Wealth, labor, and society echo in diverse notes
The excerpt surveys economic thought on profit, production cost, and wages with references to Jay Gould and moral critiques of wealth. It discusses electric safety, gender life expectancy, and social behavior, then shifts to Greek names and a scattered forecast of Russia, France, Italy, and Germany amid rising tensions and war concerns.
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Jay Gould
Jim Fisk
Bo Lowe
Russia
France
Italy
Germany
Porte
Hut
Indians as recruits in army scout bands offer experiment
The War Department outlines an experiment to enlist Navajos and other tribes as infantry in Arizona and New Mexico. Recruits would serve five years with English knowledge required and moral character attestations. If successful, Congress may increase total strength to include 1,500 Indian soldiers.
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India
War Department
Arizona
New Mexico
Congress
Army and Navy Register
Unique Civil War Button Treasures Escape Plan
A Columbus Indiana man preserves a brass button from a private’s uniform containing a note from a surgeon prisoner to his wife. The note asked for $50 in green tacks hidden in a can of tomatoes or slackberries. The button aided Gallaher’s escape and helped him reach Union lines.
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George Clutch
Columbus
Ind
Laney Pitrsax
Drak Wien
GaLtanen
Clutch
Gallaher
Union
Gettysburg 6th Cavalry Recon Mission and Casualties
Dispatch bearer George C Pratt of the 6th U S Cavalry reports seeking monuments in the positions held by Regular troops at Gettysburg. The unit, detached from Merritt's Brigade, reconnoitered the left flank, engaged Jones’s Brigade and another cavalry, and retreated after a gallant fight. Official losses total 10 officers and 232 enlisted killed wounded or missing out of 405 engaged.
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George C. Pratt
U. S. Cav
Sheridan
Gettysburg
6Th Cav
Merritt
Fairfield
Jones
Vle
Beverly H. Robinson
Va. Cav
National Tribune
Confederate Prisoners Travel to Johnson's Island
Confederate prisoners describe their parole voyage to Johnson's Island on the Erie Railroad. Guards guarded doors for comfort while prisoners were objects of curiosity and faced limited access at stations, mingling with locals before admission was refused.
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Johnson's Island
Lake Erie
Erie Railroad
Travel and Courtesy in Lincoln's Country Reflections
A visitor recalls mingling with crowds in a divided land. Rebels and ladies alike probe motives while civilians judge loyalties. The narrator compares wartime sentiment to Lincoln era quirks, recounting a seaside couple's voyage and a witty line about not doing it for fun.
Cow Bossy and the 57th Illinois at Shiloh and Corinth
A World War era reminiscence recalls a Jersey cow dubbed Bossy linked to the 57th Illinois Infantry. She supplied milk to soldiers during the Shiloh siege and Corinth march, vanished after the battles, and left comrades seeking news of her fate. Wim Kunth signs the letter.
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7Th I
Shiloh
57Th St
Corinth
57Th
Wim. Kunth
57Th Il
National Tribune
Japanese Lacquer Coats Tests For Navy Hulls In San Francisco
Four iron and steel plates arrived from Japan for the U S Navy Department in Washington D C. The plates are coated with four coats of anti fouling and anti corrosive lacquer and will be submerged in salt water for three months to test suitability for the White Squadron ships. Reportedly observed on Japanese warships the coating kept hulls clean and smooth with no grass or barnacles after prolonged exposure.
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San Francisco
Japan
China
United States Navy Department
Washington, D.C
Niniwa Kan
Battle of Waynesboro recalled by 02d Ohio veteran
G L Camp of Co G 02d Ohio recounts December night near Kilpatrick’s headquarters. Shells hit his men as rebels shelled the lines. a dawn assault with Beard support led to a six mile pursuit and a mobile cavalry flank that drove the Confederates from Waynesboro after a stiff stand on the hill beyond town.
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G. L. Camp
Co. G
Ohio
Waynesboro
Writer
Kilpatrick
National Tribune
Colored cavalry to be stationed at Fort Meyer
The War Department plans to bring colored cavalry unit I of the Ninth to Fort Meyer as a reward for Indian campaign service. Fort Meyer will be a rest haven for distinguished troops and will guard the President on official occasions. White Seventh Cavalry troops will also be stationed there after May 1 to relieve current garrison.
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Washington
War Department
Fort Meyer
Coser
Seventh Cavalry
Ihs
Former Army Officer Quotes Grant Monument Snub in Grief
A former U S Army officer who met General Sherman in New York before his death recounts Sherman's view on the Grant monument controversy. He recalls Grant would have preferred a plain marble slab rather than a grand memorial, lamenting ongoing talk and inaction. The officer notes Grant's wish for a simple marker and criticizes spectacle over substance.
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United States Army
General Sherman
New York
General Grant
Grant
White Marbo
Ladies Slay A Mountain Lion In Remote Colorado Canyon
Carrie and Maude Eames chase and trap a six hundred pound panther after it preys on horses near Bob Creek. They lower a pole with a lariat into a six foot hole, haul the beast up, and shoot it dead. The sisters return home with the carcass and resume daily tasks while receiving notice in the Nebraska Farmer.
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Pueblo
Col
Bob Creek
New York Tribune
Bitter Creek
Giasculus
Carrie
Maude Eames
Jim Eames
Maud Eames
Maude
Maud
Bob Creek Canyon
Harper's
Flying Machines Worthless for Daily Life
The North American Review questions the practical value of flying machines. It argues humans will mostly remain earthbound, with scientists curious but the public and markets unlikely to adopt aerial devices beyond novelty or entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Review
North Pole
New York Stock Exchange
The True Fence Maker
A brief moral piece encourages avoiding grumbling and facing life's sharp corners with resolve. It argues that many conflict by choice and that bearing burdens bravely leads to better outcomes, urging readers to accept imperfect world conditions.
Drowned Lands of Florida Open Vast Arable Frontiers
Florida moves toward massive drainage to reclaim swamp lands from Lake Okeechobee to Kissimmee City. Hamilton Disston and partners led a decade long scheme with dredges carving eight to twelve foot canals forty to 110 feet wide. Steamers now pass from Charlotte Harbor to Kissimmee, signaling progress in reclamation efforts.
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Florida
Cade
Custer
Lake Okeechobee
Hamilton Disston
Philadelphia
Organizd
Charlotte Harbor
Gulf Coast
Kissimmee City
Why two buttons on waistcoat tails endure today
The article explains that two buttons on back of coats originated for practical use in the 18th century to reach the sidearm and prevent fabric drape during duels and etiquette. It notes their persistence as a decorative affect from that era of laces and brocades, despite modern changes. It also profiles General Joseph E. Johnston as a notable Confederate figure, covering his career, battles, and postwar life.
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Lewiston
An Egg That Brought a Husband
A Maine school teacher received a marriage proposal after she inscribed her name on an egg at her father's Sidney home. The egg hatched a correspondence from a Massachusetts merchant's son, who pursued a romance leading to an engagement and wedding in Maine.
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Maine
Sidney
Ma’am
Massachusetts
Bearded Dilemma Over Pomade Effect Delays Shaving
A man laments with a child about using new beard pomade that stalls shaving as the beard regrows mid process. He notes the product’s strange effect causing rapid beard reappearance on the second cheek.
Pineapple Juice Destroys Beef In Digestive Trial
A curious report claims the juice of a ripe pineapple can dissolve ten pounds of beef, challenging long held beliefs about a shark's stomach. The finding suggests pineapples may aid digestion and form a new dietary companion for those with dyspepsia.
A Congressman's Wart Cure
Representative Culberson of Texas offered a wart remedy to a friend saying to open the wart until it bleeds place a grain of corn on it feed the corn to a goose after the goose eats the corn the wart will disappear He claims to have tried it himself and it never failed
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Culberson
Texas
Scientific advances in detecting poisons after death
The piece states morphia as a common poison and pras sic avid as most rapidly fatal. It notes chemical tests can now reliably reveal poisons in food, water, or corpses, through organ lesions, extracts, or a victim’s body. It argues poisons are detectable across ages, dismissing the idea that the Borgias perfected a lost art.
Ancient coins debate Cleopatra’s famed beauty
Archaeologists note that authentic portraits on a coin series show Cleopatra with an aquiline nose a strong chin a long neck and narrow shoulders while the reverse bears Queen Cleopatra the Divine the Younger and Antony the dictator. The coin’s workmanship is poor yet features appear consistently across similar types.
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Cleopatra
Antony
Triumvir
A Friend's Advice
Jim Fegasus asks Col Percy Yorger Yem for guidance on publishing or burning the manuscript. Lura'ens up appears in the dialogue as a fragmentary aside about awareness.
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Jim Fegasus
Col
Percy Yorger
Lura'ens
Chinese God Lone Weng Sha Auctioned For Fortune in New York
An early 20th century report describes Lone Weng Sha, a Chinese god appearing on Mott Street New York, who is hired out at auction and can be kept by the highest bidder. The god allegedly dispenses luck proportional to gifts, with past sales reaching four thousand dollars and projected profits for owners.
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Mott Street
New York City
Lone Weng Sha
San Francisco
Yung Lung
Ong Hong Tong
Lone Wang Sha
Mrs French Sheldon's Palanquin For African Journey
London correspondent reports Mrs. French-Sheldon will cross Africa in a specially designed palanquin to meet emergencies and endure hardship. Made of bamboo with aluminum wire, the five foot six by two foot carriage weighs fifty five pounds and can be carried by four men across rough roads. It is waterproof with silk interior, green canvas exterior, and space for a chair bed lockers wash basin and writing desk.
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Sheldon
Stanley
Parke
Starra
Africa
Central
Claim on a Railroad Sparks a Mock Justice Tale
A Western railroad claim agent described a bizarre case where a claimant valued a cow at 810 after a train killed it. The man, calling himself attorney for claimant, acted as justice of the peace and awarded himself about 810 plus costs. The company says it did not pay.
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Western Railroad
Caim
Justice of the Peace
Doctor's Insomnia Prescription Says Eat Before Sleep
A New York doctor notes sleeplessness often stems from an empty stomach. His advice is to rise, eat a light snack or drink milk, then return to bed. He asserts animals sleep better on a full stomach and humans share this instinct.
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New York
Thir teen room numbers and superstitions in New York hotels
The text notes many New York hotels have rooms missing or renumbered to avoid the unlucky thirteen. Some establishments label the first thirteen as parlors, while others skip to No 14. A new tenant of a numbered office claims no superstition about the omen in his space.
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New York
Ragland Defended In Pocketbook Snatching Case
Pittsburg man Peter Ragland faced arrest for snatching a lady’s purse. The judge ruled the proof plain and released him after Ragland offered a tale of misperceived intent and hardship, with a woman in court jokingly defending him.
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Peter Ragland
Pittsburg
Jedge
Ole Marster
Pete
Wedge
Old man misleads fellow passenger with age claim
A gray haired man asks a companion for help with his overcoat on a train to Boston. He reveals he is sixty three turning sixty four, while the other man claims he will be seventy one next birthday, doubting the elder's truth. The younger departs convinced of a joke.
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Bostor
Ty Uscript
Early Colonial Facts and Key Figures in America
A compact survey notes John Adams as a Unitarian, Goethe’s Faust began in 1776, and Georgia as the last colony settled. It recounts Faneuil Hall’s 1742 construction, 1761 fire, and 1763 rebuilding, plus Andros’s New England rule and Massachusetts’ 1691 royal charter and consolidation of Plymouth and Maine under William Phips.
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John Adams
Goethe
Faust
America
Georgia
Faneuil Hall
Boston
New Hampshire
James II
New England
Edmund Andros
Massachusetts
William and Mary
Andros
Charles II
Plymouth Colony
Maine
Massahusetts
Sir William Phipps
A Discouraging Outlook From a Cincinnati Merchant
A Cincinnati merchant laments charity's impact after thirty years of giving. He states none of fifty friends he befriended in fifteen years has improved to escape want, reflecting a bleak outlook on philanthropy's effectiveness.
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Cincinnati
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