Captured by Convicts Aboard a Caribbean Brig
A Jamaica bound brig Little Queen captains and crew defend against ten escaped Cayenne convicts. Captain Rothsay is killed and the second mate wounded as the convicts try to board with muskets after a failed attempt to outrun them. The crew uses boiling water and improvised weapons in a desperate defense.
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Jamaica
Pernambucco
Georgetown
England
Rothsay
Cook
Carribbean Sea
Brazil
Guiana
Cayenne
Isay
Humanity
Voyage of Convicts Seizes Control of Brig and Escape Plot
A crew taken hostage by eight convicts recovers some control of a brig after a deadly struggle. Moran, the ringleader, forces the narrator Leonx to pilot toward the Amazon river while planning to flee with the brig. They clash with a British man of war, retake some control, and set aim for the diamond district along the Xingu river.
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Amazon
Big River
Moran
Parnpbyla
Cayenne
Para
Xingu
Yawl
Diamond District
Weneo
Erraoe
Jean
Woesel
Misadventure of a Big Sheep Venture and Clover Warning
An ambitious man with wealth but no sheep experience buys five hundred sheep and starts a large flock. He faces feeding, disease, and mismanagement as he listens to bad advice and exits at a loss. The piece also argues for small, prudent purchases and notes clover struggles on wet land and winter kill risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Faith
Journal of Agriculture
Nevada
Iowa Homestead
Household Tips and Farm Guidance From an Older Text
Practical cleaning recipes include kerosene to remove rust stains and ease washing, plus ammonia or washing soda for pans. Decanters can be clarified with potato skins fermenting three days. A thrifty bread variation uses corn meal. Soap for chapped hands made from white Castile with glycerine and cassia oil. Stock management stresses proper feeding, rotation, and disease separation to limit losses.
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Stouk
Mme
Lees
Vigor
Arrest of Vienna Journalist Sparks Opening Day Turmoil
Dr Emil Bloom correspondent for the Neue Freie Presse Vienna was arrested after attempting to pass a guard at the world fair ground during opening ceremonies. He showed passes but was detained and later released with an apology for the guard's error.
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Easant
Emil Bloom
Neue Freie Presse
Vienna
Tattooing Trends among Chicago Youths and British Nobility
The piece notes growing interest among young Chicago men in scientific and artistic tattooing. It mentions Craven’s ear covered with signs and claims other British nobles such as Lord de Clifford and the Duke of York have extensive ink, with whispers of noble ladies planning calf and ankle designs. A Yokonama tattooer is expected at the fair this summer, promising brisk business.
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Chicago
Tony
Craven
Lord de Clifford
Duke of York
Yokonama
Battle of Giants over disputed track at Covington
A clash in Covington Kentucky between the Chesapeake and Ohio and the Kentucky Central railroads ends with the Kentucky Central retaining control of the contested track after both sides deploy locomotives and crews to push rivals off the property. Authorities did not appear in this report.
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Covington Ky
Chesapeake and Ohio
Kentucky Central
Central
Boundary dispute tests saloon's state jurisdiction
A South Dakota court tries a liquor case over a Missouri river boundary shift. The defendant argues his saloon sits on ground not within either state's jurisdiction, caught between prohibition in one state and high license in the other.
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South Dakota
Boundry Line
Missouri River
Language statistics and herbal tonic claims flood page
The item lists language speakers with figures for Chinese Hindoo Russian German and Spanish and then shifts to health remedies praising Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for liver issues and various ailments. It includes misused quotes and signatures offering cures, with endorsements and patent medicine claims. It also advertises Catarrh Cure and a unverified female remedy offer with confidential correspondence.
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Enrron
Apt
Patent postage stamp idea from Virginia inventor
A Virginian patents a two stamp system for 2 cent stamps made from two 1 cent stamps perforated along the middle. Buyers use a single 2 cent stamp or detach a 1 cent unit as needed. The setup reduces production volumes and simplifies change, cutting government contracts by half.
Victor Baillot: Centenarian Waterloo Veteran
Victor Baillot a surviving veteran of Napoleon’s Waterloo celebration his 100th birthday in Yonne France. He recalls service in the Prussian campaign under Marshal Davoust and siege of Hamburg, retreat from Moscow to Belgium. Numerous old remedies and ads fill the page with health elixirs and quack cures.
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Victor Baillot
Waterloo
Yonne
Marshal Davoust
Hamburg
Moscow
Belgium
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Uglas
Brockton
Mass
Ugeskin
Goodwin Clothing CO
Ind
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Noor
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Smith
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Globe- Democrat
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Toledo
Lee
Covery
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F. J. Cornet & Co
J. Cheney
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
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Snoop
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Racine Wis
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Kline
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Blackwell’s
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Blackwell
Durham Tobacco Co
Durham, N. C
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Western Newspaper Union
Unios
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Naver
Wional
Reform Press Association
Kddress
Texas
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Rowe
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York
Roye
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