Sherman Finishes Redeeming Debt and Sells 4 Percent Bonds
The article recalls Secretary Sherman in the early 1879 period guiding the Treasury as he refunded over $500 million of national debt into 4 percent bonds. It notes a Friday sale of nearly $60 million in 4s and a call for all outstanding 6-20 bonds, with the New York Bank of Commerce purchasing $40 million of the 4s. The telegraphic notice from Secretary Sherman announces the cancellation of the 5-20 subscription and outlines terms for the 4 percent consols and 10-40 bond redemptions under the 1864 act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Treasury
New York Bank of Commerce
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Congors
Joan Sweritan
Washington Monument restoration under way with tunnel work
A Journal dispatch from Washington reports the monument's foundations being strengthened. Workers dig 80 inch wide trenches, fill with cement, and test stability with plumb lines and sensors. Eight tunnels are done, seventy-two planned, as 82,000 tons of stone are buried beneath concrete work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Monument
Movement depopulating Louisiana laboring classes and harboring unrest
A letter describes a large crowd at Duckport and Milliken's Bend awaiting transports, warning the state may lose much of its laboring classes. It notes Baptist church departures, estimated 1500 or more leaving, and white planters’ concern over growing unrest. The piece then shifts to global notes including a Dom Pedro stone donation to the Washington Monument and a Paris tax sale crisis, alongside innovations in air purification and Chicago's Palmer House conservatory.
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Pinchback
Velta
Madison Parish
New Orleans
Delta
St.Louis
Louis
Lste
Milliken’s Bend
Duckport
Louisiana
Wheat Seeds Prove Vital in Extreme Cold
Scientific American notes the vital nature of wheat seeds that resist severe cold. Seed samples from Polaris 1871 were exposed to wide temperature shifts over five years. Dr Schanburgh at the Botanical Gardens and government plantations in South Australia planted 300 grains last year. 60 germinated and formed plants four feet tall with ears holding about thirty grains each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Schanburgh
Botanic Gardens
South Australia
Tales of Two Japanese Students in Hartford
The article recounts two Japanese students in Hartford. One was invited to call and returned soon after, while the other joined dinner, mistaking a jelly jar for multiple servings and pouring it out. It also touches on Jewish dietary laws for meat inspection, quirks of language, and references to wine imports and African exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Bread and Butter as Health Diet Insight
In Journal of Health Wisdom, the author extols bread and butter as lifelong staples. He compares grain products to meat, notes bran boosts tooth and brain strength, and warns bran's exclusion weakens bones and overall health with large mineral implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holi
Journal of Health
Cashmere Goats and Carson City Breeding Prowess
The valley and surrounding foothills suit cashmere goat breeding, with Sheriff Swift of Carson City leading California in quality. His herd, about 8000 strong, includes mainly imported bucks and ewes yielding fleeces up to nine pounds and staples near eighteen inches. His farm lies within a mile and a half of Carson, drawing stock enthusiasts to the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
California
Sheriff Swift
Carson City
Swift
Treating Old Books with Ozone For Restoration
Ozone is described as a powerful and convenient agent to restore aged or stained books and prints without damaging ink. An example shows a 16th century page where monks painted over lines. after 36 hours of ozone treatment the paint vanished with no ink loss, and acids can remove iron oxides afterward. The piece also notes U S Senator B F Jonas as the third Israelite to sit in the Senate, following Yulee and Benjamin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Jonas
United States
Louisiana
Senate
David Yulee
Florida
Judah P. Benjamin
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Dom Pedro
Monument
Desent
Feahington
Mount Vernon
Florence
Prince Demidoff
Medicis
Cesspool
England
Palmer House
Chicago
New York City
C. W. Gleason
Gleason
Lake Tin
Dr. Gleason
Emmert & Burrell
EH. M. Bucemans
Stephenson St
Freeport
Brewster House
St. A. Lehmann
American and Foreltn Patents
Washington, D.C
Swarts & Stocking’s
Popular Drug Store
Fresport
Ohago
Viscom
D New. R.t
Aleo Way
Wiag
W. Ry
Kinishvennesonuen
W.U. Weatern
W.U
Rob Monroy
Buena Viste
Cedaronville
Damasdhéna
McConnells Grove
BMA
Asati
Adiys Thankagivic
Smith D. Atkins
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
Manitoba
The
Black Hills
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New England
Canadas
Chivago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Great Eastern and Southern Railway
Westinghouse
A.V. H. Carpenter
MO. C
Merrill
Western Union Railroad
MOSI
Racine
Fulton
Rock Island
Cedar’ Rapids
Des Moines
Burlington
Quincy
St. Louis
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Atchison
Leavenworth
Beaver
Silt Lake City
San Francisco
Tite West
Af Island
Fultoy
N Wek
Chris
Hock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Cedar Hapida
Cedar Rapids
At & DM
Chief & Northwestern Railway
Cornell Dhurts
Points West
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Cornell
Atchison, Leavenworth
Rock
Beloit
Madison
Chilenzo & Northwestern Railway
Glinton Dunetion
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Janesville
Oshkoshabil
Green Bay
Western Union
Ta Cross
Oshkosi
Minneapolis and
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Plyminth
Stevens’ Point
Wid Ashland
Cali
Perkins
Bodge St
Journal Office
Northern Illinois College
Griffith School of Reading and
Oratory
Larga
Board OF Trustees
XK. H. Allen
Leander Smith
Orrin Cowles
Payson Trask
Correanonding
James McVoy
John Dickson
B. Robinson
N. W. Hubbard
Covert
Chas
Speers
FE. B. Warner
Penington
Apa
Allen A. Griffith
Balton
Esa
Hodder
Union Square
Bergman & Dorman
Illinois
Stephenson
Fountain City
Superior
Stover
GA. Stiles & Co
Peter Schuttler
Court House
the Farmers’ Co-Operative Warehouse
Rn Shotmon
Manny
Emmert Seader
Orange Building
Lower
Stephenson Street
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