Tragic 1854 Isthmus Expedition Ends in Death and Rescue
Twenty seven men sailed from the Cyanne in January 1854 to probe a Darien canal route. Strain led surviving members through brutal jungle to Caledonia bay, many dying from hunger, disease, and exhaustion before rescue by Irish aid at Yavisa and a return to Panama.
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Caledonia Bay
Atlantic
Darien Harbor
Pacific
United States
Cyanne
Virago
Isaac C. Strain
Charles Latimer
William T. Truxton
J. M. Maury
H. M. Garland
A. T. Boggs
S. H. Kettlewell
J. Sterritt Hollins
J. C. Bird
Maury
Castilla
Polanco
New Granada
Gisborne
Caledonia
Holcomb
Winthrop
Hollins
Dr. Bird
Roscoe
Savana
Sucuteti River
Tutura
Truxton
Boggs
Suarwood
Harrison
Vermilyea
Yavisa
Bennet
Panama
Chuquanaqua River
Parks
McGinness
Yavila
Aspinwall
Caledonia River
Pacific Ocean
Vienna Rich Chorus to Sing for Charity in New York
The Vienna Male Chorus Society, a 300-voice group of affluent Viennese men, will tour the United States next spring to give two or more charity concerts in New York. They travel at their own expense, with Felix Kramer arranging the plan and coordinating with local music groups. They recently performed in London and before King Edward at Buckingham Palace.
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New York
Vienna
Europe
Felix Kramer
Kramer
London
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Royal Opera House
Jesse James Jr Becomes Lawyer After Night School Triumph
The Missouri outlaw’s son, Jesse James Jr, passes the state board exam and is enrolled as an attorney in Kansas City. He led a class of 37 with a 91 percent average, overcoming a troubled start and a train robbery acquittal to build a law career and pawnshop.
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Jesse James
Kansas City
State Board of Examiners
Jesse
T. T. Crittenden, Jr
Mr. Crittenden
Jesse James, Jr
T. T. Crittenden, Sr
Missouri
Charley
Bob Ford
Crittenden
Armour
Missouri Pacific
Park police ban gauzy and see-through bathing suits
Cleveland police chief Joe Goldsoll forbids gauzy, clinging, white muslin and diaphanous bathing outfits at public beaches. He orders substantial suits with thickness and will patrol beaches daily by autoboat and field glasses to enforce the rule.
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Cleveland, O
Joe Goldsoll
Park Police
Goldsoll
The Musician Mr. Boodles and The Punning Maker
A humorous exchange reveals Mr. Boodles as a musician and the punning man notes his preferred instruments the loct and the lyre in a playful dialogue.
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Mr. Boodles
One Advantage City Man and Farmer Summerboard Dialogue
In a humorous exchange, City Man complains of the heat with a 110 shade reference. Farmer Summerboard jokes that staying in the shade is unwise, advising to brave the heat. The scene carries playful back-and-forth banter typical of Puckx style dialogue.
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Mercury
Farmer Summerboard
Deserts Test Caravans and Merchants Risks
Harper's Magazine describes garfla caravans crossing Touareg lands. Jamal camels cost 50 to 69 dollars each with three hundred weight capacity. Mehari is rare in northern Tripoli. Wages for return cargo crews reach up to 5000 dollars. Sultans demand tribute and safe conduct requires courage, endurance, and shrewd diplomacy.
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Tripoli
Harper's Magazine
Important Osage official Mosier longtime interpreter
For 85 years Mosier has translated Osage language in federal Osage councils. He serves as official interpreter and guide for Osage affairs, moving with the tribe from Kansas to Oklahoma. His trusted role safeguards wealth and policy from misinterpretation.
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Uncle Tom” Mosier
Mosier
Kansas
Oklahoma
Reindeer's Power of Endurance
A reindeer displays remarkable endurance surpassing other draught animals except the camel. It has been recorded pulling 200 pounds at ten miles per hour for 12 hours straight, illustrating exceptional stamina.
Jackson House an Old-Timer in Portsmouth New Hampshire
The 1664 Jackson house in Portsmouth sits by the river and has housed six generations of the Jackson family. Its oak frame and massive central chimneys evoke an era when homes were built for long life and community memory. Visitors feel a link to early America, imagining the lives of those who lived there centuries ago.
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Portsmouth
N. H
New England
Richard Jackson
Jackson
Longfellow
America
Trousers Were Too Tight in Louisville Court
In Louisville police court Mrs Mamie Durham a matron arraigned for disorderly conduct wore a tight knickerbocker suit. She searched for her husband living with another woman and borrowed her brother's knickers. Judge McCann fined ten dollars suspended.
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Louisville
Mamie Durham
McCann
Fuel to Replace Coal in Practical New Virtual Fuel
Carlisle reports Daniel Drawbaugh and Dr. B E Gamble claim a new artificial fuel replacing coal. Manufactured at Bowmansdale east of Carlisle using a secret chemical fibrous mix, it weighs half of coal, does not clinker, burns clean with fine ash, emits little gas, and lasts longer. Estimated cost about half the price of coal.
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Carlisle
Daniel Drawbaugh
Alexander Bell
Eberly’s
B. E. Gamble
Bowmansdale
Banana Recipes: Souffle and Puddings From Chicago Tribune
A collection of banana based desserts including Banana Souffle, Banana Pudding, Baked Bananas, Bananas in Batter, and Banana Trifle. Each recipe lists ingredients and step by step methods with lemon juice, sugar, and optional garnishes.
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Chicago Tribune
The Drains and Household Drain Care Advice
A wife is advised to supervise kitchen and bathroom drains daily. Pour scalding water and washing soda in the kitchen to remove grease and odors, and flush bathroom pipes with boiling water each morning to destroy germs. At night add lime or chloride to pipes, kept out of reach of children.
Kitchen Cleaning Tips for Range and Steel Care
Kitchen notes advise washing grease with soap and water, mixing stove polish with turpentine for a deep shine, and using a flannel cloth on plain parts. Daily rubbing keeps steel bright. rust is removed with sandpaper and polished with sweet oil and whiting.
Fried Parsnips Recipe Steps Tallied
Fresh parsnips are washed scraped and cut into three quarter inch cubes. Soak soak dry egg crumb repeat, then fry in smoking fat until brown drain on brown paper.
Tufts Earns Distinction By Not Granting Honorary Degrees
The New Bedford Standard notes Tufts University is not a large college yet is distinguished for not awarding any honorary degrees, avoiding the distinction of giving fools’ ones.
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Tufts
New Bedford Standard
Decorative Summer Fireplace Arrangements
The article suggests styling a summer fireplace with a screen or open, removing fixtures, and placing a stone or pottery jar filled with fresh flowers daily. Showy blooms like hollyhock and golden glow and tall grasses from shrubs create effective room decoration.
Pinch of Salt and Bait Promise Quick Egg Beating
A quirky note suggests adding a pinch of salt and a pinch of bait to eggs to speed beating. The odd pairing mixes kitchen salt with an unusual fishy element for rapid whisking tips.
When Women Were Publicly Sold
A London Times report from May 1806 describes a publicly offered woman at Smith field as bidders display brutality before a man acting as her husband refuses to sell. The scene turned riotous, bringing shame to police handling of the affair.
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London Times
Smithfield
Gauging Train Speed by Telegraph Posts
An old method notes telegraph posts are spaced 30 per mile along a rail line. By counting posts passed in a minute or two, one can multiply the count by two to estimate miles per hour.
Day Flies a Common Pest Across Rivers
The article notes that so called Canada soldiers or day flies appear each year in vade lake cities and along river valleys. It compares their abundance to other regions such as the Danube valley in Hungary and elsewhere, arguing they are not unique to the Great Lakes area.
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Polanco
Kettlewell
Bull
Strain
Gisborne
Truxton
Castilla
Canada
Great Lakes
Danube
Hungary
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Morgan
Old City
United States Naval Department
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Avery
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Lombard
Holmes
Johnson
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Harwood
Polangco
Cleveland
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Benjamin Franklin
Elizabeth Blackwell
Congregational Ministers’ Association of Massachusetts
Sarah B. Anthony
Burnett
Massachusetts
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Jackson House
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Ohio Pointe
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Stumbus
Cincinnati
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J. A. Williamson
Toledo
Ohio
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Hl & D. Railway
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Ar Deshier
Lima
Wapaioneta
Sidney
Piqua
Dayton
Eseescofil
Rami Iton
Catone
North Bound
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Ar Defiance
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Trafic
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