Elephant power and a barrel bound labor tale
A long quirky piece follows elephants in India and a later local anecdote about Busby and his barrels. It contrasts elephant training for labor with a humorous kitchen cellar struggle as Busby battles barrels and apples while his wife supplies light and banter.
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India
Lota
Eoapa
Meraly
Westeruy
Trajah
Lucknow
All India
Busby
Bisby
Mercy
Mary Jane
Mr. Busby
Tie
Elligg
Dairs Eero Notr Ute Tarrie Is Man
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a man and street rental with references to Danbury and Joarding. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear events, dates, or identities.
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Danbury
Advice from an Old Post Office Clerk on Christmas Mail
A veteran Chicago Post Office clerk offers practical tips for mailing Christmas presents. He warns against fragile items or heavy packages, recommends secure packing with strong twine, and stresses legible handwriting and proper addressing to avoid extra postage and misdelivery. He notes hidden inscriptions invite scrutiny and postal charges, urging plain, lawful, careful packing and clear recipients.
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Chicago Postoffice
Sam
Emma
How to Mail Christmas Presents Without Delay
Advice on addressing parcels to friends and relatives through the post office. It covers writing clear addresses, avoiding extra labels, weighing packages, and attaching stamps to ensure proper postage, with tips to add numbered slips for recipients to guess contents. It aims to reduce clerk examination and speed delivery.
Wounded pride and a local heart ache in a newspaper tale
A correspondent recalls an affluent neighbor weeping over a newspaper personal attack about her husband Harry Brown. The tale ends with a quip about political bad news and a Van Buren anecdote.
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Genern
Dabsner
Harry Brown
Martin van Buren
Agricultural notes on farming methods and stock care
A compilation of practical farming tips from various sources. Topics include crop consolidation over size, dust and vermin control in towns, potato preparation methods, use of asafoetida for livestock, wheel and axle care for horses, and efficient corn fodder storage with cribs and hogging husks.
Diseases of Farm Stock and Domestic Animal Care
The article argues domestication causes more disease due to unnatural conditions and stresses proper care. It covers preventable diseases in cattle sheep and horses, emphasizing dry comfortable housing clean food water and hygiene to reduce ailments like foot disease skin conditions cholera and respiratory issues. It urges attention to feeding lodging air quality and humane management practices.
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Werner
Ohio
Africa
Spain
Live Stock Journal
Z. Y. Sun
England's 1874 foreign trade totals about £610 million
In 1874 England's foreign commerce reached roughly £610 million, with over £500 million from sixteen nations including the United States at £102 million, France £63 million, British India £55 million, Germany £45 million, Australia £38 million, and others such as Russia, Holland, Canada, Belgium, China, Brazil, Egypt, Spain and the Sl Islands, Turkey, Sweden, and Italy.
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England
United States
France
British India
Germany
Australia
Russia
Holland
British North America
Belgium
China
Brazil
Egypt
Spain
Turkey
Sweden
Italy
Quail Feat spans thirty days for Indiana man
Mr. James O'Donnell of Bladison Indiana eats thirty quails in as many days. He faced fatigue at quail No 28 as bones lingered past midnight but persisted and finished the challenge.
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James O’donnell
Bladison
Ind
Siyjchjety
Ohiedgo Tribune
Blea Thyself and The People Choice Medical Ad
An advertisement touts a large medical handbook by R V Pierce M D from the World’s Dispensary Buffalo. It claims extensive subjects from catarrh to female diseases and urges readers to buy by mail or agents. The text promises candid Q&A style guidance on intimate health topics.
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R. V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
Notable Dr Pierce Publishes Common Sense Medical Adviser
The Lafayette Daily Courier reports Dr R V Pierce, renowned surgeon and general practitioner, has authored The Feonlore Common Sense Medical Adviser. The work is scientific yet accessible, aimed at practical everyday health guidance for the common people.
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Lafayette Daily Courier
R. V. Pierce
Feonlore Common
Pierce
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