Road Agent Tale From Sierra Canyon Stage Stop
A stagecoach journey over a rough Sierra route ends in a dramatic mock road agent scene. Frank Downey and Charlie chase a rumored ten thousand in a vanished mine, while townsfolk and a clever drill of mistaken peril unfold around Wells and Farzo’s box.
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Ther Express Company
Black Pete
Saymetames
Conree
Pete
Old Bart
Irun
Logtown
Wells & Farzo’s
Atase
Frank
Cinantal
Downey
Express
Bokey
Chartis
California
Charlie
Lostown
Leas
Smit
Demil
Pye
Stase
Charlit
Mre
Calvornia
Hota
Bach
Prank
Benn
The Waiting Angel Poem on a Phantom Boatman
A long poem from the Chicago Tribune laments a beloved figure leaving life. The speaker sees a pale boatman guiding the soul across a mysterious river. The voice expresses grief, unspoken aid, and acceptance as the beloved departs from this world.
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Alonu
Hares as Pets and Their Noted Charm
The London Spectator recalls hares as pets once popular with schoolboys then neglected. It praises the hare for its beauty and intelligence, noting it as a sharper, swifter creature than the rabbit and worthy of careful observation despite limited domestic interest.
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Cowper
London Spectator
Unaccountably Delay on the Western Stage
A traveler in a stalled westbound stage complains of the slow pace, mocking a New England prayer meeting as the driver explains the same broncos slow pace. The note shifts to a Belgian army reform, promising each soldier a bone disk bearing name birthplace and regimental number for quick identification if injured or killed.
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D. P. Pollard
Harriers
Belgiau
Saint Bernard on Christ The name Christians derive from Jesus
St Bernard asserts Christians derive their name from Jesus Christ and urges imitation of his virtues as inheritors of the name. The excerpt emphasizes identity and moral example for believers.
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Cheristinne
Christ
Jesus Christ
St. Bernard
Little Sins and the Danger of Small Offenses
A fragment from Christian Instructor urges caution against underestimating minor sins. It warns that small sins can hide greater dangers through deception, advising vigilance in daily conduct.
The Dog In Egypt
The article describes ancient Egyptian dogs as domestic workers living with masters, joining walks and ceremonies, often fed in dining areas to dispose of waste. It contrasts Egyptian practices with Greek and Roman tastes, noting their role in kitchens and kennels rather than refined companionship.
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Egypt
Greece
Rome
When the Spoon Was First Used
The Spoon appeared in antiquity driven by practical needs, evolving after water vessels and dippers. Civilization later saw the fork emerge in Europe, followed by a century for its widespread adoption. The note cites the San Francisco Chronicle on this timeline of tableware.
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Europe
San Prancisco Chronicle
Adjutants and Live Rats at the Stable
In Longman's Magazine a narrator recalls native servants catching live rats nightly at a friend’s stables. Adjutants with long strides and outstretched wings pursued and swallowed many rats near the maidaun while the rats fled toward the stables, often misrouting into another adjutant’s maw.
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Maidaun
Longman’s Magazine
Old Abney Dug Up Treasure Tale
A Suffolk well unearthed a jar containing 400 pieces of silver, and a Scothand field dig yielded an earthen pot with English and Scottish coins. The neighborhood lore of buried treasure spurred much money-seeking, echoed by a London Tit-Bits note.
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Abney
Suffolk
Scothand
London
Frigate Wird and Frigate Bird Speed Claim
The St Louis Republic notes sailors believe frigate birds ride trade winds from Africa to the American coast at daybreak and roost there that night. Ornithologists, in contrast, say under favorable conditions the bird can reach 200 miles per hour.
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Atlantic Ocean
Africa
St. Louis Republic
New Day, New Chance Gift from God Quote
Canon Farrar speaks on daily renewal as a divine gift offering fresh chances each day week month and year sealing a hopeful message about new life and opportunities.
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Farrar
The Church Must Go Go Into All The World
A quotation extols evangelism urging the church to send gospel outreach worldwide and conquer nations for faith, framing a bold mission to spread religion beyond borders.
No Irish Drill Sergeant Sparks Fort Schuyler Tale
The Delt Sergeant from Fort Schuyler N Y narrates a comic enlisted drill scene. An undersized recruit becomes the butt of a quip filled inspection as the sergeant mocks improper bearing and questions the man about his loyalty and training in a wry urban voice.
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Fort Schuyler
N.Y
San Francisco
Argonut
Foreign Coin Names and Their Meanings Explained
The franc once called livre pound derives from weight concepts, the mark means eight ounces, and the lira aligns with a pound. Spanish coins derive from other sources, the five peseta equals the dollar and is called escudo. Peseta simply names a small coin, rubie stems from its cut edge.
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Europe
Spain
Chicago Tribune
Donkey Head Symbol in Ancient Worship
The article notes the donkey head as a sacred symbol among early Asiatic and Near Eastern cultures. It asserts the sine emblem was used by the Hittites and Egyptians for Sut the Red God, and recalls various donkey tales from India and Asia as part of this religious adoration of the head.
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Sut
India
Asia
Dionysius
St. Louis Republic
Iowa 1891 farm product value and corn share figures
The report of the secretary of the Iowa State Board of Agriculture shows the total value of the products of Iowa soil for 1891 to be SEIU887.0005. Of this amount over 3100,000,000 is for corn. New York state produced about 20,500,000 pounds of hops, nearly double any other state. The largest broom corn unmet in Kansas and the third in the United States is at Sterling.
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Lowa
Foul Brood Detection in Bee Comb Illustrations
A Michigan beekeeper sends a sketch and enlarged comb sample to Gleanings in Bee Culture showing how foul brood appears in brood cells. Editor Air Root notes dead brood scales cling to lower cell walls and explains lighting helps visibility of the disease in the comb.
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Michigan
Air Root
Taylor
Estimating Hay Bulk by Volume Rules
A historical note explains that hay weight per ton varies with packing and type. It outlines methods to convert hay volume to cubic feet for mow and stack measurements and cites rules using length width depth or circumference to estimate tons, with a common assumption of fifteen cubic yards per ton.
A Porous Soil for Corn Suggests Early Wide Cultivation
Professor Roberts outlines corn culture improvements at the New York dairymen’s convention. He urges planting in open porous soil to let heat warm the seed, enabling an early, rapid start and easier weed control. Five cultivations are advised, with gear and technique to minimize root disturbance and keep cultivation progressing away from the row as plants grow.
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Professor Roberts
New York
Homemade brooder for raising chicks in the home
A California woman explains in The Fanciers Monthly her method for rearing chicks from hatch. She describes a box brooder with a feather cover, ventilation holes, and a lid with flannel strips, then moving the chicks to an open gravel bed outdoors as they grow. Chicks hatched on Oct. 22 are thriving.
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New York Street
God Hovnain
Madison Avenue
Delsarte
Cvutter Snipes
Shi-yi
Forty-fifth Street
Trent
New York Tribune
California
Agricultural Brevities on Seeds and Tools in Horticulture
The note praises durable tools and regular feeding for fiber quality, highlights Rural New Yorker No 2 and Thorburn potatoes as commendable varieties, and endorses pruning implements for small orchards. It also favors sourcing seeds and trees from northern planting points and questions southward stock transfer. The American Gardening warns about equatorward planting stock as less certain.
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California State Horticultural Society
Equator
Seven Years Experience with Silos
John Gould, a progressive farmer, notes seven years of silos use and says silos are gaining public esteem. He believes silage remains essential and the silo is rapidly increasing its number of enthusiastic advocates in Olio.
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John Gould
Farmers’ Institute
Olio
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Sind
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Manly
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Washington Star
Wellington
Businees
Nyin
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Charles Carrol
Carrollton
Duke of Leeds
Richard Wellesley
Duke of Wellington
Dublin
Sir Arthur Wellesley
Nomar
Brussels
Waterloo
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Carroll
Letitia
Aother
Bal- Tanore
Dublin Castle
Napoleon
Boston
Boston Clerald
W. W. Tunis & Bro, Lumber Company
Tunis Mills
R. S. Fountain
W. W. Tunis & Bro
Lumber
Puy Ure
Bristol
Tery
Novelty
Baltimore
Asa
Richard T. Carter
Denton
Una
C.T
C. B. MacKenzie
West Barrimore Streets
NWID
Uly
Vagon
Dayton
Baltimore Coal Tar and Manufacturing Company
Samuel
Price Lis
W. Campen Strerer
Baltimore, MD
S.F. Crew
JU. Medairy
GEO
AL Medairy
J. H. Medairy ® Co
North Howard Street
Bathmore
ManyLand
Washington, N. J
Glen Bros
Rochester
N. Y
Denton-Ridgely
Western Union
Otoioa BM
Rae
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