Gold Mine Openings and Water Collection Oddities
A survey of mining ventures details how many prospects fail after promising surface indications and costly tunnel work. It notes typical expenditures from sixty to seventy five thousand dollars to begin, with losses common before any profit. It also recounts two English fortune seekers collecting water from major rivers worldwide for pleasure, keeping samples as lifelong curios.
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New York Herald
Mississippi river
Europe
Asia
Australia
South America
North America
globe
Chicago Tribune
Animated Sausages and a Six Foot Snake
The wife of G. W. Alexander of Honeybrook Pennsylvania found sausage links she bought had uncoiled when she retrieved them in a dark cellar. A six foot chunky snake lay on a plate, having swallowed the sausages. she killed the serpent. The incident was observed by a servant who fetched a light.
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G. W. Alexander
Honeybrook
Young thief sentenced to fifteen years in state prison
A two years past majority barroom thief with a history of jail terms is described as a stout capable steam fitter but idle and ambitious to lead a gang. The recorder condemns him after detailing an assault and robbery of a young immigrant, sentenced to fifteen years hard labor in state prison. The piece notes his furtive gaze and hardened past as he is led away.
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Driscoll
McGloin
recorder
New York Tribune
Duke of Coburg Reveals 1851 Letter About Palmerston
In his memoirs the Duke of Coburg cites Prince Albert’s 1851 letter, noting a shared aversion to certain people. Albert laments Palmerston’s influence and a reform bill, predicting trouble for Europe as nations face political caost and potential open conflict with the crown.
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Duke of Coburg
prince consort
Lord Palmerston
Prince Albert
Europe
Palmerston
Belting Color Indicates Quality in Leather Materials
A mechanical engineer advises belting selection favors light color. He asserts light buff leather shows thorough washing by the carrier to remove impurities while preserving fiber, and that high quality greases used keep the leather from darkening and losing integrity.
Waterproof leather for shoe making advances
A Chicago News item reports a newly perfected process that waterproofs uncut leather and can convert worthless leather into usable material for insoles, counters, box toes, and other boot parts. The method waterproofs and strengthens leather before or after finishing, expanding material options for shoes.
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Chicago News
The Four Suitors of a Strange Scottish Heiress
A St Louis Globe-Democrat tale tells of a visiting Scottish heiress who believes a curse doomed all four of her fiancés. From Edinburgh and Aberdeen to Philadelphia, ships sank and men died as she endured repeated betrothals, visions, and refusals to marry while awaiting a permanent return to Scotland.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Episcopal church
America
Caledonia
Holyrood Palace
Edinburgh
Aberdeen
Carlyle
West Indies
H. M
Eurydice
Philadelphia
Delaware
Quaker City
Carondelet
Globe-Democrat
Scotland
Sunstroke defense skirts law in old cases
A Boston Courier note argues that claiming sunstroke as a defense in crimes like theft, blackmail, and murder shows the ease of avoiding responsibility. The essay cites a western shooting where a sunstroke certificate led to the suspect’s release, and notes the term’s appeal to adjust juries. Also mentions an alloy of copper and silicium and a humorous exchange about a child’s jelly. Wrapping fruit trees with cloth in Shasta county, California, allegedly harms them.
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aran
bunt
India
Boston Courier
Shasta county
Gal
Descent Into Beersheba Lands and Hebron Visit
The journal describes crossing into Azazimchs territory near Beersheba, facing hostile delegates at the ford, and surviving a violent confrontation without serious injuries. It then travels north to the Esheol brook region, noting verdant valleys, flocks, olive groves, vineyards, and stone walls protecting vineyards. Hebron, Mamre, and the Cave of Machpelah are described with minarets visible, highlighting ancient geography and enduring olive groves, fruit trees, and streams that accompany weary travelers.
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Ishmael
Beersheba
Petra
Akabah
Moses
Hagar
Ishmel
Esheol
yyork
Massachusetts
Hebron
Mamre
The Tie Nuisance in Germany and Titles
A Chicago Mail correspondent recalls German and European court address forms during a semi literary dinner in Allenberg. He recounts how titles are concatenated into single phrases such as Herr Dr Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Schneider and Herr Colonel Master of the Duke s Stables von Reuter. The piece notes social adulation of elites and contrasts socialist and nihilist criticism with the people s worship of masters, ending with a Diogenes like search for an honest man in the wake of rulers.
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Allenberg
Schneider
von Reuter
Russia
Diogenes ike
Chicago Mail
Clock peddler tale of three brothers and nine clocks
A reader recalls a famed clock and jewelry peddler from before railroads who, over a dinner, learned a house owner was one of three brothers who agreed that the first to strike a clock peddler would buy a clock for each sibling. After meals, the storyteller met the two other brothers and sold them three clocks each, totaling nine. Jewelers' Review.
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Mechanicsburg
Cumberland Valley
Jewelers
Leak Locating Method Used In Rochester New York
A new leak locating method in Rochester New York used bipermanganate of potash injected at a river side hydrant. Observers along the river tracked a deep reddish purple color change to pinpoint the leak between the riverbanks. A separate note notes contracts with minors and lunatics are void.
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Rochester
N. Y
No-baggage payment urged by hotel owners
A Pittsburg Chronicle item notes hotel proprietors prefer guests pay on arrival and not on departure, arguing customers without baggage should still settle charges at check in to avoid disputes.
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Baltimore
Pittsburg
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Main St
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CHESTER RIVER
Emma A. Ford
Chestertown
Queenstown
Pier 7
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Corsica River
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Kent Island
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Emerson
U.S
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15th St
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