Mark Twain on Nevada footprints and the territorial legislature
Twain recounts a satirical history of the Fosai footprints, claiming the Nevada territorial legislature left them during a rain soaked session. He describes a marshy, sandal wearing crowd and a speaker who created large eight by eighteen inch tracks, casting doubt on scientific claims. The piece lampoons scientific authority and local lore with humorous memory of Carson City debates.
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Nevada ‘Territorial
Carson City
The Irish elk and cave bear in old red sandstone
An idiosyncratic declamation argues that tracks once blamed on the Irish elk and cave bear prove nothing. The speaker claims misattributed footprints were made by individuals in Nevada’s early history, and warns against naming him an extinct creature. The piece blends satire with antiquarian debate.
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Messieurs Marsh
Harkness
Nevada
Stephen McGinniss
menZor
BR. M. Daggett
Ufe
Curious Apparition Jude's Light Plagues Reid Farm History
A Georgia newspaper recounts Jude the enslaved woman starved and confined by Neid, her grave near Reid’s house giving rise to Jude's Light. Neighbors including Lyon and Mize report a steady reddish glow emanating from the grave, moving toward the house and swamp. The light, unlike common phosphor escent traces, stays constant in size and ground distance, appears in all weather, and ceases only when unseen.
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Neid
DeKalb County
Jude
Reid
Lyon
Jade
Georgia
Edmund Bunt
Mr. Lyon
Reid Farm
Poll Bridge
Kir. Lyon
Mr. Gartman
JST
Thomas Mize
Mr. Hartman
Atlanta
Hoe
Mr. Mize
Why the Tracks Went North
Fragmentary historical note from a writer claiming to witness a vast movement of tracks all heading north. The text mixes garbled phrases about scientists, a large legislature, and Bach references, lacking clear events, dates, or identifiable subjects.
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Cear
Caroon
Pereen
A Shrewd Move Why Minks Plans Salt Lake City Home
Philadelphia Call reports on Seneca Minks plans to move to Salt Lake City claiming a goal of personal welfare and hints about polygamy, noting his joke about having as many wives as he wants while insisting he will keep only one.
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Minks
Salt Lake City
Philadelphia
Seneca Minks
Finks
Minka
Post Office Stamp Scandal at Camden Grows to Higher Grade
Camden New Jersey post office with forty thousand residents seeks higher classification after chaotic stamp demand. Stamps flood town. newsboys and ferries accept them. inspectors confirm accounts while locals tolerate the nuisance to gain prestige for the office.
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Philadelphia Times
Camden
N. J
Washington
Trenton
Bailey
Post-Office Department
Philadelphia
The Markets Flour Grain and Provisions May Market Roundup
Cleveland and other markets report flour and wheat prices along with corn oats and rye moves. Reports list state and city prices for flour, wheat, corn, oats, pork, lard, beef, and live stock with bids and closing figures across Chicago Cincinnati and Toledo.
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Cleveland
Minnesota
New York
Ohio
Chicago
Lovegsie
Uixe
Bic
Taite Western
Western Steam
cCnicaco
Conn
Stec
Ciscinnati
ToLeno
Gars
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Trish Elk
Nevada Territorial
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Saeer
Carter
Phiadelphias
Oil City
I. K Williams
Aformag
Sae
Sean Se
Center St
Hoyt's Grocery
Ernest A. Hoffacker
Lion St. Grocer
The
Bay States
New England
Wright & Ditson
Dunkirks
Punch
M. McDonald
Act
Danforth & Co
McCarthy
China Hall
Amberina
China
Dunkirk,n.y
Mc Carthy & Hayden
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