survey of construction practices cites lime mortar mixes and thin joints for boiler work. It details a water marked paper process, London petroleum engines with a 2-3 hp range, and a French emptying fuel boiler using sawdust and refuse with a stepped air grate. Also described are Moorish inspired brass and pottery works, including skin oil vessels molded from raw hide and decorative hammered brass pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
M. Albin
Soudan
Europe
Harpir’s
Sondanese Household Life and War Gear Described
The account notes a thrifty Sondanese home with clean yards and orderly stores. Wife and slave both work. cotton is teased and spun, meals simmer, and women perform practical duties. In rooms lie weapons from swords and pistols to armor and Moorish chain coats, while grass vessels show unexpected artistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Appearances and Deeds Through the Curtain of Garb
A letter recounts a tale of two Methodist circuit riders to warn that appearances deceive. It contrasts a quiet prayer in bed with open piety, notes Marshall Field’s employees dressing better than him, and urges looking beneath surfaces. The message ends with a closing from Uncle Sam to George.
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Heaven
Palmer House
Marshall Field
Two Plucky California Girls Secure 160 Acres Each
Misses Fannie and Alice Orton of Putte Creek secure government land and meet the residence and improvement requirements. Each has a home on her quarter-section with fences and trees planted. The land yields plums apples and prunes and hosts several springs including some medicinal. The Oroville Register notes the land is a pleasant summer retreat with mild winters and potential for profitable winter apples as values rise.
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Fannie
Alice Orton
Putte Creek
Oroville Negister
Firing a Locomotive and the Skill of a Fireman
A fireman notes the demanding craft of fueling and managing a locomotive. He explains steady coal feeding, careful firebox work, and maintaining steam without wide variation. Despite six years firing, he has yet to own an engine, reflecting the era’s tough barriers to advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe-Democrat
Divided skirts and fashion notes in social columns
A survey of 19th century fashion trends notes the divided skirt for dancing, new hat styles with ribbons and feathers, and elegant undergarments. It contrasts women’s cautious practicality with male habits and urges better female independence and business training for equal partnership. An anecdote about Old Columbus the elephant closes the piece, along with a humorous neighborly vignette and a promotion for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a household remedy.
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John Halifax
America
INR
Hae
Francis Ebillard
Mary Towne Burt
New York
Porios
Demorest
Montly
Demarcat
Amerith
Iadiaa
Jennings Demorest
East Mth Street
Ruskin and his famed bad manners in taste
A Texas Living feature recalls John Ruskin's notorious social edicts on etiquette from peas with a knife to not holding corn by the ear. The piece notes society's shock, rumors of insanity, and his continental trip amid ongoing debate over his radical views on taste.
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Old Columbus
Virginia
Dave
Columbus
Ruskin
Texas Lifings
Hood
Maase
N.A
Bray Ley
N. Y. Hood
C. 1. Hood & CO
Lowell
Maas
Moses
Roundtrip Family's Education Odds and Ends
A poor man boasts that all his children will be university bred with D D M A and A B degrees from a four week Chautauqua course. The tale includes questions about Harvard and a humorous aside on Dr. Pierce and a lemon remedy. The livery stable joke closes the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roundtrip
Edward
Alfred
Clara
Timothy
Harvard
Roundtrip
Chautauqua
Burdette
Chronic nasal catarrh and the Dr Sage’s remedy claim
A patently sensational medical pitch describes chronic nasal catarrh with a long list of symptoms including headaches nasal obstruction and offensive breath. It claims thousands suffer and warns of consumption without cure and offers a $500 reward for an uncured case while promising the remedy for 50 cents.
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Dr. Sage
Weathered Bits and Ads in a 19th Century Gazette
A collage of humorous quips, medical advertisements, and rail line praise. Notes claim Albuquerque climate aids consumptives, Brown's Troches touted for bronchial illness, Scott's Emulsion praised, and Prickly Red Bitters marketed. Wisconsin Central Line lauded for service and comfort. A biblical quip about Sheba closes the piece.
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Central
California
Morocco
Sioux Falls
Dakota Bell
Culture
Pierce
Foote
Little Willie
Willie
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Dr. Foole
Brown
Scott
Scot
Inc
Pam, D
Alabama
Death
Northwest
Cannes
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Pullman
Chicago
Ashland
Duluth
Wisconsin
Michigan
Sheba
Solomon
Zezas Siftinga
SCI Aash Bitters
Chépepfin
Veritop
Fame Gelbfudst
Opt
Mymerg U. 1
Mittel
Prickly Ach Bitters Co
Bein
Digenthimer
St. Louis
Kansas City
Kidder
Oise Cartes
Rensule
Abe
Kidder & CO
Banufactering Chemists
Joho Bt
N.Y
Sy Bedue
Ad “ i
Pettit
Dr. Pierce
Tre Jackass
Hoe
New Orleans Picayune
W. Tansiut & Co
State Street
Grr Lyon
Lee
Pacifichye
Pacific Manufacturing CO
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Newspaper Union, 554 & 47 KC Ohumbia Rt
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Fatarr Lauderbach
B.S Laudembach & CO
Gwanty
Wayne
Keteb
G. Bvens
Bend For College Journal
Berg
Grand Rapids, Mich
Detroit Business University
Detroit
Mich
Washington, D.C
Ifree
Bayant’s Business College
Buffalo
Moody
Moody & CO
Cincinnati
Jay Bronson
Fitzgerald & Powell
Indianapolis
L. Bingham
Atty
United States
Canada
Thienaner
Miz. Co
Wallingford
Gonn
Ladien
Addreas
G. B.M. CO
Vineland
New Jersey
Acme Smith
ST. Louis, Ato
Ile Bean Mt Lents Hae
W.C. T.U
Eave
St.Louis
Maia
Rock Island & Pacific R
Est
Orthwest
Southwest
Rock Island
Joliet
de la Balle
Peoria
Geneseo
Moline
Ilinois
Venport
Nacetine
Washington
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Osk
Liberty City
Maines
Indianola
Winterset
Atlantic
Knoe
Audubon
Harlan
Go Centre
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Gallatin
Trenton
St. Joseph
Cameron Kansas City
Missouri
Leavenworth
Atchison
Kansas
Albert Minneapolis
Minnesota
Watertown
Dakota
Great Rock Island
Missouri River
St. Jose Atchison
Albert Lea
Ohico
Eimesera
Seneca
Kankakee
Lafayette
Councilberg
Whinneapolis
R. R. Cable
E. ST. John
E. A. Holbrook
A. Baird
Popaim
Prinrip
Murely
Bie
Yiait Somite Co
Mice Brewater Safety Rein Holder Co. N. U., F. W
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