Wall Street Rumors and Ruin Echo as Margin Crashes
An eyewitness recounts chaotic trading scenes on Wall Street with wild bets and margin calls. Brokers warn of ruined fortunes as investors, including Vanderbilts and Morrissey, face massive losses while one narrator recounts risking millions and losing nearly all in a volatile day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry O'Kintnis
Brooklyn Haglens
Forturies
Sisk, Jr
Wall Street
O’lan
Tie
Morrissey
Vanderbilt
Tom
Great Wall of China Standoff Reveals Ancient Builders
The writer travels from the Tower of Piangtu to Suet achyn near Jiobi desert with interpreter Chung Wo and details two walls the brick outer and the inner stone fortifications. He notes brick work began eight centuries with three million workers and two thousand forays, while stone walls began about eighteen centuries before the era, explaining travel reports differ on brick versus stone construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piangtu
Suetachyn
Jiobi
Shamo
Chung Wo
Egypt
Pathet Ing Oo
Jaaing Poo
America
China
California
Where the Sun Does not Set in Norway Scene
Witnessed by Mr. Campbell and party on a cliff 1,000 feet above the North Sea the scene describes a low sun over the horizon a gold bridge of light toward the north and the ocean vast and silent as waves fade into the night.
Morning breeze and birds in the grove
Morning light brought a fresh breeze as a chorus of songbirds filled the grove behind us. The day began with ordinary sounds and a sense of quiet continuity.
Miscellaneous items mix odd notes on linage and lore
A scattered page itemizes bits about Washington Life Insurance Company quirks, a quip about laziness, local biscuits and lodgers, coal mining finance in Pennsylvania, a joking courtroom moment with a bankrupt client, a Cushing epitaph reply, and a tall tale about hoop-snakes and a man with a swollen hoe handle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostenes
Washington Life
Washington Life Insurance Company
New York
A. Dandiady
Boston
Pennsylvania
Tree Great
Uron
Caleb Cushing
Newburyport
Cushing
Mr. Cushing
Tle
Western Patents Granted Week Ending October 5 1869
A list of issued patents compiled by Farwell Ellsworth & Co. naming patentees and locations across the United States including Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and Missouri. Entries cover devices from sewing machines harvesters farm implements milk safes cooking stoves and various tools. The report catalogs patent grants to individuals and firms such as Uluatite Guide for Sewing Machines by Q Angel Chicago threshing machines by D Campbell Indian Town cultivator and grain drill designs by several inventors, and Wisconsin items like Post Auger and Rocing Fabric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell, Ellsworth & Co
Lake Street
Chicago
Illinois
F. Angel
D. Campbell
Indian Town
J. Clendening
Rockford
Hay Baker & Ladder
Newton Farlow
Sullivan
Marrow—Graves & Parcel
Ashmore
Collin Lopa—S
W. Hendrick
Batavia
A. S. Perrigo
Sandwich
A. Sabin
Peeatonica
Harvester
Baylor
TeNursonville
G. M. Voight
Salem
Charles Muir
Bloomington
M. Stevens
Elwood
L. J. Vansands
Indiana
Win
Tuman
Wikbart
Cradle
Spiezel
Indianapolis
Stow
Eee
J. Burgess
Richmond
Leseh
Franklin
Reede & Co
Liberty
Wisconsin
C. Wilson
Appleton
B. Floeld
Beloit
NL Knudson
North Indsor
L. Lee
Milwaukee
Mussotil
PY Clement
St. Louis
Itny Raker
Leonard & Holcomb
Clinton
Letter from Darien Center on 1836 money to Chicago man
Alonzo B. Axtabrook of Darien Center New York sends twelve dollars in old bank notes to Joel Amsden of Chicago via a letter to Alderman Mason's hotel. The note details a $10 Rochester bank note and a $2 Windsor Vermont note marked as good. The letter, misplaced for years, was found among Mason’s papers, delivered to Mr. Amsden, who then passed the funds to Mr. Brooks as requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darien Center
N. Y
Alonzo B. Axtabrook
Joel Amsden
Chicago
Bank of Rochester
Bank of
Mason
Amsden
Brooks
Astabrook
Practical Farm and Household Notes From an Old Rural Page
A collage of farming and home economy tips with October fruit storage, canning advice, raspberry pruning, corn hulling, and grass seedings. Guidance covers preserving fruit, keeping jars sealed, maintaining canes, hogging and drying corn, and fostering early pasture through manure and proper sowing. Includes Dr Lindley on tree nutrition and American Agriculturist notes on potatoes and field work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindley
Stopping Leaks Around Chimneys
Practical old fashioned guide explains how rain leaks around tall chimneys and offers fixes. Use sand on top to absorb moisture, cut out mortar and install tin shelving, then seal joints with cement mortar and pitch linseed oil mixtures to divert water away from the roof line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jcarth
Digging Potatoes Prices and Harvest Methods Discussed
The article analyzes potato pricing and farm labor efficiency, comparing digging methods and equipment. It discusses how far tubers scatter from hill centers, advises on plow types, and suggests coordinating teams to optimize digging while preparing land for winter grain.
Build a movable hog pen from seasoned lumber
The Ohio Farmer article explains crafting a portable hog pen using six by eight timber, four by four posts, and floor planks. It details assembling runners, side walls, a roof over the floor area, a front door, and a cross partition. The design allows hitching a team to relocate the pen across grounds for feeding and drying ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jong
Ohio
Preserving Apples and Pears: Royal Horticultural Society Guidelines
Recent Royal Horticultural Society guidance outlines fruit storage practices. Topics include separate apple and pear rooms, annual lime and salt washing of walls, and keeping rooms dry with uniform but not drafty temperatures. Handle fruit minimally, pick ripe enough for use but not fully mature for long storage, remove decayed fruit, stack shelves two deep with no straw, and use dry packing media like bran or dry cotton wool to maintain quality. Early apples can last to Christmas, with some varieties storing into a second year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Royal Horticultural Society
Mostetter’s Stomachs Bitters Restore Vitality for Seasonal Reset
The article extols Mostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a superior tonic and restorative to combat summer drain and prepare the body for cold weather. It claims the product replenishes blood color, nerve tissue, and digestive tone, preventing fevers, dyspepsia, and debility, with iron, phosphorus, and Calisaya bark as key ingredients. Manufactured by Caswell Hazard & Co. in New York, it is sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mostetter
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazard & CO
Casweld, Mack & Co
New York
Drugetats
Westpaits
Wishart
France
Weshart
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Mr. Ferguson
Western
Leicestershire
Edie
Tog Bens
Golea
Everywouers, Karr & CO
Dearborn Street
Ill
Allen
Einhuman
Galion
Mt! J
Harris
Cinginnati
Obito
Ape Borg
Ray
Startling
Circwlars
Ferns
Clark Street
Nelvaskt
Vanneru IU Wells’ & Cos
Uber
Wistiart
Dr. Wissart
N. Second St
Philadelphia
Olfes
Hin
Ayls City
Wisharl
Second St
Fats
Ty J. W. Masury
Masury
Rox
Dred
PL Pppler
Pithidelplula Physiehin Wat
Neirayda
Sulenin
Chaya
Wl Drugeists
Ade Andress Stanfold &Co
Magic Comp Co
Springfield
Mass
AY. V
Cody de Grove
Moran
Gowenn
Ashtonaia
Ron Amy
Baring
VallePipe Kungkavings
Mmer Ag
Fons Anc
Bee
Siamory
Kentie
M. Wagher & CO
Sul Machine Co
Trobe de CO. Cari
EMLO
Reralberns Gulde
A. William
ECU, Boosellera
Toston
Great Atlantic
Pach
SU Torr
Purpow
Mercis
U. Ah
Chicago City Fair
Sts
Sloney E. Morse, JR. & CO
Park Row
New
A.J. FU Tan
Waters
Broadway
Horace Waters
Casa of
Catarch
Gale
Mda
Buppaia
Iraq
Bower B & CO
Lae
Iperingh Bart
Rvs
Fulton
York
Albert
Paul Lee & CO
Journal of Chemistry
Cristadoro
Profesor Ce
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