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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1885
Page
6
A coral diver recalls off Key West near the Markeys how divers gather branch and rose coral, sea fans, sea eggs, and other items. He describes diving depths, methods, prices from 10 to 5 dollars, dangers from stingarees and sharks, and the-making of a living with his brother while cooking for the steamer.
A column highlights women patentees and quirky devices from the Patent Office, including an indicator for bed posts, a mousetrap, a scandal-telegraph telephone, and odd contraptions for housework and courtship, with satirical notes on gender roles. Also recounted is a humorous almanac coat that supposedly predicts weather and cholera risk, and a travelogue on English beer drinking and laborers.
A step by step baking note outlines making a currant cake with butter sugar eggs flour currants cinnamon and lemon extract. Whisk cream butter and sugar then beat in eggs, fold in dry ingredients currants and extracts, bake in lined tin for about fifty minutes in a moderate oven.
A farmer, once an Australian emigrant, discusses beer use among English laborers during haying. He advocates moderation and suggests a haying day could allow a laborer to drink a gallon of beer daily, noting intense work periods.
A New York rink manager recalls a WV trainer who taught a Scotch terrier and two Maltese to skate on spool-made wheels. He pursued the scheme as a potential draw despite animal-cruelty concerns, noting public interest and booming attendance before dropping the idea.
Boston letter notes many professionals take to cycling on sandpaper roads near Boston. It highlights Aldrich editor of The Atlantic Monthly attempting a bicycle mount with comical eccentricities and a brave modest twin father who fails on a first try. It also mentions abundant cotton stock and urges early orders.
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