Broad-Tired Wagons and Road Improvements
A cor respondent cites road management ideas for Indiana and Maryland counties. Emphasizes building solid grades before gravel, reconsidering sewer tile use, and expanding culverts. Advocates broad-tire wagons to protect roads, cites Goslin’s test, notes 800 heavy wagons locally, and highlights smoother, lasting roadbeds with proper grading. Also mentions hay curing and bacteria in rainwater affecting drying.
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Indiana
Maryland
Goslin
Greensboro
Baltimore American
New Telegraph Typewriter Invention Promises Telegraph Revolution
A new telegraph typewriter attachment for standard keyboards promises to revolutionize the field. Messages written on a connected sender reproduce at a distant receiver with synchronous control of paper and carriage. Multiple machines can operate on one circuit, with a simple switchboard to cut out offices. uses four magnets and a novel code to avoid dots and dashes and wire tapping.
Bacteria in Farm Talk Sparks Practical Farmer Chat
A farmer discussed baying and practical approaches to bacteria in livestock. The brief notes highlight real world concerns, stressing hands on methods and avoid overreliance on theoretical fixes.
Man Reclaims Seating In Church Pews
A man joins his family at church after a long absence and sits in a prime pew. An elderly man arrives, eyes the seat, and challenges the situation by noting payment terms on a card. The newcomer responds with a counter question about annual cost, sparking a brief exchange before the pompous parishioner finally sits down, embarrassed.
Dangerous fashion and matrimony in Russian society
A 19th century social critique describes Russian women as dangerous and cold hearted in society. It argues marriage is pursued for status, with widows valued over wives, as women travel to Paris and Nice to escape aging without revealing their husband.
Big Silver Bowls In Dalkeith Palace Window
A 1702 dated large silver bowl over 2000 ounces rests in a Dalkeith palace window. Engraved royal arms mark it as once owned by John Duke of Argyle, later left to Lady Mary Coke. Four similar bowls survive in Britain, once used for washing cutlery during banquets.
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Dalkeith Palace
Saga
Pall Mall
John
Duke of Argyle
Spain
Mary Coke
Dhlkeith
Great Britain
Russian fortune tellers reveal betrothal order by corn basket omen
In a curious practice a group of Russian girls hide their rings in corn. A hen is brought to eat the corn and the girl whose ring is found first by the hen is predicted to marry first. The superstition frames a playful, if crude, matchmaking ritual.
Golden Weddings Proved Rare In Matrimonial History
A reflective piece notes that only about one in a thousand couples reach a golden anniversary and warns that a man ashamed of marriage makes a poor husband. It also comments on the idea that spite can reveal weak minds.
Harvesting broomcorn in Illinois yields profitable crop
An Illinois report explains broomcorn harvest timing from August 1 to October 1, detailing planting in May and June, field preparation, and table-based cutting. It describes drying, bales of 200 to 300 pounds, and the process ending with storage in sheds. It also recounts a parrot incident in court where a man faced insult charges and a magistrate's sharp remark.
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Illinois
Ancient Status of Actors as Rogues and Vagabonds
The article reviews historic views of actors as vagabonds under early English law. It cites statutes from Edward II to Elizabeth I, noting that the 1572 act labeled strolling players as rogues and sturdie beggars, with grievous whipping and branding penalties, later elevating a second offense to felony.
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Edward II
Elizabeth
Broom Corn Harvest in Illinois Belt Warps to Markets
The article outlines broom corn harvest dynamics in Illinois, noting influx of seasonal labor from neighboring areas, price ranges from 50 to 100 dollars per ton, and that one ton yields two to three acres. It maps the broom corn belt from Neoga to Tuscola and Shelbyville to Paris, with significant production shifting within the belt.
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Neoga
Tuscola
Shelbyville
Paris
A Fair Understanding
A Connecticut youth, tutor at a village academy, believed all maidens loved him. While escorting Miss H to her home, she invited him in. After conversation he declined kindly saying he would be happy to call as a friend but not as a fellow.
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Connecticut
Mtact
Miss H
Minn A
Jonathan
Miles
Parrot Case Sparks Neighbor Dispute in Montana
An educated parrot was central to a Montana dispute when a neighbor complained about nightly noise from a man’s house. The incident led to a lawsuit as the owner faced neighborly tension over the noisy pet.
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Montana
Copper Comes Back to Maine Mines After Decline
Copper deposits in Maine, long worked over a quarter century ago, resume production as prices rebound due to cheaper methods. The revival follows a period of unprofitability and outlines that renewed profitability hinges on lower production costs and market demand.
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Maine
Flogging as a cure discussed by Beoth doctor in Edinburgh
A Beoth doctor proposed flogging and blistering as remedies for habitual drinkers before the British Medico-Psychological Society of Edinburgh. He linked cure to the alcoholic craving and heredity, suggesting flogging nearly to death for each drink. The excerpt ends with a humorous Puck vignette: The Husband asks if the sermon helped. the Wife replies Sam convinced she could be worse.
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Beoth
British Medico-Psychological Society
Edinburgh
Sam
Puck
Major Bishop Endorses Pink Pills For Strength
Detroit notes Major A C Bishop, longtime civil engineer and advocate for a Great Lakes to ocean waterway, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring strength after illness. He testifies to improved health after two boxes, urging invalids to use them for toning and rebuilding. Notary public attests January 8, 1898. Beetle eyes astonish entomologists with beetles said to have 10,000 eyes and dragonflies 20,000 or more.
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Detroit
Piso's Cure for Consumption Receives Patient Endorsement
A Newark letter dated May 24 1806 praises Piso's Cure for Consumption from the Piso Company Warren Pa Mrs N F Speedling writes her mother suffered a thirty year cough and found relief after two days of the medicine stating the cough stopped entirely and she now sleeps and feels better than in years. The note closes with gratitude and a sign off from Mrs Speedling. The quote from De Quincey appears after the testimonial.
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Summer Ave
Newark
N. J
Piso Company
Warren
Pico
N. F. Speedling
Try Grain O A New Food Drink for Coffee Substitution
Try Grain O the new food drink from grocers praised as coffee substitute for all ages. It mimics mocha or java color yet is made from grains and gentle on delicate stomachs, priced at 15c and 25c per package.
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Java
The Fields of Sport and Sleep Aid Cure
A compact ad style note recounts pain relief through St Jacobs Oil for sleep and recovery after sport. It also promotes Kemp's Balsam as a cough remedy with a free sample bottle and 56 cent bottles, urging immediate purchase from a druggist.
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St. Jacobs
Kemp
Westward Homeseekers Rates via Nickel Plate Road
Excursion offers to the West Northwest and Southwest on Nov 1 13 Dec 6 20 with low rates through Nickel Plate. Inquire of agents for full details. Also a plea to help solicitors by mailing notices to American Woolen Mills Co. Chicago for possible local positions.
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Nice
Scege
de Quincey
John Herschel
American Woolen Mill& CO
Chicago
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