Long Journey From Gallup To Copper Mines A 390 Mile Trek
Jottlage recounts a grueling 390 mile overland route from Gallup New Mexico to the Navaho agency Mogut villages Blue Canon and back to Poagsratt Arizona. He describes sleeping on the ground eating from a common pot and sharing camp with Indians, Mexicans and government employees as they traverse desert sagebrush and mountain highways. He notes the Mogui and Hopi villages perched on cliffs with intricate kitchens and ceremonies including the snake dance while praising Moqui industriousness and long distance running prowess of the men.
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Poagsratt
Ariz
Gallup
N. M
Navaho
Blue Canon
Tuba
Mountaiin
Déserta
Sage Brush Plains
Lerevtayne
Gay
Scar Bally
Satan
Old Sear Belly
Oraibi
Moen Kopi
Train stopping controversy at Charter Oak park incident
A chaotic account describes Mark Clark and Mr Bonner engaging with a New York rail line. Conductor and engineer refuse to heed demands to halt six trains at Charter Oak. Bribery attempts fail and a candid confession pleases Bonner.
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Chester Oak
Clark
New Haven
Eaven
Clast
Bonner
Wix
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Romer
Clerk
Yarley
Pim
Transvaal in Russia Dutch colony spotted in Europe
An enterprising St Petersburg journalist reports a large Dutch colony in the Russian districts of Brest Litovsk and Korel, established around 1810 and numbering about 600 persons. The Hollanders resemble Boers in appearance and life, wearing the same hat, reading the Bible, and living frugally with honesty and industry. They admire Russians, loathe the English, and welcome fellow Boers seeking settlement nearby.
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St. Petersbure
South Africa
New York
Volhynia
Rovers
Reluctant Library Grant Sparks Reader's Frustration
A New York book collector laments the stingy attitude of literary men toward rare volumes. He offers a local reader access to a prized book at his home under favorable terms, insisting the manuscript remain untouched. The note hints at gratitude for past help but distrusts the notion of lending.
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New York
Ashiel
Finance and Industry Fifty Years of Economic Change
A historic finance and industry summary notes aluminum prices dropping from 850 to 60 cents per kilogram, and US fisheries valued at 40 million with oysters contributing 14 million. It covers British imports from Russia, pulp board supply, and rising exports for England Germany and America by 1900. Montpelier oil wells yielded 477600 barrels in March with daily 26500 shipments and 16000 runs, selling at 8.9 cents and totaling over 420000. Beet sugar industry growth since 1896, 35 factories by 1900, and a poor census year ending May 31 1900 with 35 percent of production from beet sugar, down from earlier shares.
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United States
Russia
Great Britain
England
Germany
America
Montpelier
Ind
Random Historical Facts Blend Of Nature And Technology
Fragmented miscellany notes include goats giving milk and daily output, emery powder desks in a revolving drum, the 1703 Yeddo earthquake affecting Japan, wire strengths by material, new desks for Washington's House chamber, and a dubious claim by M. Aveene All exandre about racial beauty in machinery and national character.
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Levisiany
House of Representatives
Washington
The British Empire Facts and Figures Snapshot
England imports from America and exports 25 000 robin redbreasts annually. Liverpool is the most crowded city with 9 percent of the population. Ten battalions wear the old seated kilts. UK national debt stands at five percent of wealth. Australia’s wool clip grew from 20 000 tons in 1821 to 2 700 000. Canadian Chesapeake ice fields cover at least 110 square miles. New Zealand has repurchased 324 167 acres for sheep runs and 1 630 families have settled.
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England
America
Canadian Rocky Mountains
New Zealand
Wealth of Colleges Exceeds English Investment Per Student
The United States hosts 426 colleges with invested capital around $25 million and annual tuition plus donations totaling about $100 million. Girard College in Philadelphia tops U.S. wealth at $15 million, followed by Stanford at $13.5 million, then Harvard at $10 million, Columbia $2.5 million, and others including Cornell, Yale, and multiple universities.
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England
United States
Girard Colleges
Philadelphia
Teland
Stanford
University
Harvard
Columbia
Cornell
University of Hienzo
Yale
Weight of gold and silver explainer note
A fragment discusses weights of gold and silver in various forms. It cites that one thousand silver dollars weigh 60 pounds in a bag and 4,000,000 dollars in gold weighs 3,695 pounds without bags, with other amounts proportionally lighter. It mentions gold weighing in troy ounces and avairdupois pounds, citing specific examples such as 1,000 dollars in gold coin weighing 3.75 troy ounces and 39 pounds for 5,000 dollars, with garbled trailing figures.
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Assay
Gala Lwaiels
Farmers' Convention and local tradesmen advertise
An aged OCR fragment promotes a Farmers' Convention and local trades, touting remedies and services. It lists vendors, blacksmithing, plow sharpening, carriage repairs, and instrument sales. Mentions Riebinger of Batherville and Hohde, Bucklen's Arnica Salve for wounds and sores, with promises of satisfaction and low prices.
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