Odds and Ends From a 19th Century Page
A miscellany notes advances in science and industry with items on ultramarine pigments, castor oil growth in Madras, a Japanese school fund, Douglas Jerrold quip about courage and guinea, margel wurtzel cultivation in Britain, sugar refiners by city, a missing false teeth incident in New Haven, 1877 British Post Office staffing, a colossal Titanum flower in Sumatra, Susanstown Kansas named for Susan B Anthony, two big blue sapphire finds in Ceylon, and a vacuum automatic train brake test in England.
Boy names dog Paste to make him stick
A boy explains naming his dog Paste to suit the joke that he wants the dog to stick with him. The quip shows playful wordplay and a child’s witty reasoning.
Curious Mixtures and Domestic Tips From the Era
A collection of anecdotes and household advice highlights social scenes in Europe and America. It notes lawyers in St. Louis facing new taxes, jokes about Rome’s parliament, and various practical tips on dairy handling, baking, and using honey in recipes.
A Marmfooth Farm Farmstead at 80 Square Miles in Dakota
A correspondent from Fargo describes Williamd Dalrymyile’s vast Red River farm, an 80 square mile estate of 60 000 acres divided into 2000 acre subdivisions. Each has a superintendent, boarding house, granaries, stables, and machine shops. The operation employs 450 workers, 800 horses and mules, with windmill pumped water, 75 reapers and binders, and 18 steam thrashers processing about 1 000 bushels daily.
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Troy
Dakota
Fargo
Williamd Dalrymyile
Red River
Harvesters
Proposal to end government tobacco monopoly in Britain
It is proposed to abandon the government monopoly of tobacco culture in Great Britain to provide employment for inland workers out of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
The Gentle Art of Slighting Housework
A Rural Press piece urges balance in farm household work. It argues one woman cannot do all tasks well and that modest adjustments avoid burnout. Prioritizing health, rest, and laughter over perfection, it advises slighting nonessential chores to save time and strength for essential duties.
Pneumonia Fears Highlighted By Public Notices
The article cites the New York Times on pneumonia as a killer in winter cities. It stresses pneumonia often starts with a ignored cold and can strike anyone despite health or hygiene. It warns of its insidious, formidable danger and rapid progression to death in days.
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Saxony
Fleischman
Baden
New York Times
Abernethy
U. S. Patent Department
Washington
D. M. Key
Power
Germans American National Bank
U. S. Patent Office
Congress
Union
Canada
W.C
Patent Ogice
Washington, D
Women as Observers in Shakespearean Insight
John Weise argues that Shakespeare’s women read men more accurately than men read each other. Women’s silent surveillances surround and audit a man, leaving him unaware as a sun-like flash passes. They store impressions for intimate disclosure, while men openly scrutinize and expose motives that may not reach the core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
John Weise
Differences in chicken breeds for market and table quality
Table Metts explains there is more difference in micr itg and qualities of fowls by breed and age than casual buyers suppose. Larger breeds like Brahmas and Cochins finish later while Leghorns and Games mature quickly, yielding tender meat sooner especially in pullets. cockerels need maturity for best eating.
Newton’s Hidden Bubble Study Revealed by Neighbor Tale
A London story from the Journal of Chemistry recounts a widow noting a neighbor who blew soap bubbles in a clay pipe each morning. The Fellow of the Royal Society later recognized the observer as Sir Isaac Newton studying light refraction on soap films.
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London
Charles Lamb
Lamb
Leicester Square
Journal of Chemistry
Royal Society of London
Sir Isaac Newton
Doxford Hall Restored for Undistinguished Browne Estate
A London Builder issue details the rehabilitation of Doxford Hall, seat of an unnamed Browne. The white stone manor sits on a terrace with sea and Cheviot Hills nearby, expanded with a conservatory, orchid house, billiard room, and 20 extra bedrooms. Gas lighting and extensive kitchens, laundries, and stables for twenty horses accompany a long labor effort by one hundred workers over eighteen months.
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England
London
Doxford Hall
Northumberland Fox Hounds
Browne
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Odds and
British India
Madras
Japan
Tokio
Douglas Jerrold
Margel Wurtzel
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
St. Louis
New Haven
Conn
British Post Office
Telegraph Department
Sumatra
Kansas
Susan B. ‘Anthony
Susanstown
Harper County
Ceylon
Naples
Rome
Josh Billings
Josh
Norway
New York State
Memphis
Tenn
Chile
Aslough
Howleep
Cusco
Wisconsin
the: Journal
Journal Bindery
Stover
Lux Horse
Peee Saeca
Stover Wind Engine Company
Freeport
Illinois
Greencastle, Pa
Western Union
Mil
Racine
Milwaukee
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Taava
Illinois ‘Central Time
BART
Council Bluffs
California
Sioux City
Yankton
Gibton
Dubuque & LaCrosse
Freeport & Dubuque
la Crosse
Winona
Minnesota
Westinghouse
Miller’s
Wong
West
Lacrouse
Dubuque
McGregor
Mals Waukeer Oo
Noroad
Pullman Palace
United States
Cana- As
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Arvin Hughitt
Gen
W. H. Stennety
Gan'l Pass
Ag’t
Chiiengo
STEAM
Iowa
Fred M
Mayburn
Prospect Av
Wis
Winona & ST
Peter R.R. CO
Great Wheat Belt
W. & St P. Railways
el Burchard
Chas
ER. Simmons
Omarrier LE
Minn
R'y Co
Carcano
Inna
Stinson & Co
Portland
Swarts & Stocking
Court House
Jadquarters —For
Dexter Spring Buggies
Jacob Kline
The
van Burena
Jacob Elings
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