How the Big Fish Are Captured and Transported to Market
The article details turtle capture and transport to New York and London markets. Key points cover origins from Florida Keys and Jamaica, the Mallory line ships, warm decks and no feeding, transit times, and high death rates during shipments. It notes leaders of trades in London and New York, handling practices, and risks from cold and snapping turtles.
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New York
London
Ow York
Key West
Florida Keys
Mallory Line
Jamica
Fulton Market
East River
Florida
Express
Kingston
Jamaica
van Bods
Southampton
Newcastle
New York Press
Lord Stanley Called Second Best Speaker in Lords
A legend says after Lord Stanley entered the peerage a lady asked who was the best speaker in the Lords. Lord Brougham reportedly replied that Lord Stanley, madam, is the second best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin McCarthy
Lord Stanley
House of Peers
Lord Brougham
House of Lords
Wife Dressmaker Rule Bans Work During Husband’s Police Service
fragmentary report cites a Detroit Free Press quote about temper and a rule in Irish constabulary forbidding a wife of a constable in service from running a dressmaker business. mentions a Venetian painting and an imitator chief, but details are unclear.
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Detroit Free Press
Will Ride to the Pole by Buffalo Bicycle Adventurer
Stilson K. Stevens of Buffalo plans a solo bicycle expedition to the pole. A veteran ice rider, he trained on Lake Erie for three winters and expects to cover 100 miles daily. He departs in June by steamer to Spitzbergen then northward, aiming to reach within 600 miles of the pole and return in a fort night.
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Stilson K. Stevens
Buffalo
North Pole
Stevens
Lake Erie
Spitzbergen
Polar Sea
Nansen
Pole
Polar
New York
Presa
Rider Clears Sheep Blockade With Wheel Gong
A rider coming down a hill encounters a flock of several hundred sheep driven by colored men blocking the highway. He rings a gong attached to his wheel and the herd splits, giving him a clear passage without harming any animals.
Ex Secretary Olney Learns to Ride Bike and Social Life
Ex Secretary Olney learns cycling as part of Philadelphia's social scene where evening bicycle runs are popular. The piece notes cyclists should cover wheels in heat and suggests a Woodlawn Cemetery company plan for a bicycle track near the graveyard, with Tennessee cyclists invited to view the reminder of everyday life ending.
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Olney
Philadelphia
South Knoxville
Tenn
Woodlawn Cemetery Company
John Chinaman Awheel in Detroit News Style
A Detroit News item features Sam Lee a Chinese laundryman from Albion Michigan who describes learning bicycle riding in vivid outsized slang He boasts of Melican speed and plans to race in Charlotte next week pledging to ride like a house afire while returning to China afterward
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Sam Lee
Albion
Mich
Justea
Alice
China
Li Hung Chang
Shay
Leman
Melican
Charlotte
Detroit News
Bicycle Mail Carrier Foils Isolation In Polk County
In Polk County two young men improvised a device to hitch two wheels and ride railroad tracks between towns. The method, praised as a means for carrying mail where other transport failed, shows the bicycle's value for mail delivery in hardship conditions.
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Polk County
Minneapolis
New Bicycles Drain Family Wages, Church Withholds Aid
In Gloucester Massachusetts a family in destitution saw two bicycles bought by the boys on installments, consuming nearly all weekly wages and prompting a church committee to withhold aid. The report notes the harsh financial strain and the committee's stance.
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Gloucester
Mass
Washington Star
Vanderbilt to Join Cycling Ranks
Cornelius Van derbilt is said to soon enter the cycling world after a July paralysis left him using a wheel chair. The announcement notes his return to activity and anticipated participation in cycling events.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Pacing Scene Updates From 19th Century Circles
Reports outline horses and trainers across states with times like 2 07 to 2 18. Key names include Barada McVera Arlington Blizzard and Monopole. events at Readville Lexington and Sandusky. Mentions insolvency of Monroe Salisbury and new Sandusky association meeting.
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Barada
McHenry
Vera ‘Capel
McVera
General Turner
Baltimore
Henry Kelly
Dubuque
Arlington
Warren
O. Allen
McQurdy
Dick Curtis
John Shillinglaw
Chartot Oak
Mechanicsburg
O. J. L. Hull
Pittsfield
Tillie C
Courier
Chatterton
Breeders
Readville
Mass
Monopole
Murt Demarest
Lexington
Ben Kinsey
Sandusky
Katrina Bell
Prospect Hill
Charles Marvin
Supreme Court of
Alameda County
Cal
Monroe Salisbury
Wilton
Marguerite
W. W. Milan
Maysville
What Women Wear Fashion Notes from New York Ledger
Describes dresses in batiste zephyr and organ die with ruffles and narrow lace. Guimpe waists feature tucks and lace, hats with black lace flowers, and violet novelty hats. Highlights include pin tucks on jackets, lawn and lace guimpes, and trimmed bodices with braids and belts.
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Batiste
Zephyr
Organdie
Borg Pot
New York Ledger
Educational Reform for English Prisoners
A report notes compulsory in-cell education twice weekly for English prisoners below a standard. It also highlights a 13899 B bank note in the Imperial Bank of China held by a St. Petersburg museum alongside various industrial and trade observations. Water power expansion in France is profiled.
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Imperial Bank of China
St. Petersburg
France
Australia
London
Victoria
PITH AND POINT Quips on Prosperity and People
A humorous column style piece of aphorisms and wry observations on wealth politics self help and fate. It jests about prosperity kindness to politicians appetite for food and fate in human affairs with clipped quips and wordplay.
Indian Alchemists and Their Gold Making Methods
A historical note describes Indian alchemists claiming to transmute metals into gold and outlines a reported process with powders, zinc, and distillation. The piece also notes legends around divine inspiration and mysterious vanishings ascribed to these practitioners.
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India
America
Hari Ishari
Himalayas
Jace
Sulinga
Hndy
Mickle
Sportsman’s Magazine
Chinese secrets in sweets baffle confectioners
The New York Sun reports that the Chinese allegedly possess methods to remove pulp from oranges and replace it with jellies, making the skin appear intact. The same trick is said to work with eggs, yielding shells that seem fresh but contain nuts and sweet fillings when opened.
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New York Sun
Times Improving Amid Charles Exchange at Gallery
A brief exchange shows growing optimism as the head clerk asks if the gallery can be raised. The employer acknowledges the challenge yet expresses confidence in achieving a raise, signaling tentative progress in negotiations.
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Ely
Guardians' Account Books for Minor Estates
The Guardians' Account Books describe full instructions for managing the estates of minor children. Essential for guardians, available only from Trisuxe Pusrissine Co Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phewot
Mesmin Chemical CO
Derroit
Mico N. M. White Drug Store
Dillon
Trisuxe Pusrissine Co
Administrators' Account Books Offered for Use
The notice promotes administrator account books kept for use by administrators. It asserts the books enable estates to be managed with little trouble and states availability only from Trung Pousiisare Co.
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Trung Pousiisare Co
Dillor
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