Mechanical and Scientific: late 19th century experiments described
An 1874 Royal Horticultural Society meeting notes Darwin on grafting hybrid plants from Mexican potato varieties. It also reports copper scale cleaning in steam locomotives, leather substitute paper from treated leather, and zinc chloride hardening of fiber for various industrial uses.
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Ieee Ees
Austria
Royal Horts’ Cultural Society of England
Darwin
Reuter
Imperial Palace of Pottsdam
Max Tillmann
Learning to Swim in French Bathing-House
An American observer recounts a French bathing-house lesson in swimming. A stern instructor guides a hesitant pupil through water entry, leg kicks, and a pole rescue, emphasizing perseverance and discipline amid splashes and occasional mishaps. The scene ends with a supportive embrace between father and son, highlighting cross cultural training.
Fragmented Record Of Flood Tragedies In News Briefs
A damaged OCR fragment describes flood disasters with a baby found floating near a dry cradle and a laborer named in a collapsed house as waters rise. A note mentions a man clinging to a roof as the structure gives way and sinks, with unclear origin and missing parent identifiers.
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Paris Jetter
Trub
Fragmented tale of a drowning and lost children
An account describes a party in the water where stones collapse. A survivor saves himself but fears others are lost. In the morning he learns a child is saved but the mother drowned. Attempts to identify babies by clothing prove unreliable as many marks vary, leaving a mother unsure which child is hers.
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Speirs
Sporkmank
Wijond
Ure
Ingii
Therlit
Doul Mesa
Jess
Angie Eng
Bear Attacks During Whisky Drinking Scene at Caldwell’s Hotel
Sacramento Union reports a bear at Caldwell’s Hotel attracted a crowd with a whisky punch act. The beast seized a man during the display, injuring him before keepers and bystanders restrained the animal. A barkeeper drew a revolver but did not fire, and the bear was finally removed to its cage after a brutal struggle.
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Sumiten
Béar
Caldwell
Cardwell
Pronaneousus
O-Bear
Sacramento Union
Mennonites Arrive in City on Dutch Ship Nederland
Over 100 Mennonite families from the south of Russia land in the city aboard the Nederland of the Red Star line, totaling about 690 people. A brief history notes their origin with Menno Simons in Holland during the 16th century, their early persecutions, and gradual gains in civil and religious liberty across Europe and Prussia.
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Russia
Nederland
Red Star Line
Mennonites
Holland
Menno Simons
Menno
Sicke Snyder
Idct
Illiam
Orange
Gotland
Germany
Switzerland
Paul
Aes
Mennonites Immigrate to United States in 19th Century
The Philadelphia Press reports a Mennonite migration beginning in 1683 with a small colony near Germantown and expanding through 1709 to Pequa Valley Lancaster. By recent years the group numbers over 440000 in the US with arrivals via Nederland rail lines and Red Star Line ships heading to Dakota Manitoba and western settlements.
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Funk
Harms
Ormantown
Palatinate
Péqua
Lancaster County
Maryland
Ohio
New York
Canada
Thia
Nederland
Pennsylvaania
Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe
Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul
Burlington , Missouri
Manitoba
Ramgl
Dakota
Red Starline
Nevada
West
Philadelphia Press
Lafayette Statue Arrives for New York Tribute
The Lafayette statue ordered by the French government under Thiers in 1871 arrived in port consigned to the French consul general. Financed by M A Salmon of the Cercle Francais de l Harmonie the seven foot figure by Frederic Bartholdi portrays Lafayette at twenty, standing on a ship bulwark with dramatic drapery. French residents favor Central Park placement but unveiling awaits pedestal and funding.
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Lafayette
Thiers
New York
France
M.A. Salmon
Cercle Francais de l'Harmonie
Apgletons’ Journal
The Cholera Cure Promoted By Newspapers
A historic note praises The Sun Cholera Mixture as a long used preventative remedy for diarrhea and cholera. The article emphasizes its simple equal parts formula of tincture of pepper resin peppermint and camphor and its ease of use without professional skill. It warns against mixing with liquor and suggests carrying in a pocket for quick use.
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New York Sun
Campho
Olera
Journal of Commerce
Practical Homemaking Tips From The Journal Science
A collection of home and garden notes on wood ash for fruit trees and timber testing by ear, salad oil disinfectant tests, veal roll stuffing, razor sharpening on paper, plant repotting soil guidance, and general horticulture advice from the Western Journal and Scientific American style columns.
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Saydiit
Scientific American
Jural
DIY pig cookers from a farmer’s box fire trench
A farmer can build a low cost pig cooker using a hardwood box over a fire trench. Features include a dampered air inlet, a slide drain, a bevel top cover, a perforated false bottom, and an integrated chimney joint. Construction emphasizes economy and practicality for daily farm use.
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Tgs CO
Narrower Should, Bot Toms Of It Held Six Toe
A garbled excerpt from National Live Stock Fournat discusses a device or apparatus described for cooking or soaking corn. It mentions a scaling vat and maintaining water temperature with cold water addition, noting utility during hog farming time. Names and clearer context are not present.
Small Farms Dominate Land Value In United States
A comparison shows twelve states average farms under 125 acres and total small-farm value of 5.41 billion dollars, about three fifths of the national total, despite these states covering under a tenth of U S area. The article also lists average value per acre by state and territory, highlighting the higher per acre figures in New England and certain northern states.
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New Jersey
New Iampehi
Masaachusetts
Rhode Island
Ohio
Connecticut
Michigan
New York
Wisconsin
United States
Maine
Texas
New Hampshire
Arkansas
Vermont
Tennessee
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Nis
Delaware
Maryland
Minnoesota
Virginija
Iowa
North Carolina
Missouri
South Carolina
Kansas
Georgia
Nebraska
California
Alabama
Oregon
Mississippi
Nevada
Louisiana
Territories
N. Y
How Rotten Hazel Nuts and Filberts Are Rejuvenated
A Philadelphia Herald reader recounts hazel nuts sold by hawkers being visibly appealing yet rotten inside. An Italian laborer washes nuts with oxalic acid to strip decay, a method noted as cheap and effective for rejuvenating shells. The piece warns of widespread adulteration in nut markets.
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Rusby Street
Comiqut
Philadelphia
Herat
The Metric System Adoption and its Units Overview
A historical note explains the metric system as adopted in Europe and South America and discusses its relation to familiar US currency. It lists metric equivalents for money, lengths, and capacities with examples such as ten milligrams to a centigram and ten liters to a liter, though some phrases are garbled.
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Europe
South America
United Tes
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Albert Rhodes
Scribner
Aj Béar
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