GLEANINGS: A Fragmented Treasury and Odd Notes
A collage of scattered items mentions a man with no fixed job in the Territory earning a $30,000 surplus, a Rochester building project, Oregon marble patterns, and a California land deal worth $50,000. It also notes Australian preference for rain-binders, a Dawson Georgia escape, a Paris banker’s Egypt eclipse inspection, and various curious anecdotes from London to Troy about diving into social scenes, baseball, and civil war reminiscences.
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Oregon
Downey
California
Australia
United States
Dawson
Georgia
Ork
Bchoffsheim
Upper
Egypt
London
Thames
Righrossmire
Rochester
Ind
Bil
Dio
Ak. Keene
Newport
Broadway Then and Now Readers Describe City Change
The piece recalls a bygone Broadway with crowded streets and social bustle winding from City Hall to Canal Street. It contrasts today’s sparser crowds after Astor Place with memories of old hotels, Knickerbockers, and busy wholesale districts, noting Grand Central and St Nicholas as ancient landmarks amid shifting activity and wealth.
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Broadway
New York
Kion Square
Stewart’s
Astor Place
Hiram Cranston
Canal Street
Grand Central
Metropolitan
St. Nicholas
Fulton
Beautiful Pompeii Fountain Depicts Venus and Cupid
A newly found fountain at Pompeii impresses with a Venus rising on a shell and Cupid in her arms. Nearby, other loves spirits flutter among a water nymph near a dolphin. In the foreground two draped women watch the joyous water scene.
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Pompeii
Venus
Cupid
Mexico’s Slow Progress Cited Amid Rail Growth
An American observer from Mexico notes slow industrial advance due to distrust of railways and corporations. He cites scant manufacturing, a single English‑owned bank, widespread hoarding in barrels, and reliance on a large pawn shop as quasi‑bank. He believes progress hinges on reforms and new enterprises.
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Mexico
Exicans
México
Love Letters in a Theatre Box from the Azores tale
A Philadelphia letter from the Azores recounts a Michaelese gentleman who, smitten with a young dona zetta at a theatre, wrote his proposal on his cuff and slid it into view in the box. The offended charm read the note, smiled, and nodded, signaling success of a bold romance gesture.
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Philadelphia
Azores
Michaelese
Donazetta
Swain
State of sanitation at Jeddah and Mecca blamed
The Friend of India Says last year the situation at Jeddah and Mecca was appalling with thousands of improvident pilgrims left to fend for themselves. During the recent Hadi season pilgrims died at about three hundred daily as no sanitation measures were attempted.
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Jeddah
Mecca
Friend of India
The Railroad Man and the Missionary
Two young railroad men on a retired list due to Gould's consolidation speak defiantly in front of a missionary who rebukes them for profanity. The missionary cites two roads to Hell or Salvation, then learns they fear both paths will be merged by Gould before they reach their destination.
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Gould
Hell
Vermont couple wed after twelve year courtship
A Vermont couple finally married following a twelve year courtship. The bride’s father reportedly placed seven sets of hinges on the front gate as a running joke, becoming a local anecdote about the family’s patience.
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Vermont
Wool Production in Heppner Area Sheep Population
Within twenty miles of Heppner Oregon Umatilla County there are over 200000 sheep. They average at least six pounds of wool each totaling about 1200000 pounds valued at roughly 240000 dollars yearly at twenty cents per pound.
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Heppner
Umatilla County
Oregon
Plain Statement as a Political Power in Rhetoric
A reflective excerpt cites Emerson on plain speech as the strong, unaltered conduit of truth. It contrasts polished prose with low, direct expression, noting how ordinary speech reveals character and reality in farming life and common weather remarks, ending with a Century citation.
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Schlegel
Phyara
Catskill Mountains
W. Emerson
White Elephant Captivity Entertains Siam Royals
The Siam Weekly Advertiser reports a cream colored white elephant brought to Bangkok amid grand ceremony. The king gains extraordinary merit and rewards to those who aided its arrival. A royal home is prepared near the palace with attendants to care for the famed animal. Concerns arise over possible harm from excessive attention.
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Siam
Bangkok
Royal Palace
The Judge’s Moonlight Answer in Town Story
A Circuit Judge faces a sneering lawyer in a town during rounds. A diner recounts the judge’s retort about a widow’s yaller dog barking at the moon. The judge resumes eating, remarking that the moon went on as usual.
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Nnner
Reliable Seed Corn Advice for Farmers in All Regions
Seed corn is scarce and often poor in many areas after a light last season. Advertise prime seed for planting and avoid doubtful lots, even paying more for known-good seed. Test vitality by germination methods and prefer seed from near the planting latitude.
Perpetual ice gorge near Blue Mountains west of Newton
Within an hour’s drive from Philadelphia a perpetual ice gorge is described near the Blue Mountains behind Swatts Wood Lake and Middleville, a few miles west of Newton. The sight spans several hundred yards, ten to thirty feet deep, with caves and rock clefts where the ice lies, the main gorge close to the mountain.
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Philadelphia
Blue Mountains
Swattswood Lake
Middleville
Newton
Frigid Gorge Shows Surprising Tea Deposit and Spring
Dense shade and dense crevices hide a vast tea mass beneath a gorge. An ice laden bottom stays near forty degrees while a nearby spring of iron tasting water bursts through the ice, offering refreshing drinkable coldness.
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Newtown
Etiquette for Gentlemen in 19th Century Social Callers
Advice on formal male behavior for callers detailing dress standards and conduct. Emphasizes full dress suit with light tie or white neckwear, pumps or low-cut shoes, matching silk hose, a white linen handkerchief, brief visits under ten minutes, leaving overcoats in the hall, and modest refreshments with consent to refuse wine.
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Eticuette
Smith Wanted What He Ordered Grindstones saga in a Texas town
A Texas merchant named Smith ordered twelve grindstones from a New York firm. Confused by the oddly specific request the firm shipped a schoonerload to Galveston. Smith insisted on receiving exactly what he ordered and later sold grindstones at low prices, despite a mistaken belief in his own accuracy.
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Smith
Austin
New York
Ow York
Texas
Galveston
Hypocrisy at Public Dinners Reflects on Diplomats
Ralph Waldo Emerson critiques dinners given to state functionaries by legal and trade elites. He recalls a diplomat praised with nine cold hurrahs and mocks the lack of truth in ceremonial toasts. He also notes a farmer’s awkward toast at a cattle-show dinner and laments less honesty among great lords and diplomats.
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Turner
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Texas Railroads Reach Count Of 207 Charters
A historical record notes that Texas has 207 chartered railroads, reflecting a dense network and extensive commercial activity within the state.
Abused coins unlock tale of watches and war bride
An elderly man in Little Rock offers battered coins as payment for goods, but the merchant refuses. The man unfolds a long story of his late wife, his daughter Mary, and her child, finding meaning in a watch tied to family memories. He reveals Mary’s son and says he seeks a shroud for his wife.
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Little Rock
Ark
Eeaven Grant
John
Mary
Reward Offered for Biblical Verse Answer in Rutledge Monthly
Rutledge Publishing Company offers a $20 gold reward in its April issue for identifying the middle verse of the Old Testament. Mail 20 cents with the answer by April 10, 1882, with no stamps, to Easton, Pennsylvania. If multiple correct entries arrive, the prize is shared and the winner’s name appears in the May monthly.
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Rutledge
Rutledge Publishing Company
Easton, Penn
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure Testimonials from 1881
Moriny Illinois July 14 1881 and Chicago May 30 1881 attest to Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. Letters claim relief from long kidney trouble and liver issues after doctor failures and family physician attribution. Testimonials describe personal improvement and recommend the remedy to others.
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Moriny
Ill
H. H. Warner
Chicago
H. H. Warner & Co
Rochester
Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure endorsed widely
Thousands of strong endorsements flood in from grateful readers who found hope in Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure for diseases of the kidneys, liver, or urinary organs. Readers are urged to act promptly to avoid dangerous delays and seek relief.
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Warner
Dr William's Indian Pile Ointment Promised Cure
An unsolicited advertisement extols Dr William's Indian Pile Ointment as a sure cure for piles and related conditions. It claims immediate relief after application, absorption of tumors, and lasting benefit, citing a Cleveland endorsement and offering the product for $1.00 via Emmert & Burrell with Henry & Co. as proprietors.
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William
J. M. Coffinberry
Cleveland
Emmert & Burrell
Henry & CO
Cleygland
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