Texas Topics: varied Texas notes and rail leaders elected
A compilation of Texas items notes Denison school and pupil counts Corsicana pride in a municipal building McGregor water strike with blue fish in an underground stream Houston and Texas Central directors elected H C Hutchinson president El Paso land purchases 1.5 million and estate scale Breckenridge area pear trees long bearing 100 year old fruit El Paso colony land purchases 2.15 per acre Dallas county leased school lands 10c per acre Rambouillet sheep import to New York Hermoda voyage 51 sheep Galveston trade boom and coal imports Mercer sheep flock finances and wool values 1881 82 figures included
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Dallas County
Archer County
Misplaced Education and Practical Skills in Schools
A critique argues that thousands of graduates from fashionable colleges lack practical direction. It questions whether public schools, though costly and admired, produce workers fit for tangible work rather than mere skilled labor. The piece calls for more technical, outcome-oriented education to align learning with productive needs.
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Tenteles
Do we need more institutes of technology
The Chicago Journal of Commerce argues that the US education system, though excellent, lacks technical instruction. It notes importation of skilled labor and products from Germany, France, and Great Britain, while unskilled workers strike for meat twice a week. It questions whether the nation has enough institutes of technology.
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Germany
France
Great Britain
Chicago Journal A Commerce
Desperado Tanner Brothers Die In Prominent Duel
Nov 14 report from Little Rock describes the Tanner brothers, long notorious Los Prairie raiders, dying after a confrontation with neighbor M Harvey. Harvey, aided by a friend, shot one in the face at a store and then wounded the other in the abdomen. the elder Tanner was found dead with knife in hand, Harvey injured but alive.
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Little Rock
Ark
Tanner Brothers
Lost Prairie
Red River
Fulton
M. Harvey
John Harvey
Pope
Harvey
Tannars
Tanner
Bricks and Masonry Facts From The Carpenter Journal
The article presents practical bricklaying guidelines including average daily output of 181 500 bricks for exterior and interior work, methods to estimate brick wall quantities by surface area, and guidance on staining bricks with glues, pigments, and oils. It also covers using tar and asphalt for coloring, heat application, and achieving a depth of color of one sixteenth of an inch.
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Carpenter's and Builder's Journal
A Strange Sight in Alabama
A Union Springs Herald tale reports fish falling from the sky. Prairie planter P Thompson claims on October 12 he saw three live corn variety fish land in his yard during a rain shower, later releasing them into a nearby stream.
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Alabama
Union Springs
P. Thompson
Thompson
Parson Sees Brother Benson At Longchamp Races
A Cincinnati Presbyterian elder recalls seeing Brother Benson at the Longchamp horse races last Sunday in Paris. His wife questions the event as shocking while the elder prays, and elsewhere an audience member wonders where the hats go as some are moved to the theater.
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Cincinnati
Paris
Benson
Longchamps
Grace
Flying Machine Claim Of A Duluth Inventor Solves Flight
P W Hendrie writes from Duluth to the Chicago Times describing a private test of a powered aerial engine. He claims the problem of flight is solved, detailing high pressure gas generation, slow burning explosives, and a small light machine lifting a boy and then rising on a line. He touts public trials and notes diverse local topics from fishing to marsh tackies and pony penning along the coast.
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P. W. Hendrie
Chicago Times
Duluth
Montgolfier
Lake Shore
A North Carolina Venice in Morehead City
A colorful note portrays Morehead City as a true water town where boats serve every purpose. It claims no horse ownership by professionals, funerals are in boats, and arrests involve sailing. The main export extends beyond trucked fish to whales and shrimp, with whales occasionally seen off the coast.
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Morehead
Ostriches Placed In Central Park For Farm Venture
In Central Park New York there are twenty two ostriches likely the largest flock in the area. They belong to Dr. Prother of Buenos Ayres who plans an ostrich farm. He already runs a profitable Buenos Ayres farm and expects similar success here due to feathers market bird food and climate. The birds cannot endure temperatures far below freezing so the southern states are favored for housing. The Central Park birds are selected stock valued at 1400 dollars each.
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Central Park
New York
Prother
Buenos Ayres
South Africa
China’s Enduring Rise Through Ancient Times
The excerpt notes China’s ancient continuity from biblical exodus to Isaiah’s prophecies, contrasting it with now roughly 400 million people and its enduring prominence. It mentions a Vermont school scene where a cross-eyed teacher leads a class and twenty-seven students step forward.
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Israel
Egypt
China
Isaiah
Assyria
Babylon
Persia
Greece
Rome
Great Britain
Vermont
Ancient agriculture among Egyptians and Romans
The history shows tilling and herding as early civilization signs. Egyptian plowing used paired beasts, broadcasting seeds by hand, and threshing with animals. Roman farming praised by Cato for plow and manure, with barnyards, manure, lime, and drainage. The piece notes gods of agriculture and a universal belief in a Great First Cause across ancient cultures.
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Joseph
Pharaoh
Hesekiah
Solomon
England
Old
Rome
Cato
Isis
Ceres
Triptolemus
Elysis
Coe
Eleusians
Secrets of cooking meat and beef sandwiches
The article argues for raw or lightly cooked meat in nutrition and taste, noting beef sandwiches as nourishing for weak digestion. It explains the effects of heat on meats, the need for a hot oven and quick cooking to preserve juices, and cautions against overcooking which makes meat tough and dry.
Reading Newspapers in Schools Sparks Debate in Pennsylvania
At a teachers meeting in Pennsylvania Superintendent Luckey of Pittsburgh public schools opposed spelling books. He argued isolated words lack life, while sentences give meaning, and criticized common elocution methods. He urged reading newspapers in schools to enliven geography and engage pupils in current events.
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Pennsylvania
Luckey
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Webster
Calhoun Nya Clay
Pittsburgh
Sin and schooling echo in Texas Siftings tale
A fragment from Texas Siftings notes a Sunday school scene with a Austin teacher questioning why they pray for daily bread. The text contrasts sin with gold and base metal, mentioning a federal recession affecting steam vessels and a monetary figure of 278,889 dollars in the last fiscal year.
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Austin
Texas Siftings
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