Woman voting in church trustees election stirs city crowds
In Sing Sing Wesleyan Church on the Hudson, women of the Methodist denomination voted for trustees for the August camp meeting. The six hour election drew a curious mix of old campaigners and curious bystanders as women cast ballots, some guiding male ballots, and onlookers predicted broad participation despite rain.
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Thie City
Sing Sing
Hudson
Fair Daughters of the Church
James W. Barker
Joel Sammis
Chas. A. Benedict
John and
Nassau
Grace
Barker
Brother Barker
Mr. Sammis
Allen Street
New York Sun
The Aurora Borealis and Polar Lights Explained
The text describes aurora forms in both hemispheres, naming Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis. It explains hazy sky precursors, the dark northern arc, and how bright auroral light sits atop it. Examples from 1859, 1850, 1841, and 1848 illustrate wide global visibility. It notes heights from 40 to 500 miles and common elevations.
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United States
Globe
Europe
California
Jamaica
British America
Sandwich Islands
North America
Asia
South America
New Holland
Aurora
Frisky bachelors and flirt lore in rustic dialect
A humorous, dialect laden piece mocks old bachelors and flirtatious women, arguing flirts trap bachelors and vice versa. It claims most flirts end up married, describes tactics to elude or pursue, and laments the pain of bachelor freedom with comic intensity and lively rural idiom.
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Bonwold
Daniel Webster and the Fearful Stagecoach Ride
A humorous tale recalls Daniel Webster's uneasy journey to Washington when a driver mistook him for a highway robber. Webster, traveling solo at night, finds his nerves frayed until the driver recognizes him as a senator and admits fear he himself was the trembling rider. The moment yields mutual relief and laughter.
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Webster
Washington
Baltimore
Plow shallowly and stock cheaply, as a farmer’s guide
A dense guide to frugal farming habits urging minimal investment and labor. It advises shallow plowing, late sowing for weeds, keeping excess stock, paying workers poorly, delaying fence repairs, choosing cheap swine, early pullet culling, avoiding underdrains, muting barn and tool upkeep, burning green wood, avoiding paint, and resisting modern farm publications. It warns against hired help monitoring, sentimental views on wives and daughters, and prohibiting written contracts.
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Ardes
Caged Bee Transfer Describes Hive Relocation Process
Instructions detail moving a hive by placing bees on a cloth, severing a limb if needed, guiding bees into a carrier with a spoon, brushing stragglers, and setting the hive on a level base with the rear elevated. Emphasizes queen safety and permanent site alignment.
Hive Pest Control by Gentle Brushing Technique
A Maryland Farmer description explains using a quill feather to brush moths from tree limbs and guide bees into a hive. The method involves brushing the warm alighting insects into a box or basket, then releasing them onto cloth and encouraging entry into the hive, noting bees avoid hairy or wooly materials.
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Maryland
Useful recipes and farming hints from old advice column
A long list of practical agricultural tips and home remedy ideas. It covers cures for bat problems in horses, mange in calves, how to trap moths with lights, and methods to grow fruit crops. It includes a chart for field acre calculations, notes on milk hygiene for infants, and a primer on making calcim and Paris white-based paints.
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New England
New Jersey
Paris
Robins Under Temptation
A Boston Journal of Chemistry correspondent notes robins wintering in the South gorge on Pride of India berries. The fruit intoxicates them, causing crashes from trees until rescued by locals, only to repeat the dangerous feeding despite prior harm.
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Boston Journal of Chemistry
India
Georgia
Florida
Persen
Great Peace Jubilee in Boston June Festival Tickets
The Peace Jubilee and Musical Festival in Boston runs June 15 to 19. Tickets through Exo Ramaway offer low rates and comfort to the East. Fall River and Newport Line steamers land in New York at the Erie Railway depot, avoiding city transfers. The Erie Railway planery and Long Island Sound sail add scenic value with low fares to the festival.
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Boston
Fall River
Newport Line
New York
Erie Railway
Long Island Sound
Proper Tea Aroma Technique From Tow to Draw TkA
A historic note instructs to pour boiling water on tea after a tepid rinse to trap aroma. First cover with tepid or cold water until the surface is warm, about half an hour, then pour boiling water again and serve.
Vital Statistics Highlight Maladies and Diet Link
The publication argues periodical fevers and stomach disorders are major U S fatal diseases, blaming health-law violations, diet, and stress. It claims malaria in western new settlements and unsafe water as causes, then touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as protective, describing it as a powerful natural remedy strengthening resistance to epidemics and infections.
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Ilso
Hostetter
Blood and breath cure ad copy from 19th century periodical
An advertisement extols MISUILER'S HERS ELITORS as a blood cleansing tonic to prevent disease, claiming the body’s blood flow and heart action cleanse and nourish tissues. It promotes Alleman’s Line BALSAM for lung and blood purification and offers practical books by A. J. Bicknell & Co. with a free descriptive catalogue.
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Misuiler
A. J. Bicknell & Co
Springfield
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