Detailing Granite Surface Work and Ancient Machinery
The piece describes how skilled masons place a form on granite and finish with axing or polishing. It explains tools and methods including steel slips, lathes, wagons, and pendulums, plus the sequence of roughing with sand and water then emery and putty. It also notes the Cotopaxi volcano and vivid comparisons to Vesuvius and American mountain scenery.
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England
Cotopaxi
Atahualpa
Vesuvius
Quito
America
Washington
New York
American Magazine
Gladstone marriage noted in 1838 London paper
A 1838 London report summarizes Mr. Gladstone's appearance and manners as favorable and dignified, noting his height, figure, mild countenance, intelligent expression, clear eyes, dark hair, and overall health. It also cites a query to The Army and Navy Journal about long ordnance, mentioning a fourteen mile gas tube test using a gum ball, and lists England's tunnels exceeding 1,000 yards with the Severn tunnel at 1,664 yards.
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Gladstone
London
Mr. Gladstone
Trujit
New York Commercial Advertiser
Army and Navy Journal
Murrayville
Pittsburg
Scientific American
Pain and abscesses drive urgent tooth extraction decline
The Chicago Herald notes patients with neuralgia and facial abscesses demand immediate tooth removal. Dentists resist immediate extraction, fearing inefficacy of lancing and seeking calmer relief while patients insist on action.
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Chicago Herald
Facial Type Changes Sparked by American Life
A Brooklyn Eagle reflection notes Americans look like ferrets with sharp eyes and sloping brows, differing from English portraits. It cites Boston versus New York traits and a fatigue from city haste, while contrasting Revolutionary fathers’ healthier, stable features. It ends with a brief chapter on relishes and health.
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Frederick Barnard
Boston
Wall Street
Broadway
Brooklyn Eagle
Noted Observations On Cigar Smoke And Daily Life
Carter Harrison's Moscow Letter describes smokers in hotels preferring cigarettes over cigars and early meals in rooms, with twilight late and shops opening late. It contrasts food habits worldwide and laments beggary trends in Russia, noting organized mendicancy harming self respect and character.
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America
Japan
China
India
Siam
Burmah
Ceylon
Egypt
Turkey
Greece
Carter Harrison
Moscow
Chicago Mail
Russia
Globe-Democrat
Northwest Canada Colonists Lured With Risky Prospects
The piece notes that despite Canadian Pacific efforts to attract settlers to the Northwest Provinces of Canada, many choose to move to the United States. It cites letters from English emigrants expressing anger at misleading promises and warns that without personal funds, colonists may face ruin. It also recounts Joe Howard’s reminiscence of Grace Greeley and the Colle in 1861 detailing Greeley’s illness and a conversation about a Washington trip.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
United States
Northwest Territory
Northwest
Manitoba
Hudson Bay District
New York Tribune
Grace Greeley
Greeley
Washington
Joe Howard
Ancient Jewish funeral rites detailed in historic notes
The article outlines long preserved Jewish burial customs including mourning garments torn by relatives, seven days of ground sitting, memorial prayers, and the tahara purification. It notes gendered attendance rules, the Chevrah Kadishaw, and regional variations from Europe to Russia, with unique practices for first-borns and undergarment rents.
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Jacob
Job
Palestine
Europe
Poland
Galicia
Russia
England
Chevrah Kadishaw
Holy Brotherhood
Holy Land
Prigtly
Fl. Jamies’ Gazette
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J.5
Jornson & CG
South St
Baltimore, Md
15Th St
Callowhill
Phila
Ruby
Jackson Lime and Coal Co
Wilmington, del
Bainbridge Lime
James H. Coulbourn
Coulbourn & Moyer
Wholesale Commission
North Front St
Philadelphia
P. W. Downes
Denton National Bank
Aberehant
Millsboro
Col
Lh. H. Gadd
Caroline County
Dukes & Hocker
Millville
Del
My Wooters
Cordova
Johns
Nottingham
Capeville
9 Ton
Bhi Saulebury
Dover
Goslin
Bras. & Sons
Federalsburg
Hailton Easter & Sons
Baltimore Street
Light St
Baltimore
DRE Gods
Darge City
Deg Golf House
Culors Preferred
Thei
Alfred D. Smith
Denton, Ma
Talways
ALO
George
Oyt, Ded
Lucas
Sracery
John Swann
Lam
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Francis Kelly & CO
Market St
David B.stewart
Geo. W.B Serra
D. B. Stewart & CO
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West
Pratt Street
Wilmington
Choptan Hotel
J. H. van Gesel
Cor
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L. Meredith
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Hiscox &Co
N. Y
Mssm
Graham & Fesler
Masonic Hall
Denton
Parker
J.K. B. Emory
FLW
NEAY
Emory & Neavitt
Soutil Street
Maryland
Shorey's
W. Balto
St. Baltimore
Dida
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Camden &J
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Llursi
Purnell & Co
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Fisher, Caulk & Co
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Dover Street
Easton
Thomas M. Cooper
Denton, Md
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Delaware and
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Saura
Clayton
Delawareion
PW. & BL
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Su Cras
E. Puan
I. M. Manns
Oxford
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Faston
Chapel
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Kenton
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Hillsborough
Lp. In
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Pier 5
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Joppa
Ida
Double Mills
Travers
Cambridge
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Potter's Denton
Howard B. Ensign
M. Fuss
Robert McCoy
Wiliamson’s
Lyford
Towers
Gilpin’s Point
Fruit Exchange
Dukes & Downes
Woodside & Griffith
Balto
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Richard Nichols
Gould
Gould & CO
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Paver T DaAnGer
Trouse Paisten
Hicbbs
Philip W. Downes
J. A VanGesel
Walter
Navioxan Sabet Metran Roorima Co
East 20Th St
New York City
OSAGE
TR. W. Stewart
Johnston & Son
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Greensborough
Eutaw St
Harry B. Elston
Traibor
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Puk
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Quand
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Sa Rente
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Ootun
Chicago
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Pratr Sr
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Balleimore City
National Medical Association
P.O. Box
Bomton
W. J H. Parker
Harevard Medical College
Giants & Goblene
By Waa
Cox
Uncle Renn
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FALU
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Chestnut Street
Philbia
Babcock & Wilcox
F. W. Redden