Strange Test for Missing Engineer Body at Erie Breakwater
A Brooklyn Eagle report details a bizarre quack-like experiment to locate Captain John Tweedell near the Erie basin breakwater. A loaf with quicksilver inside was tested against wind and tide but failed to reveal the body. the tale blends witchcraft flair with maritime mystery. The piece also covers curiosities from Turney sandbank to a giant Consterieur clock, plus strange notices about thefts, murders, and odd wills.
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Erie Basin
Brooklyn Eagle
John Tweedell
Avon
Vilencia
Tweedell
Reliable Recipes for Potatoes and Meats From Hastine Portrous
A recipe collection shows how to fry mashed potatoes with butter and cream or bake with parmesan and breadcrumbs until golden. It also details a peach pudding with batter dough and fruit, and a minced meat dish using cold beef or veal with brown gravy and rice or tomatoes as sides.
History of the White House Cost and Construction
The White House in Washington cost 2 232 000 up to now with Virginia 120 000 and Maryland 872 000 key design by James Hoban chosen over others. Cornerstone laid October 13 1792 and Adams moved in November 1800. Historic repairs and refurnishings continued through presidents including Jefferson Madison Lincoln Grant Harrison Cleveland and Hayes with sums varying from 5 000 to 135 000 and annual outlays around 25 000.
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White House
Washington
Virginia
State of
Maryland
Charleston
James Hoban
Duke of Leinster
Dublin
Congress
John Adams
Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Jackson
Harrison
Lincoln
Grant
Hayes
Garfield-Arthur
Cleveland
Buffalo Courier
German Emperor to Test Carrier Pigeons for Rome Mission
The German Emperor plans to dispatch carrier pigeons to Rome to assess their military usefulness. The move signals interest in unconventional communications for strategic purposes and could influence future liaison methods between campaigns.
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Rome
Missouri Meaning Wooden Canoe in Algonquin Roots
Discusses the origin and meaning of the name Missouri as derived from Algonquin dialects and related tribal terms. Notes variants among Abenakis Narragansetts Delawares and Illinois, and explains how the term reflected canoe construction and regional use of birch bark versus dugout canoes. Includes historical context of lake versus river canoe traditions.
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Missouri
Mississippi River
Delaware Bay
New England
Brooklyn Hayle
Maine
Lake Michigan
Missola
Mississippi
Great Muddy River
Indiana
Muddy River
Grassini Discovers Giulia Griai Voice Talent
A Detroit Free Press note recalls how the great Italian singer Grassini mentored a novice relative, declaring she possessed a soprano far stronger than her own and urging serious study, revealing Giulia Griai as the gifted hidden talent.
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Grassici
Grassini
Giulia Griai
Detroit Free Press
Fell of Peru and the Bitter as a tonic
A historical fragment notes Fell of Peru disorders starting with kidney inactivity ending in Bright's disease and diabetes, praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a diuretic and restorative. It mentions its blood purification benefits, digestion aid, and liver relief, alongside miscellaneous quips and a note on an 1731 fire engine arrival in New York.
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Fell
Peru
Bright
Hostetter
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Turney
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Ireland
Ceylon
Australia
Dallas Street
Gough
Baltimore News
Cal Sutherland
Strasburg
Columbus
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Coal Trust
New York
Russia
Count Scheremetieff
Atlantic
Monecke
Church of the Minerva
The
Sam Ward
Ohio
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Hatch
England
Hood’s
Case T.m.co
Racine
Eo Ai
California
Wabash Railroad
Pacific Coast
St. Louis
Missouri River
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Sacramento
Portland
Ore
Kansea City
Omaha
Bleler
D. P.A
Detroit
Mich
Tristram
Pittsburg
Reversible Dollar Co
Kilby St
Boston
Mr. Dexter Curtis
Towell
Wisconsin
Wis
Tan
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Hood
Arkansas
Dexte Curtis
Notalies
W. Baker & CO
Grover Everywhere
Baker & CO
Dorchester
Patarah
L. B. Ritcney
Mackey
Ind
Swier Srecisio Co
Atlanta
Penn
Phila
Matt
AC Ae
Sta Merita
John 1. Urpson
Bona & CO
Ye Parces Teal & Ras’ Et Civont
Bis Profits
Tioga Co. NF
Ae Tanep
Thorie
Beata Weighis
Pisa
Bromard &U
Pilla
Snyder
Mors Mheater
Onis
Pe Etiesraese
Aghs
Croup
Guarsat
Bhileh
Pereus
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