Various Fatal Accidents Reported Across States
A compilation cites numerous incidents including a Racine Wisconsin fatality to a lumber wagon accident, a Meadvill e Pennsylvania shooting, a Connecticut hairpin ingestion death, and a Wells Maine trampling. Other entries note a Stable kick in Illinois, brick fall in Michigan, a boiler explosion fatal for a Memphis resident, and several gun and animal incidents in Minnesota Iowa and Kentucky.
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Amay
Racine
Wis
Wm. Andersen
Meadvillé
Ghot Herselle
Willimantic
Conn
Robert Les
Wells
Frederick Knapper
Spring Till
Ibythe
Ewes
David Rapp
Sturgis
Mich
Cincinnati
Robert Groomed
Memphis
James Pellington
Sharon
Minn
Prainis
Bienat Alteraville
Joesh ‘Cook
Belle ‘Creek
Plac
Grant anecdote and boy at City Point remembered
A reader recounts an incident involving General Grant at City Point during the Civil War. A hungry Michigan boy asks for food while Grant, in undress, listens as the man describes the boy’s poverty and hunger and the promise of life after the army.
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Ravenna
Ghixman
Grant
City Point
James River
Appomattox
Virginia
United States Volunteers
Fragmentary Civil War Memoir Fragments Involving Captain and Boy
Disjointed reminiscence recalls a widow mother and a boy in Civil War era, a Michigan captain, an orderly, and a scene on a railroad with General Grant. The narrator mentions charity to the boy and a statement about not taking the boy’s mother.
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Michigan
Grant
L. Vi Biencx
Grant victory prompts call for stable policy and unity
A reelection editorial lauds Gen Grant and denounces Horace Greeley and the Democratic Republican faction. It argues the country needs steady leadership, political reform, and a peaceful transition, while criticizing attacks on public figures and urging acceptance of the election result.
Essays and political notes offered for sale by county office
The office offers five essays for sale titled Organize The necessity of Vigilance In Horace our Strength Early Days of Reuben Fenton and We can do It The text notes the election effort by Democrats to get the vote out and Republicans to get theirs in, with a quip on foresight versus hindsight and a reference to Greeley beating O Connor.
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sWhitelaw Reid
York Tuoume
Ee Mercer
Gredley
New York
Cleveland
Orice
Wrate
Horacé
Reubén Fenton
Greeley
O’conor
Phonnygrams and Curiosities From a Local Press
A collage of quirky items and jokes from the Titusville Press and related papers. Humorous quips about a kangaroo, pug noses, a four year old querying songs, horse epidemics among tribes, and playful notes on dogs, editors, and farmers. Includes travel notes from Missouri.
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Poy
Culinary tips and recipes from a rural household guide
A collection of kitchen instructions covers preserves cider, candied fruit, cork sealing with red lead cement, and diverse dishes. It details making vinegar sugar pies, soda cakes, floating island custards, coconut pudding, sweet potato balls, whole wheat preparation, and cider clarification and aging.
Household Hints for Winter Provisions and Storage
Practical tips on preserving tea coffee butter bread lard nutmegs and salt codfish. Store tea in a close chest keep coffee wrapped separately and odors from other items. Keep butter from September and October for winter use and dry bar soap before use.
No Name Cake Instructions
A recipe lists ingredients for a cake including two cups sugar one cup butter three eggs two and a half cups flour two cups stoned raisins half a cup sour milk one teaspoon soda grated nutmeg one teaspoon cinnamon. The note claims it makes a very nice cake.
What are the Profits The Farmer’s Ledger Advice
The piece urges farmers to tally profits by crop and cost, tracing net revenue from each, and to value time spent on production, harvest, and marketing. It warns that blind farming wastes funds and time and encourages precise accounting to identify costly crops and optimize returns.
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Armera
German geographer notes polar voyage progress and Spitzbergen coast clear
Dx Petzraran reports intelligence on a polar expedition led by Captain Altmann making steady progress. The coast of Spitzbergen is unusually free of ice aiding ships into high latitudes. He also reached King Carl's land discovering three large and many small islands in the polar throat near Spitzbergen.
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Petzraran
Catain Altmann
Spitzbergen
King Carl’s Land
Amerwan
Rural New York on maximizing farming efficiency
The inquiry aims to elevate time value, curb waste, and guide farmers to direct effort toward productive crop production. It argues that better methods reduce time and cost, boosting profits as production costs fall.
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New York
Newark Wedding Features Vast Dress Flowers and Gifts
A Newark wedding showcased a white satin dress with French point lace valued at $5,000, along with $5,000 in flowers and $200,000 in wedding presents. The event highlighted lavish display and notable expenditures.
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Newark
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Mr.a
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Spinks
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