Tobacco Auctions in Durham Sell A Farm Patch’s Crop
A Durham tobacco sale scene shows a hard working farmer, his steer laden with tobacco, and bidders from major markets across North Carolina and Virginia. Prices climb to 1300 dollars as the crowd watches expert buyers rate piles by eye. The article notes curing heat, worm pests, and Durham’s role in a booming bright yellow leaf trade, with Kentucky surpassing most states in production.
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Durham
North Carolina
Golden Belt
New York
N. C
Lynchburg
Danville
Sherman
Kentucky
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Tennessee
Maryland
Connecticut
Missouri
Massachusetts
Indiana
New York Press
Treatment for Bee Stings Advice From The Saturday Review
Bee stings require careful handling as bees assess skin before stinging and can strike rapidly. Remove the sting by the nail away from the wound to avoid squeezing venom, avoid forceps, and note that acids in venom may not respond to alkalis. Arnica and sedum help some, but reactions vary. swarming bees are usually calm, and repeated stings tend to lessen sensitivity per the Saturday Review.
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Cheshire
Sedum Palustre
Saturday Review
Automatic Medicine Dispenser At London Exhibit
An American pill maker showcased a cabinet like a pharmacist of the future in London. A customer inserts a penny, presses a labeled button, and a drawer slides out with the requested remedy. The device makes no mistakes, and the user bears responsibility for any error.
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London
Theutton
Ennis Abbott on Diet and Health for Singers
The Chicago Times quotes Ennis Abbott on diet stressing health and a strong body for singers. He notes singers favor meat and milk, crackers and milk for late meals, with occasional wine suppers rarely affordable. Christine Nilsson and Patti cited as examples of disciplined eating habits.
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Ennis Abbott
Miss Abbott
Christine Nilsson
Patti
Chicago Times
The Manufacture of Macaroni in New York and Italy
A New York Mail and Express report explains macaroni production from wheat dough to tubes and vermicelli using a perforated cast iron cylinder. It notes the process is simple, capital needs are modest, and New York now exports macaroni in large quantities as Italian consumption remains strong.
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Italy
Naples
Genoa
New York
United States
New New York
New York Mail and Express
The Antechamber of Consciousness Explores Unconscious Thought
Chicago News summarizes Francis Speir Jr’s inquiry in The Popular Science Monthly on whether intellect can act during unconsciousness. Respondents report four levels of unconscious cognition from recall under distraction to solving problems and even original creations. Percentages show strong experience in simple recall, dreamlike problem solving, and rare cases of creative output.
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Francis Speir, Jr
Popular Science Monthly
Chicago News
Nose shape and beauty quoted from physiognomy claims
A Chicago Times snippet discusses how nose size and shape affect beauty, noting the nose as the face’s dial. It cites that length should be at least one third of the profile and suggests larger noses may yield to smaller ones in a collision, with a quip about gendered turns.
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Chicago Times
Telegraphy by the Clouds Signal Light Message Tested
The Orion and Espoir of the British navy tested signaling by electric light off Singapore. From sixty miles distant the Orion sent a light message that was reflected on clouds and read on Espoir. The trial suggests potential practical use for cloud based light signaling.
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Orion
Singapore
Hong Kong
Marriage Among the Afghans Reveals Bride Purchase Practice
The New York Sun notes that Afghan marriages can resemble commerce where a rich man buys a wife and a poor man remains single. If the husband dies, the widow or her friends refund the purchase money. A brother of the deceased commonly marries the widow, a custom parallel to Jewish practice.
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Thomas Stevens
New York Sun
Opium Poison Deaths Spark Alarm in Britain
Public Opinion cites Dr. Wynter Blythe warning that 40 percent of British poison deaths stem from opium. He links the rise to harmful soothing syrups given by overworked mothers and baby farmers to quiet or nurse infants. One preparation is blamed for about 150,000 child deaths annually.
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Great Britain
Wynter Blythe
What It Takes to Satisfy Ocean Steamship Passengers
New York Tribune details the vast onboard provisioning of transatlantic liners. The head steward cites millions of pounds of meat, thousands of cases of jams and marmalades, vast amounts of bread and flour, hundreds of thousands of bottles of beverages, tobacco, tea and coffee, and enormous quantities of fruit, eggs, fish, and sugar to feed and satisfy thousands of passengers aboard each voyage.
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New York Tribune
This Clergyman Defends Newspapers Style
A Chicago clergyman complains about poor newspaper English. An editor explains rapid, deadline driven writing, showing a reporter timed by a watch to finish a column. The exchange highlights the hustle behind daily journalism and invites a moral challenge to sermon writing.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Dwelling Houses in Japan as Tiny Fireproof Towns
Yokohama corresp notes Japanese houses are miniature structures built on corner posts on rocks to withstand earthquakes. Fires tear them down by pulling a rope, the mud walls and roofs collapse easily, and many 12 to 15 foot high dwellings burn unpredictably, creating compact but flammable blocks.
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Japan
Yokohama Cor
Globe-Democrat
Disinfectant From Coal Oil Invented in Paris
A powerful disinfectant adapted to all purposes has been obtained in Paris from coal oil. It is a syrupy brown liquid with a mild odor, produced by saponification of the oil with caustic soda. It destroys moss and fungus on trees and, when sponged on, keeps flies from horses.
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Paris
San Pruancisco Chronicle
Wrong Names and World Projections in 19th Century Notes
Cor. Chicago Tribune cites naming confusions replacing several countries with demonyms and exonyms. The Economiste Francaise estimates phylloxera losses for French wine growers at 10 billion francs, double the 1871 war indemnity. The Bavarian town Kliningen is described as a socialist land commune.
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Economiste Francaise
World wheat consumption estimate reaches two billion bushels
The global annual wheat consumption is estimated at 2,105,000,000 bushels, reflecting widespread use across farming nations and trade networks. The figure underscores crop demand amid varying harvests and market conditions worldwide.
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Denton Journal
N És Ff
Tels
Espana
Spain
Italia
Deutschland
Germany
Preussen
Prussia
Balern
Bavaria
Ungarn
Hungary
Hessen
Llesse
Rossiya
Russia
Polska
Poland
Kliningen
Prince Albert
W. Baltimore Dr
Calarles
Baltimore, Mid
Chester River
Baltimore
Emma A. Ford
Chestertown
Horples
Booker's Quaker Neck
Queenstown
Pier 7
Light Street Wart
Spon
B.S. Ford
Centrevile
Ham
Corsica River
Grey's Inn
Kent Island
Philpalm
Light Street
Centreville
Geo, Warfleld
Third Haven
Joppa
Ida
Light St
Easton
Double Mills
Oxford
Travers
Cambridge
Oyster Shell Point
Jamaica Point
Dover Bridge
Two Johns
Potter's
Howard B. Ensign
Onlice
M. Fins
Denton
Board of School
Daly
Wood
M. Bd. Stepilens
Delaware and
Chesapeake
Wat
Ando
Exeo
Norval Ahd
Trappe
Euston
Chapel
Cordova
Queen A Rideely
Greensbor Grald-bet Oo
Henderso Maridel
Shutchter Hartley
Kenton
Chivton
Ant A.M
A.M
Clayton Wi
P'T
Upper Hunting Creek Mills
Lineheter
Caroline County
Preston
Gadl of
Paney
Wanaeau
Frank Turner
Ruthsburg, QA. Co
Alfred D. Smith
Denton, Md
David B.stewaart
Gro. W. Berry
D. B. Stewart & CO
General Commission
Southern Fruits and Vegetables
West Pratt Street
Choptank Hotel
Clinton, MD
T. M. Cooper
Eveval Asre
Misses Graham & Pesler
Masonic Hall
Parker
G,k. RB
Emory
FLW
Neavitt
Emory & Neavitt
South Street
Gould's
Gould & CO
Phila
Wholesa le Depot
Second Street
Market Street
Sa N
Second St
Bre Douglass
Pavel Hasegen
Col. Plalip
W. John He VanGesel
Downes
Choptank River
J AS. Co. Leonard
Walter
Mortrau Roaring Co
Bast
20Th St
New York City
Choptank
HAL. C. Leonard
Mad
A. G.saulsbury & Bro
Ridgely, Ma
Noah Walker & CO
Noan Wacker & Co
Baltimore St
Baltimore, MD
H.S. Miller & Co’s
HS. Miller & CO
H. S. Miller & CO
H.S. Miller & CO
Miller & CO
W.S. Miller & CO
S. Miller
Queen Anne Station
Queen Anne
Harileyw
Anne
Msta Busel
George O. Stevens
Balto
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