Texas crops, train robbery, and ostrich farming notes
Reports from across the state say wheat oats and corn yields exceed expectations with price prospects for a strong fall. A bold train robbery near Denton failed, with suspects killed or captured. An extended Texas tunnel disaster injured workers and marked the state’s first completed tunnel. A Texas ostrich farm demonstrates high potential with birds yielding profits from eggs and feathers, supported by extensive yards and incubation methods.
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Denton
Texas
An Egyptian Ostrich Town
The author visits Egypt’s sole ostrich farm, located five miles from Cairo in the desert between Plato’s school site and the Virgin Mary’s resting tree. Despite stories of strict access, the narrator secures entry with a letter to proprietor Mr Vedder and approaches through acacia-lined avenues to the gate.
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Egypt
Cairo
Plato
Jesus
Fat girls face fashion bias and oil boom births in 1880s reports
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes fashion plates favoring slender figures while praising fat women, then details the Cherry Grove oil boom near North Clarendon led by Morck and Falconer. It describes drilling success, rising production near 1000 barrels daily, new town Garfield, and regional pipeline and railroad plans shaping a regional oil frenzy.
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Chicago
Landerath
Rouseville
Gusher
Cherry Grove
Will Falconer
Warren
Fred Morck
Balltown
Alleghany
Geo. Dimick
Petrolia
Butler County
Mr. Moreck
Capt. Grace
Jamestown
N. Y
Dimick
Chris Larsen
Larsen
Clarendon
Morck
Falconer
Union Oil Company
North Clarendon
Merck and
J. A. Cadwallader & Co
Cadwallader
Garfield
Hemlock
Western Union
Guiteau Faces Limited Audience for Execution Day
Reports describe the planned small audience for Guiteau's execution in Washington with a dozen jurors officials and press present at the jail. Guards note his calm rational demeanor and cunning traits while predicting his morale will sink as the date June 30 approaches and the trial may not be renewed.
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Fred Waite
Ad. Wyser
Franklin
Hearne
Fred
Calvert
Waite
Wyser
Galveston
Houston and
San Antonio
Texas
Guiteau
District of Columbia
Guitean
Barnum’s Turn From Drink to Teetotaling Healthy Self-Image
In Bridgeport, P T Barnum recounts early danger from drinking and how a 1853 temperance pledge transformed him. He recalls using more liquor than most, yet stopped hard alcohol after an influential lecture by Dr Chapin. He vows strict abstinence and claims superior health.
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P. T. Barnum
Bridgeport
Dr. Chapin
Plucky Californian Plans Yukon River Expedition to Alaska
Edward L. Schiefflein, famed Tombstone prospector, organizes a four year voyage from San Francisco to the Yukon with Effingham L. Schiefflein and four Tombstone miners. A 45 by 18 foot steamer, three thousand dollar transport to the Yukon mouth, and provisions for six men accompany the expedition. The project aims to locate a rich ledge and potential mining enterprise beyond the Tombstone era.
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Los Angles
Cal
Alexander the Great
Ganges River
Edward L. Schiefflein
Tombstone
Arizona
Yukon River
Alaska
Col. 8
Schiefstein
Nevada
Western Union Telegraph Company
Berking’s Sea
Anadyr River
Siberia
W. W. Robinson
Schiefflean
Harrisburg
Yukon
Hudson Bay Company
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Arctic
Effingham L. Schiefflein
Los Angeles
Times
Effingham Schiefflein
The Editor's Dilemma and Public Perception
A reflective quotation on editor behavior outlines that omitting detail, praising roughness, naming truths, or avoiding jokes all carry judgments. It argues editors must balance honesty, discretion, and reader engagement to avoid being labeled fools or cowards.
Wesley advisors against marrying prominent Methodist woman
A coop Methodist asked John Wesley for his view on marrying a well known church member. Wesley urged him not to decide, noting that while she is a Christian, the Lord can live with many people that they cannot.
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Coop Methodist
John Wesley
Wesley
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