Dead Letter Office Curiosities Revealed by Post Office
The Dead Letter Office explores its vast task collecting letters from elites and common citizens. It notes daily openings of 10 000 letters and 900 plus clerks, with valuables recorded and returned claims processed.
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Saita
Trbc
General Postoffice Department
Charles Lutman
Reag
William .H. H. Terrill
United States
United States Internal Revenue
Ma‘karu Kare
Muldoon
New’ York
James Prince
California
Harry ©. Everzer
Excelsior Baseball Club
Illinois
M. Favie
San Francisco
Paris
Washington: Chronicle
Fire in the heavens A new star flares and fades in 1866
In May 1866 a stellar fireball appeared in Corona Borealis, rapidly brightening to second magnitude then fading to fainter orders. Astronomers Miller and Huggins found two spectra in the star, one ordinary solar and another with four bright lines indicating a hotter source, suggesting an intense event beyond the photosphere.
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London
Moscow
Birmingham
Tuam
Miller
Huggins
Foninensees Eee Arte
A Romance of an Awakened Lost Son Returns
A New Orleans man Paul Escott once presumed his son dead after a night shipwreck off the Caneys. The boy survived on a plank, later traveled to China aboard an English vessel, and returned to New Orleans years later to joyous reunion with his family after a long, fraught journey.
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New Orleans Picayune
Paul Escott
New Orleans
France
China
Miscellaneous items on manners and sharp wits
A collection of pithy anecdotes and quips from travelers and readers. Snippets on social behavior, drinking, newspaper habits, a San Francisco street incident, and a Kansas silk velvet colony plan. Notable lines include a Brando style jest about beekeeping, a man quitting liquor, and a lawyer Thad Stevens quip to a judge.
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Paddy
America
San Francisco
John Chinaman
John
China
Franklin
Kansas
Lawrence
Waix Thad
Stevens
Pennsylvania
Tayling
Thad
Farmers Deserve Noble Status Not Slights Or Scorn
A Kansas piece by W. O. Ball urges farmers to reject social scorn and elevate farming as a noble, educated profession. It calls for union, removal of middlemen, and study of natural law and political economy to boost prosperity and respect. It ends with practical farming advice and a musing on cow yokes.
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Boards of Trade
Care of Working Oxen in Summer
American Stock Journal argues for humane oxen care to maximize daily work. It recommends starting at four o clock, resting from ten to four, then working four to seven or eight, totaling nine to ten hours. Proper feeding and shade are essential for health and productivity.
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American Stock Journal
Aulen
How to Brush Steers in an Old Farm Method
A thirty five year practiced method for taming steers using a walled yard, gentle petting, and a long whip. Start with calm handling, then use verbal cues haw gee to guide. Introduce the yoke gradually, tying ropes and allowing cattle to pull each other to build confidence, finally yoking and driving them in the yard.
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Olegh
Useful farm hints from a rural periodical
A collage of agricultural notes covers seed wheat improvements, clover as fertilizer, cabbage protection from cutworms with oak leaf wraps, and a cake recipe. It also warns on preserving meat in hot weather, praises coal oil as an insecticide and fertilizer, discusses biennial treest and noxious weed advisories, plus a humorous sunflower bean-pole tale and horse-care guidelines.
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The
Gardener's Monthly
Berkshire County
Mass
California
California Academy of Sciences
Gibbons
Treatment of Horses in Need and Mercy Rules
A historical reflection on humane horse care criticizes cruel farming practices. It highlights three patterns: neglectful feeding for profit, neglect of grooming and condition, and harsh handling in stables. The piece urges keeping horses well fed, healthy, and properly treated as a matter of moral and practical duty.
Reviving the Weak: A Digestive Tonic's Promise
The piece argues thousands suffer debility without a clear disease, seeking relief through a tonic to energize digestion and restore appetite. It claims regular nourishment revitalizes all organs, improves digestion, builds blood, and strengthens flesh, bone, nerve, and brain through improved circulation.
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Reed
Catarrh remedy praised in 1868 testimonial letter
A letter from John Wright of Venango County Pennsylvania extols Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy, claiming dramatic recovery after three boxes and detailing prior losses of smell, vision, and taste. The note invites mail orders and notes general druggist availability. Also mentions Allen’s Luna Balsam and cod liver oil products as advised remedies of the era.
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Pru
Venango Col
Dee
Dr. San & Co
Buffalo
N. Y
John Whight
Sage
W Pierce
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Peter
British: Quarterly
Hryny
Bexener
Birrda
Anc
Joan Neaw
John Neal
W. O. Ball
Journal of Horticulture
Chicago
Housts
Arwell
Jobbera
Sk We
Muttinety
Ana
Tam
Washington
Chicayo
Hazard
Cagwell
Caswell, Milano & C
New York
Caswell, Hazage &Co
Une
Perry Davis
Megarcrie
Bonida
Perera
India
Africa
Bruges
DR. Weaver
Ogura CO
Brattiehora
Proussra
Goren
Otto Re
Sai Isbalary
PiaNo Oo
Awa
Pital
Maree Mabita
Per Ee
S Nperfelting
Itvatire
Pata
C. J, Fay & Sons
Camden
New Jersey
Cristadoro
Jarrerg
Qotbers
Vera
Cidealtaee i
Beekman
Russel
Pepe
Pi Farr & Co., Manufacti
Gaia
Seltzer
Moses
Germany
O. G. Tea
Pal Usi
Clark Street
Chinaso
Jennings: Seminall
Clark ‘Seminary
Aoe Ty
Aurora
Ili
G. W. Quebbac
D. Ds
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