Death of Hon. Charles Backus Recalls Minstrel Career
Evening Observer reports the death of former California legislator Hon. Charles Backus, a famed minstrel. The piece recounts his prosperity and personal life, and a famous eight year old joke that backfired when he teased a Connecticut farmer, leading to a comic yet violent chase aboard a moving train.
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A Woman Invents Steam Driven Metal Cutting Machine
Aiadame De Long, praised for a steam powered cutter, plans to introduce in England her device used in France for cutting metals into precise designs. The four divisions cover architectural metal work, lattice items for church windows, inlayed cases and cabinets, and finished metal frames and crests. De Long has earned multiple Paris medals, including a gold in 1853 and 1880, and the first female laureate crown from French architects.
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On Wedding Tours and Ocean Bones in Brunswick Me
A humorous wedding guidance column warns of marital missteps aboard train travel and signs etiquette. The Port and Natural History Society reports bone discoveries on Ragged Island near Orr's and Bailey's Islands with claims of a sea serpent possibly linked to a massive vertebral column.
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