Sale of 3,000,000 Acres of Railroad Lands to London Capitalists
A recent sale at 2.25 per acre transferred 3 million acres of Houston and Texas Central railroad lands to London capitalists. Dallas building slows due to lack of common laborers who have moved to cotton fields for higher wages. Denison Herald notes large cotton yield prospects across the west. The Coleman Voice describes the Rich Coffee destruction in Concho county by a nighttime flood, leaving the town wiped out and many destitute, with crops, stock, and even furniture swept away.
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Houston and
Texas Central Railroad
Dallas
Denison Herald
Denison
Coleman
Rich Cotlee
Concho County
Old Man Coffee
Wheat growth in America undermines British costs and rulers
The article argues that American wheat can be competitively sold in Britain despite British protectionism. It notes Britain's land costs, slow agricultural progress, and reliance on traditional methods hinder cropping, while American farms use mechanization to increase output and profit, suggesting continued export of U.S. wheat to Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Great Britain
United States
United Kingdom
Chicago
Sugar production potential in Texas districts discussed at tariff session
A communication read at the tariff commission meeting in Long Branch cites Texas land suited to sugar cultivation. It notes a Brazos district of about 7 miles by 60 acres and a Colorado district in 1880 produced sugar, arguing these areas could meet national demand if protected. The document warns that duties on low grades would hinder Texas sugar growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tariff Commission
Long Branch
W. House
Houston
Brazos
Colorado
Texas
Electricity and Gas as Heating and Lighting Agents
Dr. C. W. Siemens compares electric light and gas heating, arguing electric lighting can replace gas for many uses while gas remains vital for the poor. He discusses secondary batteries, by products of coal gas, and the prospects of gas supply, distributed heating, and improved burning in gasworks and retorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joule
Plante
Faure
Volckman
Sellon
Pittsburg
Gas as Fuel Could Boost Domestic Use and Heat Supply
The article explains that gas produced from coke remains occluded and that heating gas yields more heat per unit. It argues gas could be cheaply supplied for heating at about 1s per 1000 cubic feet, boosting consumption tenfold and improving by products and illuminant gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cgias Institute
England
United Kingdom
London
Roberts
Ellison
Paris
Glasgow
Transit of Venus Observations Planned Across Global Stations
The article notes extensive preparations for the December transit of Venus with French expeditions at eight stations in both hemispheres and observers in the United States Italy and Austria. It explains the aim to determine Earth's distance from the Sun by measuring the transit and highlights observational challenges and the rarity of the event until 2004.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Italy
Austria
Florida
Col. Perrier
Cuba
M. d’Abbadie
Mexico
M. Bouquet de la Greve
Martinique
French Antilles
M. Tisserand
Santiago
Chili
M. Leclerc
Santa Cruz
Patagonia
M. Fleurias
Rio Negro
M. Perottin
Port Desire
Chubutt
M. Hatt
Observatory
Paris
Venus
Cyclopedias versus the Bible counts by M units
A vintage chart compares the Bible and major cyclopedias by page counts in M units. Items include Webster 20 million, Britannica 843 million, Zell 35 million, Chambers 48 million, Appleton and Johnson around 8 and 6 million, and Laronsee 458 million, with Professor Lyon cited for calculations. A schoolmarm recounts a kiss incident and the resulting light abstention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bile Comtaina
Cccsene
Webster's Dictionary
Cecscevecass
Zell's Cyclopedia
Advaye
Chamber's Cyclopedia
Johnson’sa Cyclopedia
Appleton’s Cyclopedia
Encyclopedia Britannica
Laronsee
A. P. Lyon
New York
Bears and cubs on the North Woods trail in lore
A veteran recounts bear encounters across northern Michigan Pennsylvania Wisconsin and Minnesota. He notes bears are usually harmless but a mother defending cubs can be dangerous and shares three firsthand encounters with large brown bears using improvised defense in the North Woods.
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Brain
Michigan
Pennsylvania
North Woods
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Jim Steele
Asaph Run
Old Jim
Kennedy Run
Mother Bear
Harry Ellis
Pine Creek
Huckleberry Hills
Barrens
Harry
Sol
Polar bear mother and cubs spotted in risky hunt
A wildlife sighting describes a polar bear mother and her cubs foraging and risking exposure to prey while the family defends territory. Authorities note such behavior signals typical feeding patterns in harsh arctic conditions.
Women’s wages in various occupations mid to late nineteenth century
The article outlines earnings for women across jobs from sales and bookkeeping to sewing and housework. It notes teachers earning 600 to 900 dollars annually with women earning 20 to 30 percent less than men, saleswomen 6 to 10 dollars weekly, cashiers around 15 dollars weekly for top performers, bookkeepers mostly 10 to 12, seamstresses and dress workers often under 1 dollar daily, and skilled roles like compositors and housekeepers with more varied pay up to 1000 dollars yearly in exceptional cases.
Poisonous Constituents of Tobacco Smoke Revealed
A Bremen scientist’s tests reported in Dingler’s Journal show nicotine as the major toxic constituent in cigar smoke, with carbonic oxide and other gases present in small, less impactful amounts. Nicotine transfer depends on tobacco type and smoking behavior, with unburnt cigar portions accumulating distillable matter and influencing smoke composition.
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Herr Kissling
Bremen
Dingler
Polytechnisches Journal
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Holman
West Side Public Square
Graham, Texas
Johnson
Attorney At Law
Young and Adjoinee Counties
Graham
Be, Finlay
Young, Palo Pinto
Stephens
P. OR
Attorney At Law & Real Estate Ag’t
Throckmorton, Texas
R Hollangsworth
W. James
Side Square
Per.s N. Price
Phyician
Office Piyus
D & Arnold
Grauwam
Boot & Shoe Maker
Sikes
Weatherford
Mammy'sikes
Texas Sugar Industry
Electricity and Gas
C. W. Siemens
Cyclopedias
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Missouri
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California
Nevada
New Hampshire
Connecticut
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Delaware
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Tennessee
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