Feats in Science and Inventions Dominate Curious Roundup
A roundup notes vast Mississippi sediment flow to the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Stream heat transfer, plus a mobile patented swimming device by William H. Richard Bod of Mobile. It reports Dr. Gauthier’s diphtheria regimen, a new electric light battery proposal, and a Scott Foundry cannon project claiming 10 to 12 mile range with a 130 pound powder charge and 150 pound shot.
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Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Croll
Atlantic
Equator
William H. Richard Bod
Mobile
Alabama
Gauthier
St. Paul
Coad
Scott Foundry
Reading
Own Home A Wise Step For Families In The Era
The article extols buying a home over renting noting high property taxes and repair costs but arguing a homestead acts as a domestic savings bank. It stresses ties of family life, pride in landscape, and reduced moving costs while warning renters lose the chance to build value and comfort.
What They Said. Boston misogynist papers his notes
A Boston man records 1000 overheard remarks about women. Of these 780 begin with lines like And I said to him or He said to me or She told me that he said. About hats dresses and other girls comments split evenly with praise and insult. Journalists note his eavesdropping census.
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Boston
Harvard
Tribune
Venner Plans Invasion Over Copyright Hig Predictions
Kenry G. Venner contemplates an invasion of this country to secure a copyright for hig. He warns that pirates may profit by stealing his weather predictions if he does not act.
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Kenry G. Venner
Mr Pinchem and the Clerk A Private Matter for a Raise
A humor piece from the Detroit Free Press portrays Old Pinchem in his private office calculating profits for May. His long‑suffering head clerk seeks a raise, not a marriage, and the boss offers a token raise after a lengthy deliberation as the clerks continue counting their sums.
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Old Pinchem
May
Mr. Pinchem
Kalamazoo
Pinchem
Eli
O Connell Overthrown In Court Jest
In a riot case, Daniel O Connell is mocked by a witness during cross examination. The prosecutor's description of beggar rioters is met with a witty reply about a tribe of Dan. The court judge orders the witness to step down as laughter erupts among the spectators.
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O’connell
Daniel O'Connell
O'Connell
Estate Auctioneer Echoes Across Time in Highgate Sale
The piece notes an English sale of a residential estate at Highgate with superb grounds and lavish reception rooms. It praises the property as a model of art and science in design, suited to peers and notable citizens, while contrasting with dated styles of the day.
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England
Highgate
Costly Domes and Golden Shrines Prompt Steeple Chase
The article notes the gold plating of Russian church domes with a quarter inch thickness. It cites the Church of the Savior in Moscow costing 15 million dollars and the Isaac Cathedral in St. Petersburg at three times that amount. It states peasants would starve rather than loot them, fearing divine vengeance, and imagines a Pacific king seizing the treasures in a daring steeple chase.
Honeymoon Sentiment Falters With Sunburnt Tongue
A three months old bride chatters while her husband, trying not to show strain, jokes that summer heat might burn her tongue. The light exchange hints at fragility of early marriage and playful banter under warm weather.
He Didn't Know Him
A Boston tale contrasts two local families the Jones who rise to wealth and the Pedigrees who snob them. When a Pedigree seeks bank payment the teller rules require identification. Bank president Jones refuses the check saying he does not know the gentleman, a pointed revenge echoing years of snubbing.
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Boston
Bedford Street
Jones
Ploughed Under The Story Of An Indian Chief
A marketing blurb review of the book Ploughed Under The Story Of An Indian Chief with introduction by Inshta Theamba Bright Eyes. It outlines the tale told by a chief’s son detailing tribal life and the impact of white expansion including treaties agent politics and the removal to lands described as the Land of Fire. It argues the work exposes the destruction of native homes and the toll of civilization on Indians.
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Inshta Theamba
Fords Howard, & Hulbert
New York
C. G. Sanborn
Freeport
Crawford
The
New York Historical Society
Washington
Indian Territory
Ploughed Under survey praised for Indian life scenes
Review lauds a narrative that blends vivid description with facts drawn from official records. Critics say the work powerfully exposes Indian sufferings and the impact of United States policy, urging readers to confront injustice through strong, satirical storytelling.
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Bright Hyes
New York
United States
Three Horses Abreast Introduced In New York Wagons
The American Express Company has trialed a three horse abreast harnessing system in New York, using two poles and each horse attached to its own whiffletree. Initial results are favorable, with improved load handling and potential speed gains for deliveries in the upper city.
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American Express Company
Gazette
New York
London Omnibuses
Agricultural proverbs on farming and finance
The passage offers rustic maxims about farming and prudence. It warns against meddling with others crops, urges letting crops mature, advises debt avoidance, and emphasizes cultivation, weed control, and careful financial planning in farming. It mentions onions, potatoes, corn, sauerkraut, butter, milk, and mortgages as examples.
Jewels Among Catskill Tourists Describe Ragged Fashion
A traveling newspaper man reports Catskill visitors dressed in tight East silks and diamond solitaires, gloves halfway up the arm, hair slicked down, French boots, and gold serpents on wristlets. He notes $2,000 worth of jewelry and dressmakers aiding a blackberry picker in a wild mountain setting.
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Catskill
Broadway
How Sleigh Bells Are Made
A curious explanation of sleigh bell construction describes placing an iron ball inside a sand core shaped like the bell. The core sits in a mold of the bell's outside shape, melted metal fills the gap, and the hot metal burns away the core, leaving the hollow shell with the ball inside. Ball valves and swivel joints are made similarly, marking an important discovery in casting.
Wise remedies and milk punch tale stir small town rumor
An old column extols nature's remedies like Hop Bitters and warns against expensive doctors. A Wyoming territory town placard proclaims a discreet waiter delivers milk punches and hot toddies to ladies in the avanine. The prodigal son speaks to his father in a husky voice after a picnic.
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Press
Wyoming Territory
Avanine
A Sleeping Tree Roosts in Nevada Home
An Australian plant brought to Nevada shows nightly roosting behavior with leaves folding and twigs curling. When touched the leaves become agitated for a minute or more and a pungent odor fills the house. After an hour it calms but remains a source of household awe at roost time.
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Australia
Nevada
Chicago
Kansan
Tarown Road
Pootlman Palace
Peoria
Milwaukee
Missouri River
Kansas
Nebraska
Black Hills
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
California
Orema
Smaskington Territory
Colorado
Arizona
Newexico Hour
United States
Canada
Feet In Fashionable Photography At Detroit Paper Spark
A Detroit paper reports a new craze of photographing hands and feet. Many poses display beauty or lack thereof with backgrounds ranging from dark velvet to embroidered slippers. The trend highlights the appeal of well kept hands and feet in portrait photography.
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Chaff
Detroit
Kidney Complaint Cured by Burdock Blood Bitters
RB Turner of Rochester New York reports relief after using Burdock Blood Bitters for kidney disorder. He plans to continue the remedy, believing a full cure is possible. Price listed at 1.00 with a trial size of 10 cents. A San Francisco mother and daughter anecdote about a chicken yard bath gag concludes.
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RB. Turner
Rochester
N. Y
San Francisco
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promise Relief for Digestive Ailments
An Elmira woman received twenty five pins after sending a response to a mail offer of twenty five household articles for a three cent stamp, illustrating a classic promotional scam. Relief claims target sick headache dizziness nausea and side pain attributed to torpid liver and constipated bowels. Each pill dose is taken once with forty per vial priced at 25 cents and sold by Emmert and Burrell.
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Carter
Emmert & Burrell
Elmira
Carter's Iron Pills advertised for nervous debility
An advertisement claims Carter's Iron Pills cure nervous weakness and night sweats in men, urging readers with these symptoms to try the product.
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Carter
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Wadson
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Pugwash
Chandler Crane
Halifax
Freeport Journal
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Stix Ae & Co
Portland, Maine
True & Co
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Graal Hock Setand’ Revte
Pacific Slope
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
R. R. Cable
Pren't
Gen
James Aycotto
Gen Tkt
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Oatie
Porter & Coates
S. W. Cor
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Chestnut Sts
Philadelphia
J.B. Simpson
Pampas
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Main St
Buffalo
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