Farragut Statue Unveiling Honored in Washington
Washington letters describe the Farragut statue unveiling as a grand naval commemoration. The writer notes strong mixed reactions to artist Vinie Ream Hoxies and Laud Voorhees and Maynard remarks on naval victories at New Orleans, Vicksburg, and Mobile Bay. The piece shifts to rural life tales of bears, deer, trout, and honey in the mountains, then returns to frontier homesteading and sheep herds, ending with plans about future relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
MR. Enior
National Capital
Farragut
Hartford
Vinie Ream Hoxies
Maynard
Voorhees
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Mobile Bay
Paris
Brain
R. J. Hourtrts
California Sheepman Adrift to Scott Mountains
A letter from California records a voyage west from Freeport covering about 5000 miles. The writer, with his brother, tends 1200 sheep near Trinity County and plans to shear, then move to the Scott Mountains in the Coast Range for summer grazing, returning by autumn. The note praises San Francisco, climate variety, and California scenery.
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Mr. Richards
Freeport
California
San Francisco
Trinity County
Coast Range
Scott Mountains
Remarkable Axiom Snippets From Patchwork News
A collage of quips and anecdotes ranges from absurd fashion terms to a heroic tale of Joe Winrow, a quiet neighbor praised for kindness and a rare display of restraint. The items weave humor, local color, and a northern California newspaper voice into a brisk, reflective miscellany.
Great Salt Lake Wonders and Economic Value
Utah’s Great Salt Lake covers about 3,000 square miles with a maximum length of 93 miles and width of 43 miles. Salt content is about 22 percent, and the lake serves baths and medicinal cures for many with 30,000 baths last season. A steamboat offers summer excursions while a major wealth source is sugar crystal salt exported to Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Colorado. Waves reach eight feet during storms, making boat travel hazardous.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Colorado
Patti the Paris Star and Her Generous Charms
A Paris correspondent sketches Patti as a spender who buys what she fancies and helps struggling artists with munificence. She favors simple kitchen fare, dislikes tea, and sings after a light dinner, followed by a nap. Verdi once attended a gathering where Patti’s dog refused a bone, and the maestro gave a porcelain plate as a tribute to the moment. Patti relishes fame and lively humor, eased by animal spirits.
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Patti
Paris
Wil
Mikes
Verdi
Singer
Charity land gains value after coal discovery in Lancashire
Trustees of Petey atham charity formerly Mawdsley beggar near Preston report land once worth a few hundred pounds now valued around £570,000. A block recently sold for £87,000. Land seized by Lathom for the benefit of thirteen townships to educate and apprentice four boys and support other philanthropic uses.
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Petey Atham
Mawdsley
Preston
England
Lathom
Objections fade as metal tips cut shoe costs in half
A note argues objections to metal tips on children shoes are unfounded and that such tips can cut the shoe bill in half for many families. The author urges parents to consider the practical savings and the common use of metal tips as a durable option.
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U. S
The Arabian Princess and the Ivory Casket Lesson
A teacher presents an Arabian princess with an ivory casket to be opened after a year. Inside, dust lies where a beautiful form once rested, plus a parchment urging the pupil to keep life pure. It warns that neglect leaves rust on character and urges steadfast virtue for a lasting, sparkling life.
Nature Inspired Shapes and Odd Parlor Anecdotes
A collage of nature themed analogies compares cocoanuts to human skulls and eyes to plums and cherries while noting patterns in everyday objects. Quips about herbal plasters and a political debate snippet mix with a mother’s complaint at a play and audience remarks about a bonnet, all in light, secular tone.
After Eight Long Years C C Jacobs Seeks Cure
C C Jacobs of 7s Folsom Street Buffalo writes that after eight long years of trying every known remedy and failed physician treatments he was anonymously cured by Thomas Eclectic Oil.
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C.C. Jacobs
Folsom Street
Buffalo
Thomas
Eclectic Oi
French boy questions uncle’s ear trumpet mischief
A seven year old in France accompanies his mother to visit a deaf uncle with an ear trumpet. Pierre asks why the uncle allows the horn to “make music” after attempting for many times and failing.
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Pierre
A Costly Iron Clad London World Inflexible
The ship’s hull cost nearly £500,000 and its engines nearly £100,000 with total outlay likely 80 to 40 percent above original estimates before trial. Hydraulic machinery from Armstrong & Co. totals just over £40,000, half for mounting four eighty ton guns and hydraulic fittings.
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London
Admiralty
Messrs. Armstrong & Co
Elswick Foundry
A Losing Joke About Hop Bitters Cure
A Pittsburgh physician joked to a ill patient to try Hop Bitters. The patient took the joke seriously and regained permanent health. Now she laughs at the doctor, who loses a patient from the misapplied remedy. Harrisburg Patriot notes the humorous outcome.
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Pittsburgh
Advertising Cheats In Plain Honest Terms
Advertising cheats are condemned as common in modern writing. The Providence Advertiser urges readers to try Hop Bitters on merit, arguing no one who knows their value would use any other product.
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Jones
Buffalo Bill
Salvini
Maden
London Daily
Benjamin Franklin
Providence Advertiser
The Journal Adopts Advance Payment for Annuals
The Journal proclaims its status as a leading Republican family newspaper with wide county reach and expanding circulation. It notes subscription prices of 1.50 paid in advance and 2.00 at year end, offering subscribers who pay in advance or settle arrears a handsome illustrated Journal Annual with calendar, reading matter, and valuable statistics.
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Journal
Union
Illinois Central Time Card Railroad Timetable Westbound Trains
Illinois Central schedule lists trains westbound with a 2.15 pm Freeport pass, night and freight services with 8.45 am and 5.45 pm departures, and a day train at 1.19 pm connecting at Beloit for Janesville. A westbound 5.4 pm train runs to Lanark Junction only. J A Cotton, agent.
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Eyay Pass
Freeport
Loit
Janesville
Lanark Junction
J.A. Cotton
Ag’t
I la Salle
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Milwaukee
Belvidere
Belvsdere
Milwau
R. H. Holder
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mil
Acine
Neil Racine
Waukee
Club Rates for Chicago and New York Papers
The notice offers prices for the JOURNAL and Weekly New York Tribune, with the JOURNAL ANNUAL included. It invites correspondence from responsible parties about local county happenings.
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Chicago
New York
the Journal
New York Tribune
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Leo
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Adam
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Episcopal Church
Walt Whitman
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Aew
Joe Winrow
Pioneer
San Francisco Chronicle
Mike Price
Chronicle
Winrow
Washington Street
Joe
Ious
Carter’s S. W. & B
Emmert & Burrell
Phizr
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Ficker
Austria
France
THE
Illinois Central
Fellow
St. John
N.B
William Bayard
Edwin Bayard
Twalker
John, Berryman
Jr, Johnson
J.D. Whirn
George Keater
T. W
Carrot
H Harding
Aaron Alward
New Brunswick
City of St. John
Cushing
Thomas &Co
Dearbarh Biredt Ohleago
Journal Annual
van Buren Stes
Court House
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