Leggo rapid automatic telegraph system promises cheap dispatches
The Leggo rapid automatic system and related methods form the core of the newly formed Postal Telegraph Company. English inventor W A Leggo and partner Matthew Taylor demonstrate a zinc covered drum and inked pen translating Morse code into auto written paper tape, enabling near simultaneous cross country transmission and reduced relay errors.
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Leggo
W. A. Leggo
Rapid Telegraph Company
Evening Post
Matthew Taylor
Legge
Simee
Albany
New York
San Francisco
Buffalo
Chicago
Omaha
Invention Cuts Time With Six Styluses On Wheel
The Leggo system uses six vibrating styluses spaced along a wheel to send dispatches by matching notes. Each pen responds only when its corresponding note moves, claiming speeds up to 2500 words per minute after writing coverage.
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Gray
Y. Evening Post
Townrens Wilcox torpedo scare ends with map case buried
In Wilcox town a rumor of a torpedo in a surveyor’s tin map case caused fear. Hero Phillips removed the case to a safe distance and plowed it under, ending the locals’ anxiety as the surveyors returned to find their harmless maps buried.
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Wilcox
Wilcox Oil Company
Moses Schultz
Eople
Bell
Phillips
Erie
Imported Fleas Cause Hoboken Plague Fears
A Hoboken plague of fleas sparks alarm as residents report bites and blotches mistaken for smallpox. Investigators identify straw from emigrants’ mattresses stored at Jacob Schmidt’s Washington street livery stable as the source, with measures planned to curb English ship straw imports. The flea is larger than the typical human flea and resembles European varieties, affecting both animals and humans.
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Third
Hudson
Washington Streets
Moses
Jacob Schmidt
Washington Street
New York
Heifer
England
Europe
N. F. Star
Childs Play Sparks Family Dialog About Class
A parent cautions a child not to play with a girl, noting the girl's family status as her father is a shoemaker. The child insists the friend is the one, not her father, highlighting class in a tense exchange.
Life in the country vs the city from a rural ideal
Jennée M. Burr argues in Christian Union that rural life offers genuine happiness for those born to the countryside, while city cultures tempt with luxuries. She contrasts patronizing urban views, the mores of country summers, and the need for true rustic beauty with a call for meaningful rural entertainment and libraries.
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Fifth Avenue
Paradise
Massachusetts
New England
Jennée M. Burr
Christian Union
Farm and Fireside Tips for Cattle Care and Garden Craft
A collection of home remedies and kitchen hints from the Farm and Fireside column. It covers veterinary advice on wounds for cows with linseed or olive oil, potato and peach preparations, cabbage worm control with lime, lice treatments for poultry, wound care for punctures, quick apple drying methods, a hearty farmer’s dish, and a note on using carbolic acid for ant nests.
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N. Y
Ocor
N. Y. Tribune
Care of Sheep Shows Wool Value Over Grain Trade
Rural World argues that careful sheep breeding and management boost wool efficiency. It notes Silesia practices shelter, shade, dust avoidance, and expert rams, asserting wool yields far higher value per freight than corn or wheat, making wool preferable to grain sales.
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Silesia
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